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January 22, 2010

Do you Sodomize your Vegetables?

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Written by: Daniel
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Apparently, that’s what this Korean Credit Card company is suggesting you do.
The inside joke is that Mu (Turnip) has a double meaning of being free. This card is advertising that this credit card has “No Interest.” So…it’s free like swiping a card down the crack of a turnip’s butt (now do turnips have butts?).
Dan



About the Author

Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.




 
 

 

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4 Comments


  1. Carol

    I gotta say Dan… it's good to be back in the U.S. Miss you though!


  2. Foreigner Joy

    The question isn't whether they have butts rather it is would they be delicious?


  3. ShinMiRyeo

    only in Korea. Unlike Carol's, my reaction is: ohhh, I miss it!!


  4. David

    More precisely, "mu" happens to be the pronunciation of the Chinese character 無 which basically means "to not exist." They went with this since the promotion is based on no interest (무이자 mu-i-ja) on your credit charges.

    Basically a scam on gullible people looking for easy money. There's no such thing as no interest loans, except in the very short term. The ads are hilarious, but the so-called service is anything but.



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