Japanese Turning To "Therapeutic Ringtones" 75
indiavision writes "A host of young Japanese are drawn to the allure of 'therapeutic ringtones' — a genre of melodies that promises to ease a range of day-to-day gripes, from chronic insomnia to a rotten hangover. Developed by Matsumi Suzuki, the head of the Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory, an eight-year-old subsidiary of the Japan Acoustic Laboratory, the tones are a hit with housewives as well as teenagers."
It's pronounced "fewer" (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Quackery (Score:5, Funny)
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a therapeutic ringtone.
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
What's the Japanese for "There's a sucker born every minute"?
Sony.
Re:It's pronounced "fewer" (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cultural Gap (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Nasal blaster (Score:4, Funny)
That settles it. Gotta have that one. Any sound powerful enough to dislodge pollen from one's sinuses has got to be a dangerous weapon.
I take it you missed the part about having to keep your cellphone in one nostril?