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Mar 03 2004 2 Comments

In the navy!

I can vaguely remember the commercials shown on British TV for the military (or at least the Territorial Army). Joining up was made to look like a bit of an adventure, which mostly seemed to involve lots of sneaking about at night with a blackened face and a big gun. And if that didn’t tempt you, you could apparently learn new skills, solve life-threatening problems, and enjoy the comradery of your fellow soldiers.

The Japanese Marine Self Defense Force however seems to be taking a rather different approach. There’s certainly no roaming around in the dark in its new commercial. Not a gun to be seen either, as the closing line is We love Japan. We love peace. And it has to be said, the comradery on offer seems to be of a slightly different variety.

Click on the picture to see the commercial in all its glory, but be warned that it can take a bit of a while to appear. It’s worth it though.

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Where’s the biker and the construction worker?

Categorized: Odd, Television

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  1. grooveraccoon says

    3/5/2004 at 9:45 am

    This reminded me of the old kid’s tv show “Captain Pugwash”. However, as this article indicates, there were no actual double entendres – just dirty minds!
    http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/pugwash.htm

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  2. Lee says

    3/5/2004 at 11:06 am

    Yeah, I remember hearing about that a while ago. I must admit, I was a little disapointed.
    But whatever their names, they don’t make shows like that anymore. Although my personal favourite was always Mr Ben.

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