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12:24 February 9th, 2007

Have you bathed in all the major food groups today?

Posted by: Robert Basler
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I can spot a theme here. Today we have photos from a hot springs resort in Japan where folks bathe in chocolate.

Now, that would be weird, but not too weird, if it weren’t for the fact that in recent months we’ve seen pictures and video clips of people at those spas bathing in champagne, curry, and all kinds of other food I can’t even remember.

You know, stuff like Southwestern chili, cheese fondue, tiramisu, pork rinds and butterscotch sauce. I could be wrong about some of those, but clearly if you arrive at your spa in Japan and all they’re offering is baths in plain old water, you’re getting ripped off, Bubba. spa2.jpg

A woman spreads chocolate on her boyfriend’s face in a bath incorporating chocolate at a hot springs spa resort in Hakone, west of Tokyo, February 9, 2007 in preparation for Valentine’s Day. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota (JAPAN)

4 comments so far

I seriously disagree with the notion that entering chocolate somehow has the potential to stimulate the pleasure center of my brain.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

We tried to warn those chocolate Santas to stay away but did they listen?

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Did the chocolate get a little warmer?

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Jacques Cousteau might have had an entirely different career if three quarters of the planet was covered in chocolate.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

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