I remember when a BBC documentary presented this image of what Jesus might have looked like, and when I saw it again ten years later, all my asshole brain could think was, "That looks more like Merseyside Jesus."
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![From Wikipedia article on Pachinko: Gambling for cash is illegal de jure in Japan, but the widespread popularity of low-stakes pachinko in Japanese society has enabled a specific legal loophole allowing it to exist. Pachinko balls won from games cannot be exchanged directly for money in the parlor, nor can they be removed from the premises or exchanged with other parlors. However, they can be legally traded to the parlor for so-called "special prize" tokens (tokushu keihin (特殊景品) [ja]), which can in turn be "sold" for cash to a separate vendor off-premises. These vendors (ostensibly independent from, but often owned by, the parlor owner) then sell the tokens back to the parlor at the same price paid for them—plus a small commission, creating a cash profit—without technically violating the law.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7vdkb2lasu2sj327n7rkqwjm/bafkreibmzjvv4mohtadotzqtvwxm4s5dot4sws6hdlct72y32ob7opbhxy)
