Man marries pillow

[KKY]

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816601-man-marries-pillow


True love can take many forms. In this case, it has taken the form of a Korean man falling in love with, and eventually marrying, a large pillow with a picture of a woman on it.

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2010/03/09/article-1268130775880-08A44469000005DC-332310_636x513.jpg

Lee Jin-gyu fell for his 'dakimakura' - a kind of large, huggable pillow from Japan, often with a picture of a popular anime character printed on the side.
In Lee's case, his beloved pillow has an image of Fate Testarossa, from the 'magical girl' anime series Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.

Now the 28-year-old otaku (a Japanese term that roughly translates to somewhere between 'obsessive' and 'nerd') has wed the pillow in a special ceremony, after fitting it out with a wedding dress for the service in front of a local priest. Their nuptials were eagerly chronicled by the local media.

'He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere,' said one friend.

'They go out to the park or the funfair where it will go on all the rides with him. Then when he goes out to eat he takes it with him and it gets its own seat and its own meal,' they added.
The pillow marriage is not the first similarly-themed unusual marriage in recent times - it comes after a Japanese otaku married his virtual girlfriend Nene Anegasaki, a character who only exists in the Nintendo DS game Love Plus, last November.

[Kloubek]

c-r-e-e-p-y

Not looking forward to his Kleenex kids.

[gretz]

wow... there really is something for everyone lol

[beyond_ban]

What, is there a flashlight buried inside of it? Some people....

[TKRIS]

This is an excellent practice, and I think we should encourage anyone so inclined to follow suit.
Sure, some whiners will complain that who *you* marry somehow degrades *their* marriage (that on is infinitely amusing to me), but there's a serious upside here:

Pillows don't reproduce.

If these weirdos want to remove themselves from the gene pool, I'm all for it. If they're happier by doing so, even better.

[403Gemini]

I googled "Fate Testarossa"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/FateTestarossa.JPG

... not a dude I would let around children, thats for sure...

[KKY]

There is an adult version of Fate. I hope that's who the guy married. But still.... :nut:

[revelations]

When I saw the title I guessed "Japan"... close enough

[psycoticclown]

HAHA! This reminds me of the 30 Rock episode where James Franco had to go out with Jenna because he had one of those pillow thingys.

[JAYMEZ]

Had to see this thing under black light... nasttyyy

[LongCity]

Surprised it's not a Japanese guy.

[scat19]

:facepalm:

[Feruk]

Oh baby, does the pillow have a sister? :facepalm:

[Wrinkly]

expected red hair at least

[Rat Fink]

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[Antonito]

What are the odds that this guy is mentally handicapped/autistic and no one around him wants to admit it?

"Mentally challenged? No no, he's just a nerd, hahaha go away"

[kertejud2]

I think they both could do better.

[Xtrema]

Threesome!

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/tina-fey-james-franco-30-rock-2.jpg

[mushi_mushi]

I guess you could say she's a nice lay. Seriously, You would think there would be laws preventing acts of such stupidity. Reminds me of the time I went to UofC, there was always some asian guy walking around with a giant stuffed animal, I cant recall what it was but im pretty sure he wasnt married to it.

[97'Scort]

I can't believe nobody has asked if the carpet matches the drapes yet.

[Zephyr]

I wonder if his pillow plays starcraft too

[SCHIDER23]

:facepalm: :facepalm:

I was expecting a japanese weirdo, but he is KOREAN!:rofl:

[Mar]

Think he's a virgin?

[sputnik]

No matter how screwed up North America can be... Asia always seems to be one step ahead.

[Moonracer]

I bet there is a lot of pillow talk involved! :poosie:

[can't hide]

I've always been kind of fond of my Quillow . . . .

[CMW403]

Originally posted by JAYMEZ
Had to see this thing under black light... nasttyyy

did you mean you'd hate to see it under black light or that you did see in under black light:confused: ?

[yellowsnow]

what does he do when the pillow stuffing starts getting lumpy...

[2ndgenlude]

re-stuffing surgery perhaps?

[garyb]

lol at the guy who said there must be a flashlight buried inside, i think you meant fleshlight hahahaa

[dandia89]

Originally posted by Mar
Think he's a virgin?

obviously not, hes married:facepalm:

[Disoblige]

What happens if someone kidnaps her, then he finds her in bed with someone else? :O

[topmade]

Guy is a freaking pedo. From the series that the article references, she is 9 years old. Like shit, at least say it from from the StrikerS series, where she is 19.

From Wiki:
Age 9 in Nanoha and A's
15 in A's epilogue and StrikerS manga
19 in StrikerS anime

[Canucks3322]

^ reminds me of Ryan Gosling in Lars and the Real Girl...he has some serious issues

[Kennyredline]

In some ways, the perfect g/f....never talks back, stays at home all the time.....no bruising.....:poosie:

[Pahnda]

One of my pothead cousins had a hole in his mattress instead of a girlfriend. I sometimes wondered how he got around the fact there are hard metal springs in there, then remembered I really don't want to know.

[Eleanor]

The Koreans are trying to beat the Japanese at their own game again..... How is this news? :D

[derpderp]

My wife left me for this guy....:cry: