Today, the crew at Tachiai celebrate their 1000th post. Thank you dear readers for making this madhouse of English language sumo shine each and every day. It would never happen without you.
Very special thanks to reader and commenter J S who created this wonderful GIF, it sort of sums up the spirit of the Tachiai team nicely.
Man, if he’d grabbed the butt strap instead of the knot he’d still be hanging on now…
Probably not the first to suggest this but someone should set the Takarafuji/ Ishiura match to “Yakkety Sax” (the Benny Hill music).
Aaaaand…. Kintamayama delivers:
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Hah! That was me! And actually, that’s the first animated gif I’ve ever made. hehehe.
After seeing that last night, I feel like Ishiura missed his calling in Roller Derby.