Human Billboards

So, I am quite a fan of this fantastic website called Tofugu that posts crazy odd news having to do with Japanese culture. What is a "tofugu" you ask? Take 'tofu', veterinarians' best friend and 'fugu', a type of poisonous fish and mash them together!

Yeah. I really have no idea how they came up with the title. But I do know that Fugu is a fish!

Anyways, they recently posted an article about this company called Absolute Territory, who pay people to advertise on a certain part of their body. Check it out:

New Form Of Japanese Advertising Too Sexy?

This reminded me quite a bit of sign spinners. You know, those poor people who have to stand out on roadways and spin signs for hours at a time.

 As odd as America is, I am surprised this trend of body-advertising is not more popular. But then I guess, holding a sign up for strangers is better than tattooing a website's logo to your forehead.

This does not stop some people. Apparently, we are more than welcome to use eBay to auction off our exposed areas to companies who are searching for unique advertising. This one dude was paid over $37,000 for his forehead to carry a website's logo for 30 days. Another woman in Georgia even sold the skin of her pregnant belly for a casino's advertising.

As for this new Absolute Territory trend, I would not be surprised to see it pop up in America. College kids have debts to pay off, you know? Better than selling all of one's body!