Seppuku

Seppuku is when a “warrior” in Japan who has brought too much shame to themselves basically commit suicide by stabbing themselves in the stomach with a Samurai sword, right?

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Seppuku is when a “warrior” in Japan who has brought too much shame to themselves basically commit suicide by stabbing themselves in the stomach with a Samurai sword, right?

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"Seppuku" was the highest honor bestowed only upon the most honorable persons whom fate had placed in dishonorable situations (such as PR director for Monsanto).

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"Seppuku" itself was not honored, for in the vast majority of cases those who performed it were guilty of some crime or breach of etiquette.

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If we lose, we won't have him to wager, because we will all commit Seppuku (servants too).

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Many Japanese cars come equipped with a Seppuku button, for convenience, so if you dishonor the CEO of your corporation while driving you can at your leisure press a button and have a sword cut you open from throat to stomach.

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Generally companies remove this feature for American markets, but Toyota had a double whammy problem last year when they accidentally left a Seppuku suicide button in their 09′ Tacoma and through lazy product testing accidentally mislabeled the button as “Rear Windshield Wiper”.

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Any thief competent enough to get through his security device had better well know who the owner is and flee in fear only to go home and commit Seppuku for the mere thought of stealing said bicycle.

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And sometimes they actually do commit Seppuku to wipe away shame, preserve family honor, and to make an example for subordinates.

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Now that sword, Seppuku of Asano, then Beheader of Kira, that is a sword Japan would love to have.

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