41 Strange on Twitter: "In Japanese Folklore, the Konaki-Jiji has the body of a baby with the head of an old man. It lies on the side of the road crying, waiting for a kind-hearted traveler to pick it up. Once the Konaki-Jiji is picked up, it turns into a heavy stone that crushes the victim to death… https://t.co/pc96o4icHS"

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In Japanese Folklore, the Konaki-Jiji has the body of a baby with the head of an old man. It lies on the side of the road crying, waiting for a kind-hearted traveler to pick it up. Once the Konaki-Jiji is picked up, it turns into a heavy stone that crushes the victim to deathpic.twitter.com/H5OvHDaEKF

1:46 PM - 27 Mar 2018

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1. Jack Z‏ @stmarnock69 27 Mar 2018
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  It is to do with reverence for family. Those who are attentive only to the future (the child) will be avenged by the ancestors (the old man). It’s not at all weird, there are analogues in European folklore. TL;DR to protect the young ensure the welfare of the old.
  
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1. Jessica A. Hughes, PhD‏ @Jessica_AHughes 27 Mar 2018
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  I think I've dated some Konaki-Jiji.
  
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1. C. B. Murphy‏ @charleybmurphy 27 Mar 2018
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  I saw one in Kung Powpic.twitter.com/Gfu1rFTwc4
  
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1. jonathan rosales‏ @jonathanjahre 27 Mar 2018
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  Japanese folklore rocks
  
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1. Megastos on the ravine.‏ @Tris_Megastos 27 Mar 2018
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  What a jerk.
  
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1. I own a cat named Bernie‏ @katz_bernie 27 Mar 2018
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  uncool, Konaki-Jiji
  
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1. Karen Thompson #IAMTOMMY ‏ @KarenTh68228076 28 Mar 2018
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  Scary
  
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1. Nameless Bandit‏ @NamelessBandit3 27 Mar 2018
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  Well, you know what they say: "No good deed goes unpunished."
  
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1. Adriaan‏ @Adriaan343 27 Mar 2018
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  That's some heavy shit man.
  
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1. Kelly Anne‏ @TickTock_Crow 27 Mar 2018
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  Sounds a tiny bit like Scandinavia's Myling (the whole "I'm a ghost baby and if you try to help me I'm gonna crush you to death" schtick)
  
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1. Foda Que Ela é Linda e Eu Apenas Lontra Samurai‏ @ThulerPedro15 27 Mar 2018
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  Japanese folklore is funny for me, but beliving on those things must be just god damn terrifying
  
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1. cy‏ @cerealbowl97 27 Mar 2018
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  @zeameetsworld when a friend helps but u drag them down
  
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1. Tin Soldier‏ @TinSoldiere 27 Mar 2018
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  He looks much like Abura-sumashi. #oneup ;^)pic.twitter.com/lXZg1mCn1S
  
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1. George PM‏ @XIII_Tarot 27 Mar 2018
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  sounds like every child
  
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1. The Videobox‏ @thevideoboxtv 27 Mar 2018
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  That’s horrible
  
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1. William Skye‏ @awilliamsky 27 Mar 2018
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  Metaphor for burdensome responsibilities of parenthood?
  
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1. Kes Green‏ @kesgreen 27 Mar 2018
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  There's just no call for that sort of behaviour.
  
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1. Queenie ‏ @StephanieMPR 28 Mar 2018
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  So it turns into a teenager?
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1. Uflopian Tubes‏ @therealplebian 27 Mar 2018
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  I can’t be the first to comment on this but: why does japan have the weirdest most random folklore?
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