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Slideshow: Pokey Man Big in Japan

Boong-Ga Boong-Ga is a strange new arcade game that is sweeping Japan. Players poke a butt with a plastic finger. What's that all about? By Mark Baard.
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The game Boong-Ga Boong-Ga leaves little to the imagination. Players choose one of eight characters to poke from behind.Dan Maynes-Aminzade

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The maker of the game promotes it as a safe outlet for players' pent-up frustrations.

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Players are rated on a virility scale determined by how hard they poke the exposed posterior with the plastic hand.

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