laundry

In Japan, there is a baseball tournament called Koshien (named after the stadium where the tournament is held) fought between top high school teams.  It's one of the biggest events that take place during the summer, and the whole nation cheers for the students who have dedicated their school life to baseball.  Spectators are moved by the intensity and eagerness of the students -- it reminds many people of their adolescent days when they had a big dream and nothing to lose.

Six years ago, a pitcher who happened to lead his team to a grand victory became a hero, not only because of his great pitching and cute looks, but because of the shockingly refined behavior he showed during the games -- he wiped his sweat with a clean blue handkerchief he neatly kept in his pocket.  It probably goes without saying that no one expected to see a handkerchief come out of a high school boy's pocket.  Not in a baseball stadium where students got covered in dirt and dust and sweat and wiped it all together with their sleeves.  The media decided to call him "ハンカチ王子 Prince Handkerchief", and since then, many famous people have been nicknamed Prince something.

Just an hour ago, I was introduced to 洗濯王子(Prince Laundry).  He was apparently a "laundry advisor" and was interviewed to tell us how to dry our laundry properly (so it wouldn't stink) during the rainy season.  Of course I do think it's important that our laundry smells nice.  Being an advisor is a great job.  But a "laundry advisor"??  I admit there were *some* useful advices but do we really need Prince Laundry to tell us that we need a fan if the air is too humid?