On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 05:57:49 GMT, martin.hopleyNOSPAM@ntlworld.com
(Mappy) wrote:

>On 25 Jul 2003 19:25:12 -0700, spam@astronerdboy.com (AstroNerdBoy)
>wrote:
>
><Snip>
>>> Here's a site with a thumbnail image of the Chii body pillow.
>>> 
>>>      <http://www.happy-bivouac.com/chobits/items.html>
>>> 
>>> I've forgotten the Japanese term for "body pillow" (as opposed to "love
>>> pillow", AKA "Dutch wife")--could someone remind me of it?  I might have
>>> better luck in searching if I had it.
>>Daki makura?
>
>Spot on :-) "Makura" being pillow and "Dakitsu" being to embrace (I
>think.) 

My mistake, the verb to embrace is "Daku" so I was close.

Something that will make many happy is this site:

http://www.p80.co.jp/p/k/sarubobo.htm

Looks like a custom job and design for a chii dakimakura but the size
and cost is variable. I can't read most of it so any translators out
there, please correct me.

In fact, this place http://sasami.com/makura/link/ has links to what
seem to be custom made dakimakuras. I should warn you that some of
them are not quite modist.

Mata na

Mappy

Of the Hello Kitty Clan (a subsidiary if Geki Dan Kage E Kashira)
http://www.shadows-gathering.co.uk