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In _Nichijou_ episode one, Yuuko gets hit by a _Kokeshi_ , and then by an
_Akabeko_ on her head. She says that it could've been worse if she were struck
by a Perishable, before actually getting hit on the head with a piece of
Salmon.

I'm not sure if I get this. Why would it be worse? Why would she even say
that? Is this some cultural reference, or am I just reading too much into
this?

> I should be glad nothing perishable struck me. It could have been worse.

[![a](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5aWfSm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5aWfSm.jpg)
[![b](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I4lxQm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I4lxQm.jpg)


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Is getting hit by Perishables/Food worse?


Perishables are worse because kokeshi is a solid wooden item and does not
stain or make your hair dirty, whereas salmon would smell, and soil the hair.
The joke is in the fact that she mentions the possibility of something like
salmon falling on her head right before it happens. She mentions that because
it is very unlikely that any object would fall from the sky and hit one's
head, and it happens twice in a row, which is supposed to add to comic effect.


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