Just in case we left you hanging. . . Kotooshu did not finish anywhere near the top at the recent Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. We lit incense, we tossed coins, we said prayers, we threw salt, we even stopped watching when he was on TV. In short, we tried everything to reverse his bad fortune in the dohyo but a Mongolian bulldozer by the name of Hakuho flattened every opponent he met at Nagoya including--on the last day--our Bulgarian cream cake. Kotooshu may not have finished number one at the tournament, or second, or third, or fourth . . ., but let it be known and proclaimed to all that he is "ichiban" to us.
