Brainiac said...

Brainiac at 10:21 AM JST - 15th May

I wonder what sort of parents these kids have. They are out in a park at 1 a.m. killing swans. Without knowing their family background, I'll take a wild guess and say these kids are like many of today's youths -- they have grown up without being able to do…

Posted in Two teenagers accused of killing 8 swans in Ibaraki lake at 10:21 AM JST - 15th May
Brainiac at 01:25 PM JST - 11th May

I've dated both foreign and Japanese women over the years. As a foreign male, I have never distinguished between the two. However, foreign women obviously are outnumbered, so if they want to be noticed, they have to try a bit harder. One example, and I know women readers will attack…

Posted in Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this? at 01:25 PM JST - 11th May
Brainiac at 08:54 AM JST - 9th May

Why is the divorce rate so high in every country anyway? Is it because the passion wears off, the kids grow up and suddenly two partners find they have nothing in common?

Marriage doesn't appeal to me much anymore. When I was younger, I always thought I would get married…

Posted in What advantages does married life offer in an era of increasing divorce rates? at 08:54 AM JST - 9th May
Brainiac at 04:15 PM JST - 8th May

Ellen Page looked quite nice all dressed up at the Academy Awards. I think one poster above explained it: she looks unattractive compared to Ishihara because of the way she dressed for the press conference. On the other hand, Ishihara in casual clothes would probably still look gorgeous.

Posted in Juno at 04:15 PM JST - 8th May
Brainiac at 11:58 AM JST - 5th May

My wife and I went there over the Easter weekend and we really had a good time. It is a magnificent resort. I enjoyed all the sporting activities while my wife did her spa thing. It's quite ideal for a weekend.

As far as I could tell, we were the…

Posted in A place you'd rather be at 11:58 AM JST - 5th May
Brainiac at 09:30 AM JST - 3rd May

Hard to name just one. But I'd go for John Lennon, followed by Paul McCartney, then probably Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. What about the Gershwins? I wonder if anyone will name any artist born after 1950.

Posted in Who gets your vote for the greatest songwriter of the last 100 years? at 09:30 AM JST - 3rd May
Brainiac at 07:45 AM JST - 2nd May

Who knows? Maybe in the future, there will be a world government, located in Washington, and we will all be voting for President of Earth.

Posted in If it were possible, do you wish non-Americans could vote in the U.S. presidential election? at 07:45 AM JST - 2nd May
Brainiac at 10:20 AM JST - 30th April

What a ridiculous idea. How about changing one's lifestyle, exercising and eating more healthier?

Posted in Drop-by IV drip service helps stressed Tokyoites at 10:20 AM JST - 30th April
Brainiac at 08:30 AM JST - 25th April

I wonder how prevalent hitting children as a disciplinary measure is in Japan. Yes, we read a lot of stories about parents who go too far and beat kids to death for whatever reason. On the other hand, most Japanese mothers I see in public seem to have only three…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 08:30 AM JST - 25th April
Brainiac at 04:52 PM JST - 23rd April
RomeoRamenII

Three questions for you.
1. Why are you so obsessed with this topic that you should post so many messages on this thread, when you could do it in one?
2. What do you keep referring to Obama as barack?
3. Why don't you capitalize names of Democrats?
Posted in Clinton wins crucial Pennsylvania primary at 04:52 PM JST - 23rd April