Farmboy said...

Farmboy at 10:13 PM JST - 8th June

I may have to swim home if this keeps up...

Posted in United Airlines to slash fleet, 1,100 jobs as fuel prices soar at 10:13 PM JST - 8th June
Farmboy at 04:52 PM JST - 8th June

Well, hedge funds could have had a small effect, but there is just so much oil, and so much production capacity, while there is no end in sight for demand. My guess is that the price will go down short term, then go up some more long term.

Posted in Oil producers urged to boost output as prices soar at 04:52 PM JST - 8th June
Farmboy at 02:33 PM JST - 8th June

This does seem to be gaining fad status, like killing oneself with those two unmentionable products mixed together. Perhaps introducing a retro counter fad would be a good idea...there's jellybeans, for example. All that sugar may kill you, but it's much slower.

Posted in Man, 74, stabbed at bus stop in Yokohama at 02:33 PM JST - 8th June
Farmboy at 02:26 PM JST - 8th June

What do you mean, "What's your view?"? NObody likes it that prices are going up, including the airlines. People will cut where they can, and one of the first places that people CAN cut is with decisions to travel. They will travel less, and they will travel closer to home.…

Posted in As fuel prices continue to rise, the fuel surcharge on airfares is also increasing. What's your view on the issue? at 02:26 PM JST - 8th June
Farmboy at 10:23 AM JST - 8th June

"I thought the Ainu had already gotten indigenous status back in 1996 or 97.Does anyone have info about that?"

By indigenous status, I meant that they had been officially recognized under Japanese law as being in that legal category. It does have some benefits to be indigenous under the law.…

Posted in Diet adopts resolution seeking to recognize Ainu as indigenous at 10:23 AM JST - 8th June
Farmboy at 08:30 AM JST - 7th June

Sarge,

Thanks. I didn't know that. It would be nice to have a kind of comet dust named after you, I'd imagine.

Posted in New mineral found in comet dust at 08:30 AM JST - 7th June
Farmboy at 10:08 PM JST - 6th June

Brownleeite? Does it resemble a girl scout cookie? I wonder where the name came from... If Keiko Nakamura discovered it, why not call it Keikite, or Nakamite?

Posted in New mineral found in comet dust at 10:08 PM JST - 6th June
Farmboy at 10:05 PM JST - 6th June

Well, this is a good development, though passing such a resolution before so many Ainu were driven out of their homes might have been better. And then, I thought the Ainu had already gotten indigenous status back in 1996 or 97.
Does anyone have info about that?

Posted in Diet adopts resolution seeking to recognize Ainu as indigenous at 10:05 PM JST - 6th June
Farmboy at 07:06 PM JST - 5th June

I'll have to remember "What syndicate do you belong to?" as a conversation starter. It really seems to get things going.

Posted in Policeman robbed of ID, badge by 4 men in Fukuoka at 07:06 PM JST - 5th June
Farmboy at 08:51 AM JST - 4th June

"The government will ask for the same information that travelers currently fill out on the I-94 card ....That includes such information as passport number...or involvement in terror activities."

So terrorists would list their terror activities, and the government would decide whether what they did was important enough? Gee, this sounds…

Posted in U.S. tightens entry rules for travelers from Japan, Europe at 08:51 AM JST - 4th June