Farmboy said...

Farmboy at 06:06 PM JST - 16th June

I was just reading about the dispute here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senkaku_Islands

Just at a first glance, it seems that all the countries have some legitimate reason for their claims, so it will be interesting to see how or if this gets worked out.

Posted in 10 Taiwan vessels enter Japan waters near disputed islets at 06:06 PM JST - 16th June
Farmboy at 05:36 PM JST - 16th June

Well, the original Olympians were naked, I guess, but I think most countries, though maybe not all, would buy swimsuits for their athletes...perhaps even running shoes. For those whose countries won't buy equipment, I would imagine the companies that sell the stuff would be happy to equalize the playing field…

Posted in Do you think that high-tech swimsuits like Speedo's LZR Racer give swimmers an unfair advantage? at 05:36 PM JST - 16th June
Farmboy at 05:30 PM JST - 16th June

The money is good, not all the women act like they're three, the culture is interesting, the temples and shrines are beautiful, the mountains and ocean are beautiful, the money is good, the pottery and roof tiles are beautiful, the people in the hardware store actually know something about hardware,…

Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 05:30 PM JST - 16th June
Farmboy at 07:53 PM JST - 15th June

Prague, If you were a black man in America, and you had the chance to elect the first black president, you mean to tell me that you wouldn't consider doing it just because it's a step ahead for your race? You may be right that a lot of people are…

Posted in Black conservatives conflicted over Obama at 07:53 PM JST - 15th June
Farmboy at 06:19 PM JST - 15th June

Well, I can sort of see why President Bush attracted support from black conservatives..not only did his policies favor wealthy people, but Bush also included quite a number of blacks among his advisors. The same does not seem to be true of McCain, who has had only token meetings with…

Posted in Black conservatives conflicted over Obama at 06:19 PM JST - 15th June
Farmboy at 05:45 PM JST - 15th June

Why are there so many topics about the US here?

Hmmmm. I suppose the reason is that if the question had been, "Why don't Burma and Liberia convert to the metric system, there would have been fewer responses.

Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 05:45 PM JST - 15th June
Farmboy at 08:46 AM JST - 15th June

As someone noted, both systems are dealt with in the US, but essentially, the reason the US doesn't switch is because it doesn't have to. It is a large enough market to have things the way they always have been and switching to metric has very little popular support. The…

Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 08:46 AM JST - 15th June
Farmboy at 10:26 AM JST - 14th June

I'm a long way from the epicenter, but I felt it very slightly, then decided I was imagining things until I turned on the news.

Posted in 6 dead, 13 missing after magnitude 7 hits northeast Japan at 10:26 AM JST - 14th June
Farmboy at 06:16 PM JST - 13th June

men who indulge in immoderate and continual masturbation

Well, yes, if it's continual, planning a date would be a challenge I suppose.

Posted in Sex becoming a luxury for working poor at 06:16 PM JST - 13th June
Farmboy at 08:03 PM JST - 12th June

What they do is look at people living in a foreign way in Japan. If they lived in a Japanese style in Japan, a Singaporean style in Singapore and so on, and compared the prices, then they would have some interesting information. But if you want to live in a…

Posted in Tokyo Asia's costliest city for expats at 08:03 PM JST - 12th June