Nessie said...

Nessie at 07:32 PM JST - 6th October

Altria, did they ever get around to ratifying the Bar Code codicil of the Hage Convention?

Posted in Why do you think successive Japanese governments have refused to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, which seeks to ensure that the rights of access of both parents are protected? at 07:32 PM JST - 6th October
Nessie at 07:25 PM JST - 6th October

I've never heard of a Mormon involved in a terrorist attack.

Yeah, the Mountain Meadows Massacre was just a good day's hunting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MountainMeadowsmassacre

And more recently, this amazing case...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hofmann

Still, it's true that the Morms have been underperformers when it comes to religious terrorism.

Posted in Mormon church to build 5 new temples worldwide, including one in Sapporo at 07:25 PM JST - 6th October
Nessie at 07:19 PM JST - 6th October

JT, you shoud stop using "claims" in headlines. It's editorializing.

Moderator: The usage is correct.

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Nessie at 05:43 PM JST - 6th October

I like ordering the Muslim Dishes because they are good and everyone is then suspicious of me. I tell them god is good.

God I can take or leave. Halal food is good.

Posted in Kyoto Univ cafeteria to start providing Islamic food at 05:43 PM JST - 6th October
Nessie at 05:22 PM JST - 6th October

Isn't it illegal to bike with an umbrella? I heard that somewhere.

Posted in Man stabbed after umbrella altercation on Osaka sidewalk at 05:22 PM JST - 6th October
Nessie at 10:08 PM JST - 5th October

It's only case by case but in average physical stamina and performance get deteriorated with aging process

True for a randon sample, but mountain climbers are a self-selected sample. In my experience in Japan, the higher the mountain is, the older the summiters are. Old climbers ---the ones with experience,…

Posted in Senior Imperial Agency official Haraguchi dies while climbing at 10:08 PM JST - 5th October
Nessie at 05:16 PM JST - 5th October

So, Indonesia's law is flawed because it's not by US standards.....is that what you are trying to say?

Nah, it's flawed because the sentence is too short for robbing someone and raping them as they die. Or do you think the law is too harsh? How many months should they…

Posted in Indonesian police say Japanese tourist was raped while dying at 05:16 PM JST - 5th October
Nessie at 05:14 PM JST - 5th October

Japan can only see Japanese nationals as victims (escaping abusive foreign spouses, etc), being unable to comprehend the fact that there are some Japanese nationals who have consciously broken the laws of other countries in kidnapping their children back to Japan.

This. Good one, Timor.

One guy I know said…

Posted in Why do you think successive Japanese governments have refused to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, which seeks to ensure that the rights of access of both parents are protected? at 05:14 PM JST - 5th October
Nessie at 05:11 PM JST - 5th October

For starters, there haven't been successive governments. It's basically been same ol' same ol' since the fifties.

Posted in Why do you think successive Japanese governments have refused to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, which seeks to ensure that the rights of access of both parents are protected? at 05:11 PM JST - 5th October
Nessie at 05:09 PM JST - 5th October

live" don't really mean "solo" and "live" in this context

It's "live" in the "Weekend at Bernie's" sense.

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