Nessie said...

Nessie at 03:13 PM JST - 6th September

Sarah Palin is a fantastic woman with impeccable morals and has a record of standing up against special interests and entrenched bureaucracies, fighting corruption and stopping government from wasting taxpayers' money

Here's a quick one: Did she increase her town's budget, or decrease it? And did she leave it in…

Posted in McCain warns Washington big shake-up is coming at 03:13 PM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 03:04 PM JST - 6th September

NHK is doing a spinoff yarase documentary "Ugly Yeti."

Posted in Yukina Kinoshita introduces 'Ugly Betty' DVD at 03:04 PM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 01:42 PM JST - 6th September

I was harrangued in an izakaya last night by a fify-something women who wanted to know why China wouldn't let Japan join the UN.

It made me less optimistic about the relationship between those two countries.

Posted in Fukuda says Japan-China ties will continue to develop at 01:42 PM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 01:40 PM JST - 6th September

Regarize it.

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Nessie at 01:35 PM JST - 6th September

freelance TV presenter

The forum rules very clearly state that posts must be in English. I guess this doesn't apply to the articles themselves.

Moderator: TV presenter is a commonly used expression in many countries.

Posted in Freelance TV presenter Mari Watanabe announces marriage at 01:35 PM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 09:42 AM JST - 6th September

The dodgy hospitals, Bamboo.

Posted in Police raid Sapporo clinic over suspicious diagnoses at 09:42 AM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 09:36 AM JST - 6th September

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. They also have the least eccentric and most tolerant Muslim population

I think that actually would be a country without a Muslim majority, in line with the comment from TheNewZen. For countries with a Muslim majority it would probably be Malaysia.…

Posted in Saudi cleric says celebrating birthdays un-Islamic at 09:36 AM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 09:23 AM JST - 6th September

(With apologies to any drunken sailors out there.)

Posted in McCain warns Washington big shake-up is coming at 09:23 AM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 09:23 AM JST - 6th September

What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? Lipstick — Sarah Palin. Next question.

I'll bite.

Q. What's the difference between a pit bull with an ethics problem who spends public money like a drunken sailor and Sarah Palin?

A. There isn't any.

Posted in McCain warns Washington big shake-up is coming at 09:23 AM JST - 6th September
Nessie at 09:20 AM JST - 6th September

I hated that cheesy grin he seemed to want to call a smile.

Was going for Reaganesque; ended up Bushian.

Posted in McCain warns Washington big shake-up is coming at 09:20 AM JST - 6th September