Nessie said...

Nessie at 08:09 PM JST - 14th May

You may disagree with the concept, but to call it silly, I think is a real stretch.

I never said it's silly, Taka. Just thoroughly irrational. God could be a useful fiction, particularly for a society confronted by a threat from a more religiously indoctrinated society. In my view, organized…

Posted in Vatican: Believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God at 08:09 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 08:03 PM JST - 14th May

What's the word on the Three Gorges Dam. Has it become the One Gorges Dam?

Posted in Japan to give Y500 million in aid to quake-hit China as death toll nears 12,000 at 08:03 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 08:02 PM JST - 14th May

Look at the rug on 'er!

(pre-empting Mr. Wottock)

Posted in Solar-powered bra at 08:02 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 08:01 PM JST - 14th May

Great for useful messages.

K-I-L-L-M-E-N-O-W-B-E-F-O-R-E-I-B-R-E-E-D

Posted in Solar-powered bra at 08:01 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 06:17 PM JST - 14th May

Altria, Lol. With those Ono glasses, I'm guessing the writing was on the wall already.

Posted in Actress Yu Yamada confirms relationship with Oguri at 06:17 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 06:15 PM JST - 14th May

Zai, thanks for the realistic analysis. Accurate, I'd say.

There's also that subset of foreign men who've tired of j-girls and are looking for a foreign woman. But an impediment is that foreign guys tend to be less settled career-wise in Japan than they would be in their home countries,…

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 06:15 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 06:04 PM JST - 14th May

Maybe 5 out of 20 of my married friends and acquaintances in Japan has a good marriage.

Posted in What advantages does married life offer in an era of increasing divorce rates? at 06:04 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 05:57 PM JST - 14th May

Good thing it didn't land on the runway, or we could have another Concorde disaster.

Posted in Part apparently from aircraft falls on field in Chiba at 05:57 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 05:55 PM JST - 14th May

As long as they pick strawberries and do housekeeping, we know they're send by a loving God.

Posted in Vatican: Believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God at 05:55 PM JST - 14th May
Nessie at 05:15 PM JST - 14th May

utilizes bowls crafted of 99.9% carbon, which are said to distribute heat more evenly, allowing the rice to retain more of its nutritional value. Now, we normally switch off upon hearing about the benefits of coenzyme-this or amino-that … but

...we'll swallow this dubious nutrition claim hook line and sinker.

Posted in Sticky situation at 05:15 PM JST - 14th May