Wednesday February 15, 2012

Nessie's past comments

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    Nessie

    Thanks for the citation, CrazyJoe.

    Posted in: 5 injured after car plows into ATM

  • 0

    Nessie

    @canuck

    There is a high likelihood that many of the female 'suicides' are actually murders. Less than 3% of suspicious deaths (which include suicides) are autopsied in Japan. My wife's best friend was murdered by her husband and he claimed it was suicide. The police did not even come to the house to look at the body, instead taking his word for it.

    An even greater skew is suicides misreported as accidental deaths. My gf is an insurance claims handler and she says she sees cases of clear suicide that the police treat as accident to spare embarrassment. Found dead with a smoking hibachi in the back of the car with the doors closed? Accidental death. Yeah, right. Remember, that's the rest of us paying extra on insurance to cover these suicides, so we have a stake in this.

    She's now involved in what's clearly a murder case, but the cops have only just begun to treat it as suspicious. I can't give the details, because it's an ongoing case, but the whole thing reeks. I asked her if she thinks the perp will break under questioning. She said "Definitely, if the police manage to get it that far." So far, they haven't questionned the people involved.

    Posted in: No. of suicides surpasses 30,000 for 14th year in a row in 2011

  • 1

    Nessie

    There's a Simpson-like logic to these Scottish arguments.

    OJ: I'm innocent! (Now can I have my bloody glove back.)

    Scots: Why dae ya glaekit dobbers nae realize we're already an independent country? (Now can we hae oor independence?)

    Posted in: Scotland clashes with Britain over independence vote

  • 0

    Nessie

    within 8nm of land

    That's some precision sailing.

    Posted in: Japan urges Australia to help stop anti-whaling activists

  • 3

    Nessie

    the SM2 should have been ordered (and made) to remove itself from Aussie waters before any activists had a chance to breach its 'security'.

    They would have if they could have Cleo, but it would been illegal. Hence they didn't.

    Posted in: Aussie PM criticizes antiwhaling activists after Japan decides to free them

  • 3

    Nessie

    I might be convinced they are vigilantes worst case but again that is not terrorism.

    Dictionary definition: sabotage intended to hinder activities that are considered damaging to the environment

    FBI definition: the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by an environmentally oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.

    By either standard, the vigilante activists are ecoterrorists.

    Posted in: Do you consider the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd to be eco-terrorists?

  • 2

    Nessie

    Flavored with ketchup rather than tomato sauce, Turkish rice is the perfect dish for those times when you’re looking as much for nostalgia as for volume.

    They must get busy at about 4:20.

    Posted in: B-grade cuisine: Japan's bizarre foodie fad

  • 4

    Nessie

    Also, @YuriOtani,

    all countries except landlocked ones fish outside their waters. If you want Japan to fish only in its own terrirtorial waters, then that should apply to all other countries. And yet you are strangely silent on Australia fishing outside it's territorial waters. Why is that?

    Posted in: 3 Sea Shepherd activists detained aboard Japanese whaling vessel

  • 3

    Nessie

    @smithinjapan

    They were in Aus. waters, not international waters

    Now that Ossan has proven you incorrect on this point, which you repeated twice without verification, I hope you will join me in thanking him for his hard work and committment to backing up his facts. Thank you, Ossan.

    Posted in: 3 Sea Shepherd activists detained aboard Japanese whaling vessel

  • 0

    Nessie

    Abe supposes that a key factor is that approximately half of female workers are not employed as regular company staff with full salary, bonus and social insurance, but as part-timers or worker dispatch firms.

    They are employed as worker disptach firms? Huh?

    Posted in: Single women at bottom rung of the economy

  • 2

    Nessie

    Where's the beef from?

    The snout, under the fingernails, the ears. Or did you mean what country?

    Posted in: Matsuya to cut 'gyudon' prices

  • 0

    Nessie

    the Gyudon Index works well in Japan

    It works perfectly: No matter where you are in Japan, the gyudon converts into exactly the same price in yen.

    Posted in: Matsuya to cut 'gyudon' prices

  • 0

    Nessie

    The demitama hamburg

    Read that as dementia hamburg.

    Posted in: Matsuya to cut 'gyudon' prices

  • 1

    Nessie

    Carbon dioxide produced by machinery working on the up to 250-hectare site will be channeled back to crops to boost their growth and reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers, the Nikkei newspaper said this week.

    How is this different from current methods? The plants take up some of the carbon emissions in any type of farming that relies on fossil fuel combustion.

    Posted in: Japan plans futuristic farm with robot workers in disaster zone

  • 6

    Nessie

    NOW can we have our drone back?

    Posted in: U.S. Navy rescues Iranian fishing boat from pirates

  • 2

    Nessie

    I think saying it's time to say sayanora to Japan is an overreaction, as there are still many firms worth your time.

    I have a paper company to sell you.

    Posted in: Woodford to sue Olympus, citing lack of investor support to get his job back

  • -1

    Nessie

    What about hunters and ranchers?

    Ranchers, okay if they really need to be armed for their professional duties.

    Hunters, I suppose. People don't need to hunt, just like they don't need to fish. The difference is, no-one blows their brains out with carbon monofilament.

    Posted in: Oklahoma woman asks 911 operator for permission to shoot intruder

  • 2

    Nessie

    I'm anti-gun, and home use is the only situation where I support gun ownership.

    Or course, the owners forget that they're more likely to use the gun for suicide, domestic violence or accidental misfire than for defense, but as long as they keep it off the street, I believe people have the right to be as dumb as they want.

    Posted in: Oklahoma woman asks 911 operator for permission to shoot intruder

  • 0

    Nessie

    A nice addition to Strawberry Calpis on the shelf.

    I don't think Bireley's can imitate the saccharine, medicinal awesomeness of Calpis Strawberry Premium.

    Posted in: Bireley's strawberry milk

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    Nessie

    Are her measurements taken under the same conditions, driving style, etc as the tests?

    I fail to see how her measurements are relevant.

    Posted in: LA woman takes unique road to sue Honda over mileage

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