RakishGadfly said...

RakishGadfly at 07:54 AM JST - 3rd November

In every other country, as far as I know, elections are held on a Saturday or Sunday

In Canada they're always held on a weekday, whether municipal, provincial, or federal, but at least we too get our federal elections over and done with in 6 weeks.

Posted in McCain, Obama make final push for votes at 07:54 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 02:01 AM JST - 3rd November

Just doing what opposition parties do, especially when they smell blood.

Posted in Opposition considers censure motion against Aso over ex-ASDF chief's essay at 02:01 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 01:56 AM JST - 3rd November

Wow - I guess weed does make you paranoid...

Posted in Doshisha student says she bought cannabis from Brazilian at 01:56 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 01:40 AM JST - 3rd November

I'd file this one under "common sense", except that judging by the number of posters who don't get it I guess it's not all that common.

Posted in Japanese men need to learn to say 'You are beautiful' to women, particularly to their wives. The phrase is magical and can make both men and women happy. at 01:40 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 01:32 AM JST - 3rd November

Never tried it, but I agree that it's not that much worse than alcohol, though it also kills your lungs just like smoking na di thus inherently foul. That being said, if you break the local laws, don't expect much sympathy or try to rationalize your behavior by saying that…

Posted in Doshisha student says she bought cannabis from Brazilian at 01:32 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 01:21 AM JST - 3rd November

This article, like may others in the news, shows that Japan is a country and society very much in transition, and a decline is only one possible outcome. The bubble bursting was only one trigger for this and the one that gets the most press, but the end of the…

Posted in Japan's burgeoning class: Working poor at 01:21 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 01:14 AM JST - 3rd November

555Book;

> China partially embraced capitalism she was able to lift a huge portion of its population from abject poverty in a very short time span. But as evident in many developed countries, when capitalism was left to function fully on its own it will almost always create an increasing…

Posted in Japan's burgeoning class: Working poor at 01:14 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 12:53 AM JST - 3rd November

Excellent Smith - you manage to cram a non-sequitur and a strawman argument into the same post. Kudos!

Posted in Oita ex-principal gets suspended prison term for offering bribes at 12:53 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 12:39 AM JST - 3rd November

We all know that he's actually an alien cockroach so none of this is too surprising.

Posted in N Korea releases new photos of leader Kim Jong Il at 12:39 AM JST - 3rd November
RakishGadfly at 10:34 AM JST - 28th October

Alphaape;

It is good that you nobly avoid partisan politics with one sentence confirming (rightly) that there is no proof they are Republicans, but the entire papargaph afterwards trying to prove that most Arkansas rednecks are Democrats kinda cuts into the credibility of that statement, don't you think?

Posted in Feds disrupt skinhead plot to assassinate Obama at 10:34 AM JST - 28th October