Smythe said...

Smythe at 11:11 AM JST - 22nd May

Some Canadain air lines are simply upping the price of the ticket to pay for the extra cost of fuel.

Posted in American Airlines to charge $15 for first checked bag at 11:11 AM JST - 22nd May
Smythe at 04:52 AM JST - 22nd May

I got a good laugh out of that one. When you think of it, there are some different ways of viewing said incident. That parrot possibly has a sense of humor in yakking away different things to different people.

The staff at the Vet clinic must have been in tears…

Posted in Stray parrot talks its way home at 04:52 AM JST - 22nd May
Smythe at 04:45 AM JST - 22nd May

Very interesting & yes I recall the kimono outfit for it was in some pictures back some years ago. The Scottish tartan was another one I remember from a print.

Agree that the caucasian woman seems to have the best of legs which is surprising.

Still such a variation in…

Posted in British Airways at 04:45 AM JST - 22nd May
Smythe at 06:39 AM JST - 21st May

Is there not a saying up like possibly "The way to a man's heart, is through his stomach" or something like that?

Mind you I can see a single woman or a wife that is often working, at another job outside of the house----there is not that much time for…

Posted in The appalling cooking habits of young single women at 06:39 AM JST - 21st May
Smythe at 06:22 AM JST - 21st May

Very, very good point motyrah. Still just shows how some people get out of hand when boozing & they were showing it. Also in another country, rules & regulations to culture are often so different to one's homeland.

Mind you six Japanese were also cought in the same breaking of…

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 06:22 AM JST - 21st May
Smythe at 10:46 AM JST - 20th May

How true Twenty4Play plus letting a mother, grandmother or aunt cook up something special, time after time, is not something the daughter can pick up easily through just some watching.

Sort of like if one just watches someone else service or work their motorcycle or car---once that person is no…

Posted in The appalling cooking habits of young single women at 10:46 AM JST - 20th May
Smythe at 05:46 AM JST - 20th May

Many a newly married woman has learned how to cook, sometimes through schooling, by reading books, talking with friends & such. Also thanks to some of the cooking programs on TV.

Now being an OLD bachelor I appreciate a hot home cooked meal with a couple or a family. After…

Posted in The appalling cooking habits of young single women at 05:46 AM JST - 20th May
Smythe at 05:33 AM JST - 20th May

Well there is a group of medical people (Doctors included) that took off from Canada last evening & without question more can be sent if said team feel they should. All they have to do is ask. So much will depend upon what equipment is avaliable when they arrive there.…

Posted in Japan to send medical team to China, withdraw relief team at 05:33 AM JST - 20th May
Smythe at 05:26 AM JST - 20th May

Here I am 77+ yrs of age. Have never had an automotive like accident of where I was in the wrong in my 61 yrs of driving & riding m/cs.

My home is part of a town on the side of a mountain so only short roads, most are not…

Posted in 6-year-old boy dies after being hit by car in Tochigi at 05:26 AM JST - 20th May
Smythe at 05:10 AM JST - 20th May

Good picture & nice to see them out in the open. Kids need more of that for sure. Like my neighbor's have two daughters (one around 4 & the other around 2 yrs of age) & was on his driveway talking with the parents when the father hauled out their…

Posted in at 05:10 AM JST - 20th May