Stonecoldsoba said...

Stonecoldsoba at 06:46 PM JST - 19th February

Miffy:

A gaijin friend of mine is hoping to open a nice little local bar soon. ... I really hope he can find the fortitude to buck the "bars can't live without smokers" hype. What do you all think?

Just let us know where it is.

Posted in Governor proposes Kanagawa smoking ban ordinance at 06:46 PM JST - 19th February
Stonecoldsoba at 08:12 AM JST - 15th February

Years ago I thought I might try pachinko if I ever found a smokeless parlour. The curiosity soon evaporated.

Posted in An addict’s guide to pachinko at 08:12 AM JST - 15th February
Stonecoldsoba at 03:15 PM JST - 10th February

On one of the nine flights, ...

Let me guess ... the ninth one?

More seriously:

... after its main rotor touched the tail, ...

Is that possible while the machine is in correct working order? Does the person in control of the machine have the means to make that…

Posted in 4 execs of chopper operator accused over fatal accident at 03:15 PM JST - 10th February
Stonecoldsoba at 02:39 PM JST - 29th January

Protruding nail?

Maybe Mr Umezu has more money than his neighbours.

Posted in Court turns down neighbors' plea for cartoonist to remove stripes from house at 02:39 PM JST - 29th January
Stonecoldsoba at 09:03 PM JST - 28th January

They left Sakai port on Saturday for a week-long fishing operation. Hence the story that "It 'may have' drifted [into] Russian waters after completing its fishing operation on Tuesday" sounds like BS to me! Did they get lucky and pull in a whole week's catch in just two days? Were…

Posted in Japan seeks prompt release of fishing boat crew detained by Russia at 09:03 PM JST - 28th January
Stonecoldsoba at 06:51 PM JST - 22nd January

Saborichan:

I doubt that many commuting Japanese get more than 6h a night, too....

Yes, but it's OK if they sleep on the train.

Posted in Nara train runs canceled after train driver oversleeps at 06:51 PM JST - 22nd January
Stonecoldsoba at 06:47 PM JST - 22nd January

I read the first sentence and though "Excellent idea: remove a major source of distraction from the classrooms." The second sentence made me laugh in disbelief. Bullying occurred long before telephones (never mind mobile phones) were invented. Banning a medium (not the cause, Disillusioned) might make bullying less easy but…

Posted in Gov't considers cell phone ban at elementary, junior high schools at 06:47 PM JST - 22nd January
Stonecoldsoba at 11:24 PM JST - 11th January

Bobcatfish:

what do you meant the nature and extent of the punishment?

Seems to me in this case the nature was force-feeding something unpleasant; the extent was until he choked to death.

Posted in Woman gets 4 1/2 years for causing son's death with pepper powder at 11:24 PM JST - 11th January
Stonecoldsoba at 09:11 AM JST - 11th January

I don't believe for a moment that she ever intended to kill him. Seems to me she intended to punish him but had rather unusual ideas of what constitutes a reasonable punishment (both the nature and extent of the punishment). Maybe that's what some of us call 'stupidity'.

Posted in Woman gets 4 1/2 years for causing son's death with pepper powder at 09:11 AM JST - 11th January
Stonecoldsoba at 05:05 PM JST - 16th December

"Abandoned"?!?

"Discarded" would be appropriate.

Posted in Smoke from cigarette butts stops 2 Tokyo subway lines at 05:05 PM JST - 16th December