Thursday February 16, 2012

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    I so enjoy living in a country where idiots with guns are not running around at night shooting people. But, I doubt Americans will ever wake up and institute any meaningful gun control measures. The denial runs too deep.

    Posted in: 2 workers, 2 customers shot to death at New York pharmacy

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    I still haven't figured out how to upload an avatar for myself. Anybody want to help me out with that?

    Posted in: What do you think of the new Japan Today design?

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    @NetNinja

    You NEVER NEVER leave an 8 year old child alone.

    Both my parents worked when I was 8 and us neighborhood kids would run wild for 3 months straight during summer vacation. It was awesome and the freest time of my life.

    Must be the worst mother in the world....The boys in this country are neglected way too much by mothers.

    Maybe you could be a little less judgmental. Doesn't really seem like you know what you are talking about, but that isn't stopping you, is it? All the mothers I see are minding their kids pretty well. I would say the boys are doted on (spoiled a bit even), just like the girls, not neglected.

    Posted in: 8-year-old boy falls to his death in Fukuoka

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    The more important issue is why is rape/kiddie porn manga so popular in Japan?

    @JohninNaha

    I agree totally. No TV is the way to go. We do have educational dvds for the kids, though.

    Posted in: Ishihara adamant on manga censorship ordinance

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    @Legs

    you cannot bring irradiated animals back into society.

    I'm not a scientist, so I may be wrong on this, but I don't think any pets that absorbed radiation are then going to be radiating it themselves. I don't think it's like a disease where they would make their owners sick. The pets themselves will just get sick and die.

    Posted in: Activists urge gov't to allow animal rescue groups into Fukushima no-entry zone

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    @Griff

    That was put out there a couple days ago, I think.

    Posted in: Are people hired based on their looks?

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    @Recher

    That's fair enough, Hepetitis B lives forever...

    Because everyone with tattoos has hepatitis b? Perpetuating stereotypes concerning tattoos or anything else just makes you look foolish.

    Posted in: Love in Action

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    Which one went into porn?

    Rina Nakanishi, and apparently her younger sister is going to follow in her footsteps and become an "AV idol."

    http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/former-akb48-member-yamaguchi-rikos-younger-sister-to-also-debut-as-a-porn-star/

    Not that I knew this. I just googled it.

    Posted in: AKB48 album sells over 600,000 copies in its first week

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    What an obscene photo! Girls! With bare legs! My children will never recover!

    Yes, we must protect the children from women's bare legs.

    Posted in: Love in Action

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    @Chuck Bello

    A friend of mine went once or twice to zen meditation week/2 week resort near Kyoto, I believe.

    Not only no cell phones. No sound. No talking at all. All day meditation. His complaint was that the people weren't silent enough. People clearing their throats once in a while, etc...

    Posted in: Disconnecting in a too-connected world

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    Taxes seem pretty low, so they could probably be bumped up a little, but yeah, like other people said it's hard to support with all the wasteful spending by the government.

    Posted in: Do you support hikes in income, consumption and corporate taxes to finance quake reconstruction?

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    Thanks for the list, Gogogo.

    Seems the tattoo thing is only prohibited if it's within the last year.

    A ban also if you have used marijuana/psychoactive drugs within the last year. Funny.

    I wonder what the reasoning is behind that.

    Posted in: Love in Action

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    I think having tattoos also disqualifies you for donating blood in Japan, no matter how long ago you got them.

    Posted in: Love in Action

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    Hahaha, who's got their blood boiling?! Or is it boing!!!

    More like boring.

    Posted in: Love in Action

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    Meat and protein binds you up.

    I could use a little "binding" what with all the unbinding my high-beer diet gives me.

    Posted in: Tower Cheeseburger

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    I'm so sick of seeing AkBusu 48 everywhere. They don't make me want to give blood. They make me want to slash my wrists.

    Posted in: Love in Action

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    I myself would prefer an onigiri rice ball with kombu and katsuobushi, which at least has no cholesterol and valuable minerals, washed down with green tea.

    Sounds like you've gone native.

    Why ruin some delicious water by turning it into green tea?

    Posted in: Tower Cheeseburger

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    As had been said, "Awa nashi" is the best way to go.

    Why exactly do J-folks like lots of foam anyways?

    Posted in: Beer is served

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    I like Lotteria personally. Quite delicious. They put pepper or something on their burgers. Better than McD's.

    I think I'll give the 5 patty/700 yen version a try.

    Posted in: Tower Cheeseburger

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    Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land

    Studies, studies and more studies. We need them. Even things that seem common sense need to be repeated over and over for them to sink into the greater majority of people's knowledge base.

    How many decades did it take from the first study showing the dangers of smoking until people started to finally get it and put some regulations on tobacco use?

    Posted in: Study finds why smokers gain weight when they quit

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