ThonTaddeo said...

ThonTaddeo at 10:21 PM JST - 16th August

This moron is responsible for Suu Kyi's extended house arrest. Should be flogged when he gets back to the US.

No, the Burmese government is responsible for her continued house arrest. It's them who came up with the outrageous idea of punishing the visitee in addition to the visitor.

Posted in American man departs Myanmar after release from jail at 10:21 PM JST - 16th August
ThonTaddeo at 09:06 PM JST - 14th August

If the tolls are abolished, some other form of automobile-related tax should step in to pay the maintenance on these roads. Having taxpayers -- which includes not only people who can't afford to drive and those who choose not to, but also people who are physically unable to drive and…

Posted in Expressways may be nationalized around 2012 under DPJ plan at 09:06 PM JST - 14th August
ThonTaddeo at 02:11 AM JST - 12th August

Can they find a regular number to put on his back instead of the 63 that they saddled him with for his sudden debut?

Posted in Tazawa to make 1st major league start for Red Sox on Tuesday at 02:11 AM JST - 12th August
ThonTaddeo at 08:32 PM JST - 9th August

In more related news, 10 out of 10 potential voters want lower taxes, higher public spending and a reduction in the national debt!

Not so. Quite a lot of people want the government to stop wasting so much money and to just keep its tentacles out of everything.

Posted in 7 out of 10 LDP candidates support hike in consumption tax at 08:32 PM JST - 9th August
ThonTaddeo at 04:04 PM JST - 9th August

Smithinjapan, what is the difference between everybody in North America flying home for Christmas. Obon is a very important cultural event, and people are expected to visit their hometown. So even if they had more time off, and they could decided when to take a holiday, they would still…

Posted in Vacationers' exodus peaks at Narita; roads and trains jammed at 04:04 PM JST - 9th August
ThonTaddeo at 12:26 AM JST - 9th August

One more thing Takaso is a low life piece of crap for rolling on his wife

I suspect that when you're in a police holding cell, you roll on whomever the police order you to.

Posted in Actress Sakai arrested over drug use; admits to allegations at 12:26 AM JST - 9th August
ThonTaddeo at 04:40 PM JST - 8th August

In related news, 9.9 out of 10 potential voters support a decline in the consumption tax.

Would be nice if they had some politicians to listen to them!

Posted in 7 out of 10 LDP candidates support hike in consumption tax at 04:40 PM JST - 8th August
ThonTaddeo at 08:29 PM JST - 7th August

Tonga police fear ferry toll may rise further

I really, really wish people would stop using the word "toll" to mean "deaths". The headline makes it look like the situation is as innocuous as the ferry company charging people more to ride the boat.

Posted in Tonga police fear ferry toll may rise further at 08:29 PM JST - 7th August
ThonTaddeo at 10:37 PM JST - 6th August

There's no excuse for murder, but nineteen years without any attention from the opposite sex must ahve truly been hell. Who's to say that it wouldn't have driven even the best of us insane?

If you've got a husband, wife, lover, "sefure", or who-knows-what, thank them profusely next time you…

Posted in Pennsylvania health club shooter blogged about plot to kill, sexual frustration at 10:37 PM JST - 6th August
ThonTaddeo at 12:06 PM JST - 6th August

I know what "Obamajority" means. It's what Japanese demographics, given the country's unwillingness to accept immigrants and its abysmal birthrate, are rapidly heading towards.

Posted in Hiroshima mayor urges support for 'Obamajority' on nuclear-free world at 12:06 PM JST - 6th August