anderstungtwist said...

anderstungtwist at 12:57 AM JST - 8th April

That bear was also very hungry after hibernating.

Posted in Man dies after being attacked by bear in Hokkaido mountains at 12:57 AM JST - 8th April
anderstungtwist at 12:52 AM JST - 8th April

Reality check. If American troops are kept off the streets of Japan, Japan is a safer country.

I agree. The 18-24-year-old age group is the most dangerous. Let's keep them off the streets. We should do the same with the Japanese of the same age group.

Posted in Do you think the U.S. military in Japan is doing all it can to prevent crimes by its personnel? at 12:52 AM JST - 8th April
anderstungtwist at 05:35 PM JST - 6th April

Not impressed: *The only way to get ahead is to be a workaholic ... an unpopular possibility is (to put) a cap put on the maximum rent allowable per square metre in inner city apartments. *

In other words, become a socialist country. Why should landlords suffer for having…

Posted in The high cost of kids at 05:35 PM JST - 6th April
anderstungtwist at 02:44 PM JST - 6th April

Less-than-perfect? Wow, how could we live without you? Let's see, he was married for only 63 or 64 years and was chosen to portray seven or eight historical greats. Oh, he believed in self-defense, especially for young women. Is that what's bothering you?

Posted in Actor Charlton Heston dies at 84 at 02:44 PM JST - 6th April
anderstungtwist at 02:33 PM JST - 6th April

Farmboy: I suggest the following inexpensive solution: 9:00 a.m. Turn on Sesame Street. 9:50 a.m. Turn off Sesame Street.

My kids are loving this. We watch on Youtube. Don Music writing the alphabet got the biggest laughs. Now, we mimic him constantly. There's the fun repetition they so badly need.

Posted in Gov't unveils new English education textbooks for elementary schools at 02:33 PM JST - 6th April
anderstungtwist at 02:27 PM JST - 6th April

Buying a house is not like buying a goose that lays golden eggs as so many U.S. citizens seem to believe.

It's interesting to hear the data for the year ending March 2008, but how much did they make during the bubble? They must have done pretty well from 2002…

Posted in Major banks facing Y1.5 trillion profit drop due to subprime losses at 02:27 PM JST - 6th April
anderstungtwist at 10:52 AM JST - 5th April

This may seem incredible, but even in the U.S., as late as 1999 or so, South Carolina banned mixed-race marriages.

Posted in Cambodia bars marriage to foreigners at 10:52 AM JST - 5th April
anderstungtwist at 07:43 AM JST - 5th April

I guess he didn't read "How to swim with the sharks without getting eaten alive." If he had, he would have learned the importance of treating your employees well. For exceptional employees, you have to turn them into partners otherwise they split and take away business.

Posted in Pimp for teenage girls in Kabukicho busted at 07:43 AM JST - 5th April
anderstungtwist at 07:36 AM JST - 5th April

This is a good idea. We should try it on buses, trains, and submarines.

Posted in ANA capt let flight attendants touch control column during flight at 07:36 AM JST - 5th April
anderstungtwist at 09:54 AM JST - 3rd April

Northwest. Why? I love surly flight attendants.

I was flying Northwest and accidentally made a loud "pop" noise while opening my bag of peanuts. A flight attendant rushed over and said, "I've only heard that from children!" Some kompanies just tend to tolerate that nasty behavior and it spreads. I…

Posted in What's your favorite airline and why? at 09:54 AM JST - 3rd April