cleo said...

cleo at 09:45 PM JST - 9th October

Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb 1 nomination

There's the clue. Simply by taking office, he kept 'Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran' McCain's finger off the red button.

Otherwise, wot some14some said.

Posted in U.S. President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize at 09:45 PM JST - 9th October
cleo at 06:02 PM JST - 9th October

I`m just happy if people speak to me at all

Aw, bless!

:-)

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 06:02 PM JST - 9th October
cleo at 05:31 PM JST - 9th October

Nothing wrong with this; sat is the past participle of sit. 'The car was parked under a tree,' 'the fish was eaten with gusto' etc. All fine.

But those are passives; it only works with I was sat on the sofa if someone or something else put you there.

My…

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 05:31 PM JST - 9th October
cleo at 11:42 AM JST - 9th October

If the wine costs more than the food, you're paying too much.

Posted in Low-priced wines enjoy popularity amid economic slowdown at 11:42 AM JST - 9th October
cleo at 09:59 AM JST - 9th October

The only time we have wine costing more than 1000 yen is when it's a gift or it's Christmas. For everyday drinking, the cheap stuff is perfectly adequate, with the added benefit that you can slosh it in the cooking too.

Posted in Low-priced wines enjoy popularity amid economic slowdown at 09:59 AM JST - 9th October
cleo at 06:38 PM JST - 8th October

The pro-gun folk are always telling us that 'law-abiding' Americans need guns to protect themselves, the checks already in place to keep guns out of the hands of felons/nutters/crazy people are perfectly adequate, gun-owners are responsible people, blah blah blah....

Here we have a bloke who kept such a close…

Posted in American transit passenger with handgun arrested at Narita at 06:38 PM JST - 8th October
cleo at 12:55 PM JST - 8th October

If you don't like azuki, then don't buy it.

I do like azuki. What I don't like is the idea of mixing perfectly good beans with fizzy pop. Or perfectly good food of any description.

Posted in Azuki-flavored Pepsi at 12:55 PM JST - 8th October
cleo at 12:06 PM JST - 8th October

Why don't they put some natto and miso in it, for good measure?

Posted in Azuki-flavored Pepsi at 12:06 PM JST - 8th October
cleo at 02:21 AM JST - 8th October

I just hope we don't have any ojiisans climbing up to fix the roof in the middle of the storm, or going out to 'check on the fields', or younger fools going off to watch the killer waves.

Stay home, stay safe. And laugh about it all afterwards.

Posted in Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday at 02:21 AM JST - 8th October
cleo at 02:18 AM JST - 8th October

you are as bad as me....

lol 'Cept my rampant apostrophe's a're intentional...all of 'em.

:-)

Posted in Okada eager to improve English language skills at 02:18 AM JST - 8th October