cleo said...

cleo at 06:10 PM JST - 6th June

So anyone who has never won a gold medal is a 'bonehead'.

I once got a gold star for an essay I wrote at primary school, does that count?

Posted in Figure skater Ando joins singer Ayaka on TV talk show at 06:10 PM JST - 6th June
cleo at 05:56 PM JST - 6th June

Nice try yerself, westurn....You remain unconvinced, so do I.

mumbling "dekaii" and "sugoii" !

You mean it's size that makes 'real men and women'? If that were true, Manuel Uribe would be king of the world and Carol Yager his queen.

So tell me, how many innocent people have the…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 05:56 PM JST - 6th June
cleo at 09:53 AM JST - 6th June

Good on the people who did call for help. I hope the victim recovers soon and that they catch the driver of the car that knocked him down.

Posted in Video shows bystanders ignoring hit-and-run victim in U.S. at 09:53 AM JST - 6th June
cleo at 09:25 PM JST - 5th June

Who did the recce before this undercover job ? Only 2 cops when 4 yaks are involved ?

The article says that the policemen were investigating illegal sales of paint thinner. They may not have known that 4 yaks were involved; in fact the yaks may not have been 'involved'…

Posted in Policeman robbed of ID, badge by 4 men in Fukuoka at 09:25 PM JST - 5th June
cleo at 09:19 PM JST - 5th June

She's well out of it. Who would want to remain married to a bloke who valued a hymen more than he valued the person it was attached to?

Posted in French court annuls marriage because bride was not a virgin at 09:19 PM JST - 5th June
cleo at 04:44 PM JST - 5th June

municipal employees stashed away around 700 million yen.....the city should seek the reimbursement of around 300 million yen from the employees involved

Those figures don't add up. If they stashed it away, doesn't that mean that it's still sitting there (somewhere)? What's wrong with getting them to pay back the…

Posted in Osaka says municipal employees stashed away Y700 million at 04:44 PM JST - 5th June
cleo at 11:25 AM JST - 5th June

Does anyone actually use butter in this country?? And if so, what for? It's not used in any Japanese cooking (as far as I know)

Jagabata - boiled potatoes tossed in butter and soy sauce. Scrumptilicious.

Kinoko bata-itame - selection of mushrooms (I prefer maitake & eringi, but you can…

Posted in Dairy firms to boost butter output to relieve shortage at 11:25 AM JST - 5th June
cleo at 07:27 PM JST - 4th June

Harrison Ford.

Yummy, yummy, yummy, slurrp. :-)

I hope Mr. Cleo looks as good when he's 65. He probably will. I'll even let him have the earring if he wants. He probably won't want.

Posted in Indy Jones at 07:27 PM JST - 4th June
cleo at 07:13 PM JST - 4th June

nuts -

Straight from the horse's mouth, she loves her job and the pay is good, but the hours are killin'.

I agree with you that the system needs overhauling, shaking up, chucked out on the floor and start again.

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 07:13 PM JST - 4th June
cleo at 05:18 PM JST - 4th June

they have a hard time keeping anyone on the fore (force?) because of the ridiculous hours.

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 05:18 PM JST - 4th June