cow76 said...

cow76 at 09:40 PM JST - 25th May

Asashoryu has been in a mini-slump lately but I would bet a lot of money on him winning another tournament and probably more like 5 or 6. I think Hakuho is better but it only takes a few off days or an injury and Asa claims another tourney.

Yes, he's…

Posted in Harumafuji claims 1st title at summer sumo at 09:40 PM JST - 25th May
cow76 at 11:19 AM JST - 22nd May

As above. People start changing their eating habits when their young and the people who switched to McDonalds in their teens are not old enough to be dying of the health effects yet. They will though.

*The U.S., which spends the highest amount of money per person on health care—$6,719,…

Posted in WHO: Japan, San Marino top life-expectancy list at 11:19 AM JST - 22nd May
cow76 at 04:10 PM JST - 21st May

the captain and the crew were trying to figure out how the aircraft was losing 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour

They knew they were losing enough fuel to cause the plane to crash but didn't turn around because they didn't know exactly HOW? Immediate sackings called for here. Gross…

Posted in U.S. airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet on Narita-bound flight at 04:10 PM JST - 21st May
cow76 at 10:04 AM JST - 21st May

JT: Feel free to tell us why you refer to the disease as 'new flu' when it is known only as 'swine flu' in English.

Posted in New flu hits Tokyo; infections total 267 in Japan at 10:04 AM JST - 21st May
cow76 at 03:08 PM JST - 19th May

New flu means swine flu? If so, please say so. I know Japan changed the name to 新型　but nobody else did.

I'm avoiding swine flu by doing nothing to avoid swine flu. Not caring means I don't stress and therefore my immune system is stronger. Everyone else should do the…

Posted in What measures are you taking to avoid catching the new flu virus? at 03:08 PM JST - 19th May
cow76 at 12:26 PM JST - 19th May

It is my right to drive a car with whatever the MPG it has.

And I have the right to breathe clean air. So where does that leave us?

Posted in Obama to link auto emissions and mileage standards at 12:26 PM JST - 19th May
cow76 at 07:35 PM JST - 16th May

Thanks for pointing out, GW, that no terrorist attacks have ever been committed in Japan by foreigners, just groups like Aum. On the other hand, radical Japanese groups like the Red Army have committed many acts of terrorism in many countries.

Furthermore, the foreign crime rate is significantly lower than…

Posted in Proposed resident registry card for foreigners creates Big Brother concerns at 07:35 PM JST - 16th May
cow76 at 09:05 PM JST - 13th May

Why the big focus on whether he was unbalanced? Surely EVERY murderer is mentally unbalanced, whether permanently or just for a few seconds. If this guy doesn't get the death penalty then neither shoudl anyone else.

Posted in U.S. soldier charged in comrades' deaths showed stress at 09:05 PM JST - 13th May
cow76 at 09:03 PM JST - 13th May

Toyota shares were under 3000 yen a couple of months ago, now they're about 4000. I think all this bad news has been factored into the share price already and there's actually less bad news than is expected.

Posted in Toyota to halt some production lines at 09:03 PM JST - 13th May
cow76 at 12:35 PM JST - 13th May

Kotooshu just isn't that good. I expect the next Yokozuna will be someone that none of us have heard of (yet).

Posted in Asashoryu crashes to 1st defeat of tournament at 12:35 PM JST - 13th May