cubic's past comments

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    cubic

    Such a terrible name. Embarrassing.

    Posted in: 'Mother, help me' fraud: NPA, public select new name for bank transfer scam

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    cubic

    samukunai?

    Posted in: Cool Biz season kicks off across Japan

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    Punch it in the face. Repeatedly. Or use a big stick.

    You would need a pretty long reach to hit a 2m tall bear with a straight shot to the mush and not leave yourself open to the counter. The bear isn't going to be intelligent enough to use angles in its attack, so your best bet would probably be to move to the side and blast it with a stiff kick to the knee. Then get the hell out of there.

    Posted in: Man attacked by bear defends himself with pruning shears

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    cubic

    What would be the best way to fight a bear? Kick it in the groin?

    Posted in: Man attacked by bear defends himself with pruning shears

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    Probie - what's a guy supposed to do if he wants to eat some edible wild plants? The guy probably wanted to enjoy a few leaves and branches while watching the Nippon Ham game. They don't sell that sort of merchandise at Lawson.

    Posted in: Man attacked by bear defends himself with pruning shears

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    cubic

    Scrote

    Yasukuni celebrates militarism and glorifies war

    How?

    Posted in: Abe defends ministers' visit to Yasukuni shrine

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    I think we can put this year down as an 'adjustment year' that went pretty well for him. He played well at times, but Utd will be expecting him to be more consistent next season. Congrats on the first title of many!

    Posted in: Kagawa rues limited contribution to United title

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    cubic

    That's Sharp down the pan then.

    Posted in: Sharp says no investment deal with Taiwan's Hon Hai

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    cubic

    Probably my most visited website. Considering there are concerts, sporting events, etc shown on there on a fairly regular basis already, perhaps it will replace tv channels as we know them one day? I'd take watching random stuff on Youtube over watching about 95% of what is shown on Japanese tv.

    Posted in: YouTube says 1 billion people visit per month

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    Looks like this year's WBC is pretty much a marketing ploy to increase the potential of baseball as a business in Central America.

    Posted in: Puerto Rico ousts Japan from WBC

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    Does this mean he can't bring a steel chair to these City Council Sessions too? How will anything get resolved?

    Posted in: Masked wrestler city councilman forbidden to wear mask during sessions

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    cubic

    That level of detail in the eight policies will fit in very well with Japanese politics. They'll be a junior coalition partner in no time.

    Posted in: Older women form 'Obachan' Party

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    1. When you comment on over 5 JT articles per day.

    Posted in: 10 signs that you may be addicted to life online

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    I don't understand why the Japanese government doesn't just come out and say - "we paid reparations to the S.Korean government in the 60s; they didn't distribute it to the victims. The issue should be with your government."

    They need to take a harder line or these repeated apology/compensation demands will never stop.

    Posted in: S Korea, China fault Japan on 'comfort women' at U.N.

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    cubic

    A dead cat among dead pigeons? Somebody could coin a new idiom out of this.

    Posted in: Dead cat, bird found on department store escalator in Kashiwa

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    cubic

    Anything to sell a few more masks.

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    cubic

    Japan is generally brilliant with this kind of engineering technology. Very cool.

    Posted in: Tokyo hotel shrinks in new-style urban demolition

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    cubic

    It was the company's tagline back in like 1995...my point being that it isn't marketed like that anymore. The sport is governed by athletic commissions, they have a long-term tv deal with FOX - do you seriously think they would get that if they presented the UFC as "no holds barred"?

    And what am I supposed to be defending the UFC from exactly? Your belief that its a barbaric? Well, people do get hurt in MMA, but my reason for comparing the injuries players sustain in American Football, Boxing, etc is to show you that people get hurt in other sports too, and much more so than in MMA. Its just another sport that participants willingly compete in. MMA is all about the intrigue of seeing which martial arts are the most effective against each other - maybe you can't appreciate the skill level demonstrated by a wrestler in passing the guard of a highly-ranked Brazilian ju-jitsu player, or a a ju-jitsu player submitting a wrestler off his back, or a judo player clinching with a greco roman wrestler and tripping them, or a muay thai fighter taking apart a boxer's base with leg strikes, or a karate fighter demonstrating the way their elusiveness can confuse a kickboxer....but if you look past the blood, you'll see that all of this is what makes MMA an amazing spectacle and truly intriguing as a sport. I don't really care if you're not changing your mind on it being barbaric because you've clearly made up your mind on that, but questioning the skill level of UFC fighters is incredibly naive.

    Posted in: No holds barred

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    cubic

    Frungy - and I trust you have the same problem with boxing? MMA is governed by athletic commissions, fighters are drug tested, the fights have referees who stop the fights when an opponent is clearly finished (critics of the sport say they stop fights too early these days), there are banned strikes/techniques like downward elbows, kicks/stomps to the head (was allowed in PRIDE - not in the UFC), small joint manipulation...I could go on. MMA now is so much safer and better governed than it was in 90s, even the borish senators who opposed it initially have given up trying to ban it in the US.

    If you want to do the MMA fighter vs "master of martial art xyz" debate, there are plenty of examples in MMA over the past couple of decades where supposed "masters" have been shown up by better-rounded MMA fighters. The new breed of MMA fighter like Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Daniel Cormier, Rory McDonald, etc are elite level in a number of disciplines. Just take a look at the credentials of all the current UFC champions, and try to discredit their martial arts background. I'll be waiting for your response.

    Oh, and one of the "hulking pieces of muscle who would be killed in about 5 seconds by a Navy Seal" is a former US Marine with a black belt in MCMAP (look it up). Just saying.

    Posted in: No holds barred

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    cubic

    jforce - there are no title fights like the UFC 144 card, but considering it's a Fuel TV event, the card is PPV-quality. The main event will be a lot of fun, Lombard vs Okami is a top level middleweight fight (if Lombard wins he may be next in line for a title shot after Weidman), Hunt vs Struve will definitely be exciting and may even have title shot ramifications considering the lack of contenders at HW, Gomi vs Sanchez will be a complete war (and you know it!), Stun Gun will be an excellent test for Bahadurzada, and the undercard has some very fun looking fights.

    I think this event is flying under the radar for the potential event of the year - pretty much the whole card is stacked with guys who either consistently finish by KO/submission and have exciting bouts.

    Posted in: No holds barred

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