frontandcentre said...

frontandcentre at 12:37 PM JST - 14th August

Correction - I meant "if they protect their health with contraception".

I have no respect for people who think a former Hitler Youth based in Rome has a hotline to God - if you invented that concept today people would, quite rightly, treat you as if you are nuts

Posted in The Catholic Church and Yasukuni shrine at 12:37 PM JST - 14th August
frontandcentre at 12:34 PM JST - 14th August

I wonder which has killed more - the war criminals at the Yasukuni Jinja, or William Grimm and his religion of fear that tells people they are going to hell if they don't protect their health with contraception?

Probably the Catholic Church, I suspect.

Posted in The Catholic Church and Yasukuni shrine at 12:34 PM JST - 14th August
frontandcentre at 12:31 PM JST - 14th August

Catering to inadequate weirdos. Nice export, Nihon!

Posted in U.S. cosplay cafe draws on growing interest in latest Japanese trends at 12:31 PM JST - 14th August
frontandcentre at 02:51 PM JST - 13th August

techall:

Apparently Naruki Oni has never seen a British soccer star pull his shirt over his face and run around the pitch like a moron after scoring a goal.

he / she probably hasn't because they hardly ever do that - it's more of a Continental or South American-type goal…

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 02:51 PM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 12:41 PM JST - 13th August

I would equally criticise (and be embarrassed by) a British swimmer behaving in that way when winning. The difference is that it would come as rather more of an unpleasant surprise if they did.

The rest of the world marvels in Phelps' achievements, just as they did in Thorpe's, but…

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 12:41 PM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 12:34 PM JST - 13th August

LIBERTAS - it's a small sand carrier, not a "large tanker-type" ship.

Posted in S. Korean ship collides with N. Korean boat, 2 believed missing at 12:34 PM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 11:45 AM JST - 13th August

The funny thing is that a lot of Americans think this is perfectly normal behaviour - it is only those who have seen the way that most of the rest of the world behaves who are cringing. One of my American friends said he thinks it's a bit over the…

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 11:45 AM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 10:15 AM JST - 13th August

Pukey2 - part of the comments about them looking like boys was a read-between-the-lines implication that they have been carrying on the long tradition of Chinese doping (remember all the running records fuelled by "special mushrooms"? ). Communist countries seem to be defined by it when it comes to Olympic…

Posted in Japanese duo upset defending champs in badminton at 10:15 AM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 10:02 AM JST - 13th August

Ah so - I don't disagree with you. However too many people outside Japan seem to consider manga (and that means ANY manga) to be "art". In my view, it isn't - its primary function is to serve as unhealthy, childish escapism for sexually frustrated salarymen. One of those things…

Posted in Popular culture helping growth of Japanese studies in Britain at 10:02 AM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 09:51 AM JST - 13th August

rjd jr - I'm afraid I'm one of those people. He's entitled to a celebration, and he is doubtless one of he best swimmers ever (especially since Thorpe gave him the chance by retiring) but he sounds like an arrogant thug to me. I'd respect him a lot more if…

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 09:51 AM JST - 13th August