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Well at least they didn't drop engine parts on Batam, Indonesia (Qantas Flight 32 A380) or…
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Ah yes, thanks to you Japanese people trying so hard to post same videos OVER AND…
Why no one's here today to write that Japan will go bankrupt soon?
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I LOL at the YouTubes of cats riding on these things.
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The only thing worse than a mummified body in a restaurant is half a mummified body…
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No political party is sincere.
No political party is humble.
No political party is honest.
What's this guy smoking?
Posted in: The LDP suffered a crushing defeat in the election for the House of Representatives in 2009, but the party is now sincere, humble and honest.
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FAIL!
"Ronald McDonald in Africa" gives you FOUR results!
HO HO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
What's even funnier is "loch ness monster in africa" gives FIVE results!
Posted in: Which pop culture character do you think is the most recognizable on the planet?
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Word on the street is this movie is pretty crap, and I've read a few people expect it to bomb, compared to how much it costs. They had to re-shoot the ending, as it didn't make much sense and was panned by their "focus group" audience.
Of course, I'll see it, but I'll have to force myself to NOT compare it to the book (surprisingly fantastic), from which I understand it bears little similarity.
Posted in: 'World War Z' draws massive crowd in NYC
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These G-8 summits are like the meetings of the five families in "The Godfather."
Bunch of crooks, plotting how to expand their criminal enterprises.
Posted in: G-8 discuss Syria, hostage ransoms, tax evasion on last day of summit
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It's probably fake somehow, just like their GDP data. They probably didn't build a fast computer, just one that would do well on their "benchmarrk" test. In fact, all it's probably good for is passing benchmark tests.
And I wouldn't be surprised if the guys that design these benchmark "tests" are on the take as well.
Nobody's honest these days, especially governments.
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Was it wrong to push him? Of course.
Should they be charged with attempted murder? Of course.
However, if you're by yourself, you might want to think twice about "reprimanding" somebody. At the very least, take a couple seconds to imagine the worst possible outcome, and take precautions to prevent it.
I'm not sure that assuming anybody you publicly reprimand will take it lying down is the safest behavior. Like it or not, you gotta watch your back at all times. Even in safety Japan.
Posted in: 2 men arrested for pushing man onto train tracks after argument
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
Don't blame the tool. Blame the user.
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Ah, the glories of democracies. The con that says everybody can live off everybody else.
Since democracy was "invented" MILLIONS of people have been murdered by democratically elected governments.
Before democracy was "invented," soldiers fought soldiers on battlefields, and left cities alone. Since democracy was invented, COUNTRIES bomb innocents in other COUNTRIES, as with democracy, it's understood that war means EVERYBODY in country A vs. EVERYBODY in country B.
Here's a real "eye opener" about the "glories" of democracy:
Hans Hermann Hoppe- "Democracy, The God That Failed"
http://www.amazon.com/Democracy--The-God-That-Failed-Economics/dp/0765808684
Posted in: Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated
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you don't say...
Posted in: McDonald's Japan to sell premium burgers for first time
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Japanese leaders need to learn how to take better pictures. They ALWAYS appear to be No 2 regardless for who they're being photo'd with.. For example, Abe has his hand stretched out WAY too far in this pic, showing how overeager he is to please, while Cameron has his hand a bit closer, as if pulling the other guy in.
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If these guys keep at it the entire planet is going to be a World Heritage Site.
Posted in: UNESCO to formally add Mt Fuji as World Heritage site this week
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1) This will never happen in such a highly xenophobic country such as Japan
2) The Myth of immigrants increasing tax revenues is anything but a foregone conclusion. If they eat up services more than they pay in taxes (highly likely in advanced economies with progressive tax systems) they'll be a net drain on society.
3) Unless they become full blown citizens, immigrants often send most of their income back to their home countries, killing any expected "economic growth."
The only thing that would help Japan, and let it keep it's 99% pure blood, is completely open trade agreements with as many countries as possible. Get rid of all tariffs, and let prices go where they may.
Posted in: Swelling numbers of working immigrants would also help expand Japan’s tax rolls—which the country desperately needs to address its unsustainable debt load. Social security and healthcare spending would fall relative to GDP. And the tax burden would spread out over more workers, boosting consumption.
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Why Johnny, Why?
Posted in: Johnny Depp to visit Japan in July to promote 'Lone Ranger'
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Let's see what Mr. Google has to say:
"Mickey Mouse" Yields 48 million results
"Santa Claus" Yields 41 million results
"Mickey Mouse in Africa" yields only 700 results.
"Santa Claus in Africa" yields 20,000 results.
Santa Claus FTW!
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They can't be any worse than those "noodle hot dogs" you find in the conbinis here.
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While that's true, a quick check on their official site shows that most of these chefs are seemingly of Italian decent.
http://www.itchefs-gvci.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=211&Itemid=1246
Which begs the question of whether not this is largely a contest of the Italian diaspora.
Anyhow, good luck to Yamada-san!
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I've known a lot of "freshmen" who've had to give presentations to their "trainers" and senpai's which were nothing more than an exercise and making the freshman feel his or her "place" at the bottom rung in the company.
I also knew a PhD candidate who when explained the questions he got during his defense, it seemed clear that they were just generic questions that could have been thrown at anybody, regardless of how well prepared.
Often times people ask questions like these simply to show everybody in the room they are the "authority" and the presenter is not.
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It was fun while it lasted, Abe-san. For a while there you actually got to pretend you could sit and the adult table.
Posted in: Nikkei enters bear market as stocks dive 6.35%
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Obama is the traitor. He ran on a platform of opacity and change. But he's just as bad, if not worse, that GW.
The ACLU has just filed suit against Obama. Interesting to see how this will play out.
Interesting to note about all of this. This guy worked for a company called Booz Allen. Booz Allen is owned by a larger conglomerate known as Carlyle Group. Both private entities, both used by the government to spy on us.
And who works for/has worked for The Carlye Group? Pretty much every big-wig power broker from both sides of the aisle in the past 20 years. Reagan, Bush, PM's from other countries, former heads of banks in the center of the 2008 banking crash. And Carlyle Group is also heavily financed, at least in part, by the Saudis.
Source:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-10/911-prismgate-how-carlyle-group-lbod-worlds-secrets
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So it won't melt in your mouth? What good is that?
Posted in: Heat-resistant chocolate within reach, Oreo maker says