hoserfella's past comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 24, 2013 - 12:08PM JST

  I for one, LOVE the smell of cigarettes on an old man's breath late at night on a train with a hint of gyoza and whisky.

  Posted in: Survey suggests that more kids than ever in Japan think cigarettes stink

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  hoserfellaMay. 24, 2013 - 12:03PM JST

  Oh I don't know, Hide. A truly miserable person would stay up nights scouring comment boards looking for anything deemed offensive to Japan. LOLOL (I laughed longer, does that mean I win?)

  Posted in: Miura becomes oldest person to reach Everest summit

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  hoserfellaMay. 24, 2013 - 10:17AM JST

  Hide - before you get your shorts in a knot, I'm happy he made it safe and sound. Do you think you can get through the weekend now?

  Posted in: Miura becomes oldest person to reach Everest summit

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  hoserfellaMay. 24, 2013 - 10:03AM JST

  If you did not know, they're paid for it, instead of respecting such a great performance you just give senseless comments, if he was an American then you would say " I'm proud to be an American, God bless you, God bless the USA"

  Minami Tamiyo - speaking of senseless comments, why would a Canadian say "God bless the USA"?

  Hide - If pointing out the obvious fact that an 80 year-old's party is a 4 time operated on heartbeat away from danger is negative, you are being way too precious.

  Posted in: Miura becomes oldest person to reach Everest summit

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  hoserfellaMay. 23, 2013 - 11:16PM JST

  Sure beats sitting in a bath chair.

  so climb Everest risking the lives of your party, or sit in a bath chair. Are those the only 2 options he faced in old age?

  Posted in: Miura becomes oldest person to reach Everest summit

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  hoserfellaMay. 23, 2013 - 09:59PM JST

  @no miso - read my comment again. They were only halfway home. He still has to get down safely

  Posted in: Miura becomes oldest person to reach Everest summit

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  hoserfellaMay. 23, 2013 - 07:59PM JST

  The Japanese government did not convict him. The bone-headed prosecutors who ignored and bent evidence to fit reality to their stereotype owe him one, and then some.

  As Tom DeMicke points out, public prosecutors are representatives of the gov't. The Japanese gov't owes him an apology and a hell of a lot of compensation

  Posted in: Wrongfully convicted Nepali man asks for apology from the Japanese government

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  hoserfellaMay. 23, 2013 - 05:15PM JST

  Hold off on the congratulations, as someone already pointed out, the descent is just as dangerous as the ascent.

  He was accompanied by three other Japanese, including his son, and six Nepali sherpas.

  Thats a lot of lives put in danger for an 80 year-old's foolishness.

  Posted in: Miura becomes oldest person to reach Everest summit

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  hoserfellaMay. 23, 2013 - 04:51PM JST

  Won't get it.

  Posted in: Wrongfully convicted Nepali man asks for apology from the Japanese government

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  hoserfellaMay. 22, 2013 - 09:14AM JST

  and lost among all this is the fact that little hashimoto has set back relations with Korea, China etc.. another year or so

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  hoserfellaMay. 22, 2013 - 07:13AM JST

  when Shintaro Ishihara tells you to "tone it down a little", you know you've gone off the deep end.

  Posted in: Ishihara advises Hashimoto to stop tweeting

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 06:02PM JST

  rickyvee - Your original post claimed hashimoto hadn't denied the existence of sex slaves, which he clearly did by suggesting they were nothing more than paid prostitutes, or "comfort women". That is very clear and hardly a "straw man" argument, as you say. I wonder if you've read this story at all beyond the first few sentences..

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 03:17PM JST

  and lets just settle on 200,000 for now since even middle-of-the-road JT quotes it.

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 03:14PM JST

  rickyvee - you haven't answered my question (and I doubt I'll get an answer) Were the women volunteer "comfort women" or were they sex slaves?

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 01:52PM JST

  Also, hoserfella, if you went to the exhibit as I have, I'm sure you'd notice plenty more Japanese celebrities who must not be 'well-known' because I doubt you would know all of the others, either.

  akumakoe - I'm sure there are lots of Japanese celebrities I'm not familiar with, but I do know whats known and what isn't on the international rock scene. Sorry, but XJapan are not even on the radar.

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 01:49PM JST

  Let's hope the foreign press club journos have a little bit of bite and historical knowledge - and that it's appropriately covered in the media.

  I'm very much looking forward to next Monday as well. Would be refreshing to see someone make him squirm in front of the cameras.

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 01:05PM JST

  I don't mean to kick a man when he's down Luca, but Jeez. That quote WAS in every headline...

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 12:59PM JST

  You're not reading what he said properly. He's claiming that the survey was conducted based on the assumption that he had said comfort women were necessary, when in fact he hadn't.

  Ah, lucabrasi - I think I may be able to shed some light on your confusion here. I read the story today, yesterday, Sunday, Saturday, Friday, and I think last Thursday when it began. Here is a sample quote from hashimoto;

  Hashimoto said last week these women served a “necessary” role

  Voila. There you have it.

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 12:25PM JST

  nice! now you're getting down to facts.

  rickyvee- we're getting down to something and I think I know what it is...

  Do you agree with Hashimoto that the universally agreed upon number of 200,000 is a myth?

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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  hoserfellaMay. 21, 2013 - 11:42AM JST

  rickyvee - a quote from hasimoto is the story above;

  “A sex slave is something completely different from a comfort woman,” he said without elaborating.

  do you agree with this?

  Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments