jonobugs said...

jonobugs at 10:10 PM JST - 2nd June

Jesssssicaa, that's 5 and 3/4 pizza's in 6 minutes, not 59. Keep in mind that they are 1 pound each, that's 5.75 pounds of pizza or almost 1lb/min. He did eat 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes though.

As for your 3rd post...they tied at 59 hot dogs in ten…

Posted in Kobayashi beats American champ Chestnut in pizza eating match at 10:10 PM JST - 2nd June
jonobugs at 11:37 PM JST - 1st June

For those of you eager to believe racist attitudes by the paper, have you ever thought that the article was trying to point out that it was an American 'style' football team as opposed to soccer, as many Japanese people consider football to be soccer. It's not really important to…

Posted in 6 Kyoto university students arrested over gang-rape at 11:37 PM JST - 1st June
jonobugs at 11:16 PM JST - 27th May

With the small crappy lenses, all this 'high vision' will do is store crappy video that takes up more room than the other regular video...

Posted in KDDI unveils summer mobile lineup with hi-vision movie camera at 11:16 PM JST - 27th May
jonobugs at 11:13 PM JST - 27th May

sounds great ... if it works.

Posted in Sharp develops new solar module for mobile devices at 11:13 PM JST - 27th May
jonobugs at 01:16 PM JST - 26th May

This is a great idea. There are so many reasons why biking is good for everyone. It does have risks involved, but so does living. As long as you pay attention and follow the rules of the road, there is really no reason why it shouldn't be safe.

As for…

Posted in Companies offer special benefits to bicycle commuters at 01:16 PM JST - 26th May
jonobugs at 10:29 PM JST - 25th May

speeding, texting and doing make up. Those are the kind of assumptions you might make if the person was 20-30 years younger.

If I were trying to imagine what happened (using her age to create a stereotype), I would think that this person was overly cautious with her foot OFF…

Posted in Woman crashes car into Saitama convenience store at 10:29 PM JST - 25th May
jonobugs at 12:11 PM JST - 24th May

The thinking in Japan is that anyone driving a motor vehicle has to be prepared for any contingency. Pedestrians need to be aware of where they are going, but that won't matter when it comes to laying blame unless the pedestrian was being a complete idiot, running out of a…

Posted in Man arrested after returning to scene of fatal hit-and-run in Ibaraki at 12:11 PM JST - 24th May
jonobugs at 12:03 PM JST - 24th May

She might have received the money from her parents. In any case, I'm sure if she is spending that much money on her dream date, I don't think she wants people who actually need the money. She is probably looking to marry into money or someone of a 'high calibre'.…

Posted in Woman swindled out of Y200 million by matchmaker at 12:03 PM JST - 24th May
jonobugs at 03:38 AM JST - 23rd May

nandakandamanda:

Your first post states that you didn't have time to read the responses and wanted to know what happened.

When Cleo kindly summarized it for you, you then replied with a very interesting response that suggests many scenarios, none of which were mentioned in any article I have previously…

Posted in High court gives drunk driver 20 years for accident that killed 3 children at 03:38 AM JST - 23rd May
jonobugs at 10:28 PM JST - 22nd May

That's too bad...I have a Toshiba phone and I really love it. It was the only brand carried by Softbank that had all the features I wanted...Looks like I might have to switch companies should I want a new phone!

Posted in Toshiba to stop making cell phones in Japan at 10:28 PM JST - 22nd May