pathat said...

pathat at 12:52 PM JST - 12th August

The U.S. is raking in the medals-19 at last count. China doing a great job, especially with the golds.

Japan is stuck on 4 medals.

Posted in 3 world records fall; Phelps wins 2nd Olympic gold at 12:52 PM JST - 12th August
pathat at 10:39 AM JST - 12th August

Well, the U.S. government was gracious enough to provide me with $300 several weeks ago as part of the economic stimulus package of the Bush administration simply because I have filed the proper tax forms with the IRS for the past decade. So, since I actually DO pay taxes in…

Posted in Gov't outlines economic package to lift sagging economy at 10:39 AM JST - 12th August
pathat at 09:54 AM JST - 12th August

"Let me see.... hair dyed until it's an awful blond colour, false eyecolour courtesy of contact lenses, famous for being famous, showing a lot of flesh, plastic surgery on the face, an absolute airhead, hopping from one bed to another, always with her LV bag. Yes, the typical Shibuya girl.…

Posted in Aya Ueto to play Paris Hilton-like celebrity in new drama at 09:54 AM JST - 12th August
pathat at 09:47 AM JST - 12th August

Euphoria spreads throughout the Pentagon, the rest of the U.S. military establishment, defense contractors etc., as the realization dawns that they will not have to pretend to find post-Cold War enemies anymore, hey, Russia is back! We are in the money!

"There cannot be one standard for the US and…

Posted in Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships at 09:47 AM JST - 12th August
pathat at 09:10 AM JST - 12th August

Noisy, picky, "claiming," complaining, err...voicing their displeasure concerning various things?

Posted in Fukuda criticizes Ota for calling consumers 'noisy' at 09:10 AM JST - 12th August
pathat at 05:39 PM JST - 11th August

The U.S. learned its lesson-finally-from some poor performances in the past couple World Championships/Olympics and will be ready to do what is necessary as a team to win Olympic gold this time. There are many great players in other countries around the world, and a bunch of them play in…

Posted in U.S. beats China 101-70 in men's basketball opener at 05:39 PM JST - 11th August
pathat at 04:43 PM JST - 11th August

From Yahoo! sportswriter Chris Chase, "Did the French Choke?"

"To his credit, Bernard was gracious in defeat, clapping when the Americans received their gold medals and shaking the hand of Michael Phelps after the ceremony. Or maybe that was just his way of surrendering. The French are pretty good at…

Posted in Kitajima wins gold with world record in 100 breaststroke; U.S. takes relay gold at 04:43 PM JST - 11th August
pathat at 04:38 PM JST - 11th August

I guess the expansion plans of NATO have gone a bit awry.

Posted in Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships at 04:38 PM JST - 11th August
pathat at 04:36 PM JST - 11th August

It is nice to see the people running Tokyo Tower doing their bit to cut electric power consumption.

Posted in Tokyo Bay fireworks at 04:36 PM JST - 11th August
pathat at 12:48 PM JST - 11th August

The U.S. just won the 400m freestyle relay over France by .08 seconds in World Record time. Jason Lezaks final split of 46.06 was the difference over Alain Bernards 46.73 final leg for France. I guess Bernard should not have run his mouth prior to the race. If you are…

Posted in Kitajima wins gold with world record in 100 breaststroke; U.S. takes relay gold at 12:48 PM JST - 11th August