ppayne said...

ppayne at 10:44 AM JST - 16th June

Remember, most Japanese aren’t allowed to have opinions until they are 50 years old.

Um, you are seriously in need of getting out and seeing real Japan. I run an anime export company (J-List) and couldn't get through a day without many good ideas by my Japanese employees who…

Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 10:44 AM JST - 16th June
ppayne at 05:56 PM JST - 15th June

So, these Iraqis are so mad at us, the Americans, that they kill themselves. Kill their own people. Innocents who did nothing. Really smart, that.

Posted in Female suicide bomber strikes soccer fans near cafe north of Baghdad at 05:56 PM JST - 15th June
ppayne at 12:20 PM JST - 11th June

I run a business and pay a lot of taxes, and the ceiling on the Social Security tax is very important to me, since I pay double social security taxes up to the first $100,000 or so. If that were ever removed or raised, I would take drastic action in…

Posted in McCain, Obama trade jabs on economy, taxes at 12:20 PM JST - 11th June
ppayne at 07:00 PM JST - 8th June

This will change Akiba forever. :(

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 07:00 PM JST - 8th June
ppayne at 11:05 AM JST - 5th June

If 25% of people act a little less moral, the "real morality number" of the society of which those members are a part is lowered. So shut up. The last thing Japan needs is to try so hard to be moral it becomes the least moral country around, like the…

Posted in These days, on trains, for example, we often see people who have little sense of public morality. at 11:05 AM JST - 5th June
ppayne at 09:46 PM JST - 3rd June

No iPhone? Fail!

Posted in KDDI au announces new handsets and monthly plan at 09:46 PM JST - 3rd June
ppayne at 11:14 AM JST - 2nd June

Oh, and Zaphod, careful how much of that "world-wide Caliphate" stuff you swallow. A lot of it is the wishes of a tiny fringe (along the lines of people who wish to turn the U.S. into a Christian version of Iran, e.g. quite small) being used by the U.S. government…

Posted in Al-Qaida's stance on women sparks extremist debate at 11:14 AM JST - 2nd June
ppayne at 11:10 AM JST - 2nd June

This terrible sexism should be brought up for discussion at the G8 talks. Surely we can get Al Quaida to see that progress must be made in allowing women to murder in the name of Allah as men do. In other news, does anyone think it odd that these people…

Posted in Al-Qaida's stance on women sparks extremist debate at 11:10 AM JST - 2nd June
ppayne at 10:48 AM JST - 27th May

How can we know this for sure? How awful, I have no words to describe someone who would take their whole family with them. At what point will Japan realize it's got an epidemic of depression on its hands here??

Posted in 6 family members killed as minivan plunges into sea in Kumamoto at 10:48 AM JST - 27th May
ppayne at 12:04 PM JST - 9th May

Hmm, marriage is fine if you've got the right person. If you don't, looking for her/him is good, but also consider trying to BE the right person for her.

Posted in What advantages does married life offer in an era of increasing divorce rates? at 12:04 PM JST - 9th May