ptolemy said...

ptolemy at 11:58 PM JST - 8th September

Very good memyself,

Yes I did in high school. Same thing into the Chicago River. I almost crushed my left heel. I got dared and did exactly as this boy did. I got lucky I suppose. It's not just boys either, my daughter took a dare plunge into the Oyodo…

Posted in 16-yr-old boy dies after jumping with 4 friends into canal in Tokyo at 11:58 PM JST - 8th September
ptolemy at 03:50 AM JST - 8th September

All the taxes to support them and their lifestyle are for ... exactly? Especially like today: unemployment and so on because Monarchy does...? To earn their keep?

Fill in the blanks to educate me, because I think they are all the largest welfare class in the world.

Supercub, I thought…

Posted in Would you like to see all monarchies abolished? at 03:50 AM JST - 8th September
ptolemy at 03:28 AM JST - 8th September

Bad Benny Hill skit, knickers and all. Being a cop makes even more so. (Cue "Yakety Sax" as he runs off.)

Posted in Saitama cop arrested for trying to steal woman’s underwear on Twilight Express at 03:28 AM JST - 8th September
ptolemy at 03:22 AM JST - 8th September

Personally, Mother Nature can do her best. I'll just sit popcorn and beer in hand and cheer her on. More air, food, and H2O for the rest of us. The sky is falling! Are you scared yet?

Posted in Typhoons stronger than Katrina may hit Japan if global warming continues, researchers warn at 03:22 AM JST - 8th September
ptolemy at 11:40 PM JST - 5th September

I think she looks fine.

Posted in Dita Von Teese at 11:40 PM JST - 5th September
ptolemy at 11:34 PM JST - 5th September

Contrary to some of the ignorant comments here (big surprise) this dad is my Father of the Decade. Being a father I can only only surmise holding his breath was not on his to do list at the moment.

I love the sardonic and mindless comments some can make, showing…

Posted in Father dies trying to stop son's hydrogen sulfide gas suicide at 11:34 PM JST - 5th September
ptolemy at 11:18 PM JST - 2nd September

I don't know kittychan, depending on WHY he stole it, he could lose more. Fiberglass can leave serious wounds. Nyuk, nyuk.

Posted in Yakuza exec arrested for stealing Peko-chan doll at 11:18 PM JST - 2nd September
ptolemy at 04:46 AM JST - 2nd September

Saw on MRT News here in Miyazaki last week when Yosano almost passed out. I looked pretty bad. Hope he is feeling better. Politics aside, anyone his age needs to be careful in intense heat. You young bucks and does out there too. You need to take care in the…

Posted in Ministers to skip overseas meetings at 04:46 AM JST - 2nd September
ptolemy at 04:13 AM JST - 2nd September

A few months back I got a call from daughter's school to pick her up. I got there and her blond hair had shoe polish brushed into it. Apparently one of the girls felt she needed an uninvited make over.

I calmly asked the teacher how that could happen in…

Posted in Bullying blamed after two 13-yr-old girls jump to their deaths at 04:13 AM JST - 2nd September
ptolemy at 08:26 PM JST - 30th August

Hope and change, or more of the same?

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, don't get fooled again."

Posted in DPJ crushes LDP in landslide victory; Hatoyama certain to become next PM at 08:26 PM JST - 30th August