soothsayer said...

soothsayer at 06:59 AM JST - 26th June

A free furoshiki? Great! Vistors can use it to wipe the inkstains from airport security off their fingers.

Posted in Newcomers to Tokyo get a Welcome Furoshiki at 06:59 AM JST - 26th June
soothsayer at 06:56 AM JST - 26th June

Let's see, spray paint cars or write on a world heritage site. Yeah, I can see how they are the same. I hope you caught the sarcasm because I was laying it on pretty thick. I do think that she should be punished, not just scolded. Give her a failing…

Posted in Japanese student scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 06:56 AM JST - 26th June
soothsayer at 07:25 AM JST - 25th June

If only she'd done it in Singapore. Then justice would have been done just as it was to that American idiot who was caned for spray painting cars.

Posted in Japanese student scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 07:25 AM JST - 25th June
soothsayer at 08:43 PM JST - 24th June

knucklerap,

It seems that young women are growing up much faster these days. Isn't the onset of first menses about 1-2 years sooner than, say, 30-40 years ago? It's still a shocking crime, but not as shocking as it used to be, I'd say.

Yes, you'd say that. And you'd…

Posted in Teacher, 38, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl in Ibaraki at 08:43 PM JST - 24th June
soothsayer at 07:37 PM JST - 21st June

mikihouse,

Go Fukuda san. You never made anything good for people living in Japan. You keep pushing for increase tax, reinstate road tax, cut the benefits for elderly, keeping the expensive taxes on foreign goods such that the prices of flour, milk, butter and necessary commodities are very high while…

Posted in Japan apologizes, offers compensation to Taiwan over boat sinking at 07:37 PM JST - 21st June
soothsayer at 04:01 PM JST - 20th June

Americans are outrageously fat too, but in general better looking.

I agree. As proof, look at all the Americans you see in hollywood movies. Absolute stunners, every last one of them, and clearly representative of the population as a whole.

Posted in Australia world's fattest nation, U.S. 2nd at 04:01 PM JST - 20th June
soothsayer at 11:30 PM JST - 19th June

Sounds like sex in a marriage in Japan is meant only to make a baby. I thought sex was a way to express one's love for their mate?!

I thought it was both. Hang on...it is! whoo hoo!

Posted in Japanese missing out on orgasms, Durex survey shows at 11:30 PM JST - 19th June
soothsayer at 05:31 PM JST - 17th June

I don't think it is very fair on the athletes. It should have been a personal decision rather than an enforcement handed down by the AOC.

Actually, I think you'll probably find that the athletes were given the chance to vote on the issue. That's what can happen in a…

Posted in Australia pulls some athletes from Olympic opening ceremony at 05:31 PM JST - 17th June
soothsayer at 04:50 PM JST - 17th June

They should barium alive!

I'll pay that! Looking forward to seeing this decision overturned.

Posted in Ex-assistant professor gets suspended term for irradiating female colleague who rejected him at 04:50 PM JST - 17th June
soothsayer at 07:17 PM JST - 13th June

Redmeatkoolaid,

Regarding http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/19/8-barack-obama/, I must say thank you for directing me to it. I have returned to this site with a profound regard for the intelligence and education of JT posters, even if some of them get a bit snarky towards each other at times.

Posted in Obama campaign: Wife never used the word 'Whitey' at 07:17 PM JST - 13th June