Wednesday February 15, 2012

stanoue's past comments

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    stanoue

    I want to see this too. Smithinjapan & your reference to Memoirs of a Geisha - it's funny how you poke fun at Japanese people being disappointed that the role of a Japanese woman in historical days was not played by a Japanese actress. a) I can't see how that's relevant to the current topic and b) if (for example) a Non-Maori person played a lead Maori role in a film, I'd be disappointed. Just because Hollywood doesn't care about the accuracy of films with a cultural/historical background, doesn't mean that this is the ideal way to create films or that viewers should have to put up with it.

    Posted in: Glover examines prejudices in new film set in Japan

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    stanoue

    I like her top. Don't like the talons so much. When are those things gonna go out of fashion in Japan?

    Posted in: Kyoko Hasegawa

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    stanoue

    what an ugly piece of crap

    Posted in: Funny face

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    stanoue

    Hey - Betting there is a Mr Universe, too. Plenty of men in the world also want to be judged on their looks. What is wrong with having a combination of both?

    Posted in: What do you think of beauty contests like Miss Universe?

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    stanoue

    Hah!! I read the quote as they were posing with their children and thought 'wow, even the kids come along to G8 what a family event'. Obviously wrong. The dude on the left forgot to smile.

    Posted in: Bush

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    stanoue

    **Come November, let's hope you all step up to the plate and pick somebody worthy of being President of the United States.

    That's the problem - they only ever get two to pick from. Confuses me how that is the best way to run a democracy.

    Posted in: Bush urges Americans to be proud of country

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    stanoue

    Oh I'm not ungrateful, who wouldn't appreciate USA visiting to protect their own country - its the visit with different motives which annoys me. And the constant changing between "we are in (insert country) to protect them from themselves" to "we are in (insert country) to protect America".

    Posted in: Bush urges Americans to be proud of country

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    stanoue

    hey...you could bring some troops home from Iraq to help fight the fires?

    Posted in: California wildfires strain state's resources

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    stanoue

    Cleo - excellent point. In addition, in NZ/Helen Clark's case, if her man didn't accompany her everywhere, would it draw the same comments? I suspect not.

    Posted in: French first lady skipping G-8 summit because of upcoming album

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    stanoue

    In places like Afghanistan and Iraq, many risk their lives every day to protect America

    This sort of comment really irks me. If you want to protect America, stay in America and protect it from the inside. The day America visits my country to 'protect America'.....

    Posted in: Bush urges Americans to be proud of country

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    stanoue

    Nothing wrong with them...hurts noone and is no more frivolous than a lot of other entertainment. Besides, it's nice to see some 'beautiful' woman who don't like like bony heroin addicts (like so many 'models' these days)

    Posted in: What do you think of beauty contests like Miss Universe?

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    stanoue

    “It would mean losing 20% of our business for an energy saving of 4%.” >

    This shows exactly what a nonsense idea this is. If they are serious about cutting greenhouse gases, there are so many more sensible options.

    Posted in: Plan to cut convenience store hours 'playing with fire'

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    stanoue

    Australia doesn't deserve to be in the top 5...as niku mentioned, they have a habit of following USA into unsavoury wars (Iraq). Not to mention things like Cronulla race riots, detention centres for refugees on islands they don't even own and terrible terrible treatment of indigenous people...how could you even expect it to edge out (for example) Jpn or NZ? And I'm not sure why RedMeatKoolAid is so surprised Israel is near the bottom of the list - would you call that place 'peaceful'!? I am surprised East Timor isn't mentioned but I haven't looked at the full list.

    Posted in: Japan ranked 5th most peaceful country in world

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    stanoue

    It's a joke that approval of a single person's wife even rates in electing a political leader. There is a need for a major haul of the US political system...guess it's never going to happen though

    Posted in: Americans cool to Michelle Obama, don't know Cindy McCain

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    stanoue

    electric...Unilever 'makes' everything. So does P&G. Pretty sure not in the same factory, mate

    Posted in: Unilever Japan to raise tea prices for 1st time in decade

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    stanoue

    Yeah I could watch Kimutaku act for hours.... him and Matsumoto Jun, so much more attractive when acting.

    Posted in: Kimutaku gets a bit of advice from Koizumi's crony

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    stanoue

    Hey - lots of 82 year olds still have their wits (and coordination) about them! This is why I am all for cycle lanes and/or cycling on the footpaths - and cycle helmets.

    Posted in: Man arrested over hit-and-run death of 82-year-old cyclist in Funabashi

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    stanoue

    is the dude on the far right actually an actor? Look at the terrible fit of his pants.

    Posted in: Tokyo!

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    stanoue

    Kath & Kim, Monty Python, Black Books, Rove (yes, I know he is a comedian not a comedy)

    Posted in: Name your top 5 TV comedies.

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    stanoue

    These figures are a bit laughable...the Aussies pick NZ, NZ picks Aussie, Asian countries pick their neighbours - this has a lot to do with convenience of visiting somewhere close, the lower cost to visit the big places (like Australia) and that people don't want to go too far out of their cultural comfort zone. I would never recommend AU as a "must see" destination. But then again, I live there...

    Posted in: Neilson reports 'must see' travel destinations in Asia Pacific

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