sydenham said...

sydenham at 11:53 AM JST - 4th November

tkoind2,

what kind of "good deal" keeps a country from standing on its own 2 feet?

Neither the Russians nor the Chinese are interested in aggression aimed at fully industrialized countries that are not former colonies in this nuclear age, and especially with their own rapidly westernizing upper/middle classes. They…

Posted in U.S. warns Japan against reneging on Okinawa base relocation deal at 11:53 AM JST - 4th November
sydenham at 06:19 AM JST - 2nd November

Anomaly Jr.

They're buying the BS.

Here's an example of what happens: An old high school friend recently got into this and posted her video on her Facebook page. Nobody commented directly on her page (of course, that's Facebook for you), however, every single guy I talked to that had…

Posted in Pole dancing picks up momentum for women - and men at 06:19 AM JST - 2nd November
sydenham at 08:50 PM JST - 1st November

Wow, real modern-day Robin Hoods.

I admire their elan.

Posted in Somali pirates: Western boats 'loot' Somali fish at 08:50 PM JST - 1st November
sydenham at 08:42 PM JST - 1st November

he's a loser. fine him for that on top of the skateboarding.

Posted in 23-year-old man arrested for skateboarding on busy pathway at 08:42 PM JST - 1st November
sydenham at 11:25 AM JST - 1st November

evaganda. "so...?"

pole dancing is just striptease, and no amount of after-the-fact effort to legitimize this so-called "sport" can take that away. This is a farcically obvious attempt to make money by gaining mainstream approval of women cheapening themselves under the laughable guise of "empowerment."

In essence, it is saying…

Posted in Pole dancing picks up momentum for women - and men at 11:25 AM JST - 1st November
sydenham at 09:33 PM JST - 31st October

BS.

striptease by any other name is still striptease. the first pole dancer i ever saw did exactly the same position as the the one in the photo above... plus many more. and i was fairly certain at that time that even without any prior knowledge of the eastern influence…

Posted in Pole dancing picks up momentum for women - and men at 09:33 PM JST - 31st October
sydenham at 10:21 AM JST - 16th October

2.5 mil per month. 30 million per year. Any company renting those things for their execs is a company in need of overhaul.

yes, part of it is jealousy, but the other part is just disbelief at how companies can lose money and still hand over the big dosh to…

Posted in Home away from home at 10:21 AM JST - 16th October
sydenham at 05:29 AM JST - 10th October

if i could marry uniqlo...

Posted in Uniqlo operator logs record sales, operating profit at 05:29 AM JST - 10th October
sydenham at 07:09 PM JST - 6th October

yeah, i don't need typhoons either.

Posted in Powerful typhoon lashes southwest Japan; expected to make landfall Thursday at 07:09 PM JST - 6th October
sydenham at 05:29 AM JST - 6th October

This kind of ceremony is held for many things. From sewing needles to carpenters' tools.

Posted in Dolls' day at 05:29 AM JST - 6th October