thundercat said...

thundercat at 04:10 PM JST - 28th May

no problem with genuine subsistence hunting

So as long as people have just enough to survive that's ok...

If you want to see differing opinions on the matter just read a little more than

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/27/jean-hunt.html

The headline is:

Would have been an insult not accept seal heart: Gov. Gen.

The…

Posted in Canada's governor general eats seal heart at 04:10 PM JST - 28th May
thundercat at 03:16 PM JST - 28th May

cleo, you clearly said

A handful of diehard traditionalists hanging on in the far north

I know very well where the hunts take place, I tried to correct you on that, but you still seem to be on the attack.

Your claim of independent observers is a total farce. Who…

Posted in Canada's governor general eats seal heart at 03:16 PM JST - 28th May
thundercat at 01:02 PM JST - 28th May

cleo, you said:

A handful of diehard traditionalists hanging on in the far north do not need to kill hundreds of thousands of baby seals in a mad frenzy in order to preserve their traditional way of life.

Which seemed to imply the Inuit were the diehard traditionalists because they…

Posted in Canada's governor general eats seal heart at 01:02 PM JST - 28th May
thundercat at 12:41 PM JST - 28th May

Noripinhead,

Try Junkadelic in Naka-Meguro.

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thundercat at 10:19 AM JST - 28th May

Well, in my experience, these type of accidents are usually caused by drivers running red lights. As a pedestrian, we really have to be on our toes at intersection and always look both ways even when we have the green light. Glad to hear the injuries are only minor.

Posted in Three children hit by truck; escape with minor injuries at 10:19 AM JST - 28th May
thundercat at 09:53 AM JST - 28th May

cleo-

I'm sorry, I generally agree with a lot of the opinions you post on JT but on this thread you reek of ignorance.

If people choose to live in the frozen north where the only source of food is fishy-smelly seal meat, fine, let them eat that...

That sentence…

Posted in Canada's governor general eats seal heart at 09:53 AM JST - 28th May
thundercat at 11:28 PM JST - 27th May

I think the article speaks for itself that this was a largely ceremonial and traditional affair. The only way you are going to be able to change that is by building a time machine and travelling back a few hundred years to teach the Inuit how to grow corn and…

Posted in Canada's governor general eats seal heart at 11:28 PM JST - 27th May
thundercat at 07:23 PM JST - 27th May

Couldn't she just kiss babies, like other pathetic, fishing-for votes pollies do?

She is appointed, not elected.

Posted in Canada's governor general eats seal heart at 07:23 PM JST - 27th May
thundercat at 03:30 PM JST - 27th May

Hey, good job j-cops! Seems like just yesterday more than one poster claimed that unless this guy turned himself in the cops would never find him. C'mon guys, you know who you are, a little congratulations is in order!

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thundercat at 09:27 PM JST - 24th May

Dubya, think you got ripped off if your clock goes from 11:59am to 12:01pm...

Posted in Woman found murdered in Nagano hotel room at 09:27 PM JST - 24th May