westurn said...

westurn at 11:39 PM JST - 17th July

"The word meaning petty and cheap is of Norwegian origin and is completely unrelated."

According to ???

Posted in Jackson used N-word in off-air remarks: Fox News at 11:39 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 11:37 PM JST - 17th July

"The proposed 4 to 6 percent limit would force Japan and others to substantially cut import tariffs on many politically sensitive products, such as rice, wheat and dairy products."

The real winners here would be "we" the consumers ! Japanese rice ? 10 times the world price ! wheat ?…

Posted in Japan farmers oppose proposal by head of WTO farm committee at 11:37 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 11:29 PM JST - 17th July

"The original meaning of that little word means an ignorant person"

No it doesn't ! The original meaning is "someone who is petty or cheap".

Cripes where do you all get yer info... off the internet ?

Posted in Jackson used N-word in off-air remarks: Fox News at 11:29 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 11:07 PM JST - 17th July

"Surprised Matsuzaka and Okajima didn't make the team"

No surprise here ! Neither are "all-star" material ! Fans know it as do the coaches who select the subs. Not sure what yer thinkin altria but nobody seems to agree with you.

Posted in Ichiro gets hit as AL edges NL in 15 innings at 11:07 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 11:04 PM JST - 17th July

Wilbur... really ???

"the program started in the US about 10 yrs ago"

where ? what state ? what car dealer ? What company ??? I've been in the states dozens of times... never heard nor seen this there ! Do share the details.

Posted in Toyota offers cash incentive to buyers for carrying ads on cars at 11:04 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 11:01 PM JST - 17th July

"the US grows Japanese-style rice for a lot less."

Yes they do ! And they got butter too ! But lets not get confused here. The Japanese rice that was sent to China was really for Japanese expats not for chinese consumers ! With all those J factories opening in…

Posted in Chinese consumers shun high-priced Japanese rice at 11:01 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 10:54 PM JST - 17th July

adaydream... you need to back your misguided opinions with some facts !

WMD'S ??? Found !!! Just google it up !

No recession ??? Check the definition as it applies to US markets and you'll find... er, um... well, No recession !!!

Drilling off the coast ???

July 14th, as…

Posted in Bush finds few encouraging things to say about U.S. problems at 10:54 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 10:48 PM JST - 17th July

once again McDonalds is gonna make a mint ! The Japanese love everything about this food chain, and at 100 yen a pop you better believe the competition can't keep up. Wonder why that is ? I mean why is it the American products and companies are able to keep…

Posted in McBakery's new line-up at 10:48 PM JST - 17th July
westurn at 09:17 AM JST - 16th July

"President George W Bush found few encouraging things to say Tuesday as he assessed a grinding list of problems for his final six months in the White House2

Is this news ??? I mean didn't Reagan make a career out of pretty much doing the same thing ? If only…

Posted in Bush finds few encouraging things to say about U.S. problems at 09:17 AM JST - 16th July
westurn at 09:14 AM JST - 16th July

teru, teru, teru...

"westurn are you crazy?2

no, just honest... like these folks:

"Not really a very interesting mountain to climb"

"Mt. Fuji's the kind of mountain that you admire from afar. Up close though it's nothing special."

"Aah yes, the good old "渋滞", traffic jam to the top."

Not…

Posted in Mt Fuji at 09:14 AM JST - 16th July