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Japan is a gun-free society…
… where people often get shanked. I never used to be fazed by shit like this in the news because over the years I just became numb to it. When you first start living in Japan, it is hard to understand why the people can be selflessly polite and compassionate on one hand, and yet were feared as such ruthless self-disembowling baby killer rape-happy sadists not so long ago. One hint that perhaps not all is well in modern times, either, is the frequency of shockingly violent/sadistic/twisted incidents reported in the Japanese media. It seems like we hear about classroom slashings, group suicides, and heart-wrenching abuse cases on an almost…
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MAD?
Not like this guy. Whoa… That’s even more impressive than the parking cone collection I had in my college dorm room! I have a feeling that guy would feel at home in Akiba, for some reason. Useless factoid o’ the day: I went to middle school with the daughter of Sergio Aragones. Groo!
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On Incompetence
Thou art a vile pimple on the arse of humanity, yet it pains to smite thee thusly… Were it not for the heinous afflictions suffered unto thine colleagues, thou might err justly on the side of righteousness and bear forgivance! But… Two separate incidents marked with the same gross display of incompetence in the space of a fortnight? Woe! Woe, I say! A pox upon thee! …
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Saving Ryan’s Privates
Back to work after a 3-day weekend (can’t be bothered to remember what Stupid Japanese Holiday it was). Mondays suck but I won’t bore you with the obvious. Much to my surprise I found a possible contender for Most Disturbing Headline Ever – go take a look for yourself: LINK
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Maruhan Win
My hunch paid off.
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Seiri bango #19
Why not?
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Yoda Revisited
Looking through some photos I took last year brought back memories of the one-eyed kitten we rescued and eventually named Yoda. His was a happy ending. My sister took him as carry-on when she went back home to the states last summer. He now lives at my family’s house and apparently weighs more than our Shih Tzu. I have missed having pets here in Japan.
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White Cider
Sounds like a movie sequel.
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Spare roll missing
nai.
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72 Virgin Goats
It occurs to me that on a scale of Loserdom, a white supremacist with a mother named Maria Del Prado is second only to these suicide bombers you occasionally see on the news whose vests go off prematurely, killing only themselves. One can only hope these losers spend eternity comparing notes on their failed lives and getting eaten by 72 virgin goats in an oasis of poison oak and concertina wire. Damn, what was in my coffee today?
