Daily Yomiuri "Readers Forum" March 28
mr.sumo.snr
marriage chestnut. Too many letters to scan and post and I don't see a link
at the DY homepage.
What is most alarming is just how many Christian fundamentalists there would
appear to be living in Japan. Religious doctrine - as interpreted by the
individual letter writers themselves - is spewed out like a disorganized
plate of eggs and bacon.
If I have nothing better to do this week - other than make a living - I'll
try to scan and text convert the letters.
--
jonathan
Brett Robson
Thanks for the heads up, I didn't read that edition properly, I'll have a look
tonight.
Brett
.
----
Triangle Man hates Person Man
They have a fight,
Triangle wins.
Ed
Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin as
fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
Christians piss me off. They tell you that you'll go to hell if you don't
believe in god, but you'll go to hell anyway because you've got to do all
sorts of other stupid shit like praying and hail marying and eating crackers
from the hand of some faggot priest who just got finished buggering a little
boy. Why don't they just hurry up and get raptured so I don't have to worry
about answering my door whenever I see a bunch of well-dressed retards
standing outside my front door with their bags filled with copies of the
watchtower? Yeah, I'll open the door for you, but only if I see some scag in
the crowd of bible-thumpers that I wouldn't mind porking. .
Yeah sure, Jesus turned water into wine and all kinds of other kewl things,
but that's nothing compared to really kewl cats like superman. Could Jesus
fly faster than a speeding bullet? Huh! Could Jesus leap tall buildings in a
single bound? Sheeeeit! Get back to me when Jesus is as kewl as Superman.
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>Are you really surprised that there are so many Christians in this country?
>Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin as
>fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
I dislike proselytizers of all faiths but particularly the religious
Christian right in the USA.
>Christians piss me off. They tell you that you'll go to hell if you don't
>believe in god, but you'll go to hell anyway because you've got to do all
>sorts of other stupid shit like praying and hail marying and eating crackers
>from the hand of some faggot priest who just got finished buggering a little
>boy. Why don't they just hurry up and get raptured so I don't have to worry
>about answering my door whenever I see a bunch of well-dressed retards
>standing outside my front door with their bags filled with copies of the
>watchtower? Yeah, I'll open the door for you, but only if I see some scag in
>the crowd of bible-thumpers that I wouldn't mind porking. .
As homophobic as you are I thought sure YOU were a Bible thumper. Then
again it's not just the Arabs that hate the Jews. Hate and ignorance
are fairly universal problems in this world unfortunately.
If you really want to do something about the growing power of the
religious right in the USA and are an American sign this petition:
The right to free speech is the first stop on their road to a full
theocracy.
Raj
mr.sumo.snr
news:c494cq$l6l$1...@cobalt01.janis.or.jp...
> Are you really surprised that there are so many Christians in this
country?
> Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin as
> fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
>
Actually - I was surprised there were so many fundamentalists who would 1)
subscribe to the Daily Yomiuri and 2) be motivated enough to communicate
their religious beliefs in print.
Where do the born-again Bush-wannabes congregate? And is their meeting hall
up to fire safety specifications.
Paraphrasing Woody Allen:
Isaac: "Has anybody read...this in the newspaper. We should go down there,
get some guys together, y'know, get some bricks and baseball bats and really
explain things to them"
Party Guest: "There is this devastating satirical piece on that..in the
Times, it is devastating"
Isaac: "Well, a satirical piece in the Times is one thing, but bricks and
baseball bats really gets right to the point."
--
jonathan
John W.
> Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin as
> fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
>
> Christians piss me off. They tell you that you'll go to hell if you don't
> believe in god, but you'll go to hell anyway because you've got to do all
> sorts of other stupid shit like praying and hail marying and eating crackers
> from the hand of some faggot priest who just got finished buggering a little
> boy. Why don't they just hurry up and get raptured so I don't have to worry
> about answering my door whenever I see a bunch of well-dressed retards
> standing outside my front door with their bags filled with copies of the
> watchtower? Yeah, I'll open the door for you, but only if I see some scag in
> the crowd of bible-thumpers that I wouldn't mind porking. .
>
a difference; the latter is pretty fringe and most of my Christian
friends consider the JW's to be loonies. Most Christians I know are
much more mellow and laid back about their religion (and lots of
things) than most people seem to think. But the people that think
otherwise tend to have blinders on larger than your run of the mill
Christian.
> Yeah sure, Jesus turned water into wine and all kinds of other kewl things,
> but that's nothing compared to really kewl cats like superman. Could Jesus
> fly faster than a speeding bullet? Huh! Could Jesus leap tall buildings in a
> single bound? Sheeeeit! Get back to me when Jesus is as kewl as Superman.
Actually I'd really rather have wine. Can Superman create an
all-you-can-eat AND drink buffet out of thin air, and all for free?
And think of how cool it is to walk on water. Beach to crowded? Just
walk out and calm the waves a bit, set up your beach lounger, and
enjoy the wine you just made.
John W.
John W.
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:14:25 +0900, "Ed" <gwb...@whitehouse.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Are you really surprised that there are so many Christians in this country?
> >Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin as
> >fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
>
> I dislike proselytizers of all faiths but particularly the religious
> Christian right in the USA.
>
street corner preaching. He drew quite a few hecklers, people arguing
with him, debating him, and insulting him, all because he was
Christian. Wonder if they'd have done the same thing had he been
speaking about freedom of speech.
I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
John W.
Ed
> As homophobic as you are I thought sure YOU were a Bible thumper. Then
> again it's not just the Arabs that hate the Jews. Hate and ignorance
> are fairly universal problems in this world unfortunately.
I'm having a hard time following you. Since when was it ignorant to hate
jews? And just for your information, I just adore Jews! Hell, Sharon is cool
because he's always doing neat stuff like bombing Palestineans, sending
tanks all over the place, and generally just killing a lot of poor people.
And he's fat, too! You can tell he's not one of those stupid vegetarians. I
would be honored to attend one of his barbeques anytime. It would be cool
because he probably has tanks and snipers and shit to keep the neighbors
from exploding near the barbeque pit.
> If you really want to do something about the growing power of the
> religious right in the USA and are an American sign this petition:
>
> http://stopfcc.com
I don't sign petitions.
> The right to free speech is the first stop on their road to a full
> theocracy.
What's this nonsense? I don't need a full theorcracy to say whatever I want.
Isn't a theocracy some kind of political organization? I hate politicians!
Ed
"John W." <worth...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:73fde4f0.04032...@posting.google.com...
> So is it 'Christians' that piss you off or Jehovas Witnesses? There's
> a difference; the latter is pretty fringe and most of my Christian
> friends consider the JW's to be loonies. Most Christians I know are
> much more mellow and laid back about their religion (and lots of
> things) than most people seem to think. But the people that think
> otherwise tend to have blinders on larger than your run of the mill
> Christian.
So JWs are loonies, but Christians aren't? I kinda lump them all together
and throw a mental net over the whole bunch of them. My grandmother thought
there was a radical difference between her sect and the devil worhippers
down the street because the evil ones went to church on Sunday, instead of
the seventh day, which all true christians know is actually saturday. Let's
see if you can count
1. Sunday
2. Monday
3. Tuesday
4. Wednesday
5. Thursday
6. Friday
7. SATURDAY
And let's not get into that whole bit about cloven hoofs and eating bacon.
We might end up with a religious war on our hands.
> Actually I'd really rather have wine. Can Superman create an
> all-you-can-eat AND drink buffet out of thin air, and all for free?
> And think of how cool it is to walk on water. Beach to crowded? Just
> walk out and calm the waves a bit, set up your beach lounger, and
> enjoy the wine you just made.
That's what I'd do if I was Jesus. I'd be sittin' out there drinking pina
coladas and shit, and laughing at all the fools getting sand in their shoes.
I'd be all like "I'm lovin' it, dudes!" hahahahaha!!!!
Ed
"mr.sumo.snr" <llanelli...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ed" <gwb...@whitehouse.com> wrote in message
> news:c494cq$l6l$1...@cobalt01.janis.or.jp...
> > Are you really surprised that there are so many Christians in this
> country?
> > Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin
as
> > fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
> >
>
> Actually - I was surprised there were so many fundamentalists who would 1)
> subscribe to the Daily Yomiuri and 2) be motivated enough to communicate
> their religious beliefs in print.
I seem to run across more and more of them. It used to be that they came
over here to tell the natives that if they don't start believing in Jesus,
that they would go to hell. Now the JET program seems to be supplementing
the churches. I meet very few gaigin, but it seems like the ones I do meet
are all lugging bibles around. I met this one guy at McDonalds the other day
giving me the evil eye. He finally got the courage up to ask me if I speak
English. I saunter over to his table to answer the inevitable stupid
questions like "Where are you from?", "How long have you been in Japan?",
and "What are you doing over here?". As I attempt to catch him off-balance
by lying my ass off, I happen to notice that he's reading a bible.
What kind of moron reads a bible in McDonald's while eating a big mac!!!!
> Where do the born-again Bush-wannabes congregate? And is their meeting
hall
> up to fire safety specifications.
Somewhere far away I hope.
mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net
> So JWs are loonies, but Christians aren't? I kinda lump them all together
> and throw a mental net over the whole bunch of them. My grandmother thought
> there was a radical difference between her sect and the devil worhippers
> down the street because the evil ones went to church on Sunday, instead of
> the seventh day, which all true christians know is actually saturday. Let's
> see if you can count
> 1. Sunday
> 2. Monday
> 3. Tuesday
> 4. Wednesday
> 5. Thursday
> 6. Friday
> 7. SATURDAY
I'm confused; I remember reading about resting on the "sabbath", but
never heard anything about the "seventh".
Can you clear that up for me?
Mike
Brett Robson
>I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
>provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
>it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
>
>John W.
I seem to remember that JW is in fact a JW.
Ed
<mtfe...@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
news:c4ag6l$qcn$1...@news.Stanford.EDU...
> I'm confused; I remember reading about resting on the "sabbath", but
> never heard anything about the "seventh".
>
> Can you clear that up for me?
Highly doubtful since it's confusing to me as well. Something about God
resting on the seventh day. Hell, I don't know. Ask a seventh day adventist.
Raj Feridun
>> I dislike proselytizers of all faiths but particularly the religious
>> Christian right in the USA.
>I remember this guy at the University of Tennessee, standing on a
>street corner preaching. He drew quite a few hecklers, people arguing
>with him, debating him, and insulting him, all because he was
>Christian. Wonder if they'd have done the same thing had he been
>speaking about freedom of speech.
The hecklers were exercising their right to free speech as was the
preacher. The topic is irrelevant.
>I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
>provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
>it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
Yeah, well it's a rotten core and a very very dangerous problem with
the religious strengthening their ties to the Republican Government in
the USA at the moment. They are no better than the Taliban with their
hatred of homosexuals, opposition to medical research (stem cell) and
assault on the first amendment of the Constitution as they seek to ram
THEIR values down all our throats.
I'm not too worried though. Bush will lose in November.
Raj
Raj Feridun
>On 29 Mar 2004 13:13:15 -0800, John W. ...
>>I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
>>provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
>>it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
>>John W.
>I seem to remember that JW is in fact a JW.
Then he's a liar too. He said wasn't a fanatic.
Raj
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>> As homophobic as you are I thought sure YOU were a Bible thumper. Then
>> again it's not just the Arabs that hate the Jews. Hate and ignorance
>> are fairly universal problems in this world unfortunately.
>I'm having a hard time following you. Since when was it ignorant to hate
>jews? And just for your information, I just adore Jews! Hell, Sharon is cool
>because he's always doing neat stuff like bombing Palestineans, sending
>tanks all over the place, and generally just killing a lot of poor people.
>And he's fat, too! You can tell he's not one of those stupid vegetarians. I
>would be honored to attend one of his barbeques anytime. It would be cool
>because he probably has tanks and snipers and shit to keep the neighbors
>from exploding near the barbeque pit.
http://cbsnewyork.com/mideast/mideast_story_076074945.html
Yeah, let me CRY my eyes out for poor poor Sheik Ahmed Yassim!
>> If you really want to do something about the growing power of the
>> religious right in the USA and are an American sign this petition:
>I don't sign petitions.
It doesn't matter. We that value the Bill of Rights outnumber you. You
are irrelevant and your existence is the reason for our movement.
>> The right to free speech is the first stop on their road to a full
>> theocracy.
>What's this nonsense? I don't need a full theorcracy to say whatever I want.
>Isn't a theocracy some kind of political organization? I hate politicians!
Politics and religion are fine individually. Just don't try to join
them in our country.
Raj
Brett Robson
>
>marriage chestnut. Too many letters to scan and post and I don't see a link
>at the DY homepage.
>
I got my 5th letter published in the DY today, signed "name withheld".
Ed
> Politics and religion are fine individually. Just don't try to join
> them in our country.
Oh good gawd, another illiterate who thinks that there is some sort of
constitutional separation of church and state. The only prohibition is that
Congress can't pass any laws regarding religion.
Everything else is up for grabs.
Or perhaps you are talking about Japan's constitution. This international
internet thingamabob is confusing when talking about "our country". If
you're American, then why don't you have an American name? You can change
that shit, you know. Instead of "Raj", you could change it to something
respectable like "Rob". And while you're at it, you can also choose a decent
last name like Smith or Jones.
I think I'll call you Rob Smith from now on. Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
Jim
> "Raj Feridun" <rfe...@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:fdoh605uhgkm1sdgc...@4ax.com...
>
>
>>Politics and religion are fine individually. Just don't try to join
>>them in our country.
>
> internet thingamabob is confusing when talking about "our country". If
> you're American, then why don't you have an American name? You can change
> that shit, you know. Instead of "Raj", you could change it to something
> respectable like "Rob". And while you're at it, you can also choose a decent
> last name like Smith or Jones.
>
> I think I'll call you Rob Smith from now on. Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
>
It's been awhile since I saw a Cindy-sized whoosh.
Thanks for playing.
-Jim
mr.sumo.snr
news:c4anr...@drn.newsguy.com...
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:18:08 +0900, mr.sumo.snr ...
> >
> >SO the DY just had to open this particular can of worms - the same-sex
> >marriage chestnut. Too many letters to scan and post and I don't see a
link
> >at the DY homepage.
> >
>
>
>
> I got my 5th letter published in the DY today, signed "name withheld".
>
Congratulations - you get your letter published on a day that will go down
in the annals of investigative journalism.
The DY has discovered that Japanese English teachers cannot speak English!
http://tinyurl.com/yrvv2
--
jonathan
Declan Murphy
> "Brett Robson" <jet...@deja.com> wrote in message
> news:c4anr...@drn.newsguy.com...
>>I got my 5th letter published in the DY today, signed "name withheld".
>
> Congratulations - you get your letter published on a day that will go down
> in the annals of investigative journalism.
>
> The DY has discovered that Japanese English teachers cannot speak English!
> http://tinyurl.com/yrvv2
Strewth! Is it really that bad? I don't know any English teachers, but
would this mean I wouldn't be able to talk to them except in Japanese?
Is the letters section posted on that website too somewhere? I found it
a bit hard to navigate...
--
"Oh don't give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ No, don't you give
me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ For my head will fly, my tongue
will lie, my eyes will fry and I may die/ Won't you pour me one more of
that sinful Old Janx Spirit"
Brett Robson
Next they will work out who started the Pacific War.
mr.sumo.snr
news:4068F58C...@hotmail.com...
> mr.sumo.snr wrote:
> > "Brett Robson" <jet...@deja.com> wrote in message
> > news:c4anr...@drn.newsguy.com...
> <snip>
>
> >>I got my 5th letter published in the DY today, signed "name withheld".
> >
> > Congratulations - you get your letter published on a day that will go
down
> > in the annals of investigative journalism.
> >
> > The DY has discovered that Japanese English teachers cannot speak
English!
> > http://tinyurl.com/yrvv2
>
> Strewth! Is it really that bad? I don't know any English teachers, but
> would this mean I wouldn't be able to talk to them except in Japanese?
>
> Is the letters section posted on that website too somewhere? I found it
> a bit hard to navigate...
>
Nah - to both your questions.
The DY website basically sucks - except for the PeraPera Penguin Japanese
language study archive. If you link to a story there - as have done - it's
worth downloading and saving the page since the link will probably be dead
within 24 hours - and there is no free archive. They have occasionally
published the Readers' Forum letters online but not this month.
If you're prepared to limit your English to grammatical constructions found
in school textbooks. Drop all your definite and indefinite articles. Avoid
using the plural form. Have a somewhat grammatically lax attitude to mood,
tense, aspect, and modality - especially avoiding the 'perfective'....then
YES....you can have a conversation in English with a Junior High School
Japanese English teacher - for a sentence or two.
--
jonathan
Ed
"Jim" <etern...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Aaah, I forgot how you morons like your little insider games. Yes, Jim.
You're quite welcome. You will let me know when you have something
intelligent to say, won't you?
God I hate stupid people!
mr.sumo.snr
Funny you say that - Steven Spielberg is about to start work on a Pacific
theatre of campaign version of his WW2 epic series 'Band of Brothers'.
Something tells me it won't be screened at primetime here in Japan.
--
jonathan
Raj Feridun
wrote:
OK, now we can indeed add racist to ethnocentric, gerontophobe and
homophobe. Let's throw in asshole while we're at it.
Raj Feridun
Louise Bremner
> If you're prepared to limit your English to grammatical constructions found
> in school textbooks. Drop all your definite and indefinite articles. Avoid
> using the plural form. Have a somewhat grammatically lax attitude to mood,
> tense, aspect, and modality - especially avoiding the 'perfective'....then
> YES....you can have a conversation in English with a Junior High School
> Japanese English teacher - for a sentence or two.
Provided you speak slowly and clearly in katakana....
________________________________________________________________________
Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com)
If you want a reply by e-mail, don't write to my Yahoo address!
Declan Murphy
I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
Ed
> OK, now we can indeed add racist to ethnocentric, gerontophobe and
> homophobe. Let's throw in asshole while we're at it.
Good idea, Rob! Now let me know why I shouldn't be a proud ethnocentric
gerontophobic homophobe, or why you even bothered to point this out. If I
met you, would you prefer it if I were to pointing out my general
disagreements with you according to your skin color, your age, your various
fears, and your biases? Or would you rather I just call you Rob?
I can't believe this place. All of a sudden everybody has been blessed with
young and utterly charming local politicians except for me. This place is
like a republican convention where Bush can do no wrong, and anybody who
says that Bush looks like a monkey is way out of line. Oh wait! What's the
Latin for hating monkeys? Never mind, you'll let me know by adding it to my
already long list of accolades. Something like saruphobia, perhaps?
Murgi
> quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
> his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
> are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
I don't think that anybody needs to worry for a long time. The bicycle and
pants pisser will increasingly get pissed day by day until he can't stand it
anymore and heads back to the airport. It's not just the old farts with
white gloves who frustrate him. Maybe he couldn't succeed in picking up a
girl at Gaspanic...
BTW, I am not aware of any politicians with white gloves driving around
during this season.
Sigi
Brett Robson
>
>Raj Feridun wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:19:09 +0900, "Ed" <gwb...@whitehouse.com>
>> wrote:
>
>>>Or perhaps you are talking about Japan's constitution. This international
>>>internet thingamabob is confusing when talking about "our country". If
>>>you're American, then why don't you have an American name? You can change
>>>that shit, you know. Instead of "Raj", you could change it to something
>>>respectable like "Rob". And while you're at it, you can also choose a decent
>>>last name like Smith or Jones.
>>
>>>I think I'll call you Rob Smith from now on. Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
>>
>> OK, now we can indeed add racist to ethnocentric, gerontophobe and
>> homophobe. Let's throw in asshole while we're at it.
>>
>> Raj Feridun
>
>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>
Two weeks ago I had to fight my way through idiots milling around before the
university closing ceremonies started. Then last week it was idiots milling
aournd before the university opening ceremonies while being shoulted at by
station staff to get out of the way. At least this year they had a rope barrier
to seperate traffic in both directions. An interesting principle of fluid
dynamics is that a constricted path when reduces eddies actually increases flow.
I was thinking of Ed this morning as I forced my way throught the crowd outisde
Kita no Maru Koen, enjoying the beauty of Japan's seasons and exclaiming how
beautiful the cherry blossoms are. They are worse than the uni students as they
have all day to to nothing but get in my way and stare at the pretty pink
flowers.
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>
>"Raj Feridun" <rfe...@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
>news:4t2i60l7aantvivfq...@4ax.com...
>
>> OK, now we can indeed add racist to ethnocentric, gerontophobe and
>> homophobe. Let's throw in asshole while we're at it.
>Good idea, Rob! Now let me know why I shouldn't be a proud ethnocentric
>gerontophobic homophobe, or why you even bothered to point this out. If I
>met you, would you prefer it if I were to pointing out my general
>disagreements with you according to your skin color, your age, your various
>fears, and your biases? Or would you rather I just call you Rob?
Mister Ed,
I never said you shouldn't be any of the above. I just said you WERE
all of the above. I pointed it out because it occurred to me to do so
and I still have a right to exercise my opinions in here freely. Not
to nitpick but you've been pretty freely exercising your own right to
free speech in spewing your biased bullshit.
All things considered at this point I feel lucky that I haven't met
you in person and will be luckier still if I don't have the misfortune
of doing so in the future.
Have a nice day
Raj Feridun
Declan Murphy
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:22:37 +0900, Declan Murphy ...
<snippity doo dah>
>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>
> Two weeks ago I had to fight my way through idiots milling around before the
> university closing ceremonies started. Then last week it was idiots milling
> aournd before the university opening ceremonies while being shoulted at by
> station staff to get out of the way. At least this year they had a rope barrier
> to seperate traffic in both directions. An interesting principle of fluid
> dynamics is that a constricted path when reduces eddies actually increases flow.
My hat off to you. I don't think I'll ever manage to distract myself
from THE TEEMING HORDES by musing over fluid dynamics.
> I was thinking of Ed this morning as I forced my way throught the crowd outisde
> Kita no Maru Koen, enjoying the beauty of Japan's seasons and exclaiming how
> beautiful the cherry blossoms are. They are worse than the uni students as they
> have all day to to nothing but get in my way and stare at the pretty pink
> flowers.
At the hanami bbq on Sunday in Okazaki castle, not one of us actually
bothered to look at the flowers, even after getting plastered. The
mother-in-law-to-be asked me in the evening how they were this year, and
I wasn't really sure whether telling the truth would have been advisable.
Declan Murphy
There are some posters here who don't live in the big smoke.
cc
"Ed" <gwb...@whitehouse.com> wrote in message
> So JWs are loonies, but Christians aren't? I kinda lump them all together
...
> My grandmother thought
> there was a radical difference between her sect and the devil worhippers
> down the street because the evil ones went to church on Sunday, instead of
> the seventh day, which all true christians know is actually saturday.
Your grand-mother was a Christian loony,so you conclude all Christians are
loonies ? What if looniness was genetic ?
It seems you're in your pessimistic mood again. Your son is not getting
better ? Still at the hospital ?
CC
Michael Cash
down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>On 29 Mar 2004 13:13:15 -0800, John W. ...
>
>>I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
>>provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
>>it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
>>
>>John W.
>
>
>I seem to remember that JW is in fact a JW.
Sure you're not confusing him with Doc Holliday? The guy who finally
quit participating in the group at least in part because of getting
shit from some of us about his being a JW.
--
Michael Cash
"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."
Dr. Howard Sprague
Dean of Admissions
Mount Pilot College
Murgi
> > a bit hard to navigate...
I don't know now, but they were translated and published in the Japanese
edition of the DY years ago. I might have gotten 50 of them published in the
English edition over many years, and close to 10 published in the Japanese
paper. They paid me 1000 Yen for each letter (bill in postal envelope).
The Japan Times has published me only twice... and I wasn't even 1/10 as
aggressive as the guy who wants to exterminate everybody above 30.
Sigi
Ed
> I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
> quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
> his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
> are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
They work in shifts. First the idiot tourists act like tourists during the
day, and as soon as the roads have cleared, the sounds of ONEGAISHIMASU and
YOROSHIKU echo off the mountains and drive my dogs crazy. I don't know which
is worse. The Japanese who slip into tourist mode or the politicians.
Ed
"cc" <cpasune...@spam.com> wrote in message
news:c4bdkv$l4m$1...@bgsv5648.tk.mesh.ad.jp...
>
> "Ed" <gwb...@whitehouse.com> wrote in message
>
> > So JWs are loonies, but Christians aren't? I kinda lump them all
together
> ...
> > My grandmother thought
> > there was a radical difference between her sect and the devil worhippers
> > down the street because the evil ones went to church on Sunday, instead
of
> > the seventh day, which all true christians know is actually saturday.
>
> Your grand-mother was a Christian loony,so you conclude all Christians are
> loonies ? What if looniness was genetic ?
It probably is genetic. But how would I be able to tell the difference?
>
> It seems you're in your pessimistic mood again. Your son is not getting
> better ? Still at the hospital ?
No. He's downstairs right now watching cartoon network, or maybe some stupid
tarento show. He is taking this a lot better than I am.
Ed
> Mister Ed,
>
> I never said you shouldn't be any of the above. I just said you WERE
> all of the above. I pointed it out because it occurred to me to do so
> and I still have a right to exercise my opinions in here freely. Not
> to nitpick but you've been pretty freely exercising your own right to
> free speech in spewing your biased bullshit.
So let me get this straight. I say that old geezer politicians are
bum-busting faggots, and you felt the need to point out that I don't like
old geezer bum-busting faggot politicians? I wouldn't mind the banality of
the comment, but why did you have to translate it into Latin?
> All things considered at this point I feel lucky that I haven't met
> you in person and will be luckier still if I don't have the misfortune
> of doing so in the future.
You lucky devil, you.
Michael Cash
<declan...@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
inscribed:
>Murgi wrote:
>>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>>
>> I don't think that anybody needs to worry for a long time. The bicycle and
>> pants pisser will increasingly get pissed day by day until he can't stand it
>> anymore and heads back to the airport. It's not just the old farts with
>> white gloves who frustrate him. Maybe he couldn't succeed in picking up a
>> girl at Gaspanic...
>>
>> BTW, I am not aware of any politicians with white gloves driving around
>> during this season.
>
>There are some posters here who don't live in the big smoke.
Birmingham Alabygodbama?
Declan Murphy
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:07:57 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan...@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
> inscribed:
>
>
>>Murgi wrote:
>>
>>>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>>>
>>>I don't think that anybody needs to worry for a long time. The bicycle and
>>>pants pisser will increasingly get pissed day by day until he can't stand it
>>>anymore and heads back to the airport. It's not just the old farts with
>>>white gloves who frustrate him. Maybe he couldn't succeed in picking up a
>>>girl at Gaspanic...
>>>
>>>BTW, I am not aware of any politicians with white gloves driving around
>>>during this season.
>>
>>There are some posters here who don't live in the big smoke.
>
> Birmingham Alabygodbama?
Is there such a place?
Declan Murphy
That would suck big time. My neighbourhood is dead quiet most of the day
and especially in the evenings, when unfortunately I'm rarely home. Good
place to lie back and read a book or two. Only noises that ever wake me
up in the morning are from the cows across the way a bit.
With the dogs, have you ever tried slipping them a bit of whiskey? If it
works for babies....
John W.
> "John W." <worth...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:73fde4f0.04032...@posting.google.com...> news:<c494cq$l6l$1...@cobalt01.janis.or.jp>...
>
> > So is it 'Christians' that piss you off or Jehovas Witnesses? There's
> > a difference; the latter is pretty fringe and most of my Christian
> > friends consider the JW's to be loonies. Most Christians I know are
> > much more mellow and laid back about their religion (and lots of
> > things) than most people seem to think. But the people that think
> > otherwise tend to have blinders on larger than your run of the mill
> > Christian.
>
> So JWs are loonies, but Christians aren't? I kinda lump them all together
The witnesses are one of those groups that has their own special
interpretation of the bible, and it's fairly looney at times. Like the
Mormons.
>
> > Actually I'd really rather have wine. Can Superman create an
> > all-you-can-eat AND drink buffet out of thin air, and all for free?
> > And think of how cool it is to walk on water. Beach to crowded? Just
> > walk out and calm the waves a bit, set up your beach lounger, and
> > enjoy the wine you just made.
>
> That's what I'd do if I was Jesus. I'd be sittin' out there drinking pina
> coladas and shit, and laughing at all the fools getting sand in their shoes.
> I'd be all like "I'm lovin' it, dudes!" hahahahaha!!!!
My guess is Jesus can walk on sand to. Besides, he wears sandals so
it's not too hard to get the sand out. And there'd deffinitely be a
burning bush. But that's more old testament stuff.
John W.
mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net
> <mtfe...@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
> news:c4ag6l$qcn$1...@news.Stanford.EDU...
>> I'm confused; I remember reading about resting on the "sabbath", but
>> never heard anything about the "seventh".
>>
>> Can you clear that up for me?
> Highly doubtful since it's confusing to me as well. Something about God
> resting on the seventh day. Hell, I don't know. Ask a seventh day adventist.
Yeah, but the commandment is to do whatever on the "Sabbath", which, I
suppose could mean any holiday.
How can you get annoyed with a religion where one of the Big 10 Rules
is to take days off?
Mike
John W.
> On 29 Mar 2004 13:13:15 -0800, John W. ...
>
> >I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
> >provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
> >it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
> >
> >John W.
>
>
> I seem to remember that JW is in fact a JW.
>
more hypocritical than the Baptists. Or at least a close second.
John W.
John W.
> On 29 Mar 2004 13:13:15 -0800, worth...@yahoo.com (John W.) wrote:
>
> >> I dislike proselytizers of all faiths but particularly the religious
> >> Christian right in the USA.
>
> >I remember this guy at the University of Tennessee, standing on a
> >street corner preaching. He drew quite a few hecklers, people arguing
> >with him, debating him, and insulting him, all because he was
> >Christian. Wonder if they'd have done the same thing had he been
> >speaking about freedom of speech.
>
> The hecklers were exercising their right to free speech as was the
> preacher. The topic is irrelevant.
>
It's very relevant. It is amazing the extent people will go to to
insult/heckle/ridicule Christians.
> >I'm far from a religious fanatic, but the Christian conservatives
> >provide a much needed balance in both politics and society. And like
> >it or not Christanity forms the core of most Western nations.
>
> Yeah, well it's a rotten core and a very very dangerous problem with
> the religious strengthening their ties to the Republican Government in
> the USA at the moment. They are no better than the Taliban with their
> hatred of homosexuals, opposition to medical research (stem cell) and
> assault on the first amendment of the Constitution as they seek to ram
> THEIR values down all our throats.
>
I wouldn't go this far. Certainly there is a strong anti-homosexual
faction in the Christian community, but you obviously don't read the
news if you think it's the only Christian opinion out there. Ditto for
stem cell research etc. And it's interesting that you believe
expressing their opinions on these topics is an attempt to ram THEIR
values down all our throats; you could just as easily say the same
thing for the opposition.
> I'm not too worried though. Bush will lose in November.
>
Still got a long way to go. I kind of hope he does, but considering he
somehow got himself elected the first time around I'm worried about
his reslience. But my hope for a new administration has absolutely
nothing to do with the perceived Christian conservativism of Bush; I
just want someone that can turn around the economy and stop catering
as much to big business.
John W.
Michael Cash
>Michael Cash wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:07:57 +0900, Declan Murphy
>> <declan...@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
>> inscribed:
>>
>>
>>>Murgi wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>>>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>>>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>>>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>>>>
>>>>I don't think that anybody needs to worry for a long time. The bicycle and
>>>>pants pisser will increasingly get pissed day by day until he can't stand it
>>>>anymore and heads back to the airport. It's not just the old farts with
>>>>white gloves who frustrate him. Maybe he couldn't succeed in picking up a
>>>>girl at Gaspanic...
>>>>
>>>>BTW, I am not aware of any politicians with white gloves driving around
>>>>during this season.
>>>
>>>There are some posters here who don't live in the big smoke.
>>
>> Birmingham Alabygodbama?
>
>Is there such a place?
Yes, and it's nickname is (or used to be) "The Big Smoke".
Michael Cash
>Ed wrote:
>> "Declan Murphy" <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4069122D...@hotmail.com...
>>
>>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>>
>> They work in shifts. First the idiot tourists act like tourists during the
>> day, and as soon as the roads have cleared, the sounds of ONEGAISHIMASU and
>> YOROSHIKU echo off the mountains and drive my dogs crazy. I don't know which
>> is worse. The Japanese who slip into tourist mode or the politicians.
>
>That would suck big time. My neighbourhood is dead quiet most of the day
>and especially in the evenings, when unfortunately I'm rarely home. Good
>place to lie back and read a book or two. Only noises that ever wake me
>up in the morning are from the cows across the way a bit.
>
>With the dogs, have you ever tried slipping them a bit of whiskey? If it
>works for babies....
Just because babies of your acquaintance have no better judgment than
to slip whiskey to dogs is no indication that Ed would do such a
foolish thing.
Kevin Wayne Williams
> I wouldn't go this far. Certainly there is a strong anti-homosexual
> faction in the Christian community, but you obviously don't read the
> news if you think it's the only Christian opinion out there. Ditto for
> stem cell research etc. And it's interesting that you believe
> expressing their opinions on these topics is an attempt to ram THEIR
> values down all our throats; you could just as easily say the same
> thing for the opposition.
The main difference is that people that arrive at opinions independent
of religion at least stand a chance of having a rational basis for their
belief.
KWW
Brett Robson
but we had a JW here at one time ....
Declan Murphy
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:30:54 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan...@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
> inscribed:
>
>
>>Michael Cash wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:07:57 +0900, Declan Murphy
>>><declan...@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
>>>inscribed:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Murgi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>>>>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>>>>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>>>>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't think that anybody needs to worry for a long time. The bicycle and
>>>>>pants pisser will increasingly get pissed day by day until he can't stand it
>>>>>anymore and heads back to the airport. It's not just the old farts with
>>>>>white gloves who frustrate him. Maybe he couldn't succeed in picking up a
>>>>>girl at Gaspanic...
>>>>>
>>>>>BTW, I am not aware of any politicians with white gloves driving around
>>>>>during this season.
>>>>
>>>>There are some posters here who don't live in the big smoke.
>>>
>>>Birmingham Alabygodbama?
>>
>>Is there such a place?
>
> Yes, and it's nickname is (or used to be) "The Big Smoke".
Interesting. The residents of dogpatch not only borrowed the name of
their city from blighty, but they borrowed its nickname as well?
Declan Murphy
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:35:50 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan...@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
> inscribed:
>
>
>>Ed wrote:
>>
>>>"Declan Murphy" <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:4069122D...@hotmail.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and
>>>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE
>>>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times
>>>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
>>>
>>>They work in shifts. First the idiot tourists act like tourists during the
>>>day, and as soon as the roads have cleared, the sounds of ONEGAISHIMASU and
>>>YOROSHIKU echo off the mountains and drive my dogs crazy. I don't know which
>>>is worse. The Japanese who slip into tourist mode or the politicians.
>>
>>That would suck big time. My neighbourhood is dead quiet most of the day
>>and especially in the evenings, when unfortunately I'm rarely home. Good
>>place to lie back and read a book or two. Only noises that ever wake me
>>up in the morning are from the cows across the way a bit.
>>
>>With the dogs, have you ever tried slipping them a bit of whiskey? If it
>>works for babies....
>
> Just because babies of your acquaintance have no better judgment than
> to slip whiskey to dogs is no indication that Ed would do such a
> foolish thing.
After reading through the "homey incident", I'm not inclined to believe
that to be the case.
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>So let me get this straight. I say that old geezer politicians are
>bum-busting faggots, and you felt the need to point out that I don't like
>old geezer bum-busting faggot politicians? I wouldn't mind the banality of
>the comment, but why did you have to translate it into Latin?
Yes
>> All things considered at this point I feel lucky that I haven't met
>> you in person and will be luckier still if I don't have the misfortune
>> of doing so in the future.
>You lucky devil, you.
Yes
Michael Cash
Dogpatch is in Arkansas, not Alabygodbama.
Birmingham Alabygodbama was once home to some steel mills, which is
where they got the nickname.
Michael Cash
She was asking for it from what I heard.
Ed
> After reading through the "homey incident", I'm not inclined to believe
> that to be the case.
I did not have sexual relations with that dog.
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>Are you really surprised that there are so many Christians in this country?
>Where do you think the Japanese got their initial impressions of gaigin as
>fat hairy slobs with poor hygiene? From Tom Cruise?
Just a guess but from many of the foreigners that actually come here
and that they interact with perhaps? LOL
Raj (thin, clean and relatively hairless)
Declan Murphy
Dogpatch isn't a state of mind?
> Birmingham Alabygodbama was once home to some steel mills, which is
> where they got the nickname.
Birmingham is the birthplace of much of today's industrial world. Steel,
glass, mining, railroads and all of their related industries began in
Birmingham. Alas, Birmingham is not in Alaallahbama, but it did have a
surplus of smoke.
Declan Murphy
Did the dog have sexual relations with you?
Michael Cash
No, you have it confused with Pine Ridge, which is also in Arkansas.
Pine Ridge is the home of such luminaries as Columbus Edwards and
Abner Peabody.
>
>> Birmingham Alabygodbama was once home to some steel mills, which is
>> where they got the nickname.
>
>Birmingham is the birthplace of much of today's industrial world. Steel,
>glass, mining, railroads and all of their related industries began in
>Birmingham. Alas, Birmingham is not in Alaallahbama, but it did have a
>surplus of smoke.
Birmingham is in Scotland?
Raj Feridun
Oops you said "got" not "get" and I missed that "initial".
Oh well, same answer.
Drew Hamilton
>Birmingham Alabygodbama was once home to some steel mills, which is
>where they got the nickname.
Toronto is also named The Big Smoke. I wonder how many cities around the
world share this nickname.
- awh
Declan Murphy
Give or take half a dozen, 'bout 7 million or thereabouts. Have you been
to Shanghai recently? Being a bit slow, when I initially saw all these
people wearing masks I thought "oh, must be the pollen".
Jean-Marc Desperrier
>
> Next they will work out who started the Pacific War.
You mean they will work out Roosevelt knew weeks in advance that the
attack would be on Pearl Harbour ? And made everything so that the
intelligence report about that would just disappear, and to deny the
local commanders everything they should have had to protect the base ?
Brett Robson
No, actually I don't mean that at all. I wonder why you would bring that up?
Perhaps you have a chip on one or more shoulders.
cc
"Ed" <gwb...@whitehouse.com> wrote in message
> No. He's downstairs right now watching cartoon network, or maybe some
stupid
> tarento show. He is taking this a lot better than I am.
That's good to hear he's recovering. He has had enough problems and doesn't
need to have to deal with a depressive father. Cheer up ! Maybe the stupid
tarentos are cute and you should watch that too.
CC