On 01/22/2012 09:24 AM, band beyond description wrote:
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http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=mog&gl=us&q=Darvish%20arrival%20Dallas&sa=N&biw=320&bih=364#i=2
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> er, Mr. AP writer, that's no "Japanese maple leaf..." And Darvish d00d,
> you're not walking around Shibuya any more.
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http://www.medicinehatnews.com/national-sports/welcome-yu-rangers-formally-introduce-japanese-pitcher-darvish-with-no-11-jersey-20120120.html
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> Darvish arrived about three hours earlier at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport,
> where he was greeted by a large group of media cameras and a handful of
> Rangers fans.
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> There was a bit of a stir created by the photos of the arrival, when
> Darvish wore a T-shirt with the phrase "I Will Survive" surrounding the
> image of a Japanese Maple Leaf, which looks similar to a marijuana leaf.
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> "In Japan, anything that's like a T-shirt with English words on it," he
> said. "We just tend to wear it, we don't really actually know what it
> means."
Medicine Hat? Like there's no source closer to the action? But, they
must have used a wire service article as it is not written in Canadian,
eh?
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CL