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N.J. governor signs gay civil unions law
foadOC contributed to the dysfunctionality of our forum for the
discussion of issues relating to book-collecting thus: A fellow in Michigan (or somewhere, I don't recall) was recently charged with [offensive and possibly spurious material snipped] Roaky Swerked brightened up our Christmas season with the observation: more proof that homo sapien is just one step above his gorilla ancestors Thank you so much, both of you. I wish you success in finding a forum where your enlightened views will be appreciated and hope that once you do so you will leave this newsgroup alone. Season's greetings. John http://rarebooksinjapan.org |
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N.J. governor signs gay civil unions law
"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" wrote in message ... foadOC contributed to the dysfunctionality of our forum for the discussion of issues relating to book-collecting thus: A fellow in Michigan (or somewhere, I don't recall) was recently charged with [offensive and possibly spurious material snipped] Roaky Swerked brightened up our Christmas season with the observation: more proof that homo sapien is just one step above his gorilla ancestors Thank you so much, both of you. I wish you success in finding a forum where your enlightened views will be appreciated and hope that once you do so you will leave this newsgroup alone. Season's greetings. John http://rarebooksinjapan.org And you. Do you have Chrimbo, sorry Winter Festival, in Japan then ? And New Year ? michael adams " All it takes for trolls to prevail is for good men to keep responding to them " Sorry couldn't resist. And not after Edmund Burke, who apparently said no such thing. Ah the joys of Usenet. |
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N.J. governor signs gay civil unions law
I wrote:
Season's greetings. Michael replied: And you. Do you have Chrimbo, sorry Winter Festival, in Japan then ? And New Year ? Yes, Japan has a "Christmas". Just to be bookish (might as well, eh, even if no one else is!), here's a picture of the cover of "The Sheep-man's Christmas", an untranslated work by Haruki Murakami: http://rarebooksinjapan.com/murakami...schristmas.gif And, just to be chatty (unlike the trolls, I think we have earned that right), the Japanese Christmas consists of endless piped music versions of all those ghastly American tunes about hypocritical reindeer and good old boys on sleighs, played in shopping malls, supermarkets, etc.; a "Christmas cake" made with lashings of fresh cream and strawberries; and all the love hotels being booked up on Christmas Eve (I kid you not!). The day after Christmas all the piped music and decorations are put away until next year and Japan gets in gear for New Year which, in complete contrast to its Christmas, is a deeply religious festival and a time for the family to be together. " All it takes for trolls to prevail is for good men to keep responding to them " Well, maybe. But I believe the original was *not* an exhortation to stand by and do nothing. Sorry couldn't resist. Neither could I. Basically, trolls just want to be kicked and called "Bad troll". If that's what they want, I say give it to 'em - do a good job and send 'em packing! John http://rarebooksinjapan.org |
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N.J. governor signs gay civil unions law
"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" wrote in message ... foadOC contributed to the dysfunctionality of our forum for the discussion of issues relating to book-collecting thus: A fellow in Michigan (or somewhere, I don't recall) was recently charged with [offensive and possibly spurious material snipped] http://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/in...310.xml&coll=4 Roaky Swerked brightened up our Christmas season with the observation: more proof that homo sapien is just one step above his gorilla ancestors Thank you so much, both of you. I wish you success in finding a forum where your enlightened views will be appreciated and hope that once you do so you will leave this newsgroup alone. Feel free to **** off if you don't like it yamamoron. |
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N.J. governor signs gay civil unions law
foadOC wrote:
[unnecessary link snipped] Oh, I know, I know. I'm just curious that there was supposed to be a court hearing, but there's been no report of it. Several other minor news sites report the alleged crime as fact when, until there's been a trial, this is unproven. If the perpetrator, whom they name in full, really exists could result in them being sued for libel. Some of them give AP as a source, which appears to be wrong. And there's nothing at all in any of the major news sources. All of which gives me cause to doubt. On the other hand, the BC reporter and the blind judge who handled the case are bona fide, so maybe it's true, but I'm not jumping to any conclusions. If I really wanted to get into all of that, though, I'd choose a different newsgroup. I only wish you would do the same. [offensive, unnecessary and unseasonal language snipped] Those parts of your reply that I haven't quoted simply weren't worth quoting. The rest of it was very good. John http://rarebooksinjapan.org |
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"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" wrote in message ... I wrote: Season's greetings. Michael replied: And you. Do you have Chrimbo, sorry Winter Festival, in Japan then ? And New Year ? Yes, Japan has a "Christmas". Just to be bookish (might as well, eh, even if no one else is!), here's a picture of the cover of "The Sheep-man's Christmas", an untranslated work by Haruki Murakami: http://rarebooksinjapan.com/murakami...schristmas.gif --- He's very good. I suppose you have sheep in Japan like everyehere else, in the more mounainous parts anyway. I like the snowman with the carrot nose as well. And just to be bookish too, here's the back cover of my first ever manga which I recently bought from a favourite charity shop haunt for 20p. http://i17.tinypic.com/48zl2fl.jpg Robot girl (I think) The front cover is more boring fortunately. As there was one of the typical little old ladies serving behind the counter. The book is in mint condition, well produced, and quite thick ( to use the technical term ) and it's fun trying to follow the stories just from the illustrations - around 10-20% in colour, .... And, just to be chatty (unlike the trolls, I think we have earned that right), the Japanese Christmas consists of endless piped music versions of all those ghastly American tunes about hypocritical reindeer and good old boys on sleighs, played in shopping malls, supermarkets, etc.; a "Christmas cake" made with lashings of fresh cream and strawberries; and all the love hotels being booked up on Christmas Eve (I kid you not!). .... The image many Westerners have of Japan is people in Harris tweed sports jackets, drinking Johhny Walker whisky, and playing Beatles records. Working very hard and then going totally berserk for short periods of recreation, so I suppose that image fits. Speaking of which, there is quite a considerable Japanese enclave in the part of West London where I live. There are Japanese food shops, catering mainly for Japanese I assume, and also a shop selling more general Japanese stuff saucepans crockery etc actually on the High Street appealing to the locals as well. English, Irish, Polish, Indian you name it. They've also taken over a very large former Grammar School with extensive grounds - Haberdasher Aske or it may have been the Royal Masonic. It's well hidden on a back road so I've only been past it the once. Its intriguing to think they should want to travel half way around the world, to live around here. Maybe it's in the hope of seeing more tweed jackets. .... The day after Christmas all the piped music and decorations are put away until next year and Japan gets in gear for New Year which, in complete contrast to its Christmas, is a deeply religious festival and a time for the family to be together. " All it takes for trolls to prevail is for good men to keep responding to them " Well, maybe. But I believe the original was *not* an exhortation to stand by and do nothing. I know. It was a deliberate reversal. Sorry couldn't resist. Neither could I. Basically, trolls just want to be kicked and called "Bad troll". If that's what they want, I say give it to 'em - do a good job and send 'em packing! John http://rarebooksinjapan.org michael adams .... |
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"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" wrote in message
... I wrote: Season's greetings. Michael replied: And you. Do you have Chrimbo, sorry Winter Festival, in Japan then ? And New Year ? Yes, Japan has a "Christmas". Just to be bookish (might as well, eh, even if no one else is!), here's a picture of the cover of "The Sheep-man's Christmas", an untranslated work by Haruki Murakami: http://rarebooksinjapan.com/murakami...schristmas.gif --- He's very good. I suppose you have sheep in Japan like everyehere else, in the more mounainous parts anyway. I like the snowman with the carrot nose as well. And just to be bookish too, here's the back cover of my first ever manga which I recently bought from a favourite charity shop haunt for 20p. http://i17.tinypic.com/48zl2fl.jpg Robot girl (I think) The front cover is more boring fortunately. Er sorry. Just so as to avoid any possible misunderstanding. As you will realise but others maybe won't, the back cover is in fact the front cover, and the front cover is the back cover. As you read it backwards. Just so as to make things crystal clear. As there was one of the typical little old ladies serving behind the counter. The book is in mint condition, well produced, and quite thick ( to use the technical term ) and it's fun trying to follow the stories just from the illustrations - around 10-20% in colour, .... And, just to be chatty (unlike the trolls, I think we have earned that right), the Japanese Christmas consists of endless piped music versions of all those ghastly American tunes about hypocritical reindeer and good old boys on sleighs, played in shopping malls, supermarkets, etc.; a "Christmas cake" made with lashings of fresh cream and strawberries; and all the love hotels being booked up on Christmas Eve (I kid you not!). .... The image many Westerners have of Japan is people in Harris tweed sports jackets, drinking Johhny Walker whisky, and playing Beatles records. Working very hard and then going totally berserk for short periods of recreation, so I suppose that image fits. Speaking of which, there is quite a considerable Japanese enclave in the part of West London where I live. There are Japanese food shops, catering mainly for Japanese I assume, and also a shop selling more general Japanese stuff saucepans crockery etc actually on the High Street appealing to the locals as well. English, Irish, Polish, Indian you name it. They've also taken over a very large former Grammar School with extensive grounds - Haberdasher Aske or it may have been the Royal Masonic. It's well hidden on a back road so I've only been past it the once. Its intriguing to think they should want to travel half way around the world, to live around here. Maybe it's in the hope of seeing more tweed jackets. .... The day after Christmas all the piped music and decorations are put away until next year and Japan gets in gear for New Year which, in complete contrast to its Christmas, is a deeply religious festival and a time for the family to be together. " All it takes for trolls to prevail is for good men to keep responding to them " Well, maybe. But I believe the original was *not* an exhortation to stand by and do nothing. I know. It was a deliberate reversal. Sorry couldn't resist. Neither could I. Basically, trolls just want to be kicked and called "Bad troll". If that's what they want, I say give it to 'em - do a good job and send 'em packing! John http://rarebooksinjapan.org michael adams .... |
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michael adams wrote:
I suppose you have sheep in Japan like everyehere else, in the more mounainous parts anyway. Funnily enough, no, not in most areas. Most of the mountains are thickly forested, which isn't exactly what sheep want. I believe there are sheep in Hokkaido, and some other areas, but I've never seen one. Most Japanese people seem to have this strange idea that lamb and mutton are very smelly (perhaps the only time they've ever smelled it is going past a greasy kebab house), so the meat's not much in demand. It's just Murakami, really. He seems to have a thing about sheep. [No, not that kind of thing. Bad troll!] One of his zaniest works is A Wild Sheep Chase; read a summary he http://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/PAGES/41412.htm here's the back cover of my first ever manga which I recently bought from a favourite charity shop haunt for 20p. http://i17.tinypic.com/48zl2fl.jpg Robot girl (I think) Well, yes, sort of. She's got a human brain in a cyborg body. Her name's Motoko Kusanagi, and she's a major in the Shell strike force, which is struggling to keep the peace between the nations while information technology is revolutionising the world. The story's set in the not-too distant future, and is called Koukaku Kidoutai (The Ghost in the Shell). The author is known in English as Shirow Masanume. You should be able to google up enough information from those leads to tell you everything you need to know about it. the back cover is in fact the front cover, and the front cover is the back cover. As you read it backwards. According to my Japanese sources it is we westerners who read books backwards, and they who are reading them properly. The image many Westerners have of Japan is people in Harris tweed sports jackets, drinking Johhny Walker whisky, and playing Beatles records. Funny, but that all somehow seems very congruent. My impression is that everything's much more garbled than that. Just as an example, my daughter and I stopped in at a noodle shop for sustenance while Christmas shopping yesterday and they had a "Christmas set lunch", consisting of noodles with egg and seaweed with green tea flavoured ice cream to follow. Working very hard and then going totally berserk for short periods of recreation People do work hard. In my opinion, they should go a bit more berserk a bit more often but, yes, I guess you're right, it gets pretty wild on a Friday night. Not in the kind of way that makes you fear for your skin - outright aggression is pretty rare, unless you tread on a yakuza's toes or something - but still pretty wild. John http://rarebooksinjapan.org |
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"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" wrote in message ... foadOC wrote: [unnecessary link snipped] Oh, I know, I know. I'm just curious that there was supposed to be a court hearing, but there's been no report of it. Um, how could you "know" there was supposed to be a court hearing if there was no report of a court hearing. Several other minor news sites report the alleged crime as fact when, until there's been a trial, this is unproven. Well golly, that's quite an insight. If the perpetrator, whom they name in full, really exists could result in them being sued for libel. As an attorney I really appreciate your tutorial on US libel law. However, I might appreciate it more if you had the vaguest ****ing clue what you were talking about. Which you don't. Some of them give AP as a source, which appears to be wrong. And there's nothing at all in any of the major news sources. All of which gives me cause to doubt. Perhaps if you had the same investigative resources I do you'd be able to put your doubts to rest. Still, I wonder what your poast has to do with book collecting. Whining, sure I see that. Net nannying ****headism, on point. Hypocrisy, par for the course. However, it seems to me that your discussion of the truth or falsity of a reported case of bestiality has nothing to do with books and everything to do with bestiality.Which is odd, becase you just chastised several people, including valued group member Jamp Campion - by proxy obviously, you wouldn't dare attempt to bully him directly - for partaking in the discussion on bestiality, and here you are partaking in the same discussion. What a sad little man you are. On the other hand, the BC reporter and the blind judge who handled the case are bona fide, so maybe it's true, but I'm not jumping to any conclusions. If I really wanted to get into all of that, though, I'd choose a different newsgroup. I only wish you would do the same. Yes, well unfortunately for you the wishes of stultifyingly boring half witted hypocritical used book sellers do not have the force of law here in usenet, so you'll have to put up with thoughts and ideas that don't bear your imprimatur. John http://DoasIsayinnotasIdoinjapan.com |
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