JonathanJo comments

Remember the Muppets' episodes of "Pigs In Space..."?

Now come true.

Why is the big eye apparently looking at a backwards "f". Do they think we're too stupid to understand what reflected writing looks like?

Rainfall is usually quoted in mm not cm. And 1000mm is 100cm, actually. Must be early morning fog on the brain. ;-)

I've had sliced bread that's thicker than those seat-backs.

Now if they had been real roses, I'd have been impressed. But as it is, what a waste of plastic.

Things they do with the flag!

That is a bloke, right?

Interesting left/right side-cars on motorbikes. Mirror images. Sweet.

Time to admit it's the 21st century.

It works! Even these photos are putting me off eating.

“I recently had fried whale for the first time in years, and it was outstandingly delicious. ... I’m sure consumers will appreciate the taste once they try it.”

I've never eaten whale, and never shall.

Drunk and can't remember. The stock excuse, it seems.

Only in Japan?

This reminds me of Woody Allen's film Sleeper. The doctors are discussing Allen's character, who has just been awoken from a 200 year sleep..

Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called "wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk." 

Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties. 

Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge? 

Dr. Aragon: Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.

One of those two might be wearing lifts.

At least there'll still be the 22nd Amendment in 2024. Hopefully.

He probably watched Ad Astra and thinks he can get to Neptune in 9 weeks.

I can't wait for the James Webb telescope to start taking pictures of the early universe. Just hope its mirror(s) aren't the wrong shape like Hubble's.

Side and rear windows in cars seem to be getting smaller, making all-round views more difficult unless there is a reversing camera.

Puppet.

I expect multiple Elvises will be spotted in Las Vegas

He's been watching too many Marvel movies.

10% of 50 yen is 5 yen, so no, unless everything is priced in multiples of 100 yen before tax, I don't think 5 yen coins will disappear.

I doubt I'd fit inside one.

The first driver has just passed the shop he was looking for.

Tokoname is a nice little city to walk around if you're into ceramics.

As a scientist, I hope to develop self-conscious robots like you see in 'Blade Runner' 

Will we ever be able to create a conscious robot? How will we determine whether it is, or is just good at appearing to be? The same question for all biological life forms.

Let's hope it's treated more gently than the Johnny-Cab robot driver by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall.

To me, he will always be Andrew Preview.

RIP.

Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Most dangerous food next year? Mochi.

Tangerine. Many of the 17.4 million may not be particularly vocal, but as Speaker Bercow might say, They will be heard.