Posted in: 74-year-old man arrested for stealing cash register containing ¥150,000 from restaurant See in context
Why steal the till and the key?
Why not unlock it take just the money?
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Posted in: Arsenal weathers pressure to beat Tottenham 1-0 in feisty north London derby See in context
Precisely! ; )
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Posted in: A new era in Asian soccer begins Monday when the AFC Champions League Elite debuts See in context
The first paragraph is just like something out of “The Onion”….
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Posted in: Arsenal weathers pressure to beat Tottenham 1-0 in feisty north London derby See in context
My uncle’s a Spurs fan.
Got to hate the Gooners, on principle!
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Posted in: Liverpool stunned by Forest; Haaland hits another two in Man City win See in context
@steve
Yep. Thought J recognised something in your tone… Good luck to Palace, anyway!
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Posted in: Liverpool stunned by Forest; Haaland hits another two in Man City win See in context
Was Mick Ferguson still playing?
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Posted in: Liverpool stunned by Forest; Haaland hits another two in Man City win See in context
@falseflagsteve
Did you use to have a different online name? More Crystal Palace-related?
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Posted in: Liverpool stunned by Forest; Haaland hits another two in Man City win See in context
You always remember me, Clippety! Thank you, and good luck to your team (forgotten)!
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Posted in: Liverpool stunned by Forest; Haaland hits another two in Man City win See in context
What’s happening, Jimizo?
This is excruciating, even as a neutral…
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Posted in: Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists See in context
@ itsonly
Thank you!
Haven’t heard anybody say “Hell’s teeth” for forty years.
Lovely!
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Posted in: Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists See in context
@toon
In Japan you do not ride your bicycles on the sidewalk when people are walking.
we clearly live in different Japans
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Posted in: Does beer taste better from a bottle or a can? See in context
Hard to tell the difference after the first nine….
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Posted in: Liverpool's Premier League title hopes suffer blow; Sheffield Utd relegated See in context
Chuffed for Everton (and Jimizo!) They had a lot going against them this season.
Sad for Sheff Utd, though; Wednesday aren’t completely safe, either, in the Championship….
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Posted in: Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet 'Nonetheless' See in context
Been listening to these two for over thirty years.
Never heard anything I didn’t think was brilliant.
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Posted in: Swarms of tourists causing crisis for Mount Fuji See in context
Climbed it thirty-two years ago. Once is definitely enough!
Being overrun with gangs of thrill-seeking tourists makes Fuji-San something of a bellwether for the entire nation….
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Posted in: It will be required to set some restrictions on entry to the mountain and local governments, the tourism industry and local communities should work together to educate tourists. See in context
@piskian
To be fair, the quotation doesn’t say “foreign” anywhere.
That’s only introduced afterwards, by JT.
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Posted in: China blasts U.S.-Japan-South Korea summit See in context
But being brought up in the West and absorbing the values of that part of the world will turn you into a Westerner… No matter how dark your hair or how round your nose….
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Posted in: New Zealand jury finds mother guilty of killing her 3 young daughters See in context
@us-reamer
Wise words.
Exactly the type of level-headed contribution needed when the pitchfork-wielding mob get all riled up….
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Posted in: Kishida sends offering to Yasukuni shrine on WWII anniversary See in context
I can hear him now:
”Some very fine people in that photo… Very fine….”
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Posted in: What are some examples of “they don’t make films or TV shows like this anymore?” See in context
Peep Show, The Inbetweeners.
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Posted in: Angels say they won't trade Shohei Ohtani. He celebrates with a 1-hitter, 2 homers See in context
@Seesaw
Heck, I’m a straight Englishman, and even I’m eyeing him for his bankbook ; )
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Posted in: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open Toronto Film Festival See in context
@USN
In a good way?
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Posted in: Shell CEO calls it 'irresponsible' to cut oil production now See in context
Give it ten, twenty years and these people will be being lynched by desperate, heat-crazed mobs.
Not something I hope for, or enjoy contemplating, just a prediction….
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Posted in: Awa Odori dance festival to sell premium seats for ¥200,000 See in context
@falseflagsteve
Joke! I'm sure it's a great place. I'll definitely go one day....
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Posted in: Awa Odori dance festival to sell premium seats for ¥200,000 See in context
Clever marketing.
It's increased my wish to visit Tokushima 200 times.
200 X 0 = 0
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Posted in: Angels unlikely to trade Shohei Ohtani if they stay in contention, GM says See in context
The Angles are just cursed with bad luck.
Acutely so.
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Posted in: West Ham beat Fiorentina to win Europa Conference League See in context
Well done, Hammers.
Hope it’s enough to convince people that Moyes should stay.
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Posted in: Leicester, Leeds relegated from Premier League as Everton survive See in context
Sheffield Wednesday players… had a half day off on Wednesdays….
Yep. And they were a cricket team for years before they got into football.
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Posted in: Leicester, Leeds relegated from Premier League as Everton survive See in context
@Clippety
Cheers!
To be honest we’ve ridden our luck a bit much recently… Coming up from League 2 after finishing sixth, and “winning” League 1 after the season was abandoned because of Covid.
We were due a setback!
Good luck to Luton, though….
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Posted in: Japan says it will destroy any North Korean missile that violates its territory See in context
So what’s the message to North Korea?
Don’t you dare act like a civilised country and warn your neighbours about a satellite launch… keep it to yourselves!
Seems a bit like a step in the wrong direction by the government here….
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We had a counter to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but Trump ripped that up.
Posted in: Israel and U.S. vow to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions in Jerusalem talks
And people questioned whether Donald was a fascist. I guess we have an answer to that now…
Posted in: Justice Department's independence threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff
Posted in: U.S. Space Force to beef up Japan unit amid growing threat in region
Posted in: U.S. Space Force to beef up Japan unit amid growing threat in region