December 2009
Catchphrase: Clue & Guess
Mark: What you say to your wife in bed.
Mac: ...Good job?
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“There are things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark that sort of...”
– Stella, A Streetcar Named Desire
Ear To The Ground: Tokyo
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An exclusive collaboration between LimeWire Store and New York – Tokyo!
LimeWire Store’s Ear To The Ground series of FREE digital music compilations spotlights a different city for each release, and Ear To The Ground: Tokyo is the series’ 15th installment!
New York – Tokyo has selected a group of artists that represent the current progressive music scenes of Tokyo. They are the...
“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via rulesformyunbornson)
What does Japan want from Washington? →
japansociety:
Three months after the Democratic Party of Japan’s landslide general election victory, the new administration’s foreign and security policy appears to be increasingly at odds with that of the United States. Indeed, there is growing concern on both sides of the Pacific that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama intends to turn away from the declining U.S. hegemon and reach out to a rising...
The 50 Funniest Headlines Of 2009 →
Kitchen knife thief on the loose in Kobe →
Kitchen knives are mysteriously disappearing in mass quantities from supermarkets and home improvement stores in and around Kobe, Japan. As of the evening of Monday, Dec. 14th, at least ninety-seven blades have gone missing from six different stores over the last several days. The first reported case came on the evening of the 12th, when an employee at a supermarket noticed nine knives had...
Japan train line mulls anti-groping cameras →
japansociety:
A Japanese railway company may install high-definition security cameras in some Tokyo commuter trains to prevent an epidemic of groping in crowded carriages, a spokesman said Tuesday. East Japan Railway Co. is considering setting up the cameras in some cars on Tokyo’s Saikyo line, the company spokesman said. The line is notorious for attracting molesters who target women.
[ AFP ]
Remember this at Christmas time...
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gatekeeper:
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition...
“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via littlemiss) (via findhappiness)
“We don’t want to be crude here, but this appears to be the second...”
– 5 Clothing Innovations That Will be Annoying You Soon | Cracked.com
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Rainy day accessories: red lipstick, green...
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WatchJon Stewart went after “Fox & Friends” host Gretchen Carlson last night. Saying she plays the “troubled mom, just trying to make sense of this modern country,” Stewart explained Carlson seems to be dumbing herself down in order to connect with an audience that sees intellect as an elitist flaw.
After showing clips of Carlson talking about Googling the words ignoramus...
“Back to Germany again, where if you can’t make someone feel awkward with...”
– 12 ‘Sexy’ Ads That Will Give You Nightmares | Cracked.com
“Dude, you can fit a regular condom over your head. Even if you did have a...”
– 12 ‘Sexy’ Ads That Will Give You Nightmares | Cracked.com
Sapporo offers space beer →
japansociety:
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. on Thursday offered a limited volume of beer made using barley grown from seeds that were brought to outer space under a joint project with the Russian Academy of Science and Japan’s Okayama University. The brewer said it will receive orders for the “Sapporo Space Barley” beer via the Internet until Dec. 24, making 250 sets available at a price of 10,000 yen...
“It seems a day can’t go by without someone deciding to attempt to boldly...”
– 6 Romantic Gestures That Backfired Horrifically | Cracked.com
