June 2009
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“That’s what the owners counted on. The fact that Americans will probably...”
– George Carlin
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41. carouseto engage in a drunken revel; to drink deeply and frequently. 42. homunculusan artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist. 43. ouroborosa circular symbol of a snake or dragon devouring its tail, standing for infinity or wholeness. 44. nincompoopa fool or simpleton. 45. catharsisthe purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through...
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“Civilization cannot exist without new frontiers; it needs them both physically...”
– Arthur C. Clarke
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they'll blush and try not to sound xenophobic
On Saturday I took the Chuo line from Tokyo station to Shinjuku after work as always. I sat down in a spot dividing two seats, as per the Japanese custom of avoiding sitting next to anyone. Two guys got on the train and saw that there was a seat available on either side of me, frowned, and moved on. No one ever politely asks for someone else to move over, lest the disturb the sacred Wa. I got...
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“Bulls at least are not the greatest stylists in English. No bull has ever been a...”
– Ernest Hemingway
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