Rich
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Lifer in Japan. Here to talk and record random thoughts. Opinions and all that stuff are my own and whatever the equivalent is of a retweet is not an endorsement.
The guy doing sign language for Andy Burnham looks like Andy Burnham in disguise.
Crisps in Japan are now in black and white because America! Freedom absence of ink or something.
Osaka Osho is selling gyoza curry. I didn’t try, and probably won’t, but I am impressed.
Partner brought these home. She says they cost ¥400, which is too expensive for me, but I will eat them and then not buy them.
The original Tokyo Malin’s fish and chips shop in Roppongi has closed down.
If anyone is wondering about security for Japanese politicians post-Abe, a brief story. I had a mate with big eyebrows at school and we all took the piss. My local pol has the same eyebrows. I saw him last night and walked straight up and got a pic.
Snagged some leftover pork from yesterday’s roast dinner to have with his evening meal. Satisfied.
Hello, old friend. Seems like you are a regular around these parts nowadays.
Here he is after being told to go away, sitting on the sofa (as requested) but letting us know he is still here and ready for any impromptu dinner party we might want to initiate.
Garbage Day (Ryan Broderick) points out that the advanced warning given the NYT and WaPo about the Maduro raid could mean staff of the orgs cashed in by “gambling” using their insider information.
This year’s living room calendar for us is the illustrations of Sakana kun. We normally get a renowned Western artist, but his drawings are pretty cool and the lad adores him.
My son’s comic this month explains that Santa Claus works for Uber Eats to earn the money to buy the toys for children.
Just saw footage of Mani’s funeral and Ian Brown looks like a Las Vegas magician.