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Frugal Pleasures of Paris in Summer - http://travel.nytimes.com/2009...
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Jérôme Flipo, Shevonne, Harold and David Adam liked this
WELL before midsummer, the sun sets late over Paris. Even at 9 p.m., you can sit on the banks of the Canal St.-Martin in the 10th Arrondissement, and see in the still water the reflection of the sky, a blue mottled with thin clouds, and the low pale buildings with their amber lights just turned on, and the ruffled, fractal edge of the trees in full green bloom. Night seems as if it will never come. By the water, there is a small pink dot of a helium balloon, bobbing in the intermittent breeze. The balloon is key. It was given to you by Pink Flamingo, a pizza parlor down the nearby Rue Bichat, whose bicycle deliveryman will use it as a beacon to locate you and present the five pies you’ve ordered (10.50 to 16 euros each). They’re not all for you, of course — you’ve got friends to help eat the pizza and drink the four bottles of red wine (40 euros) you picked up from Le Verre Volé, a wine bar across the canal.
- Derrick
You’ll love the pizza’s quirky toppings — the Poulidor’s goat cheese and sliced duck breast, the bacon-and-pineapple Obama — and the earthy pinot noir. But finally it will be dark and you’ll be more than tipsy and your friends will be heading home by Métro, by Vespa and by Vélib’, the city’s rental bicycle system. And you, you’ll take off on foot, up along the canal toward Belleville,...
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- Derrick
The picnic is the great democratizing institution of summer, when Parisians spill onto riverbanks and bridges and into parks and gardens, chasing away the memories of winter and rain with baguettes and bottles, sandals and sundresses. For the wealthy, picnics are a lark, for the less wealthy an escape, and for this Frugal Traveler, who spent nine days in Paris at the end of May and...
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- Derrick
A dollar bill taped to the floor of friendfeed's offices: - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Monique, Pat Hawks, Erik S and 152 other people liked this
This is a dollar bill taped to the floor of FriendFeed's headquarters. It's a bit of social engineering. They figured out it kept people from tripping on the cord cover because people noticed the money on the floor.
- Robert Scoble
Hahaha, now that is brilliant stuff. Awesome.
- James Mowery
from twhirl
This is a fantastic idea.
- Jeremy Botter
Wouldn't last long in my office.
- Ralph Whitbeck
Amazing.. think I could use this idea in a few places.
- Roberto Bonini
Clever! i love it.
- Federico [Kurai]
from twhirl
Simple, clever, great idea. That FriendFeed crew is a bunch of smart fellers!
- Brandon Wood
My employer is too frugal to do that.
- Jonathon
Inexpensive risk management.
- Dave Pelland
Ha! Very clever.
- Brent Newhall
brilliant
- mjc
Wow! I'm speechless.
- directeur
from NoiseRiver
nice
- Mike Collett
The dollar bill trick doesn’t work with strippers though ;)
- Tony C
@Earl: Consider it a stripper-filter, then. You know someone's a stripper if they trip over it.
- April Buchheit
for some reason i expect a "stripper filter" to be something coded using regular expressions. sad, i know.
- Karim
The message here is that Web 2.0 companies are so ignorant of money and revenue that they even step over a dollar on the floor
- Jason Carreira
from twhirl
Genius!!!
- Joe Dawson
Interesting. The photo has been viewed more than 500 times, but has only earned 62 likes and 19 comments. So, for every 1 thing we can see here there's another 9 people hanging out lurking in the shadows.
- Robert Scoble
@Scoble the old 90-9-1 rule :) (well almost)
- Naor Mark
You could always just superglue some road kill to those things. Nothing gets people's attention more than a dead opossum.
- Andrew Leyden
wow, that's funny smart!
- Susan Beebe
I stubbed my toe on that dollar.
- Michael Muller
Heath And Safety in the UK would not approve....but I do!
- Toby Graham
"but has only earned 62 likes". This currently stands as the most-liked Flickr photo of all time.
- raphaeL
I forgot about that photo. It does work, though. Everytime I visit friendfeed's offices I see the dollar and I'm careful not to trip over it. :-)
- Robert Scoble
That's dumb. Why couldn't they afford to run the cord somewhere where it wouldn't be in the way in the first place?
- Robert Peña
As an IE I can state that's definitely not something to publicize. Definitely not OSHA Kosher.
- Adi
Great idea will have to remember this.
- Laura Gonzalez
Reminds me of the deli counter in grocery store in Scotts Valley across the street from NorCal offices of MetaCreations (the Fractal Design arm of it). Local companies'd go there for lunch daily. PROBLEM: Deli counter pencils (for marking your sandwich menu) disappeared at frightful rate. SOLUTION: Deli affixed pencils with price label. Price: $100.00. Pencils stayed at store. :)
- Susan A. Kitchens
Haha I like that trick for keeping Pens from going missing Susan!
- Garin Kilpatrick
clark little photography - http://www.clarklittlephotography.com
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Tanath, hassan tafreshi, Anthony Citrano and 271 other people liked this
love!
- BEX
Crap Shore Breakers... HURT!
- CW™
his site is pretty cool though i wish photographers wouldn't watermark their pictures. i know why they do it, but it takes away from the really great photos
- Cee Bee
specializing in shorepound!
- Ňicķ
i wonder how many times he's gotten really caught up in a bad wave
- Cee Bee
San Onofre SB had shore breakers with pebbles on the beach. Hurt like a motherF'r. Granted the water was warm from the near by Nuclear Plant.
- CW™
fantastic shots!
- Chieze Okoye
I rode a 20 footer like that in Hawaii on a boogie board... Dropped me straight onto the sand, and then proceeded to drench me with 3 million gallons of water... In retrospect, I'm probably lucky to be alive right now.
- LarchOye
that might be "thrilling" the first time around, but after continually getting pounded like that i'm sure it can become a bit of a "challenge" to deal with
- Cee Bee
Those first two pictures are amazing
- Benno
Wow!
- Adriana E. Reyes
Whoa! Cool!
- Dread Pirate PJ
I would love to know how people get shots like this.
- Kevin Pedraja
OMGosh!
- Kol Tregaskes
Kevin, look at the last picture. He has a waterproof housing for the camera.
- Jauder Ho
psst Harold, I bet you'll like these...
- Kamilah Gill
I wonder how he wiped his lens between shots?
- Johnny Worthington
OMG... amazing pics...
- Harold
I just opened it up. Those *are* cool. I know those are the pics you want to take sometime, Harold.
- Kamilah Gill
wow. very cool.
- Trish Haley
MORE! He needs an RSS. Although that would defeat the purpose of him selling prints from his gallery...oh well.
- sofarsoShawn
Very impressive :O
- Joe Dawson
nice please large size
- mostafa
WTF ! how did he...nevermind
- cihanergur
wow....absolutely stunning. more please! :)
- Ebm
I'm typeless. Unbelievable shots. What photographic talent... ok so I found a few words:)
- Dave
wOoOw
- Bius
This makes me so home sick. I miss the the ocean.
- Miranda
Beautiful photography. Had me memorized.
- TranceMist
Dang watermarks :( I can't save any as my desktop wallpaper!
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
Amazing stuff!
- Bill Pennington
from twhirl
I have an appreciation for how tough those shots are to capture. Incredible!
- Rick Bucich
AMAZING!
- AJ Batac
Imágenes Impresionantes - wonderful images
- Juan Carlos Sánchez
WOW!
- Shandiz
WoW!!!
- MohammadReza
It's not just Moses that can part the sea.
- Justin Wah Kan
Does anyone know if there are bigger versions of there? They would make wicked Wallpaper!
- Garin Kilpatrick
If you like them, tell him: http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/contact...
- Brian Johns
Some really nice photos and the colors are fantastic
- Thomas V. Fischer
from twhirl
wonderful!!
- Palak Mathur
that's some serious shore break right there! Reminds me of Sandy Beach on the east side of O'ahu.
- Josh Haley
Astounding!
- ursi
Amazing!
- Jorg Jansen
wow! ok!
- MAHDi
Takashi Murakami - http://www.linesandcolors.com/2009...
Zeynep Kesik, buraKargın, M F and 2 other people liked this
It’s interesting to note that Japanese artist Takashi Murakami was the only visual artist included on Time magazine’s 2008 “100 Most Influential People” list. Not that I put that much stock in such lists, but it’s a glimpse of the wide ranging notice Murakami is receiving.
- Shevonne
from Bookmarklet
Death Star, Star Wars, Death Star, Storm Trooper - http://vi.sualize.us/view...
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Jonathon, Steven Perez, Ozer Wrzl (EN) and 6 other people liked this
tragedy struck in sector 9 today when terrorists blew up the Death Star .... http://www.hulu.com/watch...
- RAPatton
There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches."— Ray Bradbury
Anthony Citrano, Anna Haro, LJF Wolffe and 5 other people liked this
http://friendfeed.com/e... (Australian Cabinet Minister admits confirms that after the small trial of Internet Blocking (which is based on "illegal content") is complete the censorship of other content will be considered.
- David HC Soul
http://www.canada.com/Canadia... (One man is to rule on a single parents complaint (this clip indicates "some parents - but other reports indicate it was just one parent's complaint) about Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaiden's Tale" use in a High School has led to its potential banning)>
- David HC Soul
http://www.themilitant.com/2009... - "It is geared to five- to seven-year-old students. It is one in a 24-part series depicting life for children in countries like Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, England, Greece, Israel, Japan, and Vietnam. The covers of most of these books are similarly adorned with pictures of smiling children. The school board voted to remove the entire series. " and why the ban.. well one of the books was "Cuba" and so the complete set was proscribed.
- David HC Soul
http://friendfeed.com/e... (UK law to make photographing Police Illegal - all in the interest of "security"
- David HC Soul
http://www.city-journal.org/2009... "It’s hard to believe, but true: under a law Congress passed last year aimed at regulating hazards in children’s products, the federal government has now advised that children’s books published before 1985 should not be considered safe and may in many cases be unlawful to sell or distribute"
- David HC Soul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.... - list of the most commonly challenged books in the USA
- David HC Soul
"A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to." -- Laurence Peter, professor of education, 1977 (Peter, for those unfamiliar is perhaps more famously known for his "Peter Principle" which states: "In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence." from this he concludes: "in time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out his duties" & "work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence")
- David HC Soul
Yep, time to read Fahrenheit 451 again...
- Derrick
"Liked" to demonstrate my unlike of some (all actually...) of these measures ;)
- David Adam
Australian Minister confirms legal content may be blocked by Internet Censorship Regime - http://www.inquisitr.com/18689...
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David Adam, David HC Soul, Tom Harrison and 2 other people liked this
Boo! *lobs rotten fruit*
- Mo Kargas
Feb 20, 2009: Ice Diver - The Cellar - http://cellar.org/showthr...
Kevin Shaum, Anne Bouey, Kol Tregaskes and 33 other people liked this
EPIC shot!
- Michael Forian
How in the heck did the photographer catch THAT one?????
- Martha
here's more: http://friendfeed.com/search...
- Cee Bee
Wow...
- Bill
Can't believe I haven't been following Cee Bee and missed all those cool links. That oversight has been corrected.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
Incredible!
- Jenny Morman
Awesome!
- Mitchell Tsai
think again.... - http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I2uQkG...
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Mike Reynolds, thepete, Steven Perez and 16 other people liked this
Oh my. Scared to go to sleep now. Oh yeah. I don't sleep. Good thing!
- ♥patricia♥
@Spidra YEP :/
- ◄ani625Ξ
My friend has a crazy fear of the little blonde girl that used to do the Welch's juice commercials years ago. Said she had "sharp pointy teeth that she used to eat your soul." I'm totally posting this on his FB wall. XD
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
It actually looks like something is going to pop out of her forehead and eat my computer.
- .k.t.c.l.i.n.g.
my advice...don't stare at her too long... O_O
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Oh crap, I did and I got a phone call and someone said "7 days". Should I be worried?
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
...I can't look away... I think she's sucking away my soul!
- .k.t.c.l.i.n.g.
haggis, ummm worry...and look for standing water near your computer...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
.k.t.c.l.i.n.g.....does your soul taste like apple juice? o_O
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Apple Juice and Sunshine!
- .k.t.c.l.i.n.g.
....oh good...then hopefully the sunshine will satisfy demon seed, up there.... :-p
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Hulu who? After much confusion, it is becoming clear what works in online video. - http://www.economist.com/busines...
Daniel Rowley, Parth Awasthi, David Adam and Tony liked this
"... the bigger lesson from Hulu’s success is that supporting streamed video with advertising, rather than charging for downloads, turns out to work very well. Hulu’s ads are few and short, with a subtle countdown timer that makes them even more bearable. In some cases viewers can even choose which ad to watch, so it is more likely to be relevant to their interests. And people tend to remember the advertisements they see on Hulu much better than they recall television ads, says Mr Kilar, so advertisers are pleased."
- Jonathan Kong
from Bookmarklet
Ironic that a British mag. writes about a service not available in Britain or anywhere outside the US. That will certainly affect the statistics here.
- Vincent van Wylick
Post-apocalyptic - set on flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Hami, Live4Emma (L4S), Kol Tregaskes and 21 other people liked this
HAHAHAHAHAHA....YAY!!! :D
- Anna Haro
scary
- johnpiercy
Yes, we are dancing - http://bellflower.elfle.com/yes-we-...
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Anna Haro, Nia, Duncan Riley and 10 other people liked this
#1 looks a lot like a cabbage patch
- Shawn Farner
Vijay Special: Q&A with a Japanese person. Ask anything (appropriate) and I will answer to the best of my ability.
月落时分, (jeff)isageek, Carmen - Happy 2010! and 44 other people liked this
But I will NOT teach you how to make sushi. Japanese people do not make sushi (rolls and such) at home. FYI "Jap" is derogatory and "moshi-moshi" is only used when we pick up the phone.
- Mona Nomura
Why do Japanese girls from Japan have jacked up teeth?
- Rodfather
This is sweet. But do you really have the time for this?
- vijay
IM FTW, Vijay! Rodfather - because of the history of calcium deficiency, plus straight teeth is not a criteria for beautiful. That and orthodontics is still a new practice. Japanese people come here (the US).
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Oh this should end well...
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
LD - APPROPRIATE.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
LD you lucky b***ard :)
- vijay
Ok will try to keep this short. I love you -> japanese.?
- vijay
Mona, best way to start learning kanji? How many kanji symbols do you know? My friend from Kobe says he knows 630 - is this a lot?
- Janet
Mona.. Kancho (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) Is it as fun and funny as it looks? Wedgies in our culture are never fun
- Bwana ☠
Vijay: "aishiteru" is I love you - used in more 'serious' context. ie: making up after a huge fight, proposing, exchanging wedding vows, when you want someone to know you REALLY love them. "daisuki" means i like you a lot, but can be definied as "I love you". Used in a more sillier context. ie: after someone makes me LOL "Bwana, OMG I LOVE YOU!" in Japanse "BWANA! DAISUKI" and "koi" is the to be version.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
But doesn't "ai" also mean "to see"?
- vijay
anata wa kirei
- Josh Haley
Janet - I learned kanji by reading. A lot. Then writing letters and journals for years. I have no formal training but my grammar and skill is of college level (I have a certification called "Kan-ken" - kannji kentei shiken). For someone who is starting from scratch, watch shows in all Japanese to train your ears, and learn to write via workbook. Phonetics help a massive deal when applying to written form.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Bwana - Yes. LOL
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Vijay - no. Josh Haley - doumo desu. haha That is such a Hawaiian thing to say LOL!!!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
I like Japanese anime and since I know Chinese, some of the words are familiar after a while. I should really get around to learning Japanese since my parents speak it fluently.
- Jauder Ho
I thought "ai" meant "to see" as well. I was wrong there. So how do I say "I saw them"?
- vijay
Natto.. WHY?
- Rodfather
Isn't to see "miru"?
- ronin
What is the one thing you wish every gaijin knew about japanese people and culture?
- Chet Lewis
Vijay "I saw them" = "(them) wo mita" them being whatever it is you saw. Saeba, "miru" is see. "mita" is saw. :) Chet - Japanese people do not make sushi at home. <--number one question asked. That'll rid "Can you teach me how to make sushi." and other ignorant questions haha!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Saeba, miru is "to watch". But you could be right. edit: you are right
- vijay
Mona - I thought you were American?
- Brian Sullivan
You a baseball fan at all? If so, best Japanese player - playing in US, Japan, or wherever?
- Patrick Jordan
Actually, I don't mind natto. It just takes getting used to. What I can't do is horse sashimi.
- Jauder Ho
Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, it's confusing. Where the hell is a good place to start if I just need to understand the spoken words?
- vijay
Rodfather - because fermenting was a widely used preservation method when Japan was a really poor country. A lot of the traditions still live on til this day. But I agree. Natto = WHY! @Brian: I was born in Canada, raised in California, lived in Tokyo on and off throughout my life. The longest time I spent abroad was three consecutive years on my own. I speak, read, and write fluently. ;)
- Mona Nomura
I still can't get used to Natto. So nasty.
- Rodfather
WTH is natto? *google* edit: fermented soybeans, for the uninitiated.
- vijay
Mona: What is the deal with the Sailor Moon-like outfits? Do you have a pic of you in one? ;)
- Matthew DeVries
Patrick - LOL I don't like baseball, only ballparks. Fenway and AT&T Park are my two favorites. ;) @Vijay - if you're not interested in learning, then stick with roma-ji. It'll make your life a lot easier. ;) Matthew - I have no clue and no I do not. APPROPRIATE! ;)
- Mona Nomura
So your citizenship is Canadian, American or Japanese ?
- Brian Sullivan
What are asking me to appropriate? You need me to appropriate something for you?
- Matthew DeVries
uh? What is roma-ji?
- vijay
All three - but Japan doesn't allow dual citizenships, so I am secretively American. ;) Vijay -Roma-ji is the alphabetized form of Japanese.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
In my 2 semesters of Japanese class, I learned the word Aribitoo is the word for "job". That word is stolen from the German "Aribite". So did the Japanese just not have jobs until they met the Germans?
- Matthew DeVries
Mona - fair enough, ballparks are cool. I'll take your vote on the player then - and go with Ichiro ...
- Patrick Jordan
Ichiro is definitely the best
- Rodfather
They had jobs, just not titles. People would say "I am going to work" Remember, Japan was not Westernized until after WWII.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Nah, I am a fan of Matsui and Matsuzaka. )
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Wait. Mona is Canadian?
- Jauder Ho
Hey - those aren't ballparks :) I like Matsui a lot, great clutch hitter. Dice-K = has potential to be great, not there yet I'd say ...
- Patrick Jordan
I was born in North Vancouver, raised in West, until I was six. :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
What really was profound for me during my visit to Kobe - the amount of osteoporosis in men as well as women.
- Janet
I rather have natto than vegemite.
- Jauder Ho
Janet - yes, calcium deficiency is an epidemic. Mainly because we didn't have access to calcium sources until after WWII. It's still difficult for a lot of people to drink milk, eat cheese, etc., Plus Japanese milk is DISGUSTING.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Good point. I only know of crackers trying to make sushi at home - and I'm too scared to try it. Japan could teach America a LOT about customer service. I have often wondered why there was never a Japanese customer experience trainer. From the way you are greeted when you walk in, to the way they fold and present your purchase to you just makes you feel important - whether it's buyin a snack at Mr. Donut or getting a suit. Where did those customs start from?
- Chet Lewis
Nice! I learned a few things today about you as well as the language. Thanks for clearing the confusion. Mona, Arigato Gozaimashta.( that's supposed to say *thank you very much*) :D
- vijay
Mona - are there any people who still devote their lives to apprentice-ship for a craft/art in Japan? There were several crafts that I was into for a while that, at one time, were livelihoods passed from generation to generation, but, from what I hear, are not anymore... It's kind of sad to hear that those traditions in original form are dying (but good that there are some devoted gaijin who are trying to keep the spirit alive). For instance, kumihimo (braiding) and temari (embroidered thread balls).
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
Vijay - my pleasure. Doitashimashite. And yes, you got taht correct. haha @Chet - hey now, it's not just White people (and crackers is rude!) that ask about sushi, I get asked by other Asian cultures, too! Customer service is a touchy subject. Our culture (as a whole) has different values and work ethics. :) But I do agree to a certain extent!
- Mona Nomura
Thanks - I'm part cracker, so I can use that term. you know how that goes! ;)
- Chet Lewis
Lindsay - You're so on point. There are, but it's rare, and quite sad actually. Though lately, there are a younger generation of Japanese people that are striving to preserve our history. :(
- Mona Nomura
I had a penpal once from Japan who told me that it is very common for the man to take on the wife's surname. Is this true? If so, why?
- Chet Lewis
It's not common but if the man is not the oldest and the woman is the last of her lineage, it can happen as long as all parties (and their families) are in agreement.
- Mona Nomura
Besides New Years, what's the most important holiday?
- Rodfather
Tanabata - that celebrates the spirits of the past. It's in the summer and there are tons of festivals, we get dressed up in yukata (less formal version of kimonos) and watch fireworks. Good times! We get a week off, plus a bonus if you're working, too haha
- Mona Nomura
I find it really interesting the focus on details... and the patience involved in what I've heard was the way of traditional apprenticeship. Even with Aikido, O-Sensei's uchi deshi (live-in students) would start out training only taking ukemi (falls) for years before they got to do technique. The idea was that they couldn't learn how to do the techniques until they understood how it felt to receive them. And Temari too... the apprentice would spend years just learning how to prepare the base correctly.
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
Most of that kind of endurance seems lost on Japan's youth... they have the typical short attention span like Westerners now.
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
Are Obon festivals big there?
- Rodfather
Mona, how do you have Japanese citizenship then? My dad spent most of his childhood years in Japan and only has his permanent residency.
- Jauder Ho
Lindsay - That's how it goes with everything. Most people don't understand that everything is considered an art and tradition. Even sushi. In order to be a sushi chef, you start off cleaning, washing dishes, before you can learn to wash rice. And from there, cleaning fish, the sharpening knives, etc., It takes YEARS before you stand behind the counter and even then, you are still not allowed to interact with the customers. everything is EARNED not handed to you.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Lindsay, I once wanted to learn how to make sushi (as in sushi chef) till I found out how long it would take. =)
- Jauder Ho
Rodfather - yes, Obon. :) Jauder - My parents and grandparents registered me at the Japanese kuyakusyo and shiyakusyo.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
I don't have any questions but I just have to say that I'm impressed with the questions that have been asked. I guess I'm too used to a low immaturity level on the internets ;)
- Tamara
Beanie - that's why I LOVE FriendFeed! :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Do most families have a Zojirushi hot water dispenser in their home?
- Rodfather
hahahha YES!
- Mona Nomura
Does Engrish go the other way? Do you see postings in other countries of things that should be in Japanese, but end up saying some kind of total gibberish?
- Matthew DeVries
All of the time. We also don't talk like Mr. Miyagi (who speaks flawless English btw)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Are they equivalents of "This is not here" or "Breast of the sexually inexperienced chicken"?
- Matthew DeVries
A lot of the pictures seen on "Engrish.com" are Chinese LOL
- Mona Nomura
Go, Mona, Go.
- Louis Gray
A lot are european as well.
- Matthew DeVries
Hey. I resemble that.
- Jauder Ho
BTW, I added this onto the first line, but "Jap" is a derogatory term.
- Mona Nomura
Lindsey - I hate it. Someone like me, with 'pure' blood, can instantly get citizenship, even if I give up my Japanese citizenship, I can apply two more times. Simply, because of my lineage. But a sixth generation Korean person, for example, can never be a citizen. It's disgusting.
- Mona Nomura
Spidra - Of course LOL
- Mona Nomura
Spidra, yes it is possible since my gf is pretty much a carnivore (cept fish). We were in Japan for 18 days and survived just fine. There are plenty of other foods that what is generally perceived as "Japanese food" in the US.
- Jauder Ho
Mona, I agree the exclusionary attitude is not too cool. My dad spent almost 20 years in Japan but from what I understand can never have Japanese citizenship and it was an ordeal just to get the permanent residency.
- Jauder Ho
I also highly recommend that anyone that visits Japan check out the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. It's a very sobering place (be warned, there are some fairly graphic displays).
- Jauder Ho
Jauder - that is funny because we (native Japanese) do not recommend visits to memorials. We'd rather learn about it, process it, and tuck it away in our minds, since memorials and such seem like opening closed wounds.
- Mona Nomura
BTW the entire family on my dad's side (great grandparents, great aunts, uncles, cousins, etc) were blown up by the A-bomb. No one spoke of it, not even my parents - past tense because my mother died and my dad has been non existent since I was 17.
- Mona Nomura
hahahha no worries. Actually, you will be surprised at the number of Western and European foods in Japan! And it happened, it is in the past, our philosophy is to bury it in the past and move on. ;)
- Mona Nomura
No question, just a comment... 新宿区 FTW!
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Mona, I was intending that recommendation for non-Japanese (like myself) =) And I've also had my share of "talks" with people that view war in the abstract. I think it's harder to be pro-war once you see the outcome. Japan did their share of invading countries, my grandparents in Taiwan grew up under Japanese occupation and that certainly was not a fun time for them.
- Jauder Ho
Mona, I am sorry to hear that. My gf has family in Hiroshima (which is why we went there in the first place). They lived in the countryside so they were not in the city on that day.
- Jauder Ho
actually i take that back. Why is it when i speak using 僕 (ぼく) instead of 私 (わたし) I get funny looks, but i see Japanese businessmen in a formal dialogue using it, and it seems ok... ?
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
On a more upbeat note, here's a picture of okonomiyaki (Hiroshima style). Tasty. http://bit.ly/bFfj
- Jauder Ho
Ano... mou hitotsu keitemasen ka? (I know that sucked :D) Mona you said "to see" is mite. Now in this speech:"demo, moshi, konomama nidoto aienaidoshtara saigomade nokorunowa sugatadaroka?", "aienai is "not able to meet/see" right? Is that a different "ai"?
- vijay
Mona, Why is Yokko Kanno sofa king awesome?
- Matthew DeVries
Jauder - understood :) But we also don't recommend foreigners (non-Japanese) to visit shrines and memorials - it's like we want peopel to know our country is "westernized" haha Thank you for your kind words and I too, am a fan of okonomiyaki!
- Mona Nomura
Jeff - In business Japanese, 僕 is used in specific contexts, depending on the nuance of the conversation. It is quite confusing since there are no set rules, so stick to 私 to be safe. ;) It also depends on your level of fluency. But dude, you rule!
- Mona Nomura
I have a question for you Mona, how do get to be so awesome? Teach me. :D
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Spidra - You are absolutely correct, and it is paradoxical. We're ingrained with the notion that we are more superior (goes back to our history and roots) and slowly trying to change. IMO, the current state of cultural Japan is how the US was in the 80s.
- Mona Nomura
Vijay - Mochiron! And it was perfect. :) It's "aenai", from the word = "au" 会う, not "ai" which is probably causing all the confusion. ;)
- Mona Nomura
hello can i jump in the conversation?
- Alfredo
Spidra and Haggis - awesome was taught to me by awesome people like you guys. ;) The rest is from what we (Japanese) do best: appropriate. HA! And Spidra - music (well the arts) is something that is rooted deeply into our culture. Again, we do what we know best, appropriate!
- Mona Nomura
whats the best way to make authentic MIso soup. The instant stuff is ok, but not as good as the real thing. Second question: why is Japanese food so bloody good? :-)
- Duncan Riley
Hello Alfredo, yes you may.
- Mona Nomura
Duncan - Authentic miso soup stats with the stock! And Japanese food is DAMN good. Hold on, I'll share recipes.
- Mona Nomura
Ah! Thanks a lot once again Mona! But what an EPIC thread this is. I got a LOT of info from all the experiences you guys are sharing in here; there's enough in here for at-least 3 days worth of googling for me. Thanks, you guys! :)
- vijay
Good miso soup definitely starts with the miso paste.
- Rodfather
Vijay - LOL @ three days of Googling haha And this thread wouldn't have happened without you guys wanting to learn more about the Japanese culture and keeping it very polite and respectable! Also, thanks for not being jerks, because this thread could've ended up in all sorts of wrong haha. I normally tend to stay away from "Japanese" Q&As but this has been a really great experience. Duncan - the authentic miso soup is going to take a little effort. It is SERIOUS business, where I come from. BRB
- Mona Nomura
thanks. here is my question. what do japanese people think of hispanic people? and what do you think of hispanic people?
- Alfredo
Mona, in that case, I'm all shrined out =) We actually ended up visiting quite a number of UNESCO World Heritage sites so now I'm informally setting myself a goal of seeing as many World Heritage sites as possible. http://bit.ly/3q2rZN
- Jauder Ho
Ok, to give a quick synopsis, the stock is everything. I am not sure what is available in Australia, but if there is a Japanese grocer, look for hondashi (instant soup stock) http://www.koamart.com/shop...: and dashi konbu (flat squares of seaweed). I soak the dashi konbu in water over night, then use that as my soup base, combined with the hondashi. I also look for miso that is dashi iri, meaning it has stock too. This deepens the flavor
- Mona Nomura
Speaking of miso, my family has a business making miso paste (amongst other things).
- Jauder Ho
of the miso soup, without it being too salty. More miso != more flavor. That's also the short cut to making soup stock from scratch. If you're daring enough, the stock from scratch is as follows: 1. dashi konbu 2. niboshi 3. katsuobushi. Instructions: soak the konbu in water overnight in a pot. Next day, heat pot on medium heat until water comes to boil. Throw in the niboshi and...
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- Mona Nomura
Duncan, I love Japanese food as it tends not to leave you feeling sleepy after you eat plus it's usually pretty healthy (not a lot of fried stuff etc.) I also like emphasis on fresh food rather than the chemical laden taste.
- Jauder Ho
Hmmm. Bacon miso? =)
- Jauder Ho
Duncan - uhhh... the instructions are kinda hard to understand via FF comments so I'll email or blog about it or something. @Alfredo: I am not sure I udnerstand what you mean about what we and or I think of Hispanic people?
- Mona Nomura
Mona, the funny thing is most of the ingredients you mentioned, I have in my pantry right now (Suruki FTW)
- Jauder Ho
what do you of how we are. ok like. if a friend told you that she going on vacation to mexico. how do you imagine it. and how do you imagine the people there?
- Alfredo
Alredo? I grew up in California LOL @darnell - I am unfamiliar with the book Musashi, but if it is a best seller, I will ask my Japanese friends. :)
- Mona Nomura
the best soup stock is the left over goodness from cooking shabu shabu. drop some noodles in there and OMG
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
all this time i thought you where a city girl in NYC.
- Alfredo
OMG is right. I like it as ojiya, too. Yum! @Alfredo - I grew up in San Mateo (suburb 15minutes south of San Francisco) as well as Tokyo and lived in NYC haha! Mexico is so not a foreign country to me!!
- Mona Nomura
can you speak a little spanish then? i'm sure you can think of something.
- Alfredo
Nope. I refuse. When non English speakers talk to me in Spanish, I respond in Japanese. ;)
- Mona Nomura
We gotta get Mona over here to Texas.
- Josh Haley
Seriously, my parents are first generation (meaning they came here in their adult lives not speaking a word of English). If they can learn to communicate, so can everyone else. This is America. Learn English. Period.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Mona, Musashi was pretty bad-ass. http://bit.ly/iZ3K
- Jauder Ho
aha. The learn english comment reminds me of Foamy the Squirrel. SB
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Oh, I know who he is, I was just wondering if there was a specific book Alfredo was refrencing. Foamy the Squirrel? Googling now!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Damn Mona...I'm really REALLY impressed with how much you know about your culture. You're awesome. :)
- Far
Mona will you be the sister I always wanted?
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Mona, I didn't know you were nisei. My gf is yonsei so essentially she is a Japanese Valley (San Fernando) girl that only speaks English. =)
- Jauder Ho
Mona I just posted it. http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Oh, I don't know about the specific book. I have read the English translation of Go Rin No Sho tho.
- Jauder Ho
i agree that if you live here, you got to learn english. Also, if two guys where applying for a job. and both where equally qualified. but 1 spoke english and some other language, the employer might give that guy the job because it can attract more customers. like my dad who is learning english and can speak it on a conversational level, and he speaks fluent spanish, he handles more customers than the rest of the workers.
- Alfredo
This could be a pretty vague question that's hard to answer, but here goes anyway: if I vacationed in Japan for a couple weeks or so, what should I go see/do that I wouldn't know about from tourist books? I'm sure there is plenty of known, tourist-y stuff that would fill my 2 weeks, but I'd like to also see/experience stuff tourists normally wouldn't know about. The answer could be a whole other thread, I suppose. :)
- Cheryl Jones
If failing in public and looking silly shames one's family, what allows so many people to dress ridiculously and "compete" on Sasuke/Kunoichi, when they haven't got prayers? Is this spectacular kind of painful failure not really seen as humiliating?
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Cheryl, find a local =) But it like other locations really depends on what you want/like to see. I like being outside and away from the usual touristy stuff. I have found TripAdvisor and Wikitravel to be very useful. If you are curious, here is the itinerary for my trip to Japan 2 years ago with my gf (who while Japanese had never been to Japan before). http://bit.ly/fcZP
- Jauder Ho
Far - I didn't know how much I knew about my culture too LOL!! Alfredo - good for your dad, seriously. Not that many take the time or effort to learn, especially if they can get away with only speaking their language. The Chinatowns are like taht - no one speaks a word of English. Terrible. @Cheryl It depends on your interests... LOL I don't mind giving recommendations, I just don't...
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- Mona Nomura
from IM
Mona: Tanooki are like the most fuzzy adorable cuddly looking creatures ever, why are they so reviled by Japanese people? I've known 2 who actually started cursing about terrible they are.
- Matthew DeVries
Actually, tanuki are mythical. They're really raccoons. ;)
- Mona Nomura
Well, I can understand the thing about silly game shows, but...perhaps I take the shows too seriously? Although I've seen people crying when they fail, and crying on the rare occasions they win. Do we have any place for an inappropriate question? :)
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
*Liked* so this post shows up in Jeanette's sister's feed (I guess I should start getting used to calling her my sister-in-law); her username on FF is "tanuki" and she's obsessed with anything Japanese :)
- Tudor Bosman
How annoyed are Japanese people with otaku (American's obsessed with Japanese Culture)?
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Tudor - FoAF in full effect :) Thanks for sharing. @Jason: not at all, it's quite flattering, actually. :)
- Mona Nomura
Haha. No wonder Tom Nook (Tanuki) in Animal Crossing is evil.
- Rodfather
Tanukis are actually know to be shady and greedy. They're also manipulative and morph (?) or "bakeru" into people/things to trick people!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
They're a real animal too.
- Matthew DeVries
I want to meet a kitsune ;)
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Matthew - you're right. My mom always told me tanuki are raccoons but technically, it is a real animal, non existent in the US. @Mage - kitsune are sly sly sly animals. ;)
- Mona Nomura
What's a good way for a non-Japanese Asian person in Japan to indicate inability to speak Japanese?
- Andrew C
Just smile and shrug your shoulders in an "I don't know" motion...? Hmm I have to think about that.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Watashiwa nihongo wakarimasen. =)
- Jauder Ho
@Andrew say "¿No Comprende?"
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Ya it's very rare for a non-Japanese person to be addressed in anything but English LOL Jeff? Help? LOL
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Had a mentor named Reiko when I was in a biomedical research program (summer thing). She offered once to let me try some of her homemade sushi, but I declined, because the of idea of raw fish. That's when I learned that sushi isn't necessarily raw. It was a great learning experience, but I cringe when I think of how many gaffes I made by not taking time to learn about the culture that raised her. I had to learn about most of them by picking up clues later on in life and then remembering.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
i've never been addressed in Japanese unless i open my mouth first :)
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Jauder. say "Bokuwa" instead :)
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
I'll have to disagree. People kept talking to us (gf and I) in Japanese until we were like "No Habla Japanese..." What was funny was a lady that spoke both Chinese and Japanese helped me out when I was trying to buy a ticket to the Osaka Aquarium. My girlfriend (who only speaks English) was amazed as she thought I suddenly gained the ability to speak Japanese as it took her quite a while to figure out I was speaking Chinese instead. So sad.
- Jauder Ho
It looks like the Mr and I will be traveling to Japan this year. I've been wondering if it would be hopeless to temporarily drop the language podcasts I've been absorbing and switch to Japanese for ... um ... I have about 3 months.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Mage - it's all a learning experience. Now you know, to appreciate everyone moving forward ;). Or omit it all together. "Sumimasen, nihongo wakarimasen." (Sorry, I do not understand Japanese).
- Mona Nomura
Yes, but I'm ethnically Asian, and (I presume this is what happened) on a brief glance might pass for Japanese, at least while in Japan. It just made for occasional embarrassing moments is all. @Jason - laugh, yeah, I guess. I was just hoping for some magically more appropriate/graceful way to do it.
- Andrew C
Dude, I only know like 3 words conversationally. The important thing is I know all the fish I want to eat in Japanese.
- Jauder Ho
Ya, it's tough when you're ethnically Asian. Simply: "Chyugoku (Chinese) or Kankoku (Korean) or Tai-wahn (Taiwan) or whatever your ethnicity-jin desu" should suffice.
- Mona Nomura
Jauder - memorize the candy too! Nothing beats some Meiji pear chocolate after a big meal!
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Actually, gai-jin is considered rude LOL
- Mona Nomura
Mona - or blame someone else :) "Watashino nihongono senseiwa bakadeshitayo"
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
HA!
- Mona Nomura
@Mona, I thought it was spelled Chugokujin? @Jeff I LOVE warabi mochi and mizu yokan.
- Jauder Ho
Jeff, that's too funny. I'll have to remember that.
- Jauder Ho
Or. "Watashino atama barara"
- Jauder Ho
With Beard Papa currently making inroads into N. America, what's the next snack food trend/empire that Japan should export?
- Andrew C
I spell phonetically so the spelling may be incorrect. Thanks for pointing that out Jauder.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Jauder - just watch out that nobody puts a sticker with "ばか" on your back as retaliation :)
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
MiniMage, http://bit.ly/57W2 or RosettaStone I guess? You can stumble through Japan with just English although I'm sure it would be much more enjoyable if you spoke Japanese. I really have to get around to learning Japanese.
- Jauder Ho
It's all about those cupcakes now
- Rodfather
Andrew - I love Japanese breads and pastries. If you're on the West Coast, try Satura Cakes. They are the cloest thing to Japanese cakes. Light, delicate, and phenomenal!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
@Andrew, Pepper Lunch! http://bit.ly/sWva I believe there is one in Milpitas, CA now. @Jeff, =P
- Jauder Ho
Mona - What about work? Looks like you have spent more than 4 hours on this discussion
- Shakeel Mahate
Lucky for me, my work entails being in front of a computer!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
@Jauder: awesome! I do enjoy a little minor threat of burning myself during lunch from time to time. (I'm 100% not kidding; in fact I just had a sizzling stone bowl bibimbap today.)
- Andrew C
OMG bibimbap - actually I can really really really use chigae right now. Tofu chigae (I hope I'm spelling that correctly)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Korean! Hell yes! It's call bimbimbap. And if you get it in the sizzling one, it's Dolsot Bimbimbap. Soju han chan chuseyo !
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
<3 bibimbap. I miss the hot stone pot from Curry House too
- Rodfather
@Jeff - the googlefight ( http://www.googlefight.com/index... ) would disagree. And as we all know, correctness is democratically determined. =)
- Andrew C
Have any of you heard of Hwe Dup Bap? It's like a Korean mashup of chirashi and bibimbap. http://bit.ly/4DA1xm (Taken at Ten in San Francisco). Heard a friend raving about it and had to try it out.
- Jauder Ho
and Kochujang poured all over it!
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
@Jauder: I will check them out. I've just about convinced myself I can't go without being able to eke out a few words. Who knows, maybe I'll finally be able to learn to sing more than 3/4 of this song (I've been at it for months; it took me only a few days to get the other song down) if I understand what the words mean: http://www.animelyrics.com/anime...
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
i spelled it wrong. I looked up the Korean. it's bibimbap ( 비빔밥 )
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
@Mona - Hmm, any idea where I can find Green Tea Pocky?
- Tyson Key
Jeff - I didn't even notice. Tyson - where do you live? (city)
- Mona Nomura
Mage - what lines do you need translated?
- Mona Nomura
from IM
@Mona - Closest city is York, although I hear that there's supposedly a shop selling Japanese products in Harrogate, not that I've ever seen it. I suppose I could always try Amazon.
- Tyson Key
I fell in love with bibimbap a couple of years ago, thanks to my Taekwondo master, who is from Seoul. The class went to a Korean restaurant after a big test and we got to try all sorts of cool dishes. I also love kimchi, beef chapchae and sundubu.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Sundubu is good, but Yukgaejang is where it's at!
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
This went from interesting to you guys are all making me hungryyyyy
- Tamara
Tyson - there's marble green tea pocky here http://www.piermall.com/Product... and Green Tea Mousse Pocky here: http://popo.ecrater.com/product... I KNOW I am STARVING but it's too darn cold out to travel to K-town for some chigae. OMG I want some Pho too
- Mona Nomura
or on a hot day, Mul Naengmyon.... yummy
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Thanks, Mona.
- Tyson Key
there is a restaurant by my work called "What the Pho!? "
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
That is FUNNY. Or "Pho-shizzle" hahahhaha! @Tyson - my pleasure. :)
- Mona Nomura
@Mona: My real difficulty lies in rote memorization of syllables that mean nothing to me. I guess the first song (Sayonara Solitia) was easy to learn because it doesn't repeat lines. However, In Tsubasa Wa, they change up the words a little bit. Hard for me to remember to sing, "asayake no matsu oka de kimi wo atsuku dakishimete," one time, then "asayake no matsu oka de kimi to," later on. Slight exaggeration. I know the "tos" come near the end of the song. :)
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
HOLY MOLY 200+ comments? WTF
- Mona Nomura
Holy crap! There are over 200 comments!!!!! Here is my question: Mona, how do you mobilize people so? (not sure this is a nationality-related question, but it could be)
- Martha
I'm guessing "Ask a Dutch Guy' doesn't get 200... ;)
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Martha - she has a refined taste... bacon, legos, and Shinjuku . It's a hard to resist
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Ask a Dutch Guy LOL!! Martha - what do you mean, mobilize people so?
- Mona Nomura
Just want you all to know that I'm having LASAGNA tonight, in case I've developed a...reputation. After all, I was declared most likely to eat kamo soba the week after the statement was made. Sadly, I did.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
after all this talk it's Yakitori on the grill for me! とり)かわ and つくね!
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Mmm, Green Tea Mouse Pocky == deli.icio.us!
- Tyson Key
Spidra? I would have to charge you for translating those lyrics LOL So many words I have never heard of ("old Japanese" that is now extinct haha) OMG you guys are making me HUNGRY
- Mona Nomura
Mobilize people to engage in a conversation that generates 200 plus comments! I think that is amazing. You are a catalyst of epic proportions!
- Martha
Oh - I didn't even notice. It's like I'm in a chatroom with my friends LOL And Mage: Kamo Soba ftw!! Spidra - Googling.
- Mona Nomura
:o) I think that is the perfect explanation! Cheers to you!
- Martha
Spidra - there are many renditions floating around, since people are loosely translating from Russian? It's gonna take a while LOL I'm on 2ch ha!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Ya, but the Japanese people are translating from Russian and German, I don't know why LOL
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Out of curiosity? Do you prefer NTT DoCoMo's phones? Or KDDI's?
- Tyson Key
DoCoMo - for sentimental reasons. :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Am I the only one one thinks their new logo looks awful, for what it's worth?
- Tyson Key
Whoa. I've never had green tea Pocky. Must try now.
- Jauder Ho
http://mitchellwilson.files.wo... It's amazing how much they look like racoons, but they're actually dogs.
- Matthew DeVries
In order to torture Mona (and other hungry people) a bit more, I present my food pictures set on Flickr. Guaranteed to make you hungry. =) http://bit.ly/12Ire
- Jauder Ho
@Jauder That's just wrong! Great pics...but wrong!
- Tamara
Mwhahahahah!
- Jauder Ho
@Tamara - Sometimes, when it's late at night and there is no food in the fridge, I look at those pictures to comfort myself. So sad.
- Jauder Ho
I do think I want to try that Hwe Dup Bap, but I don't recall ever seeing it on the menu at any of the three Korean restaurants here. Of course, I wasn't looking for it. I still haven't found any okinomiyaki. Good thing I didn't think of it when I passed by Hananoki today, since I was craving Italian.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
I'm going to be learning Japanese at Uni this year (no prior experience of language/culture outside of anime). Any tips on how to help make starting to learn it a bit easier? Stuff I should read for cultural context, learning tips etc. This is a really cool post btw, I've already learned heaps :-)
- David Adam
Ok, what is the deal with "ha" and "he?" It sounds like Kurabiyashi Minami is saying "wa" and "ay." Just my messed up deep southern American ears?
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Blowing one's nose: rude or not?
- Andrew C
Actually, Mona, I do have a question. Why is it so hard to find trash cans?!
- Jauder Ho
@David Adam: Congratulations - and good luck. Japanese is the hardest language to learn. My first recommendation would be to watch shows only in Japanese, no subtitles, to get used to the speech. Once you sense a sort of rhythm to the speech patterns, turn the subs on. But basically, it's all about the listening. Then read. Heaps of reading.
- Mona Nomura
Mage - hmmmm. "ha" = は "he" = へ two different letters? Since there's no context, I can't give you a clear answer... @Andrew C - Manners are the same here and Japan LOL
- Mona Nomura
genieyclo - Those mannerisms and characteristics are reflective to how we (the Japanese) want to be viewed by others. It does not apply to all but most. And geniuses are untrue. We are very studious and "dumb" people are frowned upon. @Jauder: It is? Never had that problem - though trash cans are always in designated areas. Train stations (eki) have tons of cans!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
@Mona, we were always carrying trash around to throw away (it seems). That and the lack of public seating was odd.
- Jauder Ho
"negai ha hitomi no naka kagayaite afureru egao" To me, sounds like she's saying, "negai wa..." and when she sings, "ichiban kirei na sora he tobouyo," I hear "...sora eh tobouyo." Lyrics and video can be found here: http://www.animelyrics.com/anime...
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Mage - that's the exact reason my roma-ji is all butchered. I type the way it sounds (phonetically) And you're right. "negai ha - wish is" sounds like "wa" and "sora he" sounds like "sore eh - towards the sky!" @Jauder - that is because most people carry their garbage home, it's weird. I think it's mainly due to the strict recycling regulations and it's easier to sort the garbage in the privacy of your own home.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
To my ignorant mind, in difficulty levels, Korean > Chinese > Japanese. According to my TKD master's wife, Koreans must learn three words for just about everything, and what word you use depends on the listener's age. She gave the example of telling someone dinner was ready and saying "food." Now Chinese has got those tones, so that you could say "ma" five different ways and mean 17 different things. I didn't think Japanese had a confusing twist. Guess I'm going to start finding out!
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Oh Mage - there are at least six different ways of saying food in Japanese. Depends on who you're talking to and which meal LOL. BTW "moshi moshi" is NOT hello. It is only used when we pick up the phone. Oh, one more thing to add to the frst line.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Ah, like "wei" is only used in Mandarin to answer the phone. Ok, I can see that Japanese is tougher than I thought. I'm still gonna try, though! There's a formalish variety that would stupid Americans through most encounters, no?
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
@Mona - thanks! I'd been the victim of some bad advice then and so I was constantly fighting the urge to blow my nose in public, something I wouldn't even have thought of most of the time without that 'tip'.
- Andrew C
Doh, there are too many comments! :) @Jauder: I'll check out your itinerary, thanks. @Mona: I'm interested in anything in Japan! :) I'm a gadget-hound, so I know I'd stop at Akihabara, and Roppongi Hills, the famous fresh fish market (forgot where it is), Mt. Fuji, etc. But I'd also like other scenic locales, outdoors and in, museums, temples/shrines... Perhaps I should ask this in a different thread. :)
- Cheryl Jones
Jauder, I should have noted: cooked Japanese food. Wont see me eating raw anything, ever :-)
- Duncan Riley
The fish market is called Tsukiji. http://bit.ly/oaYH We were in 9 different cities so we got to see quite a bit. IMO Tokyo is bleh and there's so much more of Japan to explore. Hokkaido, Nagasaki (Gunkanjima), Gifu etc.
- Jauder Ho
If you are a gadget hound, it is possible to get cameras for less over in Japan if you know where to look. I saved several hundred buying my 5D in Japan and it was a quick menu switch to switch from Japanese to Engrish.
- Jauder Ho
What? No nose-blowing in public? What's a dripper to do?
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
A lot of people blow their noses in public - it's an individual thing, imo. And Universal.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Duncan, there's still an incredible variety even if you only eat cooked food (my gf is Japanese and *she* wont eat sushi). Oknomiyaki, shabu-shabu, etc.
- Jauder Ho
Forgive me if asked before (259 comments is a bit much to navigate through) - on my trips to Tokyo an alarming number of people were seen wearing masks over nose and mouth. I presumed this was either to prevent getting sick or making others sick, but I've always been curious. Thanks in advance!
- jcunwired
Duncan - I like the shape of your head. But when we meet (probably Gnomedex) Chris and I will drag you out for beers and sushi. Guaranteed. Chris likes salmon. But I like better stuff. :P
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Jody it is to prevent spreading and getting germs. Scary how I have all of your nicknames memorized, isn't it? haha
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Thank you, again! I must say, to a visitor it was very creepy. Your memorizing my nicknames, flattering! :)
- jcunwired
Mona, I love sushi...but only with cooked things in it, I can even make my own. Mind you, they'd technically be Nigari rolls, but they call it sushi here. Oh, and I won't be eating sushi in seattle, sorry, but I don't like cream cheese :-) but good to hear you're going. Got to be profitable for a few months so I can afford the airfare to go with the ticket :-)
- Duncan Riley
but if I do make it, I'll be flying there in an A380, and that alone will be worth it :-)
- Duncan Riley
Duncan - Australia has some of the best sushi ever (from what I hear). It's a shame you don't eat raw stuff! What abotu smoked salmon? - and Gnomedex is a 'maybe' not a definite, too. And should I be ashamed I have no clue what an A380 is? Googling NOW
- Mona Nomura
Mona, we do, although I'm not sure that the ingredients are strictly Japanese, for example, sushi in Melbourne nearly always includes avacado (it doesn't in WA). A380=super jumbo, Qantas already has two. Dead quiet, and supposedly comfortable, although I don't think I'll have enough points this trip to upgrade to business :-(
- Duncan Riley
Duncan - hmmm interesting. I keep hearing about Japanese chefs going to Australia since immigration is more lenient than the US. Apparently, some of the top Japanese restaurants are there... somewhere... Wow, that sounded really ignorant, since Australia is uhhh kinda big. :\ Maybe it's Sydney and not Melbourne. Well hopefully you'll make it out here Duncan. I SO want to drink a beer with you!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
I think I tried raw sushi last week. I didn't have a lot of choices; I didn't have any choices. I'm pretty sure I want to stick with all cooked.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Mona, the most famous Japanese chef I can think of in Oz is Tetsuya Wakuda: http://www.tetsuyas.com/index... . All the reviews I've ever heard have been out of this world.
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
@MiniMage real sushi is delicious. The crap they serve at all you can eat buffets sucks.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
This is now the most commented item in ff, go Mona
- Shakeel Mahate
No Shakeel, there are threads with many more. Here's the thread that has the max so far with 555 comments: http://friendfeed.com/e...
- vijay
You are right Vijay, I assumed that the search results would be sorted by the search criteria. But it is sorted by the most recent item.
- Shakeel Mahate
Shakeel, I thought so too until I started scrolling through the results :)
- vijay
Adding another comment to help dethrone the current record holder.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
@Gen Nice avatar!
- Jauder Ho
@Jason Shultz: I actually don't eat the sushi at buffets. Perhaps it isn't any better to say, though, that I go to stores where it's made, like the organic/natural co-op near work. I don't think I'd have the courage to eat sushi in public.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Art: Tetris Bricks Falling in an Alley - http://i.gizmodo.com/5146772...
Carmen - Happy 2010!, David Adam, Karen James and 17 other people liked this
It should be illegal how much I love Tetris.
- ♥patricia♥
very cool!
- BEX
enjoysthin.gs is the only social media service not yet strangled by Robert Scoble
Andrei M. Marinescu, Daniel Rowley, nouhad and 44 other people liked this
It's fun. C'mon over (you, too, Robert).
- Chris Baskind
Here's the front page: http://enjoysthin.gs/
- Chris Baskind
Haha! Brilliant description. (Disclosure: I made enjoysthin.gs)
- Ted Roden
give it time
- Josh Haley
Prepare to be Scobleized in 3... 2... 1...
- Morton Fox
I like it a lot, Ted. There's a good vibe, and your doing some interesting things (love the way you are matching images by mood). Paging edythe, Anna Haro, etc ...
- Chris Baskind
I'm heeeeerrrrrreeeee... http://coldacid.enjoysthin.gs/ *dramatic music*
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
And I'm here: http://chrisbaskind.enjoysthin.gs/
- Chris Baskind
I'm here: http://tedroden.enjoysthin.gs
- Ted Roden
Alright, someone sell me on this.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
How soon until feeds are available, Ted? (Not that it matters; I might use this as my NSFW likes repository which means it won't be linked to here.)
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Chris, you could always create a private (you only) room and feed your NSFW there. Then it could be reshared to places appropriate in FF
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Tina: It's not noisy; it's very visual; the bookmarklet is quite good; and the community seems to be more than just the Usual Suspects. Reminds me of early Tumblr in terms of feel.
- Chris Baskind
That's true, Tina. It'd be my only NSFW thing, though. (Except perhaps my Live Spaces account but that's friends-only anyway.)
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Chris Charabaruk: Feeds are happening soon. I'm working out the kinks with having private and public feeds so that people can do something similar to what you're thinking.
- Ted Roden
Tina: I'm totally biased, but one interesting feature that you don't see everywhere else is that you can call and leave a voicemail: http://enjoysthin.gs/phone... ... hear one of mine here: http://tedroden.enjoysthin.gs/7026 . Kinda silly, but fun.
- Ted Roden
I really dig the aesthetic of this app.
- Rob Spectre
Ted: Sweet. BTW, you might have just created the next big thing. I envy you, sir, because your cool-web2.0-fu is better than mine.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
BTW, I'm uncoupling their FriendFeed import to reduce the echo.
- Chris Baskind
Here's me...i really like this! http://karoli.enjoysthin.gs/
- Karoli
Karoli - I just signed up because I trust your taste. :) http://mona.enjoysthin.gs/
- Mona Nomura
I've followed all of you in this thread. We have a nice little contingent so far. :-)
- Chris Baskind
from IM
What a nice easy site to use. I really like how visual it is and how simply the bookmarklet works. Well done, can't wait to show some of my other friends.
- Karoli
Mona N. Awww, thank you. It's really very cool. The twitter of bookmarking, maybe even. love the easy...easy is always good. :)
- Karoli
wow!... looks pretty cool... is it kinda Evernote for pics?... congrats Ted Roden
- Peter Efland
I like it, too. I explored a little after Chris posted this link but haven't played with it much. http://trishrobinson.enjoysthin.gs/
- Trish R
I'm not crazy about the interface. It's not obvious when you click on an item where you're going (to the original item, or to an inside page and is it an inside page on that user's profile or just a page within enjoysthin.gs). And they need some short presentation beyond that "basics" video.
- James Allison
Heh, I had a look at this earlier, but haven't signed up yet. How does it compare to 43Things and the other 43Products, out of interest?
- Tyson Key
You tipped him off! :)
- Charlie Anzman
Here's me, though I haven't enjoyed anything yet. Waiting for coffee to kick in http://stupidblogger.enjoysthin.gs/
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Ted: Hope your servers can handle the Scoble Effect.
- Roberto Bonini
Roberto: haha! I don't know. Probably not though.
- Ted Roden
James Allison: You're right. I need a lot more visual cues about what is going to happen. Basically, it works like this: If you click on the title/link of something, it will take you to the original item, but if you click on the "Look/Play/Listen" or the bar at the bottom, it will take you to the profile page on enjoysthin.gs ... I'll definitely make a better intro and keep streamlining the interface. Thanks for the constructive comments!
- Ted Roden
Glad to hear things are still evolving, Ted -- though I think anyone who can master FriendFeed can easily grasp enjoysthin.gs.
- Chris Baskind
First thought for me was: Tumblr. How does it vary from that or similar such sites?
- JA Castillo
It's simpler and more social, I think. Though Tumblr is overlooked as a competitor to FF.
- Chris Baskind
from IM
just posted a review of this service at http://bit.ly/yc4Y
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
What a great review, Marshall. Yeah, it's just fun. :-)
- Chris Baskind
from IM
I joined. Great site. I'm here: http://krynsky.enjoysthin.gs/
- Mark Krynsky
Marshall: I see myself in your review. Well, in one of the screenshots, at least. Whee! :D
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Joined!
- Tyson Key
Hmm, is EnduresThin.gs coming soon? ;)
- Tyson Key
The review really pushed things along! Thanks to everybody who signed up! Please let me know if you have any thoughts, comments, etc.
- Ted Roden
posted my own review here http://bit.ly/2qB1Dc @Ted Roden this is the coolest thing I've seen in awhile..love it much.
- Karoli
I was posting your review to my stream at enjoysthin.gs as you typed that. :-)
- Chris Baskind
from IM
Just signed up. Now to learn how to use it.
- jcunwired
What's your member URL, Jody?
- Chris Baskind
Gotcha. Now all I need is Tyson.
- Chris Baskind
from IM
Great fun! I'm enjoying exploring. Love the way last.fm imports.
- jcunwired
@Chris - Is that a bad thing? ;)
- Tyson Key
Moleskine Watercolor Notebook Large - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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Greg Guitarbuster, Christian Burns , David Adam and 4 other people liked this
There is just something sexy about a moleskin notebook...
- David Adam
There is something about a new moleskin that gives me pleasure.
- CW™
I agree...there's a whole psychology for me around fresh, quality paper, especially when its nicely bound. Always has been, always will be.
- Karoli
Foggy Dubai on yay!everyday - http://yayeveryday.com/post...
Anthony Citrano, Micah Wittman, Justin Kazwell and David Adam liked this
"Foggy Dubai morning taken from the Burj Dubai Tower. Not photoshopped. This is real and when people start actually living in the Burj Dubai, these shots will be ten-a-penny. Til then, enjoy this one!"
- xero
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Bruce G. Charlton: Figureheads, ghost-writers and pseudonymous quant bloggers: the recent evolution of authorship in science publishing - http://dx.doi.org/10...
David Adam and Jason Stajich liked this
"the paradox is that while named high status scientists from famous institutions are operating with suspect integrity (e.g. covertly acting as figureheads) and minimal accountability (i.e. failing to respond to substantive criticism); pseudonymous bloggers - of mostly unknown identity, unknown education or training, and unknown address - are publishing interesting work and interacting with their critics on the internet."
- Shirley Wu
"One possible scenario is that professional scientists may in future continue to be paid to do the plodding business of generating raw data (dull work that no one would do unless they were paid); but these same professional scientists (functioning essentially as either project managers or technicians) may be found to lack the boldness, flair, sheer 'smarts' or genuine interest in the...
more...
- Shirley Wu
You're on a roll :)
- Deepak Singh
I disagree with that assessment. I think a good number of "professional" scientists enjoy the challenges of discovery. Sure open data etc allow non-specialists to dig deep and make potentially great discoveries, but good science is not a race, it's a marathon and you need the discipline, experience and insight of the "professional" to really dig deep.
- Deepak Singh
I did some searches in Pubmed for "blogging" and "science blogs" :P
- Shirley Wu
Deepak, I agree with your disagreement. ;) Perhaps a more likely distinction would be between those making the intellectual leaps and those presenting the discoveries to a broad audience. But as we've seen, many brilliant scientists are very good writers and take to it as well. And many don't take to it as well.
- Shirley Wu
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code - http://www.wired.com/medtech...
David Adam, Phoenix, Penguin It's Cold Outside and 5 other people liked this
"Nobody can say for sure what lies ahead for Beatrice, because no one really knows what's wrong with her. Hugh has taken her to see some of the nation's finest medical experts in hopes of finding a diagnosis, but the doctors have all been baffled by the girl's strange array of symptoms. This has left her in a sort of diagnostic purgatory, making her illness all the more fearsome and traumatic."
- Sally Church
from Bookmarklet
The father is a biotech consultant and interested in genetics.
- Sally Church
"Not everyone thinks Rienhoff's quest is worthwhile. Some geneticists believe that desperation is leading him to a dead end. Rienhoff understands this view, and at times even suspects that his doubters—some of whom are good friends—may be right. But even if his odds of success are minuscule, he argues, there is nothing to be gained by standing on the sidelines. In his view, parents must...
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- Sally Church
The whole field of personal genomics is years off from being even remotely useful in cases like this, but part of me applauds the father for even trying.
- Sally Church
Very interesting article. Curious if the father ever contacted this person: http://www.iame.com/faculty... A brilliant physican with global resources and very accessible @ www.thefetus.net or www.sonoworld.com
- Janet
Cibeles, Andy Edmonds, David Adam and 11 other people liked this
Packet Garden captures information about how you use the internet and uses this stored information to grow a private world you can later explore.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
from Bookmarklet
Does this work with Vista?
- Stephen
I know it requires an older version of WinPcap
- April Russo (app103)
It may work on Vista, if you don't install it to the Program Files folder and create a different folder outside of that one to install it into. I am not sure if the older WinPcap will be an issue, though.
- April Russo (app103)
I also understand that it has issues with and will not run on Intel Macs. (PPC ok, though)
- April Russo (app103)
wow
- mjc
Whenever I start to get frustrated, I get awesome instead. True story.
Karen, Christopher Sacca, Anne Bouey and 20 other people liked this
Whenever I start to get awesome, I get frustrated instead. Not really though.
- Stephen Mack
I get stabbity, it's pretty much the same thing, only with a better sound track.
- Steve C
Legend... wait for it...... dary!!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Nice, Kev. Very nice.
- Mark Novak
Wow, I wish I had those skills
- Noah
I told Ali this last night while the baby was vomiting and we were exhausted. She didn't quite believe me.
- Mark Novak
Inspired by Dan and Doogie? http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Bill Strathearn
Oh, that inspirational poster and my quote are based on NPH's character Barney on 'How I Met Your Mother': http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Kevin Fox
I need to start watching that show, and become more awesome.
- Bill Strathearn
Wonderland: Your band name not "classy" - http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderl...
Henry Prêcheur, Christian, Karl Rosaen and 8 other people liked this
OH MY
- Josh Haley
The back story is this is the second attempt. 'Sodomizing Necrophiliacs' was also rejected.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
What? But that's totally classy. UNbelievable!
- Josh Haley
Reminds me of a (dirty) joke: http://www.tocomet.com/post...
- Keith Pelczarski
Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science...
Yann Abraham, Khader Shameer, Björn Brembs and 9 other people liked this
OK, it was "extinct" - but the tissue samples were only 9 years old. Still, interesting news assuming that it's true.
- Neil Saunders
from Bookmarklet
It is the first time an extinct animal has been cloned. Awesome!
- Alexey
And it didn't work, but shows promise.
- Jim Hardy
"It has also increased the possibility that it will one day be possible to reproduce long-dead species such as woolly mammoths and even dinosaurs." Um - no it hasn't. Newspapers just can't resist going too far, can they?
- Neil Saunders
Yes, Neil - if we wait a bit longer we will be able to clone one of them as, if you believe what you read, they themselves are heading down the extinction road ;-)
- Maxine
Well, you can clone a long-dead, frozen animal: http://www.plosone.org/article... but this is at least not the same species as the host-uterus, so it's a step forward.
- Bora Zivkovic
But do we want to clone extinct science journalists?
- Bora Zivkovic
I doubt it!
- Maxine
Bring on the dinos :D
- Deepak Singh
Nobody listen to @Deepak -- HAVEN'T YOU ALL SEEN JURASSIC PARK!?!? :-D
- Benjamin Tseng
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Harold, mjc, Derrick and 110 other people liked this
Last one for awhile, I promise.
- Akiva Moskovitz
OMGCUTE
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Right...
- Christopher Harley
No....more.. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
So cute!
- Trish R
Dude! You can post cuteness like that all day long!
- Josh Haley
Come on, if there's one thing FF needs it's MORE pictures of the most adorable baby ever.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
More!
- Glen, Bespectacled Elder
Worry not, faithful FriendFeedlings! We're launching a website for all this today or tomorrow. It will, of course, be fed into FriendFeed but at least that way people who are sick of it can opt to hide all of those entries.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Who can be sick of cute babies pics??
- directeur
Have you got complaints because of the baby picts?
- CW™
Awww, Audrey is so adorable. I'm never sick of babies.
- Molly, New Ears :P
Chris, no. But, personally, I get exhausted when people post the same thing over and over again (LOLcats anyone?) and I certainly don't want to be guilty of doing the same thing. So, I'll still be posting pics (and videos!) and they'll still be appearing here but they'll be appearing in such a way that it allows my subscribers to easily hide them if they get bored with them. The power of FriendFeed in action.
- Akiva Moskovitz
What's a LOLcats
- Christopher Harley
Clearly you're not a golfer.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I'm a big golf fan (watching, not playing), with Corrosion of Conformity blasting over the raw links actions.
- Christopher Harley
how do babies make you fall in love and all they're doing is playing with their new lips and drooling? *sigh* just magic, i guess...
- nakachi
Come on, talk
- istanbuldailyphoto
I am never tired of baby and food pictures. NEVER.
- Michelle Martinez
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
- Jeff P. Henderson
as long as they're not combined Michelle. Baby Food pics are NOT inspiring lol.
- Ian May
NO MORE?!? WTF? I may block you if you stop supplying FF with the cuteness. Bad, Akiva!
- ♥patricia♥
Audrey, you are one of the most gorgeous little babies ever created! More, more, more!!
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
Cute overload!!! My iPhone is gonna explode!!
- Susan Beebe
o hai, little one!
- imabonehead
I want one!!! WHere can I get one that cute!!
- marywallace
It's like winning the lottery while being struck by lightning as an asteroid made out of Skittles lands in the Black Sea.
- Akiva Moskovitz
OOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Mona Nomura
:O
- "Joey"
More lolbabbies, Akiva!!! I'm in love.
- Carmen - Happy 2010!
Oh my God.
- Yolanda
Not to congratulate myself too shamelessly but I might have to hide this photo because she's so cute it's practically unbearable for me to look at without wanting to bite something.
- Akiva Moskovitz
How about instead we get the FF devs to code it so this picture appears before every post? I wouldn't have a problem with that.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Akiva, don't apologize. Only stop when FriendFeed asks you to stop. I've learned the community's tolerance for baby pics is high. :-)
- Louis Gray
Akiva, hee. She's so freaking cute I want to squish her. But in a good babies are adorable sort of way. I may just have to come back every hour and comment on this photo to keep bumping it up.
- ♥patricia♥
Your kid's a natural.
- Rob Haas
Is she really already holding her head up while on her tummy? Precocious baby!
- Lis
I came back to look again to see if she was as cute as I remembered. Yup!
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
I smile every time I see the photo. She is just too cute for words.
- ♥patricia♥
Wow. Awesome photo.
- Kamilah Gill
Ooo. I want one!
- Richard Crocker
Yeah, me too. Maybe in a couple more years...
- Kamilah Gill
Thanks, guys! You're collectively too much.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Lis, yep! And when she's in the right mood, she'll make eye contact for 10 seconds or so.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Bring on the LOLAudreys!
- LB - all new for '10!
Agree or disagree: Converse shoes are teh awesome.
AJ Batac, Darren Heydon, Susan Beebe and 65 other people liked this
My Chucks say yeah
- Glen, Bespectacled Elder
All of the guys in our wedding wore Chucks with their tuxes. :)
- Rochelle
Their ok, but I prefer DCs.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Yep, Agreed-o
- George The Writer
Agree!
- Nine
if you want to do powerlifting, as I do, Chuck Taylors are your best friend
- William Harryman
they definitely are :D
- Viva Vida
teh old too. I was just watching Rocky I and he was wearing them!!!!
- Tamar Weinberg
Agree
- Michael Fidler
Love me some chucks!
- Mona Nomura
Agree. They're all I wear.
- Mattie Kenny
I bought a pair and wore them for a few months, but couldn't get used to them because they have no weight. So I guess I vote "not awesome". I went back to wearing the same Dr Martens 1460s I always wear.
- Rob Haas
Cool but so uncomfortable :p
- Rodfather
Agree AND disagree: Awesome brand. Awesome heritage. But I can't wear 'em. Nothin' but pain and discomfort for my feet. Teh awesome and teh fail together.
- Michael Markman
agree
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Agree, absolutely
- Summer
AGREE
- Anna Haro
i definitely agree, just got a new pair for christmas too.
- davey j.
Bought a pair nearly 2 years ago. Still my favorite and not damaged too badly
- Peter van Teeseling
from twhirl
agree.
- joey
Nooooo. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
AGREEEEEE
- Adriana
They are all I wear also. I own four pairs (right now, time to pick up some more). I beat the shit out of them though, although I've heard that some people still wear ones that are over 10 years old. I like to wear 'em with a suit.
- Andy Bakun
I don't own a pair, but do think they look nice.
- Bryce Roney
So awesome Nijke bought them for 305 million!
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
They used to be good shoes for the value.
- Pete Delucchi
I have a couple of pairs. My hot pink ones are cool :D
- Penny
No. My favorite has always been the Jack Purcell although I can't recall ever wearing them while playing badminton.
- Christopher Harley
shoes for emos they are. for guys who skated only one summer in the late 80tees. they look weak and cheap. i will insta-auto-categorize anyone wearing chucks to complete fail and call style police without notice. its another great example that money can buy attention. but success doest tell anything about substance. (this is a shoe: http://www.experienceshoes.com/WhatIsN... :)
- Chris Hofmann
Agree!
- Dee S.
Love. I have 2 pair myself. And a pair for my daughter (3). She loves them too.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
yep. I used to wear orange one's in high school.
- Thomas Hawk
I like the laceless versions
- Jonathan Greene
in the 70's my Converses got worn when we were thinking the financial system was complete gone :) my Dad found a pair of shoes he could get for a dollar. To say the least they were not good looking so I super-glued the Converses back together and wore them for two more years :)
- John D Reasor
Way to keep it funky.
- © b e e n s w a n k
Agree!
- Nia
I definitely agree! http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- josh neff, geek at large
agree. i need to buy another pair. my red ones are getting a little ick.
- Terry O'Fee
Disagree. But the regular flow of new pairs into my daughter's wardrobe tells me I'm probably wrong.
- Herb Hernandez
Indeed. They're good enough for a Time Lord.
- Steven Perez
Disagree.
- Alex Scoble
luvs um!!
- MicahBear78
Awesome, no question.
- holly
Agree. Wear them often.
- Derrick
Agree, but I don't wear them
- Shevonne
Hell yes! My leathers have lasted longer than my marriage!
- Vicky
lol, I'm going to be unpopular for this. But I disagree--they look funny!
- KyNam Doan
I love my chucks, but a huge fan of Dunlop Volleys... Classic Aussie sand shoe
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
i never had a pair of converse shoes. :(
- Alfredo
hell to the yizzeah...
- nakachi
I can't wear them, looks like I'm wearing clown shoes or water skis. They're cool on other people, though.
- Christian (Simply X)
AGREE! Totally
- AJ Batac
World submarine racing championships! - http://bitsandpieces.us/2009...
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Daniel Rowley, paulm, Darren Heydon and 84 other people liked this
Ha!
- Johnny Worthington
Excellent!
- Penny
brilliant!
- WorldofHiglet
:)
- Admiral Anika
double win!
- Micah Wittman
Ya know if you eat mint lifesavers you can see sparks arcing in your mouth in the dark...
- Tad
lol
- Kamath (नमः)
LOLOLOL!! Hilarious
- Stephanie Hicks
I'm still laughing at this :)
- Penny
Who were you parking with? ;)
- Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct
LOL My late husband served on a sub for years. He would have loved this. Too funny.
- Dawn
Very Funny!!!
- Michael Fidler
from twhirl
You made my day!!!! Great!
- atanas
Excellent. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
lol
- Adriana
Funny!
- Jeff P. Henderson
Are you sure you didn't mix these photo up with the Deep Sea Diving Championship photos?
- Jeff P. Henderson
Hahaha
- Roberto Bonini
ROFL!
- vijay
just a great idea, fun!
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
understand late :))
- `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN
Submarine races used to mean an entirely different thing in the swinging 60's.
- Phil Boiarski
Business card as search result on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Dave Martin, Dieter Schwarz, Sean and 27 other people liked this
AWESOMELY WICKED.
- "Joey"
Sweet.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
I LIKE it!
- Josh Haley
THat is HOT.
- Mona Nomura
cool
- ♥patricia♥
That's pretty sexy!
- Jon, the Beartato of '10
awesome! =)
- John
*quietly slides Altavista biz card back into bottom drawer*
- Micah Wittman
+1 Micah
- Josh Haley
No Finger Harps - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Tyson Key, Anthony K. Valley ©, Sparky and 6 other people liked this
Why don't they like finger harps??
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
from Bookmarklet
don't be hating on the finer harp... geesh.
- Joshua Schnell
What's a finger harp?
- Morton Fox
@Morton aka "thumb piano" ex: http://www.instructables.com/id...
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
kalimba
- Josh Haley
Teleportation Is Real – But Don't Try It at Home - TIME - http://www.time.com/time...
RAPatton, Head Ov Metal, Jesper Lind and 13 other people liked this
"Physics and magic aren't often mistaken, but increasingly, physicists themselves seem to be trying to change that. Last year, a team at the University of California, Berkeley, announced that it had developed materials that could lead to an invisibility cloak. Last month, a group of researchers at Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health reported that it had accomplished something not unlike levitation, causing a microscopic sphere of gold to rise above a glass surface. Now, according to a paper published in the Jan. 23 issue of Science, a team of scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) at the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan has joined the fun. The current bit of legerdemain? Teleportation."
- Cee Bee
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Using a pair of ions, or charged particles, group leader Christopher Monroe and his team place each in a vacuum and keep them in position with electric fields. An ultra-fast laser pulse triggers the atoms to emit photons simultaneously. If the photons interact in just the right way, their parent atoms enter a quantum state known as entanglement, in which atom B adopts the properties of...
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- Cee Bee
Very cool
- David Adam
WOW an invisable cloak? hmmm...
- Adriana
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