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Shake rattle & roll- the encore.

Rather alarming 6.0 quake hit here last night.

The Missus in full doom is nigh mode. :shrug[1]:

Hope this monster has solid foundations.

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Great pictures, Kinuta (except for the Burger King!). I miss Japan - lived in Tachikawa as a kid, and loved every moment of it.

And that Tower is amazing - 2nd tallest structure in the world. I remember being impressed by the "old" Tokyo Tower back in the 70's.

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It struck me, this morning, as I was commuting to work, that there are teenagers out there, in America, in 2012, who have actually never heard of George Arliss or Guy Kibbee. Sad.

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Teaching archive, true confessions

Me:

The ship is sailing around The Mediterranean, At the moment it's sailing from Genoa to Naples.

((Looking at a map) Which country do you think it will sail to next?

1st year university student:

(Looking at map) Tibet.

Me:

Tell me three countries in Africa.

High school kid:

But Africa is a country, isn't it?

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Heard on KNTU last evening:

"That was... Dexter Gordon's "Cheese Cake." Dexter Gordon on tenor sax, S... [brief pause] "SONY" Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy "HIDGENS" on drums." (emphasis mine)

I no longer wonder how we ended up with the ClearChannels and IHeartRadios....

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Honestly, I had something good for this thread earlier today, but it's completely gone from my mind. Instead of getting wiser with age, I feel I'm getting dumber.... unsure.gif

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Honestly, I had something good for this thread earlier today, but it's completely gone from my mind. Instead of getting wiser with age, I feel I'm getting dumber.... unsure.gif

A.R.C.D. - Age Related Cognitive Decline. I know, I suffer from the same thing...or at least that's the excuse I'm sticking with. dirol.gif

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