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Something that I think of when looking at pictures like that, or gazing into
a crisp, clear winternight sky is that we really don't know if the creator
has "pulled the plug" and all of those lights have been extinguished. I'm
in sort of a morbid mood tonight I guess.

falkbeer wrote:It´s strange that war criminals are only found on the loosing side of a conflict?!

Yeah, I know what you mean. Another thing that I try to keep in mind is that it's typically the winner who writes (or rewrites) the history books.

I still wonder why the Emperor would not have held onto what he was surely taught about death being more honorable than defeat. What was it that was stronger than this ideal and which ultimately led him to unconditionally surrender his country to a race that the Japanese considered their inferiors?...

Incidentally, the story about Polish cavalry troops charging German Panzer tanks was German propaganda. Worked pretty well, too, didn't it? As far as Japan was concerned, the decision for the surrender was the Emperor's. The Emperor was - is - God on earth. (More so than the Pope.) His decision is ...

I think most of us know, academically anyway, about the Japanese mindset throughout the war. UNDERSTANDING it, from a western mindset, is a different matter. I had always thought that the ritualistic hari kari was an act committed by the Samurai class which I thought were typically officers in the m...

Awesome, as always. Thanks for posting these, Denny.

The film also made me think of present day suicide bombers in Irak and the 9/11 attack in N.Y. It made me think of current events also. The Japanese attacked our fleet at Pearl Harbor. At the point of the Kamakazz attacks, the allies were taking the battle to them (Okinawa being a Japanese territor...

Nothing new here. But it hit me especially hard.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=qATP3BDgSLc

Nanohedron wrote:And Will, I know you're lying. Everyone knows no one's named "Vinnie" except on TV.

Heeeeeey! It could-a happened. Ya know?

Ok. I admit it. I lied. Are you happy now? Sheeeesh!

The kid's name was Antonio. And it was a cement mixer.

My vacuum cleaner sounds a lot like like it's speaking Arabic. I kid you not. I believe you, Nano. Although it didn't speak Arabic (I don't think), your vacuum cleaner reminds me of when my friend Vinnie Gambini's father bought a new 1975 Oldsmobile. It was July 31, 1975, Vinnie's birthday. I was a...

We, too, would like to thank Alan for making these performances possible. Listening to you all is something that we look forward to each year. And you all always come through beautifully.

Not everyone agrees with their later material, but the chieftains are tough to beat in my book.

They aren't strictly traditional, but I also like Colcannon:

http://www.colcannon.com

falkbeer wrote:A meta poll - a poll about polls
Which poll do you prefer?

This time of year? The North Pole.

It's Midnight Mass for us tonight. Which reminds me. I need to phone the padre and see what time it starts this year. It's sort of a family tradition of annoying the good Father each December 24th. :D I believe he's come to expect our annual phone call. Last year he referenced it in his homily. Got ...

Bummer. May 2008 be kinder to you.