Far East Cynic

Bert and Ernie

Are gay. At would think so if you watch this video parody of Sesame Street-courtesy of Japan Probe.  “As is common with comedic portrayals of English-speakers, they use a stupid fake gaijin accent that flips the intonation of most words.” That part is very true-especially if they are trying to

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Batting 500

The S.O. failed her drivers test today. Bitten in the ass because she got a female tester instead of a guy and the lady spoke with a wicked Southern accent. ( A guy might have been distracted by the fact that her legs looked great in the shorts she was

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Not looking good for the home team

I’ve just gotten off the phone with United Airlines for the 3rd time today. My attempts to get contact with someone who actually gave a shit have so far been in vain. Near as I can tell: No one at Dulles actually ever checks or answers mail. My bag and

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Everything you ever wanted to know about a nuclear aircraft carrier….

Can be found in a manga book!

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The glass ceiling………

Or why you are always winning when Hillary is losing. WARNING NOTICE! Strong language and sexual innuendo follows. If the idea of a woman on her kness “taking one for the team” bothers you, you can stop reading now. Dear Hillary, I’ve been watching the repeated media (re) broadcasts of

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Meanwhile from the correct side of the IDL……….

Comes some really horrifying news. A man went on a stabbing spree on Sunday in central Tokyo, injuring at least 14 people with about five of them left unconscious, a fire department official said. The man was subdued after stabbing bystanders near the bustling train station of Akihabara, an area

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I'm here.

My bag is still not. Now they say they don’t know where it is. Oh and call me the fool…..the S.O. bought the BMW! With her money! The end of the world is imminent. It’s a good car if I do say so my self.  There is a long story,

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I’m here.

My bag is still not. Now they say they don’t know where it is. Oh and call me the fool…..the S.O. bought the BMW! With her money! The end of the world is imminent. It’s a good car if I do say so my self.  There is a long story,

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American Air Carriers.

Suck. Plane? 4 hours late. Gate? Changed to different terminal. Bags? Currently not in Shopping Mall USA. Me? Dog tired. More tomorrow. Thanks United, thanks a lot. 🙁

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I'm still here!

My brain is full. This week has been so full of information, I don’t know if I can remember any more. Important safety tip-make sure when you accept a job you are not going to work for engineers! Thus my current predicament. I have found out the people that I

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