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  1. LaMedicine

    What Your State Would Look Like Made of Legos

    Hmm.....no District of Columbia? No, it's not a state, I know, but it is independent from other states, isn't it? :p
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    Men in the PR -- Poll (WOMEN ONLY)

    What I've often noticed is that men post on PR threads because they see the thread in the New Posts list, and jump into the discussion without realizing the thread is in PR. When that's pointed out to them, although most apologize and leave quietly, some get their hackles up and turn...
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    Show us your photography

    The train station several minutes' walk from where my grandparents' home once was. It was built in 1950. The branch of our family that remained in town to carry on the family business of a Shochu (Japanese spirit) distillery still runs the distillery out of this town.
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    Show us your photography

    Taken from the window of the plane when I flew to my family's old hometown for a relative's wedding 3 weeks ago. On the way to Kagoshima. Mt. Fuji. On the way back to Tokyo. Rain clouds below.
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    If you are interested in living in Japan

    Harp, nice to hear from you. How are you doing? Sorry, I didn't notice your post until today. :p I'm surviving, busy with work. Well, I'm having lots of fun, whatever I do :) 2020 summer Olympic Games will be coming in 6 years, so there's probably a lot of opportunities for expats in the next...
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    Men in the PR -- Poll (WOMEN ONLY)

    Yes.
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    Japanese soldier who held out in Guam

    Hiroo Onoda died at the ripe old age of 91 yesterday. RIP.
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    Where were you 50 years ago when JFK was shot

    Torn and tattered, but still in my possesion.
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    Where were you 50 years ago when JFK was shot

    I did. :) Even though TV footage was in B/W, there were plenty of color photos immediately after, in the newspapers (yes, we had them delivered every day then) and magzines like Life and Time and all which all printed special editions, so I think a lot of us would have projected the colors onto...
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    Where were you 50 years ago when JFK was shot

    9th grade, Jr.High, in Chevy Chase MD. The actual shots were fired during lunch break, but we didn't know then. 5th period after lunch was Science class by Miss Simmons. She was strict about us in our seats five mins before chime, and would enter the classroom on the first stroke of the chime...
  13. LaMedicine

    Working Out Killing My Hourglass Physique

    The OP's a Brit, so her measurments are in centimeters, not inches. 90-60-90 translates to 36-24-36 in the US. Wow. I don't think you'll really change much. It's more likely that the muscles will help hold the body parts up that tend to sag with age, and make you look perkier if anything...
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    Pairing orphaned suit jackets

    If that's the case, then it'd be easier to think in the same terms as matching a jacket to other clothing items, rather than think in terms of "suit" jackets. You can get lots of use from them.
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    Pairing orphaned suit jackets

    Is she trying to make the jacket and the bottom look like they're the original pair? If so, that's just about impossible unless the fabric and design match. However, if you match a solid color jacket with a plaid or print skirt or pants, or vice versa, it can be done, though it will be a...
  16. LaMedicine

    A Guide to Fabrics

    I suppose the author may mean a kimono-like robe, but at any rate, the word "kimono" (着物) itself is Japanese, so either the author knew nothing about kimonos, or was under a total misconception that we wore flannel robes all the time whether at home, or going out :eusa_doh: :p Besides, since...
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    A Guide to Fabrics

    I beg to differ. There are no authentic kimonos--as in Japanese traditional wear-- made of flannelette, unless this is referring to kimono style PJs. Plus, authentic kimono fabrics are approximately 14"(female)-16"(male) wide. Of course, the western conception of kimonos has always been warped...
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    Travel in the future

    As someone who already lives in a country with high speed rail service from north to south for a total of 2177.5km (1361 miles). Shin-Aomori (north) - Kagoshima-Chuo (south) takes a total of around 11hours with train changes twice, at Tokyo and Shin-Kobe. Whether one thinks this is vaiable or...
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    The Great Mahjong Craze of the 1920's

    Funny how Asian stuff is always mixed up :p The woman is quite obviously 18th-mid 19thC Japanese, right out of Ukiyoe. Mahjong was introduced to Japan in the very early 20thC. :D
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    Hospital etiquette (and general hat etiquette)

    Question. What kind of hallway will you be walking through? Just the administrative department, or the clinical sections? If it's only the administrative section, you can keep your hat on until you arrive at your destination. If you need to walk through the clinical department, I suggest you...
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    Wedding photos I thought you might enjoy

    Beautiful!! Congratulations!!! May you have many many many years of happiness!!!
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    best anime 2011

    FWIW. The word "anime" as it is used now, didn't exist in the Golden Era. In the 1930s, the terminology in Japanese for what is now animation was 線画--senga, line drawing. Then in the '40s, the word 動画--doga, moving drawing--came into use. In the '60s, they were called漫画映画--manga eiga...

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