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Topic: Swing Girls (and a boy) |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 2049
Views: 1375612
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:43 am Subject:
Swing Girls (and a boy) |
Still glad I got the First & Last Concert on DVD.
Very nice movie. And the effort and dedication shown by the girls, amazing. It's one of those movies that Hollywood could NEVER make.
Still, ... |
Topic: Japanese and the peace sign |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 47
Views: 22878
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:41 am Subject:
Japanese and the peace sign |
I've seen hand signs in use in Japan that would be considered offensive in other countries.
Heck, "flipping the bird" in America is a completely different gesture in Germany and Austria.
... |
Topic: What Are You Reading? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 1122
Views: 487790
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:32 pm Subject:
What Are You Reading? |
Hitler was a maniac, just like the Iranian president. He didn't just go after who disagreed, but after everyone who didn't fit into his crazy "fantasies" of Aryan... stuff (no matter how idi ... |
Topic: Got Something You Want To Say? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 35048
Views: 7106709
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:06 am Subject:
Got Something You Want To Say? |
Need to make sig, am too lazy, looking forward for vacation, need vacation, out of energy again... BLARGH! I need my "life" again, those ~6 weeks per year where I have one... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274244
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:56 am Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
He must be a natural for the role.
Well, Fukada Kyoko plays the ditziness extremely well, too. Just take her in "Yama Onna Kabe Onna"
Currently watching:
1) Judg ... |
Topic: Meaning of Japanese given names |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 30
Views: 36429
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:54 am Subject:
Meaning of Japanese given names |
Thats true. We do have the same thing. Except that when it comes to Kanji you need to memorize each character where as with English as long as you can read you can sound it out
That just adds to ... |
Topic: Meaning of Japanese given names |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 30
Views: 36429
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:49 am Subject:
Meaning of Japanese given names |
Different kanji, different meaning, same pronunciation.
Though, that's shouldn't be alien for you people. What about... "then" and "than"? Or "buy", "bye" a ... |
Topic: General Music Discussion (Non-Japanese) |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 15640
Views: 3771345
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:46 am Subject:
General Music Discussion (Non-Japanese) |
300 OST - Come And Get Them |
Topic: How's the Weather There? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 12730
Views: 3218438
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:38 am Subject:
How's the Weather There? |
Cold. This penguin is feeling at home now. |
Topic: What Are You Reading? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 1122
Views: 487790
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:47 am Subject:
What Are You Reading? |
Just because you're reading up on Nazi history doesn't mean you're a nazi, so no worries there. Though, Hitler wasn't really that strong. Taking on Russia and declaring war on the US after Pearl Harbo ... |
Topic: Meaning of Japanese given names |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 30
Views: 36429
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Forum: Learn Japanese
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:33 am Subject:
Meaning of Japanese given names |
I'm afraid you are generalizing. The romaji of a word, which is essentially the pronounciation, can be written in different ways in kanji a lot of times. Every different way a name is written can gi ... |
Topic: General Music Discussion (Non-Japanese) |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 15640
Views: 3771345
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:11 am Subject:
General Music Discussion (Non-Japanese) |
Dororo soundtrack |
Topic: LIFE |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 53
Views: 68574
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:41 am Subject:
LIFE |
Brilliant drama. I'm already getting the manga, which, of course, goes more in depth. However, they really followed the storyline down to the comma.
Though, it reminded me a lot of the stories in ... |
Topic: D-Addicts Site Status? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 1582
Views: 908510
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:38 am Subject:
D-Addicts Site Status? |
Dial-up... My sympathies, Ruroshin. |
Topic: Jokes/Humor Thread |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 828
Views: 296872
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:36 am Subject:
Jokes/Humor Thread |
One Chinese person walks into a bar in America late one night and he saw Steven Spielberg. As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph.
Instead, Spielberg g ... |
Topic: D-Addicts Site Status? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 1582
Views: 908510
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:41 pm Subject:
D-Addicts Site Status? |
Hmmm, time to fire up Share then... Would have to do that anyway, there was a Girls Locks with Kuriyama on Friday again, so... |
Topic: Got Something You Want To Say? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 35048
Views: 7106709
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:37 pm Subject:
Got Something You Want To Say? |
The ironic thing about it is, that the Korean War was the first big failure of the UN. And who's working on solving it now? Six Part talks, no UN involved. Typical. Blargh... UN... same POS as the EU, ... |
Topic: Got Something You Want To Say? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 35048
Views: 7106709
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:32 am Subject:
Got Something You Want To Say? |
Kamikaze, or "How to waste the intellectual elite of your country". Anyone who can get a hand of them, read the diaries of the pilots. It's scary and sad how many of them were marxists and h ... |
Topic: D-Addicts Site Status? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 1582
Views: 908510
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:29 am Subject:
D-Addicts Site Status? |
Ouch. I was almost at the same point just a few days after I came back from vacation. Had an ISP change and... blargh... very much like Ruroshin's little "adventure" now.
Thanks amrayu f ... |
Topic: D-Addicts Site Status? |
Crazy Penguin
Replies: 1582
Views: 908510
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:09 am Subject:
D-Addicts Site Status? |
Over there a guy on a bike supplies the power to the electric generators by pedaling.....he got tired.
That's why they should use communism. Then you have five guys for one job. |