Comments on: Rikuto Wearing New Hat and Mittens http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/ Nick Ramsay, blogging from Japan. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2913 Nick Ramsay Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:32:15 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2913 It's Mami that's too impatient! One year she opened all her presents in advance and had nothing left for Christmas Day. Anyway, the hat and mittens are now packed away for Christmas. I doubt Rikuto will even remember seeing them before! I'll forward Keith's email address to you, mum. It’s Mami that’s too impatient! One year she opened all her presents in advance and had nothing left for Christmas Day. Anyway, the hat and mittens are now packed away for Christmas. I doubt Rikuto will even remember seeing them before!

I’ll forward Keith’s email address to you, mum.

]]> By: Mum http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2911 Mum Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:14:20 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2911 Rikuto looks great in his new clothes but Auntie Emma sent them for Christmas. You are too impatient, Nick. Keith Could you send me your email address as I lost it when I changed computers. Have a great Christmas. Christine Rikuto looks great in his new clothes but Auntie Emma sent them for Christmas. You are too impatient, Nick.

Keith Could you send me your email address as I lost it when I changed computers. Have a great Christmas. Christine

]]> By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2892 Mike Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:55:57 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2892 I'm sorry Keith but Al's hypothesis is completely correct! In fact, dare I say the most brilliant thing ever written on LongCountDown.com That means you Nick!!! In other words you'd better start writing some quality content! Haha! I’m sorry Keith but Al’s hypothesis is completely correct! In fact, dare I say the most brilliant thing ever written on LongCountDown.com That means you Nick!!! In other words you’d better start writing some quality content! Haha!

]]> By: Al http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2889 Al Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:40:39 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2889 First, yes the story of Gordon Cooper is true, yes 691 Lehigh is (or was) considered a minor planet and yes of course it's the symbolization is true Keith. Of all the people I know Keith, I though you would be far above those that would take those T-Shirts at face falue. Really, could "Milk Me" be anything but a statement by the author about the gross discrimination towards women in Japan. You know as well as anyone that they are treated like cattle, "milked" for all they are worth and once they reach a "perceived" age of usefullness they are let out to pasture. That is exactly what the shirt is saying. It says, "Hey, I'm being treated like a cow!". Al First, yes the story of Gordon Cooper is true, yes 691 Lehigh is (or was) considered a minor planet and yes of course it’s the symbolization is true Keith. Of all the people I know Keith, I though you would be far above those that would take those T-Shirts at face falue. Really, could “Milk Me” be anything but a statement by the author about the gross discrimination towards women in Japan. You know as well as anyone that they are treated like cattle, “milked” for all they are worth and once they reach a “perceived” age of usefullness they are let out to pasture. That is exactly what the shirt is saying. It says, “Hey, I’m being treated like a cow!”.

Al

]]> By: Shelley http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2887 Shelley Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:14:43 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2887 Who would have thought this cute little photo of Rikuto would invoke such interesting conversation! Actually I think he's watching baseball and holding a beer in his other hand - or is volleyball more his thing? Either way he's still very cute :-) Who would have thought this cute little photo of Rikuto would invoke such interesting conversation! Actually I think he’s watching baseball and holding a beer in his other hand – or is volleyball more his thing? Either way he’s still very cute :-)

]]> By: Keith http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2886 Keith Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:34:51 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2886 Al you really do crack me up!!!!!!! Very clever haa haa haa!! Al you really do crack me up!!!!!!! Very clever haa haa haa!!

]]> By: Keith http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2885 Keith Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:32:30 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2885 Is this a b#llsh#t story from your imagination Al or is it really true!! If true, this could mean that all the strange English on T-shirts in Japan could actually have real meaning!!!!!! Many a time I and many others (Don't want to be caught out all by myself now!!) have laughed at the English and now we could all have egg on our faces!!! This could mean that the T-shirt "Juicy" and "Milk me" which I have seen many a time across young women's breasts (on the T-shirts of course!!) could actually have celestrial meanings!!!!!! Sheeeeeeesh I should get my mind out of the gutter!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keith PS. I get it now; "Milk me" obviously relates to the "Milky Way" (A delicious chocolate by Cadburys) and "Juicy" refers to Japanese oranges that have a real nice acidic after-taste!! But why on women's T-shirts I wonder!!!! Is this a b#llsh#t story from your imagination Al or is it really true!! If true, this could mean that all the strange English on T-shirts in Japan could actually have real meaning!!!!!!
Many a time I and many others (Don’t want to be caught out all by myself now!!) have laughed at the English and now we could all have egg on our faces!!! This could mean that the T-shirt “Juicy” and “Milk me” which I have seen many a time across young women’s breasts (on the T-shirts of course!!) could actually have celestrial meanings!!!!!!
Sheeeeeeesh I should get my mind out of the gutter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keith
PS. I get it now; “Milk me” obviously relates to the “Milky Way” (A delicious chocolate by Cadburys) and “Juicy” refers to Japanese oranges that have a real nice acidic after-taste!! But why on women’s T-shirts I wonder!!!!

]]> By: Keith http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 Keith Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:14:12 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2884 Still think my synopsis is better Al and I did not have to use a search engine to get it haa haa haa!!!! Keith Still think my synopsis is better Al and I did not have to use a search engine to get it haa haa haa!!!!
Keith

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 Nick Ramsay Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:22:55 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2882 Thank You, Allan. You are right of course. In fact, it was really quite obvious! Thank You, Allan. You are right of course. In fact, it was really quite obvious!

]]> By: Al http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Al Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:50:34 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/12/04/rikuto-wearing-new-hat-and-mittens/#comment-2881 After light consideration I have come up with the following hypothesis. In fact- the author is making a profound statement about how, in our society ones ability to get along with peers is often valued higher than ones actual ability to perform a given task. Furthermore, he asks “What are the repercussions of doing this?”– The reference in this case, is obviously to Gordon Cooper the astronaut. In 1970 he had a falling out with NASA and subsequently lost out to Alan Shepherd in his bid to pilot Apollo 13, despite clearly being a better qualified pilot. The symbol of shooting for the stars is applied to the name Lehigh- reference to 691 Lehigh, a minor planet discovered in 1909. After which, Cooper dropped out of NASA never to be heard from again. The author is asking the reader to be inflective “You may not like the individual. You may not like the way they behave. However, before you drop them aside, consider their true worth. Will we destroy their attempt to reach the stars? IN THE WORLD SHOULD COOPER ATE LEHIGH?” After light consideration I have come up with the following hypothesis.

In fact- the author is making a profound statement about how, in our society ones ability to get along with peers is often valued higher than ones actual ability to perform a given task. Furthermore, he asks “What are the repercussions of doing this?”–

The reference in this case, is obviously to Gordon Cooper the astronaut. In 1970 he had a falling out with NASA and subsequently lost out to Alan Shepherd in his bid to pilot Apollo 13, despite clearly being a better qualified pilot. The symbol of shooting for the stars is applied to the name Lehigh- reference to 691 Lehigh, a minor planet discovered in 1909. After which, Cooper dropped out of NASA never to be heard from again.

The author is asking the reader to be inflective “You may not like the individual. You may not like the way they behave. However, before you drop them aside, consider their true worth. Will we destroy their attempt to reach the stars? IN THE WORLD SHOULD COOPER ATE LEHIGH?”

]]>