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   From: comandante.banana@yahoo.com   
      
   On Dec 16, 4:18 pm, "Jeff Strickland"  wrote:   
   > "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"    
   > wrote in messagenews:e2c2bb29-bdc8-474e-8d11-f4065386e982@w8g2   
   00yqm.googlegroups.com...   
   >   
   > > Not only is China very tough by now, but every Japanese product I've   
   > > seen lately bears the label "Made in China." Japan can not afford to   
   > > get tough, as the new Prime Minister promises.   
   >   
   > > Take it from me, I've been spit in the face by a driver while riding a   
   > > bike and I had to let go. I was right, it was humiliating, but the law   
   > > was confusing and he was tougher me. Let go. Let the island go. Forget   
   > > about pride. Forget about fishing. Let the big fish rule one more   
   > > time.   
   >   
   > > But that's only my humble opinion.   
   >   
   > Are you on drugs?   
   >   
   > That makes absolutely no sense. Your opening sentence is that China is   
   > tough, then explain in detail why Japan cannot afford to get tough. What in   
   > Hell are you talking about? If a Japanese product says, made in China, then   
   > it is not a Japanese product. Many Japanese companies have Chinese   
   > subsidiaries, and some of them have USA subsidiaries, so your assertion   
   > makes no f---ing sense at all.   
   >   
   > Take what from you, that you have been spit upon? Big deal. You ride in the   
   > center of your lane refusing to yield to faster vehicles approaching from   
   > behind AS THE LAW REQUIRES YOU TO DO in California, and this makes you an   
   > authority on what China, or Japan (it is difficlut to tell which), should   
   > do?   
      
   No, it makes me an expert what an arbitrary law is, and how you should   
   try to defuse the situation.   
      
   I was riding properly, the guy blasted the horn because there was a   
   sign that said "Walk bike across bridge," I gave him the finger (I got   
   tough) and he stopped and got tougher.   
      
   Do you see an irony that we have made China and now fear it? Maybe   
   it's only me.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)