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   From: comandante.banana@yahoo.com   
      
   On Dec 16, 5:56 pm, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
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   > On Dec 16, 4:18 pm, "Jeff Strickland"  wrote:   
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   > > "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"    
   > > wrote in messagenews:e2c2bb29-bdc8-474e-8d11-f4065386e982@w8   
   2000yqm.googlegroups.com...   
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   > > > 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.   
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   > > > 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.   
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   > > > But that's only my humble opinion.   
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   > > Are you on drugs?   
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   > > 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.   
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   > > 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?   
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   > No, it makes me an expert what an arbitrary law is, and how you should   
   > try to defuse the situation.   
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   > 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.   
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   > Do you see an irony that we have made China and now fear it? Maybe   
   > it's only me.   
      
   I want that spit in my face help avoid WWIII and thus save humanity.   
      
   That's all I want. Of course, I want our roads be safe for bicycles   
   and pedestrians as well.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)