oh raquel... electro banger

fe gawsoch chi'r pŵer mewn gwirionedd ...

word of the weak - amanuensis

 

because gofer is too damn easy

now use amanuensis in an email today!

(or else)

lo rendi sempre cosi pesante...

 

bruci sempre così freddo...

e ce la gente che si lamenta dell'ananas sulla pizza!

'Catch Warts, Not Feelings'

 

ahhh ryanair

whether its having the motorway turn off blocked off

and having to go at a million mph to the next one and double back

or wearing three jumpers and two pairs of trousers

to avoid the fascistic weight police

or paying an arm and a kidney for crap food 

because you are hanging like nobody's business

or promoting the idea of standing 'seats'

experiencing mammoth frustration on shitty dial up trying to snag that cheap flight

only to see the fare go up every time your pants connection refreshes

or getting high out the front of stansted at 4am

with some rando italians

or having to get the eye wateringly expensive train

and spending an uncomfortable night on horrid plastic chairs

because your cheap flight departs at arsehole oclock...

ive flown with them many times

mostly because they happily accept pay offs from unfashionable destinations

GOA-STN and back again, again (and again)

from BGY and SNN

maybe more...

but me no complain

ive got some cracker deals

some for a few visa safety nets (just in case)

that were never intended to be used

snapped up for a tenner or less

ahh ryanair

bend over and enjoy the ride...

bogan with a shogun

the year was MCMXC

the world was young and hairy

BIG things were occurring

greater prussia was REunited

arabia felix was United

the hubble bubble space telescope was inflated

the baltic states told the russians to GTF

the mandala effect starting oscillating again

the world wide web of porn was launched

thatcher finally fucked off to be a cunt in private

and

i was a

avec un

 

The shadow in my eye or vil nogen ikke tænke på børnene?

world war 2

occupied denmark

a daring low altitude air raid on a building full of nazis

loads of cute kids in another building

what could possibly go wrong?

fasten your sikkerhedssele and find out!

koreans in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaace

like the moon?

(not the religious kind)

have a leaning for kimchi?

(but not on icecream)

ever wondered about whacky water with sentience?

(not crazy bobs freakout lsd water)

concerned about the fate of our ever cooking planet?

(not some shit reality kitchen show)

check out koreans in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

Harbin China - Unit 731 or Nihonjin ga kuso warudatta koro

well thats fucking disturbing.

cardboard for mo(i)st

 

in the so so old days

fans used to go to matches of their local version of fitba

they would sing, chant, yell insults, eat overpriced shit food, drink booze, wave their teams colours about

and just have a general gay old time with their fiends and fams

much of the shouting was banal run of the mill to the mill stuff

grit him! get the orb! go you thunderbuckets! up the beige boogey boys!

you know the perceuse

sometimes the calls were witty and alarming

sometimes they were slander and hearsay against opposition players

or more often the officiators

and sometimes they were hilariously downright odd

my all time fave nonsensical shout

was from a normal seeming chap

who stood up

clapped his hands

and with great heartfelt passion

belted out

'cardboard for most!'

Īe! Fujisan wa mienai yo! part 2. - Ā,-sō shimasu yo!

New Tokyo condo to be demolished as it blocks view of Mt. Fuji

Thursday June 13, 2024

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A street in Tokyo was known for its view of Mount Fuji. But a newly constructed building spoiled it for the locals. The developer has now decided to demolish it, given the effect on the view of the famous mountain.

Sekisui House decided on June 3 to demolish Grande Maison Kunitachi Fujimi Dori, a 10-story condominium in Kunitachi City, western Tokyo, citing its impact on surrounding areas. They notified the city the following day.

Grande Maison Kunitachi Fujimi Dori is set to be demolished.

Blocking the view of Mt. Fuji

Sekisui House says they made the decision due to a lack of consideration about the view from a distance. As construction approached completion, the company "recognized the impact on the view of Mount Fuji" and "voluntarily decided to cancel the project."

The picture shows the condominium partly blocking the view of Mt. Fuji.

It also says the construction plan had been changed twice in response to requests and opinions from local residents.

Local residents oppose plan

The construction of the condominium began last January after Kunitachi City approved the plan in November 2022.

Local residents, however, voiced their concerns. The city consulted a council of experts based on the town development ordinance and submitted instructions to Sekisui House, asking them to provide detailed explanations to local residents and make efforts to reduce the "volume of the building."

In response, the company decided to change the height of the condominium from 11 stories to 10. But it turned down calls for a further reduction in size.

The residents then submitted a petition to the city assembly asking for measures to review the project.

Developer to pay compensation

The building is located about 10 minutes' walk from Kunitachi Station. It has a total of 18 housing units, priced mainly from 70 million to under 90 million yen. They were supposed to be handed over to purchasers next month.

Sekisui House says it will take all possible measures, including financial compensation, based on the individual circumstances of the buyers.

It notes that the condominium was planned and built in compliance with relevant laws and ordinances, and there are no legal violations.

Sekisui House says it didn't sufficiently consider the impact on the area, but there was no violation of any law.

Local residents express mixed reactions

A woman in her 70s says that she really enjoyed the view of Mount Fuji from the street when she got out of the station. "I was sad that the view was blocked, so I'm happy about getting it back."

A man in his 60s says he is not sure if businesses need to consider local residents' feelings so much. "Some people may be happy to see Mount Fuji, but personally, I don't feel inconvenienced even if the view is blocked," he says.

City mayor: 'Deeply regrettable'

The Kunitachi municipal assembly on Monday demanded that the city have Sekisui House explain to local residents why it decided to demolish the condominium.

Mayor Nagami Kazuo on Wednesday said the city sent the request to the developer.

"I found Sekisui House's approach deeply regrettable," he said at the city assembly.

"We issued guidance based on the concerns and anxieties of the local residents when the company planned the construction. Now, the local community has to face the issue of demolition work. There will inevitably be consequences from this."

Kunitachi City Mayor Nagami Kazuo says the city requested a detailed explanation for residents.

bakas!

word of the weak - Ultracrepidarian

 

and we all know at least one ultracrepidarian dont we kids?

Confused on temple st

one balmy/barmy evening 

in a land where its always balmy

and quite often barmy

i took a stroll down temple street

as i made my way down dale

i heard some funky goings on

across the road from what i thought was the temple

on temple street

no, not the one at the bottom

i hadnt clocked that one yet

there was some musical goings on

what kind of goings on exactly 

and what kind of establishment was hosting it

werent immediately obvious

leaving me bemused on temple street

it turned out to be a traditional indigenous kinda gig

with groovy shapes being thrown

in fancy kit

and a healthy does of plinking and plonking

but was this place where it was being staged, also a

 temple

on temple street?

it certainly seemed that way

and across the road

from where i gazed

 was that temple maybe not a temple

on temple street?

it looked very temply

or

could it just have been an extreeeeeemely elaborate chinese restaurant

decked very convincingly like a temple?

just how many bloody temples are there

on temple street?

yours

confused formerly on temple street

of horses and muppets

do NOT adjust your settee

Apocalypto - o si, mel es un cabron, pero sabe hacer pelis

yo lo vi de nuevo el otro dia

porque ultimamente he tenido ganas de ver unos cuentos historicos 'americanos'

que se tratan de los pueblos indigenas

y ya vi muchos otros programas

como frontera verde, el abrazo de la serpiente, la mision, pajaros de verano etc  

y si

aun es fuerte

aun es violento

aun es espectacular

aun es creible

y aun es entretenido

(si no muy exacto historicamente)

pero no se trata del mismo asunto que apocalypso...

que es otro tema completamente! (una paleta muuuy peligrosa)

worst carpool... ever?

 Oh, the humanity, and all the bystanders screaming around here!

Vs

one pair has cause untold suffering to many millions 

and the other two are murderous dictators!

via GIPHY

yamato - Kyōdai no bando, Nihongohan (kind of)

(but not really)

three young super best friends sign up to fight the gaijins

on the super giant fuck off warship, yamato

in the pacific 'theatre'

as nihon is losing, inevitably

and shit happens to them

it looks generally impressive

the acting isnt too shabby

theres plenty of blood spattered all over the shop/warship

but the sets/cgi arent great

and the background music is too obvious and melodramatic

its all a bit cheesy

but as its east asian

perhaps we cant talk about cheese

so its a bit tofuey?

which means it cant be rated ichi ban...

y mientras hablamos de locura y de futbol...

les presento Tano Pasman: "Reacciones de un hombre pacífico".

que che boludo!

they shoot heroin, dont they?

A white line, a dead heat

I've got the jockey on my back

the outstandingly daft spectacle of horse diving was around for nearly a century

 Manikato, he just can't let go of his heinous addiction

Anyone tell you Phar Lap's a junkie, buddy, that ain't fiction

“It was good, but he wanted it to be better. And he came up with the idea of having a woman on the horse’s back.”

Well, what was Silver speeding on

When he was under the Lone Ranger?

when it was finally killed off in the early 21st Century

Wayne Pacelle, then president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, told Reuters, “This is a merciful end to a colossally stupid idea.”

Shoot heroin, shoot heroin, don't they?

ogni tanto mi chiedo perche amo l'italia

poi guardo un video di tiziano crudele...

ouais maintenant c'est la fin...

vale belle dame...