diagonalslip comments

a special team set up by the talent agency to look into the allegations....

ummm..... against the agency. （⌒▽⌒） nice!

The decision to remove the requirements comes just two months out from a closely contested election.

now there's a coincidence! （⌒▽⌒）

Whatever are these women thinking? How can they be so stupidly gullible?

there are a LOT of lost souls and desperate people in this world, ceratinly less blessed than most of us on here.... a touch of empathy wouldn't go amiss, my view.

was subdued by spectators.

pleased to hear it!

thank you Roy and Paul for your informative reponses!!!!!

well, tobacco. what about vapes, or is that beneficial to health, and wallet? wherever I go I see more people vaping than tobacco-ing....

15th YEAR, I wouldn't be surprised.....

sounds like a severe case of staiticitis to me.... either that, or, by the end of this century, life-expectancy will be early 40s.

Bill LewisToday  11:37 am JST

Anyone not touched by it should be banned from public office.

how can you tell if someone's touched, or is just mouthing politically-convenient anodyne sentiments? and even if they are sincere, how would you measure the degree of touched-ess?

" tell " ?

I'm sure iran will follow orders with the same alacrity that they cow-tow to the Yu ess of Ay.

SpitfireToday  04:27 pm JST

Suspended sentence.....anyone?

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In cases where people report that they are still being stalked, police will recommend offenders receive voluntary counseling at medical facilities or face arrest.

"recommend" "voluntary counselling" because the stalker is ignoring the restraining order.

more powerful measures are necessary! first, urge the stalkers to desist, and if that doesn't work, I recommend police stamp their foot and threaten to get cross, that should do the trick.

Under the new rules, those earning 500,000 yen or more each day during their visit can stay in the country for 30 days, up from the previous 15 days.

so..... stars.... in showbiz and/or sports?

Mike HuntToday  07:00 am JST

Boooo, he is guilty as sin!

I urge you to get in touch with the court immediately, with your proof. pity you didn't present during the trail actually.

Putin is absolutely shooting himself in the foot here.

in what way?

...and why a foto of Hipkins, and not Allan? I also wonder....

police had not charged her with drunk driving

Allan remains a member of Parliament.

same treatment as meted out to civilians for DUI I wonder. I suspect not. must be great to be in 'the club'.

I imagine a lot of people are pissed off because things get steadily worse at home, and they see him endlessly swanning about the planet smirking.....

more jet-setting junkets for the political class (and meeja and hangers-on)..... and more hot air. political theatre is alive and well and living.... in luxury.

RodneyToday  01:05 pm JST

How many people attended?

paragraph 3

feigned ignorance beaver? that's a puzzle.

handy for those who don't know if they are "healthy, secure, sustainable, cohesive, and prosperous".....

Climate change is a "universal threat" that should be handled separately from broader diplomatic issues...... and that's why I'm giving up jetplane travel.....

wonder how many boats are operating. 300,000 passengers a year is getting on for 6000 a week (if they operate year-round, which i suppose they don't).... so at 30-ish passengers per, 200 or so trips a week.... 30 a day.... maybe 3 an hour?

jetting about the planet to talk about 'clean energy'..... LOL when we get to COP 53, they'll still be mouthing the same platitudes.

agreed to cooperate in sharing technology to aid in the decarbonization and economic diversification of the Middle Eastern nation, while ensuring Japan's ongoing access to its oil.

dare I say, Saudi has Japan over a barrell?

obviously Japan can get by without him.

the new regulations from April limits truck drivers' overtime to 960 hours a year.

will LIMIT overtime to 80 hours a month.... Dog knows what they're doing now then.

He went missing while going around a neighborhood urging residents to flee due to the risk of a nearby river overflowing.

now that's a real people's representative.... sad though, especially for his family.

are they surprised?