THINGS THEY DON'T TEACH US IN OUR HISTORY BOOKS:

The actual anniversary was yesterday.

65 years ago the United States committed a war crime against Japan by firebombing ordinary citizens in Tokyo.

100,000 civilians died by explosion and fire, the largest number from any attack during the entirety of the war.

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I have, without question, the bestest friends in the whole world.


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Now that spring is here
Who wants to be a robot?
Everybody.

Well, kids, it's time for another So You Don't Have To.

Thanks, mamagaea , for sending this to me.

And to gutter_monkey for the hat.

I have a question to ask as we begin...

When you see this image, do you really think PARTY TIME?


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What the hell is that on my laptop, you ask?


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A statue of the "Witchblade Bikini Armor," apparently for use against villains who only want to shoot you in the nipples or the bo-jina.


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"Rolling Bomber Special" -- A short film by Tetsuya Nakashima

It's weirder than you think.

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Now that spring is here
Who wants to be a robot?
Everybody.

I debated for a long time, and I think that, rather than Japanese, I'll learn Mandarin.
In a perfect world I'd learn Cantonese, but it's supposed to be one of the hardest languages in the world to learn.

Besides, more people speak Mandarin than any other language.

I'll prolly start a night class in the fall.

Any advice from anybody?

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