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Old 09-26-2014, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles View Post
Yeah, I remember when the Japanese came over here intent on buying America, and most of them got sent home wearing a barrel.

Uncle Sam may be on a losing streak, but whenever he puts on the green visor he's still capable of passing out a world class screwing.

Chas
Yeah when Florence was teaching English to rising young management type at a major corporation in Tokyo. One of them, grandson of a former Prime Minister told her that they may have lost the shooting war but that they would win the economic war. Looked like they might have for a while with our help.

Which is why if I ever bought a rice burner she would set fire to it in the driveway.
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