Damn, every time I start feeling good about being a liberal, the smug antigunners start pissing me off.

I'm with you buddy.

I'd also like to know how many of the people disgusted at the targets enjoy playing [insert popular FPS]? I guess shooting fake guns at digital representations of humans is somehow morally superior to firing real guns at photographic representations of humans? The appeal is the same -- both allow you to indulge a fantasy in a safe and controlled environment.

This is f'in hilarious; honestly though, if I thought that I was alone in a building and all of a sudden someone started shrieking, "You're in the juungle baaaby! And you're gonna DIIIIIIEEEEE" over the PA, I'd probably be a little freaked out too!

And it's one of my favorite songs. Now imagine if you weren't all that familiar with vocal stylings of Axl Rose...

@HALLOWEEN JACK

Yeah, you'd think so right?

One of the biggest surprises for me, also visiting my then-girlfriend living in Japan, was that many (most?) dwellings don't have central hot water like we have here. We had something like 30 Mb/s internet, but no hot running water. Go figure.

I'm surprised that the author even had a shower! We had a tub that you filled with cold water, and then through a series of knobs and dials turned on a gas powered heater / pump that circulated and warmed the water. You basically had to plan about 20 - 30 minutes ahead of taking a bath. I have to admit though, it was extremely relaxing.

In the kitchen we had a box mounted on the wall that gave hot water on demand. You had to push a button to light the heater, and then hot water started coming out of a little hose. There was a dial that controlled the temperature of the water. The nice thing was, it had a setting that produced water so hot you could use it for tea -- no boiling required. Just be mindful washing dishes!