On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 05:07:15 GMT, deejay@mm.com (Steve Sundberg)
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

>On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 14:40:39 +0900, dame_zumari@yahoo.com ( Louise
>Bremner) wrote:
>
>>
>>But note that he never stayed in a ryokan or even a minshuku, he never
>>experienced a communal bath[1], he still believes there are
>>people-pushers armed with sticks on the platforms at Shinjuku (but
>>didn't go to check), and apart from a couplathree token mentions of
>>Japanese food, he ate mostly Western. [snip]
>
>I couldn't believe it when he wrote: "No one can tell me why two
>sections of Tokyo are called Harajuku ("Field Hotel" ) and Shinjuku
>("New Hotel" ) when they have no more or fewer hotels than any other
>section or why Meguro ("Eye Black") is called that."
>
>Gosh, dude. I've always wondered why Hoboken was called Hoboken even
>though there aren't any hoboes living there. <grin>
>
>I get the strong feeling that the guy is autistic. A complete moron
>except when it comes to his curiosity about kanji.

But he maintains his complete moron status regarding kanji when it
comes to everything *but* his curiosity.

This guy is a perfect example of a little knowledge being a dangerous
thing.