On Jul 30, 12:47 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 30, 6:25 am, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > John W. wrote:
> > > On Jul 29, 1:34 am, Jim Breen <jimbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> Looking forward to some useful contributions.
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> > > Yet you still posted here.....  :)
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> > > (Sorry, it's been slow around here lately.)
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> > Yeah, and I even self-censored my reply that this posting did not:
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> > 1.  Tell how many DVDs are in the set.
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> > 2.  Give the number of illustrations.
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> > 3.  Hint at how many of them included women in swimming suits or less.
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> > 4.  Tell how soon I could be speaking, reading, and picking up girls in
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> > 5.  Provide any tips on how to talk to maids at anime cafes in Akihabara.
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> And on a serious note Jim, the work you have done over the years has
> been brilliant, is much appreciated, and has made a significant
> difference to many of us, our colleagues, and students. Worthy of a
> small donation methinks.
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I agree. I can't count the number of times I use the site, and I only
use it for casual stuff. Though I did apply for a job once that asked
me to translate a document from Japanese to English. It made things
much easier.

> And now back to less serious notes.

You mean like speculation on how useful Eukie's snake oil will be in
helping Jim out with his original problem? Or the number of dirty
words in JDIC?

John W.