Brett Robson wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:22:37 +0900, Declan Murphy  ...

<snippity doo dah>

>>I wouldn't worry too much. I suspect Ed just wanted a bit of peace and 
>>quiet and a cuppla irritant free weeks before the TEEMING HORDES INVADE 
>>his corner for the apricot blossoms. The last thing needed in such times 
>>are plagues of pollies with screeching speakers.
> 
> Two weeks ago I had to fight my way through idiots milling around before the
> university closing ceremonies started. Then last week it was idiots milling
> aournd before the university opening ceremonies while being shoulted at by
> station staff to get out of the way. At least this year they had a rope barrier
> to seperate traffic in both directions. An interesting principle of fluid
> dynamics is that a constricted path when reduces eddies actually increases flow.

My hat off to you. I don't think I'll ever manage to distract myself 
from THE TEEMING HORDES by musing over fluid dynamics.

> I was thinking of Ed this morning as I forced my way throught the crowd outisde
> Kita no Maru Koen, enjoying the beauty of Japan's seasons and exclaiming how
> beautiful the cherry blossoms are. They are worse than the uni students as they
> have all day to to nothing but get in my way and stare at the pretty pink
> flowers.

At the hanami bbq on Sunday in Okazaki castle, not one of us actually 
bothered to look at the flowers, even after getting plastered. The 
mother-in-law-to-be asked me in the evening how they were this year, and 
I wasn't really sure whether telling the truth would have been advisable.


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"Oh don't give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ No, don't you give 
me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ For my head will fly, my tongue 
will lie, my eyes will fry and I may die/ Won't you pour me one more of 
that sinful Old Janx Spirit"