Michael Cash wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:35:50 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
> inscribed:
> 
> 
>>Ed wrote:
>>
>>>"Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:4069122D.2060009@hotmail.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>
>>>They work in shifts. First the idiot tourists act like tourists during the
>>>day, and as soon as the roads have cleared, the sounds of ONEGAISHIMASU and
>>>YOROSHIKU echo off the mountains and drive my dogs crazy. I don't know which
>>>is worse. The Japanese who slip into tourist mode or the politicians.
>>
>>That would suck big time. My neighbourhood is dead quiet most of the day 
>>and especially in the evenings, when unfortunately I'm rarely home. Good 
>>place to lie back and read a book or two. Only noises that ever wake me 
>>up in the morning are from the cows across the way a bit.
>>
>>With the dogs, have you ever tried slipping them a bit of whiskey? If it 
>>works for babies....
> 
> Just because babies of your acquaintance have no better judgment than
> to slip whiskey to dogs is no indication that Ed would do such a
> foolish thing.

After reading through the "homey incident", I'm not inclined to believe 
that to be the case.


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