tm <tm@tmoero.invalid> dixit:

>Once a year 
>he comes out of the hut and waves to the peons. If you hurry you can 
>maybe get here in time to witness the blessed event.

You mean I would get to wave a little paper flag and croak out
天皇陛下万歳 along with all the other geriatrics.

Been there, done that.

-- 
Jim Breen        http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/
Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia 
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