necoandjeff wrote:
> <mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
> news:cjboan$bue$1@news.Stanford.EDU...
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>>necoandjeff <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote:
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>>><mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
>>>news:cjatai$gdq$13@news.Stanford.EDU...
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>>>>necoandjeff <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>><mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>>>>Actually, since he has to check the knife in these days, all he has
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> to
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>>>>>>do is declare it at customs.
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>>>>>And what does this have to do with ability to read Japanese
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> (presumably
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>>>to
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>>>>>be able to know the law)?
>>>>
>>>>Sorry, why does he need to read Japanese to declare a pocket knife at
>>>>customs?
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>>>Ooops. I must have mistaken you for the mtfester who posted a response
>>>(notably deleted above) to my response which was made in the context of
>>>Brett's question about whether one needs to be able to read Japanese
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> before
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>>>travelling to Japan.
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>>Oh, you mean:
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>>"No, not at all. If he gets hauled before a judge for carrying the wrong
>>kind of knife,"
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>>Yes, obviously nothing to do with carrying a knife  at all.
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> 
> That was just a sarcastic response to Brett's question. What, are people
> being nice in fj.life.in-japan now or something?
> 

I think you are confusing sarcasm with stupid. If that is your
idea of sarcasm you need to watch more British comedy.