CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote:
> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> > CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> > 
> >>> Man, I missed a lot when I worked in Uguisudani-cho; 
> > 
> >> Sounds like it ...
> > 
> >> There was never a better reason to learn to read complex, Edo-era kanji 
> >> than Uguisudani.  Plus, some of us had a helpful kacho or kakaricho 
> >> willing to make a phone call at lunch time to make a "gaijin okay" 
> >> reservation for us ... I was fortunate to have a kacho who taught me 
> >> which sports shimbun had the best ads and how to decode the symbols 
> > 
> > Ah, the sports shimbun... they still run "Yaruki Man-man"?

> They never stopped ...

I can't wait for the movie...

Mike