(WEIRD!): Cultists Fearing Microwave Attack Whitewash Roadside in Japan</b>

Mainichi Shimbun (Japan) in English ^ | 29 April 2003 | Mainichi Shimbun Daily (in English)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Gee, I hope they check these odd birds for carry/conceal of 'sarin'!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Since when did Japan become part of California?

[freedomson]

Don't these people know about the wonders of tinfoil?

[Cultural Jihad]

My consultancy fee must be paid in American dollars, though...

[AmericanInTokyo]

holy smokes!

[theDentist]

Tin-Foil Hat Alert!

[SquirrelKing]

Gaaaaahhhrrgg! Beat me to it! I was googling as you posted.

[Cultural Jihad]

... or that. ; )

[sushiman]

This country is full of whackos ...and that includes the police who are totally useless .

[Welsh Rabbit]

Tin offers no defense from microwave attacks. You need aluminum foil for that.

[freedomson]

Thanks, my ignorance may have put me at risk.

I'm headed to the hardware store now to buy about 100 gallons of white paint.

[lelio]

Foil might do the job here in the US, but in Japan its white clothing.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Maybe I should paint my tin foil turban white...

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yes, but of course, because EVERYONE KNOWS Japan is 'different' than the rest of the world or its many cultures, ('nihonjinron')

[cake_crumb]

How silly. EVERYONE knows that tinfoil is the only protection against microwave attack.

[lelio]

This must be related to the NTSC vs PAL tv signal standard. They use different microwave frequencies over there.

[knews_hound]

I love reading your posts!

Cheers,

knews hound

[aruanan]

The animal rights group, the Tama-chan wo Omou Kai (Consideration for Tama-chan Society), built a tiny pool in a mountainous village in Yamanashi Prefecture with the cult's money and reportedly planned to keep the seal until they could transfer it back to arctic seas. (Compiled from Mainichi and wire reports, April 29, 2003)

So, once again we see a link-up between a crackpot environmentalist technology-is-destroying-the-earth organization and an animal rights group.

[Mortimer Snavely]

Gifu ken is notorious for weirdoes. Beautiful area, though.

[Catspaw]