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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| The sad fate of the once-proud Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 2004-03-24 |
| The shade of Admiral Yamamoto looks on from the Yakasuni Shrine. . . and weeps bitter tears of shame . . . . (The link takes you to the current recruiting video for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It takes a while to load, even with a broadband connection.) Hat tip: Jonah Goldberg at National Review’s "The Corner" |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #20 Glad to see you're back up and running. |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-03-25 7:08:45 AM |
| #19 "they'll fight like wolverines if necessary" Meaning they'll hiss and scratch a lot ? |
| Posted by: Carl in NH 2004-03-24 10:41:04 PM |
| #18 You know the Norks are thinkin' "We suck if we can't take these creme puffs." And the French are thinking "They 'ave stolen our campaign!" |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-03-24 9:22:02 PM |
| #17 They are Japan's Navy, the Japaneese navy, they'll fight like wolverines if necessary. Are there any fun German Army recruiting videos? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-24 7:13:09 PM |
| #16 My, don't they look light in their loafers...and get a load of the Ministerette of Defense at the end. You know the Norks are thinkin' "We suck if we can't take these creme puffs." |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-03-24 4:32:05 PM |
| #15 The ghosts on the YAMATO writhe in their watery graves... _________borgboy sez they went from "Climb Mt. Fuji" to THIS in 60 years? |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-03-24 3:35:49 PM |
| #14 They got "don't ask, don't tell" over there? "Tora, Tora, Tora: The Musical". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-03-24 3:29:35 PM |
| #13 You have to wonder what kind of love. Considering their reputation for pederasty and yaoi mangas, I can guess =P P.S. I saw this long ago, courtesy of Realpolitik.us |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-03-24 3:24:03 PM |
| #12 Do not underestimate the japanese navy. Yeah, compared to the US they stink but I'd put money on them to take out their entire neighborhood without breaking a sweat if they had to, pathetic video or not. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-03-24 3:20:38 PM |
| #11 I just visited Yasukuni Shrine last week, you can see my snapshots here. Sorry about the lack of captions, it's lousy picture showing software, you'll just have to guess what is what. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-03-24 2:16:24 PM |
| #10 our Army of One ad campaign was way better I like that one too. The current AF "We're waiting for you" is only fair. We spent all our budget on the previous one, which was quickly and quietly dropped after 9-11. It had the rather unfortunate slogan, "The United States Air Force, No One Comes Close". |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-03-24 1:50:36 PM |
| #9 Yeah, our Army of One ad campaign was way better. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-24 1:28:17 PM |
| #8 For Peace, For Love!?!? You have to wonder what kind of love. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-03-24 1:15:49 PM |
| #7 Holy f-ing shit, I think I'm gonna puke. |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-03-24 1:10:26 PM |
| #6 Ready.... for Radio City Music hall. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-03-24 1:08:54 PM |
| #5 Village People training videos, huh? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-24 1:08:33 PM |
| #4 Once upon a time, these guys were better suicide fanatics than the arabs could ever hope to be. Just a note on how effective a couple of nukes can be to permanently change national inclinations. LOL |
| Posted by: Dave 2004-03-24 1:05:54 PM |
| #3 Remember when we used to REALLY kick an enemy nation's ass? To the point where they still can't rebuild their military almost 60 years later? Ahhh, the good ol' days. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-03-24 1:02:59 PM |
| #2 Yamamoto is |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-03-24 12:55:42 PM |
| #1 Thats just pathetic. For Peace, For Love!?!? Just when you think you've seen it all...... |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-03-24 12:54:42 PM |