http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8218 Anonymous Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:32:05 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8218 Had to drop out of aggregator-world to exclaim: "Neil Young?!!" Had to drop out of aggregator-world to exclaim: “Neil Young?!!”

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8216 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:07:11 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8216 I'm sure "Mr. Big" was a reference to the crappy band. I’m sure “Mr. Big” was a reference to the crappy band.

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8217 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:47:41 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8217 Isn't it a reference to the chocolate bar? Was it on sale there? According to Wikipedia it had world wide sales. siobhan Isn’t it a reference to the chocolate bar? Was it on sale there? According to Wikipedia it had world wide sales.
siobhan

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8215 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:47:14 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8215 Or lousy 90s band Mr. Big ("To Be With You")? Their <a href="http://www.mrbigsite.com/discography.html" rel="nofollow">website</a> seems to feature a lot of Japanese references-perhaps they were popular there? Or lousy 90s band Mr. Big (”To Be With You”)? Their website seems to feature a lot of Japanese references-perhaps they were popular there?

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8214 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:46:27 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8214 I doubt that it's a <cite>Sex and the City</cite> reference. It would probably be at least a year or two before the show would get dubbed, and I'm sure in Japan it got renamed to something like <cite>Uppity Gaijin Girly Bimbo No-Pants Self-Indulge Big Battel</cite>. I doubt that it’s a Sex and the City reference. It would probably be at least a year or two before the show would get dubbed, and I’m sure in Japan it got renamed to something like Uppity Gaijin Girly Bimbo No-Pants Self-Indulge Big Battel.

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8213 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:21:11 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8213 Re: Mr Big - Sex and the City came out in 1998... But somehow I doubt it got to Japan that quickly? Re: Mr Big - Sex and the City came out in 1998… But somehow I doubt it got to Japan that quickly?

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-8212 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:17:44 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/22/a-view-of-the-world-from-japan/#comment-8212 I'm assuming that the "Mr. Big" reference is to the Chris Noth character on _Sex and the City_, but I couldn't be sure... I’m assuming that the “Mr. Big” reference is to the Chris Noth character on _Sex and the City_, but I couldn’t be sure…

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