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  1. fuzz on the concept says:

    ♪ I can see clearly now: the pane is gone.

  2. MRN ♂ says:

    Writing on sign may be closer than it appears.

    • Czuhc says:

      *joins*

    • ClabberHead says:

      How about a minute of silence for Mary Jo Kopechne???

      • Czuhc says:

        How about a minute for me to Google her?

      • Skratdaddy- says:

        I’m with you ClabberHead.

        • Brewski says:

          Regardless of your political beliefs, I think one can respect the many years he devoted to public service, and tirelessly representing his constituents. Republicans should mourn his loss as well, because he was one of the most skillful Democrats in the art of compromise. His replacement is not likely to reach across the aisle as readily. His loss means a higher probability of partisan bickering and logjams in the US Senate.

          • Arthur Eld says:

            But, alas, it seems that nowadays there’s almost a war within the US. Reps vs Dems, the other side is always guilty of everything, every plan leads directly to the destruction of the US, blablabla.

            Was it always that intense?

            • Brewski says:

              No, divisions have really intensified. There used to be genuine cooperation. The Republican party has drifted quite a bit to the right in the last 2 decades, which may have something to do with it. There are very few moderate Republicans left. The Democrats have drifted rightward as well, but not nearly as much. Barry Goldwater used to be the model conservative. Those days are long gone.

              • Arthur Eld says:

                It seems to me that the Reps run out of ideas – they weren’t elected for what they wanted and now they bash everything Obama does. They want him to fail to improve their chances of getting elected (Rush Limbaugh said so…).

                Not very patriotic, is it?

                • TOM says:

                  you have to do 10 Reps of that biceps exercise and you’ll grow really strong!

                • The problem with democracy, everyone, regardless of intelligence, common sense or understading of a given situation, is entitled to an opinion, and to express said opinion….not that I would actually have it any other way, but it does lead to troll like behaviour. It saddens me that those who try hard to educate others on important topics get shot down in flames so often these days.

                  • Arthur Eld says:

                    At least these town hall aggressions seem to be orchestrated; not so much an uprise of public opinion, but a propaganda campaign.

                    • C.C. Halifax says:

                      I think it’s a mix of both. Obama’s poll ratings have dropped pretty badly, but the overall plot I think is right-wingers instigating ticked off people to disrupt the meetings. Not, that the left didn’t do similar towards Bush, but it’s not exactly gonna help much.

                      • Arthur Eld says:

                        Well, Bush started an unjustified war, Obama wants everyone to have a health insurance…

                        • C.C. Halifax says:

                          I am in no way defending Bush at all, as he made mockery of the US. However, I’m not sure if Obama really gets it. He has good intentions, but doesn’t have a plan for it to actually be effective. For instance, free health care will require the gov to get a bunch of money from somewhere. That somewhere is from taxes, so they’ll have to raise taxes in order to pay for the healthcare. For many, the taxes will constitute of so much of their pay, that the healthcare will actually in turn cost more for them, and for most, it’ll just go even, so nothing really gets fixed.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          Dunno… In Germany we have universal health care and that costs about 10,5 % of our GDP. The US pays around 16%, but 47 million are uninsured…

                        • C.C. Halifax says:

                          I’m pretty sure that number is slightly higher, but maybe that was just a different part of Germany I heard of. There was one part of Europe that pays 50% of their income in taxes, and has free healthcare. I was pretty sure it was Germany, but you being the German would probably know exactly if so.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          Yes, our taxes are about 50% of the income. But our cost for our health care system is about 10,5% of our annual GDP, whereas the US about 16% of their GDP for their health care system – so your country pays much more than we do, but you have millions of uninsured and we don’t.

                          In other words, the money you already pay would be more than sufficent to insure every American.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          I didn’t SPEND enough time proofreading.

                        • C.C. Halifax says:

                          But your healthcare is cheeper and more efficient because of gov spending, coming mainly from the 50% tax rate that the US doesn’t have. And why do Canadians flock to US hospitals? Because when something is free, it is taken for granted. The hospitals in Canada are overcrowded, because of this: common cold, visit hospital, its just as free as staying home (which can be just as effective). Meanwhile, I need urgent care on my back, but have to wait as these people have their turn, with their sickness easily cured at home. Free healthcare would just premote laziness in a country that sometimes needs help to get away from that.

                        • TOM says:

                          We got universal health care here too. Works fine. What’s more, you don’t get refunded every dollar you spend on unnecessary hospital visits. There’s a list services that are insured and the rest has to be paid by oneself. The 50% Arthur Eld spoke of are not all going into health insurance. It’s mostly state taxes and that’s in my opinion, the explanation why the US govnmt is having such a hard time to get free health care, because they spend tax money in the wrong places. Arthur’s right that you shouldn’t have to pay more in order to insure every american. It’s just that loads o’money go to the secretary of defense, to the Nasa, to research etc.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          It’s true that our government spends money for healthcare, but that doesn’t really matter. The point is: The USA has the most expensive health care system on this planet, but it leaves out 47 million people.

                          Your assumption that your system prevents laziness sounds cynical to me. More than 40 million citizens who are only one accident away from poverty? Horrible!

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          …and Tom is right, the biggest part of our taxes are spend for social security and pensions.

                        • C.C. Halifax says:

                          But that isn’t the point. My point is, to fix the problem, you need money. Just stopping Iraq wouldn’t solve it. The gov needs a lot of money, right now, to fund the healthcare, since it is supposed to be free. What is the only way to get money? Tax people to the point in which the money the people pay in taxes not only covers normal taxes, but the medical bill itself.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          There’s another way: Limit the profits of the big companies that get all the money that you already spend. As I said, you already pay MORE than anyone else in the world (in percentage!), but you get less for it! The money is already there, you don’t need more.

                        • Brewski says:

                          The problem is people don’t recognize that this doesn’t actually cost more in the end. Those that do realize it, but still oppose it, do it on principle. E.g.: I don’t want any government involvement in health care. I love one sign a senior once held up at a protest rally: “Keep government out of my Medicare!” Ha!
                          Right now, insurance companies deny treatments because they are too expensive. Insurance companies are refusing to cover your pre-existing conditions. Insurance companies decide what they will and won’t cover. Insurance companies won’t cover any person or any condition that isn’t profitable to cover.
                          And we all pay for the uninsured through higher hospital costs. It ain’t free.
                          Isn’t this what people say they don’t want?

                        • ¡Great Scott! Chief Engineer says:

                          Using Canada as an example of universal health care is like using the worst of trolls as an example of someone who posts here on FB. There are plenty of other countries getting health care right.

                        • C.C. Halifax says:

                          -Brewski

                          But what you are talking about is not what the original conversation was about: Obama’s FREE healthcare. He wants it to be free for all. You said your solution was about healthcare that isn’t free. You said it yourself.

                          But anyways, it’s been a great conversation, but it’s getting late here, and I gotta get some sleep. Goodnite all!

                        • TOM says:

                          you wanna use me as an example of someone who posts here on FB? I’m flattered!

                        • Brewski says:

                          “Obama’s free healthcare”? Excuse me? Obama has never proposed any such thing. He has proposed private insurance, with a public-insurance option for those that prefer it to private. Both cost money.
                          And you misunderstood my post. All US citizens pay for the healthcare shortcomings right now. We pay for the uninsured. We pay for the skyrocketing costs with reduced wages and higher insurance copays. So the real question is whether the NET cost to individual families goes up, not whether taxes go up. I’d happily pay $100 more in taxes if I saved $200 in health insurance costs and medical bills.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          Well, Brewski, Halifax doesn’t seem to understand it even though we just told him. I was feeling like a parrot or something…

                        • Brewski says:

                          Scott- there’s a lot of misinformation about Canada. It’s not actually that bad. They rank well above the US in overall health care, life expectancy, wait times, quality of care, etc etc. It’s got plenty of flaws, of course, but I don’t think it’s a “disaster” as you imply.

                        • Czuhc says:

                          …but some of us HAVE been paying attention to what you -AE and Brewski – said, so it wasn’t a waste of your time. I found it very interesting.

                        • Brewski says:

                          This is a big part of the problem in America. Many don’t even know what’s being proposed. They think Obama has proposed a socialized government-run program, which is 100% FALSE.
                          Do some research, decide what you think, and write your representatives with your opinions. But be informed. Democracy fails when people believe propaganda and sound bites, instead of learning the facts.

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          Wait Brewski… But Obama IS a communist Hitler, isn’t he?

                        • TOM says:

                          Hey captain Haddock, you intentionally forgot to mention me!

                        • Arthur Eld says:

                          …and thanks, Czuhc, even though I’m pretty sure you know more about this issue than I do. :-)

                        • TOM says:

                          Propaganda in a capitalist democracy through color-tv and other media is equally, if not more, effective than that in a totalitarian regime. It’s even appetizing and it spares us the time to research, let alone think.

                        • TOM says:

                          No, A.E., the communist Hitler is Mao Tse Thong!

                        • ¡Great Scott! Chief Engineer says:

                          @Brewski
                          Oh, I know the Canadian system is still much better than what we have here in the states. I’m a Canadian myself, currently living in the US. However, there are places like Switzerland and Hong Kong that have really done an even better job, and they are never brought up in the course of debate.

                        • Brewski says:

                          Hong Kong? Interesting. I’ve heard Switzerland in the debate, but not Hong Kong. I profess ignorance. (no wisecracks please ;-) )

                        • Czuhc says:

                          @Arthur:
                          I am very familiar with the Belgian and Dutch healthcare system (and roughly prefer the Dutch over the Belgian) and have some notions about others, but you and Brewski (and a few others) learned me a thing or two today, esp. about the US system.

                        • TOM says:

                          lol captain Haddock, (and a few others)
                          Say it, say it!

                        • ¡Great Scott! Chief Engineer says:

                          :oops:
                          I’ll confess I don’t know very much about the Hong Kong system personally. I’ve recently read 3 independent references to it being very good.

                          I'm trying my best to become more educated on the subject
                        • Marius says:

                          Bravo Brewski and AE! You have a grasp of what is going on. Our biggest problem is numbers. Using a model from Canada (30 mil) or Germany (80 mil) and slapping it on the U.S. (300 mil) without changes would be foolhardy at best. Change is needed but I am not qualified to suggest what change.

                          PS. I am not a fan of government controlled health care, they still owe me for the wheat I didn’t grow last year. ;)

                        • C.C. Halifax says:

                          I know Obama’s healthcare isn’t actually free; that’s what I’ve been saying the whole time. It’s just that he and the media try to make it seem like it’s free, which it overall isn’t. A lot of people thought it was gonna be free and all, but when they learned it wasn’t, they got mad. Then, people like Limbaug kinda pour gas on the fire because they personally hate Obama for political reasons. That’s what the town hall stuff is made of.

                  • C.C. Halifax says:

                    And interesting conversations between people with two different views can be destroyed by trolls who use bias, reverse-bias, and hypocracy as arguments.

  3. Lens us a hand with this someone, anyone?

  4. erehton says:

    fine print, dude…

  5. ickykid94 says:

    Help me! I can’t see anything through these binoculars!

  6. deaftothebrink says:

    not a fail! looks like they’re temporarily replacing the window and put an add over it (which is done frequently all over the place). this is stupid!

  7. ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

    Gooood Morning everyone! Free squeezes all around.
    *squeezes all around*

  8. C.C. Halifax says:

    I think I missed that one while I was up there…

  9. ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

    I Shudder that I’m Blind-ed by the wall.

  10. Supernado says:

    At least you can learn Japanese close up…

  11. mikepeg14 says:

    Reading the fine print WIN!!

  12. TOM says:

    wether ’tis

          • TOM says:

            of outrageous

              • TOM says:

                where’s the mistake?

                • Arthur Eld says:

                  You being here.

                  • ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

                    I agree.

                      • 5 eagles C.C.C. says:

                        No stay Tom so FB ers can play with you like a cat with a string. I think its funny.

                        • ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

                          I agree to agree.

                        • TOM says:

                          How can a blog play with someone?

                        • TOM says:

                          true, my mistake! My apologies to 5 eagles!

                        • 5 eagles C.C.C. says:

                          I don’t understand my mistake with “FB ers” Please explain if their is any one with compassion and a education out there to answer.

                        • TOM says:

                          look at the comment above yours: i apologized!

                        • Brewski says:

                          eagles, you didn’t make a mistake. The mistake was made my Tom in misreading your email.

                        • Brewski says:

                          Argh! “by”, not “my”. I don’t claim ownership!

                        • TOM says:

                          you can have me for 5 grand a day though!

                        • SuzieQ says:

                          Why don’t we leave TOM alone so he can finish playing with himself??? But, then again, I do like 5 eagles thought… My thought, though, was a cat with a wounded mouse…

                          :twisted:

                        • TOM says:

                          Hmmm, wasn’t there anything more useful, or at least funny, that you could’ve poste instead of this Miss SQ?

                        • SuzieQ says:

                          No more than what you’ve been contributing.

                        • TOM says:

                          I agree to disagree

                        • KatzVonD♀ says:

                          ♪ Kidnap the trollie Tom, lock him up real tight,
                          throw away the key and then
                          turn off all the lights! ♪

                        • SuzieQ says:

                          Nice, Katz, I like!

                          TOM, you’ve come on here and insulted just about everyone on here, from comments about their avatars (which, quite frankly, is funny coming from someone who doesn’t HAVE one!), comments on their comments, or just making odd comments in general (for example, the thread we’re talking on right now). If you haven’t noticed, this blog is for fun, plain and simple. Here, we can joke and kid around with people and we can be ourselves. Accept it or move on…

                        • Shadow says:

                          Careful Katz. TheLars might getcha

                          *turns out lights, turns on flashlight*

                          Legend has it that he once walked the comment threads of the internet in human form, and whenever he came across a person who dared to spell a word correctly or, worse, smile, he would insult them with vicious ferocity.
                          Naturally, the admins were called, but by the time they showed up, all that would remain is a gibbering wreck of a commentor… and by the time it got that far, there was little they could do… OH MY GOD THERE HE IS!

                          Buahahaha! I can’t believe you fell for that! :)

                          Fail Blog campfire circles. Fun, huh? :D  
                        • TOM says:

                          now this surprises me! You cannot just pretend what you dit without giving proper examples. Whom did i insult?
                          I what way are my comments odder than others?

                          quote “this blog is for fun, plain and simple. Here, we can joke and kid around with people and we can be ourselves”

                          that’s exactly what i’m doin here, joking and kidding with people, so if i get this right, you can be yourself but not me?

                        • KatzVonD♀ says:

                          EEEEEK! *runs to tent, jumps in sleeping bag and zips it all the way up*

                        • ¡Great Scott! Chief Engineer says:

                          ♫First, we’re going to set some bait
                          Inside a nasty trap and wait
                          When he comes a-sniffing we will
                          Snap the trap and close the gate♪

                        • KatzVonD♀ says:

                          ♪ Then Mr. Bloggy Monster man
                          Can take the whole thing over then
                          He’ll be so pleased, I do declare
                          That he will cook him rare!
                          Wheeeeeeeeee! ♪

                        • ¡Great Scott! Chief Engineer says:

                          HeeHeee! :lol:
                          ♫He’ll be so pleased by our success
                          That he’ll reward us too, I bet
                          Perhaps he’ll make a special brew
                          Of snake and spider stew!♪

                          *squeeze*

                        • KatzVonD♀ says:

                          Yummmmm!
                          ♪ Kidnap the Trollie Tom, chop him into bits
                          Mr. Bloggy Monster is sure to get his kicks
                          Kidnap the Trollie Tom, see what we will see
                          Lock him in a cage and then
                          (BIG FINISH)
                          throw away the key! ♫

                          *squeezes Great Scott*
                          Thanks! That was fun! :D

                        • ¡Great Scott! Chief Engineer says:

                          :D The pleasure was mine, I never get tired of Nightmare!

                        • SuzieQ says:

                          Ok, you want examples? Well, I did give one…this thread. You insulted Brewski on his avatar, you made this comment, quote “i should start using bias, reverse-bias, and hypocrisy as arguments to destroy interesting conversations? Why?” in response to C.C. Halifax.

                          We are being ourselves and if this is your normal self, that’s pretty sad. Need I say more?

                        • TOM says:

                          I’m not convinced at all! The only thing I see is YOU being rude and respectless, by saying I was pretty sad as a person, and what’s worse, you actually mean it! Any decent poster wouldn’t dare say something like that to someone they don’t even know.
                          My comment to Halifax that you used as an example, was a joke due to a confusion in his sentence above mine and i’m sure he took it as such. Read that comment again in it’s context and you’ll see that that there’s nothing offensive to be found.
                          The way I see it, you seem to be an angry person who just found a scapegoat to let off some steam.
                          I’m not offended, but others in my place would be.
                          Since we apparently cannot have fun together, i suggest taht we ignore ourselves from now on. That’s sad, but know that I hold nothing against you, so it’s up to you and you alone.

                          Regards,

                          TOM

  13. ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

    Hey, this is the building that I keep flying through the windows.

  14. Blue2thFairy - What has been seen cannot be un-seen. says:

    Morning.

    *yawn*

  15. C.C. Halifax says:

    They know what they are doing. Japanese inginuity cannot be beat.

  16. sim says:

    oh they made it easier to read

  17. ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

    Are you done?
    Did you have some fun?
    Do you have a gun?
    Well I gotta run?
    *flies through another window*

  18. ShadowTheSniper C.C.C. says:

    doctor, “How did you get all of these cuts?”
    me, “I flew through many windows”
    doctor, “Why the heck would you do that for”
    me, “I honestly don’t know.”
    doctor, “We will have to keep you from doing that again.”
    me, “I like to fly out of the windows.”
    me, “You have to catch me first!”
    *flies through another window*

  19. Sid says:

    Knock knock

  20. Shadow says:

    Ah, the Japanese… they’ll go to such great lengths to make it easier on the disabled.

  21. eTo says:

    It seems to be the binoculars are well placed. It’s just the angle of the photo which makes it look wrong.

  22. Minbad says:

    *scratches head*

  23. KatzVonD♀ says:

    These cookies have oatmeal and raisins in them so they count as proper breakfast food, right?
    *munch munch yum*

    Anybody else want one?
    *puts large plate of cookies on FB breakroom table*

  24. buba® says:

    buba® understands: the pictures are so small.

  25. The sign moves up when you put a coin. It’s just showing what can you see and how to use it.

    No fail.

  26. it’s a near-sighted telescope, very rare piece of equipment.

  27. Adam says:

    When you put money in the telescope, the sign moves up.

  28. Maybe there’s a built in translator in there

  29. Timothy John, 2Lt of FAIL says:

    Maybe they want too see clearly those hiragana and katakana’s this year of Astronomy…

  30. griffinlady says:

    The binoculars are there to watch the almost invisible tiny Vanna White spin around those wheel of fortune looking letters below…

  31. Laura says:

    not the greatest photoshop. if you look out the window the people are staring at, it is night, but the light filtering in around the white wall with the sign is daylight……

    • Yami no Ite says:

      Not a Fail, and not a photoshop. It is night, and there is light coming from around the sign. I was there for New Years one year, and its a giant light panel. If you look up at tokyo tower from the outside, you would see what the new year is. Like I saw 2005.

  32. Reyalz says:

    and i who thought this was just to help people with extremely bad eyesight to read the poster

  33. Lathan says:

    Read the fine print.

  34. Lucie says:

    Picture must be really old, I don’t recall a spot like that at Tokyo Tower.

  35. DynamicGlobalBrand says:

    Are they playing wheel of fortune below the sign?

  36. Robert says:

    surely this should be a ‘Small Print Win’ ???

  37. Monique says:

    *looks through lenses* Hey, where did everyone go? Guys? You still there?

  38. ian says:

    would you look at that view!…..

  39. HyperHacker says:

    I wonder if you’re supposed to insert a coin into some mechanism that moves the sign out of the way for a while.

  40. Psycho-Tic says:

    I can see my house from here!!

  41. Amy says:

    I paid 25 cents to see what, the fine print?

  42. Critchlopez says:

    Not a fail. The sign slides up to reveal the window.

  43. ruth says:

    That’s not a failure, it’s a BTL! LOL

  44. Yami no Ite says:

    Not a Fail. I was there for New Years one year, and its a giant light panel. If you look up at tokyo tower from the outside, you would see what the new year is. Like I saw 2005. If you look, you’ll see other white panels. Its just happened that the particular year this ohoto was taken, the light panel had to be put in front of the telescope to form the correct number.

  45. Joey says:

    i think people need glasses


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