tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428824763182540039.post6310647185555867439..comments2024-01-17T09:33:57.158-08:00Comments on Brain Rage: Quote For The DayJBWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293642610215334516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428824763182540039.post-56263012964952537702009-03-22T13:13:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:13:00.000-07:00Steves is very authentic DLB, he's the kind of tou...Steves is very authentic DLB, he's the kind of tourist I wish every American could emulate overseas.<BR/><BR/>On your other point, I think the TV show <I>Married...With Children</I> has probably done more to discourage washlet use in America than anything else, with the "throne" fetishism that was so popular to the Al Bundy character.JBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293642610215334516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428824763182540039.post-60866508333506215672009-03-22T06:10:00.000-07:002009-03-22T06:10:00.000-07:00Thanks for the Salon link. Rick is quite an activi...Thanks for the Salon link. Rick is quite an activist. It's commendable that he puts his popularity on the line with some courageous stands. I liked <A HREF="http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/10/16/big_necessity/index.html" REL="nofollow">this link</A> in the article. I hadn't given much thought to tissue versus water. Now I want a <A HREF="http://www.totousa.com/Default.aspx?tabid=113" REL="nofollow">washlet</A>, even though I'd feel guilty owning one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428824763182540039.post-34633962341401877682009-03-22T05:37:00.000-07:002009-03-22T05:37:00.000-07:00Wow, who knew Rick Steves was sensible on marijuan...Wow, who knew Rick Steves was sensible on marijuana, as well as travel? Love his travel videos. He seems just a bit dorky in them, just the way the rest of us would be in a different culture. He comes across as being very authentic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com