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Hiroo Onoda has died.
Who He?
To this day when the grass in the garden is getting long we joke "It is so long there are Japanese soldiers in there who still think the war is on".
Hiroo Onoda[^] was that man.
What an arse.
30 years in a jungle because he was too proud to admit Japan lost a war.
Still, it makes for a great story.
Technically I suppose he was the longest serving Lieutenant in the Japanese Army, and a record unlikely ever to be broken.
(I wonder how much back pay he received?)
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: (I wonder how much back pay he received?)
They paid attention when he surrendered. What else does he need? 
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well he bought a farm in Brazil so propably a few yen ya ken
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Dalek Dave wrote: What an arse.
A bit harsh.
Dalek Dave wrote: 30 years in a jungle because he was too proud to admit Japan lost a war.
Not what the story said.
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The young soldier had orders not to surrender - a command he obeyed for nearly three decades.
"Every Japanese soldier was prepared for death, but as an intelligence officer I was ordered to conduct guerrilla warfare and not to die," he told ABC in an interview in 2010.
"I became an officer and I received an order. If I could not carry it out, I would feel shame. I am very competitive," he added.
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Mr Onoda ignored several attempts to get him to surrender.
He later said that he dismissed search parties sent to him, and leaflets dropped by Japan, as ploys.
"The leaflets they dropped were filled with mistakes so I judged it was a plot by the Americans,"
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He may have been an enemy soldier, but one has to admire his resolve.
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JimmyRopes wrote: "The leaflets they dropped were filled with mistakes so I judged it was a plot by the Americans,"
Was he a grammar nazi?
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Oh I admire his resolve and determinism, but to think that instead of living in a jungle, providing his own food and not having a job, he could have been in a comfortable bed, working hard as a drone in a Japanese corporation, and living in a smog filled metropolis like Tokyo whilst his children....
Wait a minute...
What am I saying?
Right, I am off to the Jungle for the next 30 years!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: longest serving Lieutenant in the Japanese Army,
That depends on when he joined the army. There was Private Tero Nakamura[^] who was the last jap army member to surrender.
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
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Dalek Dave wrote: I wonder how much back pay he received?
From the Nakamura story.
As a private of a colonial unit, Nakamura was not entitled to pensions after a 1953 change in the law on pensions, and thus received only a minimal sum of ¥68,000 (US $227.59 at the time, now US $1,100 in 2014).[3] This raised a considerable outcry in the press, motivating the government to donate over $100,000 similar to what had been given to Onoda
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So, it means WWII officially ended in 1974 when the last warrior surrendered?
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Shameel wrote: o, it means WWII officially ended in 1974 when the last warrior surrendered?
Apparently so.
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The Philippine government granted him a pardon, although many in Lubang never forgave him for the 30 people he killed during his campaign on the island
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He continued the war to the very end. 
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"Bishop to beseech Royal Family and German leader to become Arch-Enemies."(6,4)
Nice and easy to end the week.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Oh! It's a CCC. I thought it was a real headline!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Are you planning this as a mini-series?
Or will there be 13 episodes with an option for a second season? 
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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I've been in talks with Auntie. We were planning on getting Rolf Harris to do the show from a small 8 by 10 room. Looks like he'll have plenty of free time.
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I'd chip in a few bags...it's a worthy cause.
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Movie Quote Of The Day
A: I brought Peggy here on our first date.
B: Yeah, we all did. ... Not Peggy, of course.
Which movie?
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Dating Queen
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"Married With Children - The Redemption"... easy one 
(yes|no|maybe)*
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Alaska Party time - The dark edition
That movie sucked...literally :P
and they even did a second one.
Hmm i wonder why its doing that......ARGHS NO STOP, ROLLBACK ROLLBACK...F*** That's how i learned to "Always Backup"!!
Dogs are man's best Friend,
Cats are man's adorable little serial killer
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yup it sucked ... :p
A second, really? Was it more succulent than the first one?
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Even worse,
plot holes as big as the US budget holes :P
Hmm i wonder why its doing that......ARGHS NO STOP, ROLLBACK ROLLBACK...F*** That's how i learned to "Always Backup"!!
Dogs are man's best Friend,
Cats are man's adorable little serial killer
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