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Jan 03 2004 4 Comments

Could do better me thinks

The people down at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama must have really been struggling for a New Year event this year. Presumably they discussed it, yet for reasons we will probably never know, they ended up opting for the sea lion-drawing-kanji-for-monkey routine. Indeed, that old chestnut.

Yes, Jonao the sea lion must have really wowed the no doubt humungous crowds as he expertly drew the kanji for monkey. Appropriately enough this year’s animal according to the Chinese zodiac. They thought of everything didn’t they?

As pathetic as this event is, what’s arguably worse is that this bloody sea lion can write kanji better than me.

There must have been some cheating going on. Surely?

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  1. billy says

    1/3/2004 at 6:36 pm

    …but I bet you’re better at losing weight than the sea lion :^)…and you don’t smell of fish…well, if you do – I can’t tell :^)…

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  2. Lee says

    1/3/2004 at 7:52 pm

    Thanks for the support. My new mantra for the new year is

    “I AM better than a sea lion
    I AM better than a sea lion…..”

    But that Jonao character is a tough act to beat!

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  3. billy says

    1/4/2004 at 5:04 am

    …there is some bad news :^(…as you chant your mantra try not to think of swimming, balancing a ball on your nose and eating sushi without chewing :^)…
    …oh, and we won today and are in the fourth round of the fa cup…some team *only* drew with tranmere :^)…

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  4. Lee says

    1/4/2004 at 12:27 pm

    Yeah, congratulations on the win. Bolton drawing was all part of the masterplan. We are a bit short of cash, so an FA Cup replay will help inject a bit more cash into the club. Enough for Campo to get a new perm at least.

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