tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6899126833395747284..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Back in Time--and Potty Humor--at the Edo-Tokyo MuseumOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41016819697486611872017-07-24T16:35:32.572-04:002017-07-24T16:35:32.572-04:00But let's look at later in the year - November...But let's look at later in the year - November/December 2018 - summer is too hot and humid, and the foliage is spectacular in mid to late November.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-32023271567099179022017-07-24T16:34:54.439-04:002017-07-24T16:34:54.439-04:00Check your calendar for 2018 and we'll talk at...Check your calendar for 2018 and we'll talk at the end of the year :)Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25499965530797679222017-07-24T16:34:13.640-04:002017-07-24T16:34:13.640-04:00I guess the bloom is off the rose, then...I guess the bloom is off the rose, then...Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-4130725294188442382017-07-24T16:33:23.898-04:002017-07-24T16:33:23.898-04:00This thread has me laughing out loud, and the cat ...This thread has me laughing out loud, and the cat is wondering what's so funny.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58399552675026352062017-07-23T13:52:09.330-04:002017-07-23T13:52:09.330-04:00I bought the American translation of that book for...I bought the American translation of that book for my grandchildren! <br />https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/everyone-poops-taro-gomi/1101405964/2676791266345?st=PLA<br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33783293733768202162017-07-23T13:51:28.717-04:002017-07-23T13:51:28.717-04:00No, Tim, you're unlikely to go there, as one o...No, Tim, you're unlikely to go there, as one only goes there when one writes shitty books...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-66712689647494816672017-07-23T13:49:33.031-04:002017-07-23T13:49:33.031-04:00Umm... is it considered universal when only roughl...Umm... is it considered universal when only roughly 50% of people experience it...???Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61481626915735240162017-07-23T13:48:30.974-04:002017-07-23T13:48:30.974-04:00I ALWAYS wish I were there when you are there. Na...I ALWAYS wish I were there when you are there. Name the day! Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89468988289719062142017-07-23T12:52:21.397-04:002017-07-23T12:52:21.397-04:00South Korea has a combination theme park and museu...South Korea has a combination theme park and museum called Poopoo Land, all about, well poop. One traveler says he "literally followed little pictures of the pop emjoi on the floor and the sounds of farts into "Poo Poo Land". Ummmmm. I guess you had to be there, not that I'm likely to be.<br />Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24120981731169720282017-07-23T12:23:17.259-04:002017-07-23T12:23:17.259-04:00You've got me holding my breath for your next ... You've got me holding my breath for your next book, Susan. Literally. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47590279761635625222017-07-23T12:20:44.646-04:002017-07-23T12:20:44.646-04:00There's a universal truth about bodily functio...There's a universal truth about bodily functions, period. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-69835652987619328262017-07-23T12:13:02.196-04:002017-07-23T12:13:02.196-04:00Thank you - and they really do! Adventures are alw...Thank you - and they really do! Adventures are always right around the corner, if you're open to them. Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-82318393092187235182017-07-23T12:12:19.973-04:002017-07-23T12:12:19.973-04:00I actually thought, while I was there, that I wish...I actually thought, while I was there, that I wished you were there with me because you would LOVE it. When you come to Japan with me, we'll go for sure. (Among many other things!)Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-62948797664311533012017-07-23T12:11:33.124-04:002017-07-23T12:11:33.124-04:00Indeed - and in Japan, there are even less inhibit...Indeed - and in Japan, there are even less inhibitions about it than we have here. One of the best-selling educational books for kids right now is "Unko Sensei" - literally "Professor Poop" - and the books teach kids to read using sentences that all involve poop. It's right by the register in every Japanese bookstore.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-1488877240977312502017-07-23T12:09:14.031-04:002017-07-23T12:09:14.031-04:00I promise, an upcoming book will answer that quest...I promise, an upcoming book will answer that question. :)Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2464216646625348372017-07-23T12:00:19.341-04:002017-07-23T12:00:19.341-04:00Now, after your prior descriptions of a ninja'...Now, after your prior descriptions of a ninja's home, complete with secret doors, hidden passageways, trap doors, and spying lofts, this post has me wondering exactly what a ninja toilet would be like...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-13952741844270207222017-07-23T07:20:17.615-04:002017-07-23T07:20:17.615-04:00Tee Hee. There is a universal truth about folk fin...Tee Hee. There is a universal truth about folk finding bodily functions funny..Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-27419814352606250152017-07-23T06:26:49.486-04:002017-07-23T06:26:49.486-04:00Susan, how jealous am I. Oh, I wish I could visit ...Susan, how jealous am I. Oh, I wish I could visit replicas of what my characters saw. In fact, I now want to visit replicas of what your characters saw! You inspire me. I want to write a blog about how we historical novelists remind our readers that they are time traveling. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-8716521473046695942017-07-23T05:11:33.344-04:002017-07-23T05:11:33.344-04:00What a wonderful story, Susan! So many of these li...What a wonderful story, Susan! So many of these little gems come home with us from these trips.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com