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[PAULH]

THE �FATE & FAME� ISSUE TOP20(?)! There are many things we wish we�d never said. And yet they were destined to be said and fated to appear in this Newsletter. And now destiny calls with... THE TOP STATEMENTS JETS WISH THEY�D NEVER MADE .....


1. One year�s enough for me, thanks. I should be able to earn just as much when I get home. (2002)
2. Why sure, I�ve got a few moments to help you with your English while we ride the train. (1988-2002)

3.. Hey buddy! Yeah, you with all the tattoos! (1993)

4. You�re on! Another tall glass of show-choo for me. (Every year)

5. See, if you hold up two fingers like this when I take the picture, all my friends back home will know that Japan�s a peaceful country. (1987)
6.. Yamaichi Securities is giving away tamagotchis? Heck, I guess I�ll invest all my money with them. (1994)

7. A delicacy? Well then it must be good. I�ll take a plateful.

8. How can I explain �tv antennae�? Let�s see. Hand me that bowl of rice and those chopsticks... (1990)

9. No, I�ll be fine sitting seiza for the whole tea ceremony. �When in Rome...� as I always say.

10. Nobody really uses the word �should� in normal English. Let�s change the phrase in the textbook to �you had better.� (1986)

11. My friend at Stanford wants me to invest in some yahoo computer company his friend started. But I think I�ll just spend my JET savings on a trip to Guam when I leave. (1997)

12. Finally, I�ve found a �health club� in this podunk town. And in this neighborhood of all places.

13. I�m tired and low on cash. Let�s just stop in at this �pub� for a cheap beer. (1988)

14. What you guys need for your karaoke machine are a few good Carpenters� tunes. Here, take my CD. (1988)

[canuck]

I didn't even laugh once.

[JimDunlop2]

Hehehe... Pretty clever...

How about a #15: "So this student of mine asks me how my Golden Week was, and I exclaim, 'CHO KIMOCHI!!!'..." (2004)

and

#16: So I said to the interviewer, "Anywhere is great. I like rural areas -- I grew up on a farm."

[BradS]

Haha, that last one is how I ended up in Saitama.

[ntropy]

#17:

"I do."