[sumo] Idiots

[Clay Holden]

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On 8/1/07 5:15 PM, "Joshua Maciel" <joshua.maciel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Absolutely absurd, I agree.
> 
> Who works more than 90 days a year?
> 
> Certainly not real people living in the present world.
> 
> Back to Non-Work,
> - Josh

Perfect :-)

The idea of the jungyos as "useless exhibitions" could only come from
someone who either has a bottomless wallet and no work schedule, and can
attend the bashos at will, or who has zero conception of what is involved
for many who live and work in Japan and love sumo and watch every basho on
TV to actually attend them (e.g. farmers, office workers, the elderly, the
disabled, and many folks in the countryside, like my family for example).

Just like book-signings and live performances by musicians and singers, why
should the artists bother going out to meet the people who love and support
them, rather than just being satisfied with having the public purchase
their books and CDs?...

All those little people just don't amount to very much, do they?

And as Asashoryu appears to feel that way, why should I feel sorry that I
won't be seeing him at the jungyo exhibition we will be going to when I
visit my family this month?

Clay (who has already worked his 90 days this year and then some)


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