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Now I'm at the #Fukuoka Convention Center, I decided to make it count-
Letting my camera do some hard work for a change.
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The brave seafarers have set off for enemy territory.
Thomas says they've crossed the Rubicon.
Everyone else thinks he's being silly-
They're nowhere NEAR The Rubicon.
(Wrong continent, for a start).
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The trees here in #Fukuoka get all the support they deserve.
That's thoughtful.
(Still don't know what all the balls are for).
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They say
When one door closes ...
... it gets immediately pushed open again by a complete raving idiot.
But we have a plan. (If that doesn't work, we have plan B).
... in fact I seem to recall there are 26 letters- so many backups!
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Today I visited the #Fukuoka Convention Center (yes, I know- they spell it like that to please the Americans).
It holds 15,000 people, but just 2 today
(a security staff needed to accompany me for some reason).
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Folk often ask why it's called a 'poop deck'.
I'd 'ave thought it was obvious-
It's from the Latin 'puppis', meaning
'tail'
(from under which, the poop comes out).
Simples!
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It's not often I feel embarrassed to be in a place, but then it's not often that I am in #Fukuoka.
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When you're asked to perform a magic trick, FOR GOD'S SAKE, remember to be aware of your target audience (there may be gentlemen present).
The problem with shapeshifters is there's no telling which shape they're in the mood to mimic.
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I have learned that here in #Fukuoka, architects are simply not permitted to practice their craft when sober.
And the local sculptors make even the architects seem remarkably sane and level headed.
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"Percy's the answer"-
That's taking 'being silly' to a whole new level and beyond (apparently).
... either that or it must've been a damn silly question.
Activity splendidly usual here in Future Bay.
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The mysterious 'bobbletree virus' has spread to even here in #Fukuoka, and it's passed the inter-species barrier- I saw a woman in the street doubled up in pain.
Oh- and I found a street where the silly tall tower doesn't invade the view.
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When your submarine goes underwater, there's only one thing to do to save the stricken vessel: Haul it out onto dry land (where sensible folk keep their submarines).
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#Fukuoka has way more tower blocks than is healthy for a medium-size city. If there's ever a city-wide power outage, let's hope all those blocks have decent staircases.
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Apparently, submarines are NOT meant to sink (unless it is specifically intended).
Who'd 've thunk it?
Let's hope the pilot remembered to wind the window back up in time.
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When you're trying to land a helicopter, 'X' marks the spot.
I learned this and many other lessons today as I further acquaint myself with this city dubiously named #Fukuoka.
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The best way to test a newly built submarine is to test it underwater.
Surely, EVERYONE knows that!
That being said, I have a sneaky feeling that things are about to go badly. (VERY badly).
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I painted this yesterday, I haven't painted water in a while.

There must be something else to see here in #Fukuoka besides this crazy tower. (No doubt if I find something else photogenic in this city, the tower will dominate that scene as well).
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If something doesn't work, blame the engineer.
If it works, wait for it to go wrong, then blame the engineer.
If it never goes wrong, the engineer will have nothing to fix and will be redundant.
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Obama: "The economy has been really good for some of Trump's billionaire friends. It's been good for some finance bros and well-connected corporations who have seen their tax bill go down. But for ordinary families, costs have not gone down, they've gone up."

This is my third day here in #Fukuoka, and I'm starting to learn how to correctly pronounce its name. (I'm obviously not pronouncing it correctly- just learning how to do it).
I swear that ridiculous tower is following me.
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ENGINEER'S VITAL CAUTIONARY NOTE:
When converting a car into a submarine-
ENSURE the window winder is rendered inoperable
(even if it messes with the captain's feng shui).
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Apparently 'Porphyrocyanopalingeneticpalaeobrachiopodophobia' is the fear of purple-and-cyan-coloured resurrected Palaeozoic brachiopods.

The one significant thing that dominates the sky here in #Fukuoka (I'm still having difficulty in pronouncing that without giggling), is this impressive tower.
In fact it's the ONLY thing that dominates the sky in this city and beyond.
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In any conversation, words are EVERYTHING!
In fact, you wouldn't have much of a conversation without words.
So, next time these berks get involved in a conversation, they must remember to use WORDS.
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#FossilFriday A bonus fossil for #Halloween: the ghoulish ‘face’ of a sectioned Carboniferous brachiopod from a Winchester Cathedral gravestone.

I have just arrived in a metropolis dubiously called #Fukuoka.
(My understanding is that the locals prefer tourists to not shorten the name of their city, and to PLEASE PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY).
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I get to see it in daylight tomorrow.
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Before a major undertaking comes a plan.
But one must first plan the plan. THAT's when the real work gets done ... (if one doesn't lose one's train of thought).
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The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.

Well, I've paid for and booked my little boat trip back to the mainland, so this is my last day here on #Sado Island.
I had time for one last look at the lagoon I discovered yesterday.
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Tomorrow I'll be in #Fukuoka.