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| Japan Official Resigns Over Pinball |
| 2003-05-30 |
| EFL Who's this guy think he is, a Mass. State Rep... A deputy governor in northern Japan resigned Friday under fire for continuing to play pachinko pinball slot machines for a half hour after a powerful 7-magnitude earthquake rocked the region earlier this week. Couldn't have been that bad if it didn't "tilt" the machine. He must've been on a roll. Takashi Chiba, who was acting governor of Akita prefecture when the quake struck because the top official was in South Korea hope he wasn't "going reckless" for business, stepped down citing "personal reasons," prefectural spokesman Hideo Fujii said. Pinball addiction claims another victim... Chiba was widely panned for playing pachinko, a pinball-style gambling game, for more than 30 minutes after the temblor hit. They probably wouldn't have had a problem with him sitting in a bar getting trashed. The Monday evening quake injured more than 100 people but did relatively little damage, an outcome scientists called lucky. Chiba, 63, told local newspapers he had been killing time at the pachinko parlor while waiting for an acquaintance. He eventually made contact with prefectural officials and returned to the office about one hour after the quake. I guess hack jobs for politicians are universal. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 BRAVO MIKE!!!! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-05-30 16:39:24 |
| #1 Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Osaka to the Ginza I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall... In the middle of an earthquake He sure plays a mean pin ball ! He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine. Ignores disaster warnings And crowds and panicked screams. Plays without interruption, As the building 'round him falls. Obsessive, compulsive,-- But sure plays a mean pin ball ! |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-05-30 16:33:58 |