Daistallia 2104
13-09-2007, 05:35
To paraphrase an old song (http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/beprepar.htm), "Don't write naughty words on dunes if you can't spell".
'Huck You Feritage!' Students engrave huge four-letter word on treasured sand dunes
TOTTORI -- Members of a student group who engraved a huge word on the Tottori sand dunes in Tottori Prefecture are being investigated by government environment officials, it has been learned.
Group members, including students from Nagoya University, reportedly scraped the letters "HUCK" on the dunes, covering an area about 50 meters long.
The Ministry of the Environment subsequently launched an investigation into their actions, on suspicion that they violated the Natural Parks Law.
The students, who participated in various outdoor activities, have reportedly apologized for marking the dunes.
"We weren't aware that we were acting illegally. Half of it was for fun, but it was careless," a member of the group was quoted as saying.
Many Japanese are taught a form of Romanization where the sound "fu" is spelled "hu." It is possible that the graffiti may have been the students' attempt to spell out a well-known English expletive.(Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070912p2a00m0na033000c.html
Good thing I'm not teaching down there...
'Huck You Feritage!' Students engrave huge four-letter word on treasured sand dunes
TOTTORI -- Members of a student group who engraved a huge word on the Tottori sand dunes in Tottori Prefecture are being investigated by government environment officials, it has been learned.
Group members, including students from Nagoya University, reportedly scraped the letters "HUCK" on the dunes, covering an area about 50 meters long.
The Ministry of the Environment subsequently launched an investigation into their actions, on suspicion that they violated the Natural Parks Law.
The students, who participated in various outdoor activities, have reportedly apologized for marking the dunes.
"We weren't aware that we were acting illegally. Half of it was for fun, but it was careless," a member of the group was quoted as saying.
Many Japanese are taught a form of Romanization where the sound "fu" is spelled "hu." It is possible that the graffiti may have been the students' attempt to spell out a well-known English expletive.(Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070912p2a00m0na033000c.html
Good thing I'm not teaching down there...