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Topic: A word about our little niche. (Read 28792 times)
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stray
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has an iMac.
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More ads please (wow, can't believe I said that). I'll click, but I'm not bothering with the N-Gage. Good game or not.
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WayAbvPar
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Ditto. Any chance for an Amazon link? I buy shit there all the time; might as well cut you kids in on some of the phat lewts.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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JMQ
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Or Newegg, or Buy.com? Game looks nice, but I hate cell phones.
(A cell phone that takes pictures? How nice. How about a cell phone that fucking works?)
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I want to play!
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Triforcer
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I'm back! And I feel the love.
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All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu. This is the truth! This is my belief! At least for now...
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Rasix
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I am the harbinger of your doom!
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What's the over/under for Triforcer's stay?
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-Rasix
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Calantus
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Didn't work. One more theory debunked. Oh well.
I shall google up something cute for the masses...
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Too lazy. It's the thought that counts though, right?
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Rodent
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Am I too late to share the love through cats? 
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Wiiiiii!
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Signe
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Muse.
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Oh look! It is Triforcer! Hello Triforcer!
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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LordDax
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Ah, a cat that knows the simple pleasures of life. Smart kitty.
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When the future doesn't appear to be the way you like it, re-invent it!
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Kenrick
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Ardent
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Holy crap.
I leave for a month, and come back to find The Great Bane of Great Danes banned, and a thread where fully half of the posts don't drip with patronizing bile.
I ... I don't know you people at all.
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Um, never mind.
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schild
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Holy crap.
I leave for a month, and come back to find The Great Bane of Great Danes banned, and a thread where fully half of the posts don't drip with patronizing bile.
I ... I don't know you people at all. I missed your avatar. Neverhood 4ever!
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HaemishM
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the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
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Wow, we should be passing around some "Fags up threads better than Geld" titles for lots of people in this thread. Because really, this thread couldn't be more fagged up if Liberace himself came back from the dead and did a one-man rendition of The Wizard of Oz as written by a Haight Ashbury drag queen on a bender.
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Kenrick
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schild
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Azumanga Daioh.
What do I win?
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Boogaleeboo
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A trip to a psychiatrist to help handle that pedophilia issue?
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schild
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A trip to a psychiatrist to help handle that pedophilia issue? Edit: You know what? Scratch that. You aren't allowed to talk unless you have useful input. k? Thanks.
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Ardent
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some kind of Japanese whatsit I suppose in the next life, I will get the whole Japanamation thing ... because in this one, it all just sails right over my head.
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Um, never mind.
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HaemishM
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the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
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I think you should probably just be happy for that and move along.
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Paelos
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I agree. I try to spend this lifetime steering clear of all things Japan. Games are the obvious one I can't avoid. Cartoons, however, I can.
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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Kenrick
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some kind of Japanese whatsit I suppose in the next life, I will get the whole Japanamation thing ... because in this one, it all just sails right over my head. I'm not into it at all, i just randomly came across it and thought it fit this thread... somehow. But no, japanimation and its fans can suck my ass. And stop calling it anime, you geeks.
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Llava
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And stop calling it anime, you geeks. Actually, I believe Lore's Geek Hierarchy has people calling it "japanimation" as geekier than those who call it "anime." http://www.brunching.com/geekhierarchy.htmlI'm just saying.
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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Nebu
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Actually, I believe Lore's Geek Hierarchy has people calling it "japanimation" as geekier than those who call it "anime." I call it "crapanimation" but then I'm sort of an artistic elitest. I'm also one of those strange people that thought this guy was an idiot too. I guess this is my admission to having no taste. Personally, I just don't get the whole anime fascination. It's almost like a fettish.
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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Llava
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I agree, there are definitely a lot of people out there who are into anime just because it's anime. Quality of art or story don't come into play for them. Sure, there are a few out there that are good, but the vast majority are crap.
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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HaemishM
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I call it "crapanimation" but then I'm sort of an artistic elitest. I'm also one of those strange people that thought this guy was an idiot too. Here's a hint. You were right about that guy.
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WindupAtheist
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As a huge nerd (see avatar) I must say not all anime is bad. Some is even good. Just avoid anything where the protagonist is a child or teenager, and you're weeding out 50% of the garbage right there. It's like anything else. The majority of it is crap, some of it is well-written with good characters.
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"You're just a dick who quotes himself in his sig." -- Schild "Yeah, it's pretty awesome." -- Me
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Margalis
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I agree, there are definitely a lot of people out there who are into anime just because it's anime. Quality of art or story don't come into play for them. Sure, there are a few out there that are good, but the vast majority are crap. Yes, well that's true of everything. Most of everything is crap. But the best Anime is quite good. I can see people liking Anime in general, because it has different sensibilities. A different overall art style, different stylistic conventions, often wacky sense of humor, etc etc. It also provides some things you just won't find in the US otherwise.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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schild
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Rurouni Kenshin Love Hina Cowboy Bebop Naruto Anything by Studio Ghibli Tokyo Godfathers Ebichu Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu Hunter X Hunter
The three highlighted at the end are EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD and even most of the "anime fans" haven't seen them. I worked in an anime store - the fanbase made me despise 90% of the anime out there. I've seen about 200 series - many by choice, many not by choice - and an equal if not larger number of movies. I've distilled the entire phenomenon down to the 9 items above (18 if you count the 9 Ghibli movies as seperate).
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Ardent
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I thought Grave of the Fireflies was excellent, but I don't know if that qualifies as anime. Just good filmmaking.
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Um, never mind.
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Margalis
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Anime is really just animation from Japan.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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Calantus
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Anime is really just animation from Japan. And people wonder why it's crazy as fuck most of the time. Personally the artistic style of anime appeals to me, but every anime I've seen has everything way overdone. People flipping out because something small went wrong, or running around crying because someone called them a name. Then the extreme drama of everything, I once saw an anime where an assasination was so full of vanity shots, slow-mo's, introspection, and view swapping that I just left the room right then and there. I mean jesus, talk about overdone. I'm willing to not lay down judgement on ALL anime, but I haven't seen anything I like. I also haven't seen anything in Schild's list, but I'm also not about to go out of my way to see something I so far haven't liked.
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Shavnir
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Thanks for reminding me schild, I still need to go hunt down the second half of Jungle Wa Itsumo.
I think it actually got liscensed for American release, although I don't know which company has the balls for that.
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Llava
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Rrava roves you rong time
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My favorite scene from every anime ever:
Clueless girl: Something naive! Group of friends: No, you're misunderstanding the situation! Clueless girl: But that means... Group of friends: Right... Clueless girl: Something equally naive! Group of friends: Gah! <drops appear on heads and all fall over>
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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Hanzii
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My favorite scene from every anime ever:
Clueless girl: Something naive! Group of friends: No, you're misunderstanding the situation! Clueless girl: But that means... Group of friends: Right... Clueless girl: Something equally naive! Group of friends: Gah! <white drops appear while both are violated by numerous tentacles> FTFY
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