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Well the "Idols" in the linked article are underaged girl-models.
It's not like they're playing chess with Stephen Hawking.
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Well, 16. Which is still a bit young, but not quite "under-age".
Tim is right though. Even someone as smooth and slick-talking as me can become tongue-tied when confronted by one of my "idols".
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You have idols? Who are they, eh? David Beckham? The Powerpuff Girls? Tim? Jesus?
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I did almost cry when I saw the Undertaker once though.
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Exactly: 16 is jailbait here. ...unless you're wealthy/ famous. Then it's acceptable, if scandalous.
Hmmm....I was mabye a bit over-eager whenn I met Clive Barker, but not toungue tied. I was a a loss at what to say to pornstar Stephanie Swift when she was in my store making promo posters for some autograph signing thing acouple of years back.
It's tough to think of intresting things to say when you've seen them do so many dirty dirty things.
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I cant see that line by a pornstar getting me laid anytime in the future.
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Speaking as a guy who runs anime conventions (and of late as the host of the cosplay (costuming) competitions at several of them), I must admit that I've seen more than my share of disturbing fans. If Shatner knew about this, he'd have a field day.
Still, I've discovered that to the overzealous fan, a convention is pretty theraputic, offering an outlet for their personalities that normally being an introvert wouldn't give them. A weekend of being truly otkau-ish keeps most fans quite well-adjusted for the rest of the time. IMO, it's the fans who DON'T go to conventions who're the dangerously wierd ones.
And no, I don't costume myself. Not even as a "Yatta!" dancer. Not even if someone gave me the underwear.
quote:Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: IMO, it's the fans who DON'T go to conventions who're the dangerously wierd ones.
Doesn't that make about 3/4 of the people here "weird"?
Not that I wouldn't have loved to have heard Rachael Lillis sing the "Jigglypuff" song live. But still.
(Feel free to replace "Rachael Lillis" with "Iizuka Mayumi" and "Jigglypuff" with "Puririn" if it makes you feel better. Not that any Otaku worth their obscenely fat stomach would be caught dead watching Pocket Monsters anyway.)
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The child I used to babysit for would sing the "Jigglypuff song" all the time.
I kid you not: i've heard some rendition or other of that song at least fifty times. God help you if that little number gets stuck in your head.
Of course, here, it's Pokemon. Doesn't make it any more watchable though.
...though still ten times better than the drek that is "YuGio!".
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Let me qualify that - I'm saying it's the SERIOUSLY HARDCORE fans who don't like to go to conventions (typically because they're introverted beyond belief, I've observed) who can be seriously wierd.
I'd also point out that many fans proudly call themsleves "otaku" because they don't understand the (correct) Japanese connotation of the word - in North America, "otaku" basically equivocates to "bigtime fan", not "introvert anti-social bigtime fan". Folks at conventions party, dance, and have sex with the best of 'em. I've never seen the like at any SF con, ever.
Mark <--- NOT an otaku, but I run cons for 'em.
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AHO!!! I help run anime con also and have helped run Trek ones too and it is theraputic for the fanboys and fangirls, like getting your long awaited hit. But still to go to a trek convention and seeing a Sailor Scout with ridges and a batleth or seeing a Klingon wearing a Evangelion t-shirt with his "I grock Spock" pin at a anime one gives me hay fever.
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quote:Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: Speaking as a guy who runs anime conventions (and of late as the host of the cosplay (costuming) competitions at several of them), I must admit that I've seen more than my share of disturbing fans. If Shatner knew about this, he'd have a field day.
Still, I've discovered that to the overzealous fan, a convention is pretty theraputic, offering an outlet for their personalities that normally being an introvert wouldn't give them. A weekend of being truly otkau-ish keeps most fans quite well-adjusted for the rest of the time. IMO, it's the fans who DON'T go to conventions who're the dangerously wierd ones.
And no, I don't costume myself. Not even as a "Yatta!" dancer. Not even if someone gave me the underwear.
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