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Look, we've all run anime conventions at one time or other, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it. Take the casteless indian sewer workers for example, they don't get paid, they're just expected to perform. Also, thai boygirls. *shrugs*
Now, if we could somehow mix manga with Star Trek and MuminTrolls we may yet be able to turn this otaku wave to our favor, or else this time next year we'll get swarms of locusts.
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I take swarms of locusts over "thai boygirls" any day.
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Indeed. I'm in court-ordered therapy for it now, after the "Butterfly World incident".
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quote:Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: 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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Is Hoshi giving me the finger in that drawing?
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