Birthday • 1983-06-17 Gender •
Male Location • St. Louis Member Since • 2003-08-03 Occupation • Real Name • Christopher (or Chris for short)
Personal
Achievements • running this blog for 4 1/2 years and finally being able to conclude it Anime Fan Since • I watched the original Transformers... I had no idea it was anime at the time... Favorite Anime • Dragon Ball, Bleach, Inuyasha, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gintama, Eyeshield 21, Kinnikuman, Death Note, One Piece Goals • to make my happy ending come true by defeating El Diablo, the albino squirrel overlord Hobbies • video games, drawing (yet I have no fan art submitted...), watching anime, etc. Talents • I can change my voice into 10-15 others, maybe more...
myOtaku.com: lordsesshomaru
Welcome to my site archives. 10 posts are listed per page.
LS vs. Kung Fool Opening Thought
Detroit has recently dethroned St. Louis as the "Most Dangerous City" in America, based on crime
rankings. Now we're #2. STL-area gang members have apologized for the defeat and promise to try
harder next year.
Comment Response (11/16/07)
Thanks to everyone who read "Animation Elimination". A few people got the voting situation mixed
up... um... you're supposed to vote for who you want to stay. Think of American Idol. You
don't call in to vote against someone. You vote for your favorite singer so they can stay on the show.
That's the same system that I use. Whoever has the fewest votes is eliminated. ^^;
LOL, I knew that picture of Gojyo within the story would be well-received among my female readers.
Sometimes... rarely... I like to be fair and give the ladies something to enjoy, in that regard. Girls
who skipped my story (boooooo!!) and would like to see some male fan-service, head on over to the
archives.
To those who plan on ruling the world before I do, keep in my mind that I already have an army of
trained-assassin blue-footed booby birds. Yes, I typed that just so I could say "blue-footed booby".
Luke Cage is Power Man... who often teamed up with Iron Fist in Marvel Comics. Congratulations to
those who got that, Lol.
Post for the Lazy
The mess from last week is cleaned, for the most part. I share childhood stories about a trash
collector and a martial arts aficionado.
Clean Up pt. 1 - The Mess
The mess that I mentioned last week (I'm too lazy to explain, you should have been here! hmph! I
keed, I keed...) has been cleaned up. Unfortunately, my cheap series of shelves that were once mounted
on my wall are no longer useful to me. So, as a true supervillain would do to a henchman that is no
longer useful, I destroyed them. Not really... I plan on throwing them out later (trash collection is
on Monday and Thursday). I'm fairly certain that if I put the wood into the dumpster now, some hobo or
garbage scavenger would take them. So I'll put them out tomorrow... I'm mean like that, bwahaha...
Clean Up pt. 2 - Uncle Ira
During in my childhood days, there was a man who drove around my neighborhood every trash-collection
morning to dig around in people's garbage. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: this is
why you should ALWAYS shred your important discarded documents before throwing them out. We
(as in myself and the neighborhood kids) would see him from the bus stop, watching him take what he
wanted and tossing it into his trunk or backseat. I remember that the first three letters on his
license plate were "IRA", only because of the following. Those letters inspired us to dub him as
"Uncle Ira". We would act out skits where one of us portrayed Uncle Ira giving out junk gifts to his
family. It was a good way to kill time while we waited for the bus driver to arrive 10-15 minutes
late, depending on how great the hangover the driver was suffering through.
Clean Up pt. 3 - Kung Fool
Back to the shelves... if I knew martial arts, I would have cracked them in half with my forehead or
bare hand. There was a kid at my elementary school who took karate... or kung-fu... or kim jong il...
one of them there fancy ninja fightin' things you see in the movin' pictures. I'll call him "Kung
Fool". Whenever we had a talent show, Kung Fool would go onto the stage in his little pajamas and
headband and break a few wooden 2x4s with his hand. We all accused him of using break-away material.
If I remember later on, I may give him the Barry Bonds treatment by going back and putting an asterisk
by his name in my yearbooks. I recall one kid grabbing a 2x4 from Kung Fool after school and then
running around doing his Hacksaw Jim
Duggan impression. Good times indeed.
Now I am in need of new shelves. As the situation is now, all of the anime figures that collapsed are
in good shape, but in an organized heap in the corner until I get a new display area for them. That'd
be a good idea for a Christmas present... *wink wink* *nudge nudge* Heh heh... *ahem*
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #331
Anime: Cowboy Bebop What sound does a kangaroo make?
I did post a picture of my manga collection a while back. It has grown since then... hmm... maybe I need to take a new one. As for the mess, it's still there. I'll get around to it over the weekend. Whether it's this weekend or another one has yet to be determined.
Heh, I didn't realize that so many people sit like L does. I've never tried it myself.
I dislike Billy Mays because he's the only man I know of who can still be heard on the TV after the sound has been muted.
Post for the Lazy
Animation Elimination is posted, but it doesn't matter if you're reading this section. You weren't going to read it anyway. I detail my plans for how Earth will be run after I conquer it.
The third installment of the second season of Animation Elimination is here. You probably know the drill by now, so I won't bother to explain how it works. Who's been eliminated? What type of abuse will our contestants face this week? What celebrity do I pick on this time? Find out in the scroll box down below. If you'd like to read previous episodes, here's the link to the archives. The brief bios for the season 2 cast have been added at last, as well. Enjoy the show this week. There won't be a new episode (or post) next Friday due to the holiday hangover I'll experience from my Thanksgiving dinner. Ah yes, turkey... it's the NyQuil of poultry.
Friday evening rolls around again. And as it was last week and in the last autumn season, a new episode of Animation Elimination comes around with it. In the city of Tokyo, inside of the elaborate Kaiba Arena, fans fill the seats to enjoy this week's show. Cosplay is the norm and anyone not in costume is considered to be odd, the exact opposite of how it would be outside of the arena. Once Goku, the series announcer, takes his place in the booth above the stage, it is evident that the show is about to begin.
Goku: I just flew in from Tampa and, boy, are my arms tired!
Stagehand: That's a bad joke.
Goku: No, I'm serious. My arms hurt. I had to beat the crap out of at least twenty guys on the flight so I could get to use the laboratory.
Stagehand: You mean "lavatory".
Goku: Yeah, that's it. Then this pretty blonde-haired stewardess was checking me out. She was like "Hey, handsome. Are you a member of the Mile-High Club?" And I'm like "No, do I need a membership card?" Then she rolled her eyes and walked away. Weird, huh?
Stagehand: Just start the show.
Goku: Right. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Animation Elimination! And now, heeeere's Johnny!
Mugen and Éclair walk onto the set. Mugen has a bandage wrapped around his head.
Éclair: One day, he'll get our names right. I know he will. *looks at Mugen* What's wrong? Are you hurt?
Mugen: Not really. I'm trying to get workers' comp. The lawyer that I hired off of daytime TV is fixing up some phony x-rays as we speak.
Éclair: Workers' compensation is given out when an employee is ACTUALLY injured on the job, you con artist! You shouldn't fake things like that!
Mugen: From a person whose body is fake from top-to-bottom, I find that to be amusing.
Éclair: THAT IS BETWEEN ME AND MY PLASTIC SURGEON-- uh... I mean, let's bring out the contestants for this week's elimination!
Roy Mustang, the champion for last week, leads the way with the title belt over his shoulder. Behind him are Sango, Hiei, Pikachu, Kakashi, Rangiku, Faye, Gojyo, Zoro, L and Chiyo.
Mugen: One of you will be going home... and that person is.... Sha Gojyo.
Gojyo: Hahaha! Hey... wait. ME?! Son of a-- well, I guess it can't be helped.
Gojyo sticks a cigarette in his mouth and lights it. He holds a beer can in his right hand. As he walks off the set, he looks back at the crowd.
Gojyo: To the ladies in the audience who didn't vote for me because they have no idea who I am, feast your eyes on what you're throwing away.
Fangirls: ...............
Gojyo: Gorgeous, ain't I? Your loss. Later.
Éclair: COME BACK!
Mugen: Kiddy Grade? Kiddy Pool is more like it, you shallow twit.
Éclair smacks the bandage off of Mugen's head.
Mugen: OW! Wait, now I can legitimately file for workers' comp! Haha! Sucker!
Éclair rolls her eyes and turns her attention to the remaining contestants.
Éclair: This week, you all will be competing in an event we call "The House of Monkeys".
Roy raises his hand.
Éclair: No, there is no spanking involved.
Roy lowers his hand.
Mugen: You'll each wear a costume covered in ripe bananas. Your task is to run through a house full of hungry monkeys and come out on the other side with as many bananas remaining on your costume as possible. Whoever has the most left, wins.
A large glass house is rolled onto the stage. Inside are several trees that hold the aforementioned hungry monkeys. The first to put on a banana costume is Zoro. He slowly enters the house and begins his trek across. The monkeys all leap down from the trees to assault him.
Mugen: I forgot to mention that the monkeys have been enhanced with superhuman strength and speed. Good luck.
Zoro throws the banana costume off and the monkeys swarm over it. He then unsheathes his three swords, carrying one in each hand and one in his mouth.
Zoro: It's on now. DIE!
Éclair: Zoro! You can't kill the monkeys!
Roy raises his hand.
Éclair: You can't spank them either. Will you cut that out?
Roy lowers his hand and twiddles his thumbs in disappointment. Zoro makes his exit from the house with the wild apes hollering behind him. Members of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) chant violently from the audience.
Éclair: We here at Animation Elimination do not advocate murder.
Mugen: That's the typical C.Y.A. statement we have to say so that we don't get sued.
Having already been disqualified, Zoro jumps into the middle of the PETA members. As he chases the greenbloods from the arena, Rangiku puts on her banana costume. She enters the glass house.
Rangiku: Monkeys! This will be like The Jungle Book! Which one of you is King Louie?
The monkeys pounce onto Rangiku as the previous batch did with Zoro. She runs through the house as fast as she can. Once she emerges, there are hardly any bananas left on her suit, although there is a monkey perched on her head.
Rangiku: Ooh! I got me a new hat!
Roy is next. He goes into the house. The monkeys leap onto him to grab the bananas.
Roy: Whoa! Quit it! Hey! OUCH! That had better have been a banana that I felt just now...
The monkeys throw him out. His costume is gone. They had stolen it off from his body and are currently feasting on it.
Roy: Well, that was embarrassing. I hope that no one saw this back in Central...
~~~~Amestris~~~~~
Edward and Alphonse Elric watch the show on TV from the Rockbell family living room.
Edward: HAHAHAHA! Rewind it, Al!
Alphonse: Sure thing, brother! Thank God for TiVo!
~~~~~~~
Sango cracks her knuckles, ready to take her turn. She puts on the banana suit and does as the others did before her. The monkeys make their move. Using the skills she learned as a demon exterminator, Sango weaves her way past most of the apes. Her costume is missing only a few bananas once she completes the task.
Sango: Whew! That was.... AAAAAAAAH!!!
The monkeys grab Sango and pull her back into the house. Kakashi puts on his costume next.
Kakashi: I suppose that I should rescue the fair maiden. Here we go.
Kakashi runs into the house. After a few moments, Sango carries him out over her shoulder.
Hiei: What happened? I thought you were going to save her. Now it's the other way around.
Kakashi: I forgot that monkeys scare me. It's their little hands that do it... those little human-like hands... *shivers* And then the feet look like hands too... I bet they wear oven mitts for shoes...
Hiei shakes his head. His turn is next. Being the fastest of the group has its perks. He runs through the house at breakneck speed with all of his bananas left intact on his suit.
Hiei: The day that I get beaten by monkeys is the day that I get beaten by monkeys.
Faye: Yeah... my turn.
Faye puts on the costume. She walks around the house and sits down on the other side.
Faye: Victory is mine. You never said that we have to go inside the house.
Éclair: Yes, we did.
Faye: Oh. I guess I was too busy not giving a damn when you said that.
Éclair: ...
Chiyo goes next. She carefully tiptoes into the monkey house so that the monkeys don't hear her.
Chiyo: Nice monkeys... good monkeys...
L walks over to the house. He kicks the side as hard as he can. The vibration catches the attention of the primates and they leap towards Chiyo.
Chiyo: EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
She drops the bananas and flees for safety. L smirks with a hint of satisfaction.
L: That was payback for the bicycle event, kid.
Mugen: Ooh, big man getting revenge on the ten-year-old.
L: I believe in justice, and in the court of L, that little waif was just tried as an adult.
L takes his turn. Before the monkeys can reach him, he sprays a chemical all over his body. They cringe and go back into the trees. L comes from the house with all the bananas on his suit.
Mugen: What did you do?
L: I used a chemical compound of my own creation that forces anyone who smells it to immediately lose their appetite. I call it "L'essence de Britney Spears' Buttcrack."
Pikachu is the final competitor. The monkeys still have no appetite due to L's stomach-turning cologne concoction. Instead of eating the bananas, they decide to kick Pikachu around like a soccer ball.
Pikachu: PIKA! PI PIKACHU!
Mugen: *giggles* That yellow rabbit is always good for a laugh. Hahaha!
Éclair: Did you just... giggle?
Mugen: Um, no.
Éclair: Uh huh. Let's tally the bananas to see who has--
Roy (sings): Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana!
Everyone (sings): Daylight come and me wan' go home!
Éclair: ...why didn't I see that coming...?
Éclair counts up the remaining bananas. Hiei and L both have the same amount as they were the only ones to successfully cross the house with all of their bananas.
Mugen: It appears that a tiebreaker is in order. According to the official rulebook, the tie is broken by a simple game of roshambo.
Hiei and L stand face to face. Mugen moderates the game.
Mugen: All right. On scissors, shoot. Go.
Hiei and L: Rock... paper... scissors!
Both throw out their hands. Hiei throws rock, L throws paper.
Éclair: Here is your winner... L!
L is given the championship belt for the week, meaning he is exempt from voting and guaranteed to be on the show in the next episode. Everyone else isn't safe are now up for voting. This doesn't sit well with Hiei.
Hiei: How in the hell does paper beat rock? How?
Mugen: That's how it goes, dude.
Hiei: In medieval times, when invaders used catapults to fling boulders into a castle, did the castle guards put up shields made of paper?! NO! Paper doesn't beat rock!
Éclair: See you all next time! Vote for your three favorites! Remember, the champion doesn't need a vote this week!
Hiei: I guess I'll go build a house made of paper! After all, it's supposedly the strongest material in the universe! BAH!
Cast your votes in the comments area, by e-mail or by PM! Choose three people and only three! Thanks!
King LS
Whenever someone asks me what my dream job is, I say that I'd like to get paid to sleep. That'd be cool. But I have a better idea of what my dream job really is, which is ruling the world with an iron fist (and a Luke Cage too... I wonder how many people will get that reference). For my entire run on this site, I've mentioned my desire of global conquest. Now, for the first time, I'll detail how I'd run things.
As King, I wouldn't have a castle or a palace. My base of operations would be a giant Taco Bell. I love Taco Bell, so it makes sense to have the food nearby. The moat outside of my fortress would be full of artificially-flavored nacho cheese.
Surrounding me would be a harem of beautiful belly-dancers that would feed me grapes or beef jerky, depending on my mood at the time.
At my side would be my royal dog, Baron Von Killsalot, a Welsh Corgi that wears an eyepatch to look more evil.
There would be no war in my world. Instead, disputes would be settled over a game of Dance Dance Revolution.
Anyone who lifts a finger in an act of violence would be shot dead on sight. Hmm... that sounds a bit hypocritical, doesn't it?
No one likes taxes. In order to ease people's minds, I'll change the word "tax" into "happy money". Happy money will no longer be wasted on frivolous things like space exploration and energy research. Instead, most government funds will be used to finance my giant robot version of Tiger Woods, T.I.G.E.R. (The Incredibly Giant Electronic Robot). T.I.G.E.R.'s main purpose will be to smack Disney's EPCOT Center with a large golf club. For years, I've thought that damn thing looked like a golf ball and it's about time someone hit it.
All Bratz dolls will be burned.
Air fresheners would be placed all over the zoos. As much as I like animals, those places smell like the inside of a gas station restroom. Also, animals found mating in public will be fined for lewd conduct. Get a room like everyone else, you sickos.
If you pay for your ticket at the movie theatre, popcorn will be free. Anyone who doesn't turn their cell phone to the vibrate setting, and then has it ring during the movie, will be executed... or fined. I prefer execution though.
And finally, I'd create a TV network that would run "The Three Stooges" 24 hours a day, except for the episodes with Joe. Joe sucked.
That's how my world would be run (for the most part). Yes... what a glorious day it will be once I gain control of the Earth... *ahem* That's it for this week. See you all again on Monday. ^_^
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #330
Anime: Naruto *eating cookies*
LS vs. Shelves Opening Thought
A question: if you own the manga on which an anime is based upon, do you follow along in your manga as you watch the anime version to see what changes were made?
Comment Response (11/14/07)
"Ask Jaken!" is posted only on Tuesdays now.
My friend, um, "Meatball" seems to be about the same as he was back in school. That's what I could gather from the phone conversation.
A rant about horror movies? I may do that one day. It'll be nice to rant about something besides holiday commercialism, woodland animals and fast food.
Post for the Lazy
I describe my anime collectibles. There is a mess in my home. Billy Mays returns. Another anime opening video is posted.
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
In my home, I have an area that is dedicated to my anime/manga and related collectibles. There are a pair of bookcases that house my 169 volumes of manga, a shelf for some DVDs (not many of which are mine, most are my brother's and I'm holding them until he returns from Iraq) and some shelves on the wall above the bookcases to hold my massive collection of old Dragon Ball Z and Kinnikuman action figures. Below them, atop the bookcases are a Naruto figure, Gene Starwind/Meflina from Outlaw Star along with the spacecraft of the same name, the RX-78-2 Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam and Speed Racer's Mach 5 racecar.
Now that wasn't stated to be a bragging session as there are many people who own more anime memorabilia than I do, Lol. I was trying to paint a picture in your mind, proverbially speaking. To literally paint a picture in someone's mind is illegal or at least it was when I walked into an old man's brain surgery operation carrying my fingerpaints back in 1989. But I digress. When I returned from work, the shelves holding the DBZ and Kinninkuman figures had fallen from place and collapsed onto the bookcases. The plastic people were scattered everywhere. From what I can see, there isn't any real damage aside from the giant mess. I'm lazy, as you know, so the entire mess hasn't been cleaned up yet. Maybe on Saturday...
In an instance of "adding insult to injury", I turned on the TV shortly after making the discovery to see my old enemy, Billy Mays (a.k.a. "The Human Flea Market" in my databook of supervillain alter-egos), shilling another product. This one is called "Mighty Putty" and is hailed to hold things together after they break. It can even hold.... shelves. There it was, Mays bragging about how his Putty can support shelves with weight up to 300 lbs. Bearded One, enjoy this victory. It may be sweet for you, but it shall be short as well. *grumbles*
The LS Rewind
Theme Thursday
Every Thursday, I find the opening video for an anime of my choosing. This week, it's Gonjiki no Gash Bell!, otherwise known as Zatch Bell! in North America and other English-speaking territories. The series used to run on Toonami before they decided to turn the block into Naruto Central. I'm not really a fan of the Zatch Bell! series itself, but I do like the song in the video. That's a good reason to post it, eh? The title is a bit odd... "Kasabuta", or "Scab". Hmm. Anyway, enjoy the footage of a little blond-haired boy wearing a dress (and a certain pale plastic pedophile performer is nowhere in sight!) as... Scab... plays in the background.
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #329
Anime: Death Note Now I want cookies.
LS vs. Monkeys Opening Thought
I hate it when that little yellow badge pops up at the bottom right corner of my screen to download updates for my computer... it only happens when I'm working on something important and always requires a system restart. It won't go away until I restart either. I know I can shut off the automatic updates. If I do, I'll forget to download them manually. Argh.
*looks at it* Evil cur... you're holding me hostage...
Comment Response (11/13/07)
I don't go around forums looking for arguments. Whenever I do read a forum thread, it's to see how my opinion on a topic matches up against others. When the arguments pop up, I flutter around with glee like a moth near a gaslight.
Post for the Lazy
An old friend called me up to see how I'm doing. A crazy video from Japan is posted.
Phone Phriend
I received a phone call earlier from a friend of mine that I attended college with. For the rest of this post, I'll call him "Meatball". That was the first thing that came to mind because I currently have a pasta stain on my shirt. Meatball wanted to see how I was doing. It's nice to receive a phone call from someone that doesn't start with "Your billing information has been handed over to our collection agency." Back in our school days, we pursued the same girl (man, she was hot... and it figures that neither of us ended up with her, LOL).
Meatball had some odd personality quirks. I remember one time, while working on his computer in the middle of class, he exclaimed "GET 'EM, GET 'EM! GET THOSE BOYS!" He was probably watching something on his screen... but it sounded so weird when it was shouted out in the center of a silent computer lab. We couldn't eat or drink anything in the computer lab, so we had to keep food outside the main door. We'd all have 20 oz. soda bottles... and Meatball would bring this milk-gallon-sized bottle of red Kool-Aid. He'd also listen to R&B all the time. "Hear this? This is that baby-makin' music right there!" he would say. An odd fellow indeed... but a good friend, through and through.
Between his bizarre shouting and my obsession with fighting against furry animals, it's no wonder why we didn't get that girl...
Japanese TV
It just isn't a Wednesday on my site without there being another crazy video from Japan. Of all the videos I've posted, this one is possibly the funniest. The premise: people are sleeping and a group of-- how to put this nicely --assgoblins wakes them up in a variety of creative ways. I'm not sure if I like the horse prank or the water prank better. Total running time is 2:48.
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #328
Anime: Naruto I changed my mind about the muffin.
LS vs. Gerbils Opening Thought
I really hope those "hit-moms" in the new Burger King commercials run that bastard over.
Comment Response (11/12/07)
There were no bill collectors. My opening statement was meant to parallel how-- oh never mind, Lol.
As I said before, I rarely eat at McDonald's these days. On a related note, whenever I saw those commercials of Ronald McDonald playing DDR and telling kids to exercise, it felt like listening to Joe Camel (I wonder if anyone remembers him) encourage people to quit smoking.
I believe that the McRib is only available in certain areas of the country at certain times. I did say not too long ago that The Simpsons did an episode where Homer followed a similar sandwich (The Ribwich, I believe) around the country.
Post for the Lazy
Message boards are funny. I discuss the definition of insanity. Jaken answers a question about anime toilets.
Debate
I spent the last hour or so reading some message boards. Those things can be the best unintentional comedy on the Internet. Sitting back and watching/listening to people argue about things-- without them having a clue about what they're talking about --has been an odd hobby of mine since I was a child. Whenever something like this would happen on the school bus, you'd find me chuckling off to the side. My father was (and still is) a stubborn person and that led to several of these types of "discussions" in my home during my childhood. Dad was usually wrong about whatever he was saying (he stated that there is no chemical in turkey that makes people sleepy) or he embellished something beyond belief (he grew up on a farm and once claimed to have found a potato the size of a refrigerator). I think my mother married him for the entertainment value.
Currently, he's doing well. I did get to see him on Monday. They placed him on some new medication to see if it'll help with his recovery process. After going for so many weeks without any sign of improvement or further impairment, they feel it's best to try something different. A wise man once said that the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again, and then expecting different results". I always thought that the definition of insanity was "stuffing as many gerbils into your pants as you can because you feel that the cave goblins will eat your brain if you don't". I guess I was wrong.
*lets gerbils loose from my pants*
Every Tuesday, my assistant Jaken will answer one question, any question, from you guys. Several people send questions to me, but I'll only use one at a time. If yours isn't used, please be patient. Chances are that I'll get around to having Jaken answer it sooner or later. And now, today's question...
from inuyasha luver118
Why don't anime characters ever say they have to use the restroom?
Jaken says: They do. In some anime, there are instances where a character has to use the restroom. In Naruto, the title character has been shown using the toilet while suffering from diarrhea, possibly induced by a recent trip to White Castle. Then you have the entire series of Super Milk Chan, which itself is nothing more than 15 episodes of s*** right there. In most anime though, restrooms do not exist. People can battle for 20 episodes in a row without popping even the tiniest of farts. Hmm... in the Inuyasha series, Inuyasha and his buddies are walking around in the forest for days without a restroom in sight. Either they're wearing diapers or they're providing natural fertilizer for the forest off-camera. Now that I've been thoroughly disgusted by the thought of Shippo pinching a loaf under a sakura tree, I plan on calling my therapist as soon as possible.
If you'd like Jaken to (sort of) answer your questions, please send it to me via PM with the subject line "Ask Jaken". ^^
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #327
Anime: Ergo Proxy
Credit for the image idea goes to Bed-Stuy. ^^
No muffin? Fine. Be that way.
LS vs. McDonald's Opening Thought
A bill collector caught up with me at the mall. I hid from him inside of a Del Taco. When I was sure he couldn't see me, I snuck across the Borders bookstore next door and made my escape inside of American Eagle.
Comment Response (11/09/07)
Thanks to everyone who read "Animation Elimination" over the weekend. The part that I enjoyed working on the most was where Pikachu got beaten with the bread loaf. Nothing against Pikachu, but the image that played in my mind as I typed that was funny as hell. I also thank you for all of your votes. They've been recorded and another contestant will be eliminated this Friday.
After receiving another comment about the length of my post (this usually happens on Fridays), I'm tempted to bring back the "Post for the Lazy". I've been meaning to do so for a while, but I keep forgetting. Until I remember, skip what you don't want to read. That's why my posts are in labeled sections. ^^;
Bag
I finally got around to grabbing a McRib from McDonald's. It's been years since I had one. The sandwich is quite popular, so why does it only come around, like, once a decade like some frickin' comet? If I had a telescope and looked into the sky at night, I believe that I'd spot a flaming ball of space dust followed by a BBQ pork sandwich. My visits to McDonald's are rare these days. I was reminded of why when I went to the drive thru. The service wasn't slow and my food was warm. I'll give the Minions of the Clown credit for that.
Ronald without his Hair Club for Men treatment... and without taking advantage of modern dentistry
However, my sandwich box was completely opened and my fries were placed in the bag upside down. At the bottom of the bag was a mess of onions, fries and barbecue sauce. And the napkins too. I didn't look into my bag until I pulled away. Because of that, I had to go inside to make my complaint. Oh yes, I complained... politely, of course. The woman that I dealt with at the register... she looked like a cross between Queen Latifah and The Great Gonzo. Imagine that if you can.
When I explained my problem, she'd say "uh-huh" and "mm-hmm" after everything. I hate it when people do that. She offered to replace my meal. One thing I've learned is not to ask anyone to replace my food. If the employee is a douchebag, they'll take offense and spit in it (moreso at a traditional waiter-and-chef restaurant than a fast food joint). So I asked for my money back. I received a refund along with the bag of messed up food. I still ate it, after removing the napkins. It was technically free and I wasn't about to throw it away. Food tastes better when it's free anyway.
I'm surprised that she didn't question me or take my food back. For all she knew, I could have shook the bag up before coming inside. Hmm. The customer is always right, I suppose.
LSN returns. I'm thinking of letting it run every Monday so that I'll have a "special feature" every day of the week. Monday - LSN, Tuesday - Ask Jaken!, Wednesday - crazy Japanese TV video, Theme Thursday and Fanfic Friday. This week's story is straight out of my stompin' grounds of St. Louis. Even if you usually skip over the news story, be sure to check out the text highlighted in red. News story quotes like that one don't come along very often.
Man Tased at Girl Talk show at the Gargoyle
ST. LOUIS -- A man was tased at Friday evening's Girl Talk concert at Washington University's Gargoyle Club after resisting arrest and taking his clothes off. According to a Gargoyle Student Committee member and other eyewitnesses, trouble began when the man was asked to leave by concert security. When he resisted, the police were summoned. According witnesses, police asked the man, who was topless, to put his shirt back on. He then began to remove his pants. Witnesses say police then seized the man and began handcuffing him. When he resisted a taser was used, an officer on the scene confirmed. "He was tased in the ass for a prolonged period of time," one female witness stated. "It was terrible." Gargoyle Student Committee members asked the crowd to leave immediately and notified that police were on their way. An explanation for the abrupt ending was not given. Confused and sweaty concertgoers slowly headed for the exits and a large crowd gathered just outside the door. Several people yelled at the police officers standing near the exits, "Don't taze me bro," and "You serve us."
NOTE: The Gargoyle Student Committee members couldn't be reached for comment during the day as they were reverted back to stone form and perched atop Xanatos' tower.
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #326
Anime: Fruits Basket
He's the cat guy... and... oh never mind. *ahem*
Give me a muffin. Now.
LS vs. Sunglasses Lady Opening Thought
My mind is quite the artist as it is frequently drawing a blank.
Comment Response (11/08/07)
Nah, I won't do a game like that one every week. I only run those things every 6-8 weeks or so, depending on when the idea for a new one hits me.
Yes, "espada" does mean "sword". The top ten arrancar are called Espada... and they all have swords.
I don't care what anyone says. Guys shouldn't wear makeup unless they're an anime villain or a circus clown.
The time has come for a new episode of "Animation Elimination". I don't plan on running a repeat again unless the site gets taken down by hacker raccoons again or whatever was the cause for the incident from two weeks ago. Who is the first to get booted off? Find out today. You can find last week's episode, in addition to all 13 episodes from last season, at the archive site that I made. Character bios for this season will be up over the weekend or, at the latest, before next Friday's episode. Remember when you vote, please vote for no more than three people. You can vote for just one or two if you'd like, but three is the limit. Also, do not cast a vote for this week's champion. A few people did that last time and I couldn't count those votes. The champion for each week is exempt from voting and is guaranteed to be a part of the next episode. All right, thanks in advance for reading, voting and being supportive. I say this every time and I'll say it again: "I had a lot of fun writing this episode and hopefully you'll have fun with it too". ^^
Once again, the arena in downtown Tokyo is full of spectators. The fans cheer and applaud as Goku, the announcer for Animation Elimination takes his place in the booth above the stage designed to look like an open volume of "Rurouni Kenshin". The time has come for the show to begin.
Goku: Are you ready, kids?
Crowd: YEAH!!
Goku: I can't hear you!
Crowd: YEAH!!!!!!!!
Goku: Ohhhhhhhhh... who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Stagehand: IDIOT! Just announce the hosts already!
Goku: Right, right. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Spongebob and Patrick!
Mugen and Éclair walk onto the set, greeted by a warm reception from the fans. Both shake their heads with disappointment.
Mugen: I truly hope that I'm Spongebob. What's the deal with our show being a rerun last week? Did the writers' strike get us too?
Éclair: Eh... let's not waste any more time. Would our twelve contestants come out for this week's elimination?
The twelve competitors all appear in a line, single-file. Chiyo leads the way, dragging the championship belt behind her in a red wagon. As the winner last week, she is the title-holder. In the line behind her are Sango, Hiei, Pikachu, Kakashi, Rangiku, Faye, Gojyo, Roy Mustang, Zoro, L and Optimus Prime.
Éclair: The person with the fewest amount of votes will be going home this week. Ah, L, you have a question?
L: Yes. Why does this show have two hosts? Éclair, you do most of the work. Mugen is pretty much dead weight.
Mugen:Alive weight, thank you very much.
Éclair: I think our boss has a soft spot for monkeys. I don't know. Anyway, the person with the fewest amount of votes is.... Optimus Prime. You have been eliminated.
Prime: EVERYONE WATCHING THIS STINK POT THAT YOU CALL A "SHOW" IS AN ANTI-ROBOT BIGOT! I SHALL SUE IN THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND!
Mugen: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Save it for the guys at the Radio Shack that you came from. Now amscray.
Optimus Prime is led off the set by the security guards who normally surround the stage. He shouts obscenities and honks his massive truck horn as he vanishes into the darkness of the backstage area.
Gojyo: Man, I hate Gundams. Okay, what's the event for this week?
Prime (from backstage): I'M NOT A GUNDAM, YOU (expletives deleted by the request of the FCC, Fanfic Communications Commission)
Éclair: Here's your chance to prove that you're not useless, Mugen. Explain this week's event.
Mugen (playing PSP): Do what now?
Éclair: Explain this week's event.
Mugen (playing PSP): Boom! Take THAT, Rey Mysterio! You can stick that "619" up your--
Éclair: You're not even paying attention. *sigh* This week's event is a pie throwing contest. Your job is to throw a pie at the target. You only get one shot. Whoever fails to miss the target has to sit out while the ones who hit it get to advance to the next round of pie throwing. This continues until only one person is left.
Zoro: This sounds too easy. There has to be a catch.
Éclair: Right you are. As an incentive for not missing the target, you won't get bludgeoned by this really large man carrying a loaf of stale, rock-hard French bread.
A large man, no shorter than eight feet tall and no lighter than 500 lbs stands next to Éclair. He wears a blue and white striped shirt with a beret on his head.
Éclair: Meet Luc. He's come to us all the way from France.
Luc: Hola, los amigos.
Faye: Um... that's Spanish, isn't it? And not good Spanish either...
Rangiku: Oh hush, he's French. I know a Frenchman when I see one. Guten tag! *waves to him* What part of France are you from?
Luc: Er, uh, Nashville?
Faye: That's not French.
Luc: Le Nashville?
Rangiku: Cool!
Faye: I'm surrounded by morons.
Hiei: If he hits me with that bread, I'm tearing him apart.
Sango: Will he hit the girls too?
Mugen: I'll hit the girls, heh heh, if you know what I'm saying. Right fellas?
Roy and Gojyo: Yeah! Hahahaha!
All three have been smacked by Sango‘s giant bone boomerang, the hiraikotsu.
Mugen, Roy and Gojyo: OW!!!!
Éclair: Luc doesn't believe in violence against females, so he won't hit the girls... but they'll still get a punishment. Now... let the game begin!
A pile of pies on a steel cart is rolled onto the set. At the far end of the stage is a large bull's eye target. There is a yellow line on the floor that each contestant is forbidden to cross. The first one to go is Kakashi.
Kakashi: The last time I threw a pie, I was naked in the girls locker room at Konoha High School.
Mugen: Heh, a teenage dare from years ago, eh?
Kakashi: No, it was last Thursday.
Kakashi throws his pie and it reaches the target. Next is Zoro.
Zoro: This will be a piece of cake... or pie...
Zoro's pie lands on the target as well. So far, so good. Pikachu throws the pie, but it only goes about 11 inches from the yellow line. Luc raises his loaf of bread and beats Pikachu with it.
Pikachu: PIKA! PIKCAHU! PI! PIKA!
Mugen: *snickers* Dear lord... this has got to be the coolest thing I've ever seen...
Pikachu uses a Thundershock attack against Luc. The electrified bolts bounce off of him, having zero effect. Luc then uses the loaf of bread to smack Pikachu off the stage like Tiger Woods would with a golf ball. Next up is Sango. She throws her pie and it lands on the target. So do Rangiku and Faye. Little Chiyo is up next. She can't throw it far enough, so she has failed.
Chiyo: Oh no...
Luc stares at Chiyo. As promised, he doesn't hit Chiyo with the loaf of bread. Instead, Luc picks her up and drops her into an oversized pie located just off the stage.
Chiyo: O_o
Éclair: Aww... she looks so cute covered in whipped cream! ^^
Roy throws his pie and it hits the mark. Gojyo does the same. Hiei is up next. He purposely messes up so that he can get into a fight with Luc.
Hiei: I wish you would hit me with that bread, fool. I'll slice you apart--
Hiei reaches for his sword, but it is not at his waist as it usually is. He had forgotten that it was taken away backstage before the start of the show.
Hiei: Well, I'm boofed.
Luc hits Hiei repeatedly with the loaf of bread and throws him off the stage. L is the last to go. He opts to eat his pie instead of throwing it. Luc beats him with the bread loaf as he did the others.
Éclair: The first round is complete! Round two is a bit tougher. You have to throw a pie and hit the target again, but this time, it's moving.
The target moves courtesy of a mechanism behind it that lets it go back and forth, side to side. Kakashi is first again. He isn't so lucky this time and he misses the target. Luc swipes his bread at Kakashi, but he vanishes in a puff of smoke. Kakashi appears near the stage door.
Kakashi: Haha. Substitution jutsu. Sorry, but you'll have-- AAAAAAAH!!!
Hundreds of bread loaves plummet from the ceiling and crush Kakashi beneath their hefty baked girth. Zoro blinks and throws his pie. It also misses.
Zoro: I'm not going down without a fight!
Luc swings his bread and Zoro catches it with his teeth. Using nothing but brute force, Luc throws Zoro into the pile of bread that currently covers Kakashi. Then he briskly jogs over to Zoro to pound him with the bread loaf.
Mugen: Where'd you get this guy? The LAPD? Next!
Sango is next. She throws the pie as she would her hiraikotsu. It misses the target from the fore, but comes back around to strike it from behind. Rangiku, who has decided to dip into a bottle of gin before her turn, staggers her way over to the yellow line.
Rangiku (talking to bottle): Hey... yo *hic* name is Gin? Ah once dated a *hic* guy named Gin... but he name is pronounciated diff'rently. Mah mother said *hic* "don't trust him, he have them devil eyes" and ah'm like "how can ya tell? He eyes is always closed". *hic* Ah saved a fortune on makeup since he couldn't see what Ah *hic* looked like...
Faye: HEY! Throw the pie, you bimbo!
Rangiku: Shut up, Skankerella! Ah'm *hic* tryin' to makes me a love connection with mah new friend Gin...
Faye: That's a BOTTLE, you Heineken Heifer!
Rangiku: Them there's fightin' words... *breaks the bottle* NO!! GIN!! I've killed again!! *cries*
Rangiku is dragged off the stage and dumped into the giant pie by Luc. Faye is also dumped into the pie for causing a disturbance. Roy is next.
Roy: In college, I was the captain of my pie-throwing team.
Gojyo: In other news, Roy's college had a pie-throwing team.
Roy times his throw just right and hits the target. Gojyo goes up next. As he does, Rangiku, now covered in whipped cream, walks past him. Perverted by heart, he is distracted and his pie flies into the crowd. Luc then assaults him with the bread loaf.
Éclair: The final round! Sango vs. Roy Mustang! This time, Goku will be chasing you in an attempt to eat your pie. You must prevent him from eating it within the 30 second time limit. If both of you fail to do this, Chiyo will retain the title.
Sango nods and picks up a pie. Goku drops down from the announcer's booth. He licks his lips as the timer starts. Sango runs around with Goku chasing after her.
Goku: Give me the pie! Please? I'm hungry!
Sango: I need it... just wait for a bit longer...
Goku: You don't need the pie. Your hips are wide enough as it is.
Sango: ...
Goku: Now, now, it's not an insult. I'm just trying to do you a favor. Tonight for dinner, have macaroni and cheese instead of macaroni and cheesecake. ^_^
Mugen: Oh man. You're such an idiot. You don't say that kind of stuff to a girl...
Goku: What? Why not?
Sango: ARGH!
Sango loses her composure and smashes her pie in Goku's face. The simpleminded Saiyan tumbles over onto his back, wiping the cream out of his eyes. Sango stomps away with her fists clenched tightly.
Mugen: That's why.
Éclair: Roy, it's your turn.
Roy grabs his pie. The timer starts and Goku comes after him. Roy smirks, for he has an idea.
Roy: You want this, right?
Goku: Yep!
Roy snorts as hard as he can. He then releases a mucus-filled glob of spit into the pie. Goku looks at it and his face turns green with disgust. The time limit expires and Roy Mustang has won the event.
Éclair: Here is your winner... ROY MUSTANG!
Roy is handed the championship belt. He rests it over his shoulder. Goku shrugs and gobbles up the remaining pies, along with Luc's stale bread.
Mugen: Holy crap. Let's get out of here before he eats us next. Please vote for your top three characters! See you next week!
Cast your votes in the comments area! Choose three people and only three! Thanks!
Robe
After taking a shower and drying myself off, I put on my trademark plaid bathrobe that the neighborhood children have come to know as "The Crazy Man Coat". I realize that putting it on is pointless as I'm alone and there is no one to hide anything from, except for maybe the perverted spiders that like watching me from their peeping tom stations in the corners. But for some reason, I put the bathrobe on anyway. It gives me feelings that I wouldn't have without it. If I jump around and it flaps behind me in the breeze like a trenchcoat, I'm magically transported into "The Matrix". If I'm wearing it while at my computer, it becomes my labcoat and I'm suddenly a research scientist. If I'm drinking wine out of a wine glass while wearing the robe, I'm Hugh Hefner. When a stray dog chases me outdoors, it's my cape and I'm Superman.
Yes, there is nothing much to talk about today so I wasted a paragraph talking about my bathrobe. Somehow, I got it to work though. Interesting, if I do say so myself.
Market
Oh, I did see a woman wearing sunglasses with the price tag still attached to them. I was at the supermarket when it happened. Sunglasses can be purchased at the supermarket, so I guess she picked them up off the display and put them on. The tag dangled in the middle of the front of her face... it was an odd thing to see. Hmm. I also purchased this little FM radio for only $1. It scans for FM signals and plays them pretty well, except the siginal dies after 2-3 minutes. I only paid $1... I certainly got what I paid for. Reminds me of those McDonald's commercials where they show what you get for only $1. That's three days in a row where I mentioned McDonald's. Ronald "Pennywise" McDonald owes me some advertising money.
Toys
I don't know what's worse for poor old Optimus Prime... getting eliminated from "Animation Elimination" or being eternally bastardized as "Optimash Prime".
Whenever I see things like this or Star Wars beanie baby characters, a part of my twisted soul dies, comes back to life and then dies again. This week has ended. I shall return on Monday unless I feel like doing something else. Have a good weekend! ^_^
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #325
Anime: Dragon Ball
(scanned from manga volume 1)
*snoozes*
LS vs. The World Opening Thought
The top ten ranking members of myOtaku should be called "Espada" like the top ten arrancar in Bleach. This way, people at the grocery store can stop calling me a nutcase whenever I randomly tell them that I'm an Espada.
Comment Response (11/07/07)
Thanks to everyone who played the game yesterday. I'm glad that you had fun with it! You'll find the answers below. ^^
Hydrogen peroxide is a type of bleach, mainly used for the whitening of one's hair.
Our computers aren't locked by passwords since we're the only ones who use them (unlike in a school, where multiple people use the same computer at different times throughout the day). At any given time, there are no more than four people in the room together.
For those who missed the flame comment, it was just a blatant insult. I let it slide. But if it happened a second time, I would have filed a report.
True, those "Anonymous" meetings aren't really anonymous since you state your name. Odd, eh?
Backwards and Upside Down
I can tell that the world is upside down...
Within a three-hour time period, I saw a woman with her child on a leash/harness and then a man walking a dog wearing a scarf.
I turn on the Sci-Fi Channel on Tuesday night and they're running professional wrestling. Cartoon Network airs live action movies and TV shows.
Then you have certain females who find it attractive when a guy wears make-up on his face.
The King of Fatty Fast Food, McDonald's, now offers apple slices and health food with their meals.
The ice cream truck rolled down the street despite the temperature outside being around 45-50F degrees.
The other day, I saw a man with male-pattern-baldness driving in a convertible with the top down, as if he had hair to blow in the breeze.
Some people use cat feces to make coffee (as documented on this site in the past).
The Caveman show on ABC hasn't been cancelled yet.
Some people find sexual imagery to be more offensive than a film/videogame full of violence and gore. Breasts? Nope. Beheading? Sure.
Televisions can be placed in automobiles in a position where the DRIVER can watch it.
I can go on all day long about the things that confuse and/or annoy me about our society and popular culture. But I don't want these things to stop. If they did, I'd have less things to make fun of. And without things for me to mock, life wouldn't be as much fun as it is for me now.
Gifts/Greeting Cards
My following logic was explained in a comment on another site earlier. I find it to be a thought of genius that must be shared. I hate receiving greeting cards in the mail and gifts that I don't want. They usually come from family members that aren't... hmm... favorites of mine. They're not bad people, mind you. Annoying, yes, but not bad. They send the cards and the sweaters and the Avon cologne. Eventually, I throw them out or give them away. When I do, that's when the family members magically show up on my doorstep. "So, where's that blender I gave you?" They never show up until I'm rid of their unwanted knick-knacks. So I keep the stuff that they send me as a way to keep them away. As long as the toilet-paper dispenser rests in my bathroom, great aunt Janice won't drop by for an unexpected visit.
Answers
Here are the answers to the title matching game from yesterday.
1-C. Black Cat (Sable Feline)
2-F. Bleach (Hydrogen Peroxide)
3-H. Cowboy Bebop (Buckaroo Jazz)
4-I. Death Note (Fatality Letter)
5-B. Dragon Ball (Naga Sphere)
6-D. Eyeshield 21 (Visor Blackjack)
7-E. Fruits Basket (Produce Cesta)
8-G. Ghost in the Shell (Case Holding a Phantasm)
9-A. One Piece (Single Portion)
10-J. Sailor Moon (Mariner Luna)
Theme Thursday
Every Thursday, I post the opening video from an anime of my choice. Because I previously posted the videos for the hosts of my "Animation Elimination" comedy fanfic, namely Mugen and Eclair from Samurai Champloo and Kiddy Grade respectively, I'll conclude this lengthy run-on sentence by saying today's video is for this season's new announcer, Goku. Goku is from Akira Toriyama's mega-hit Dragon Ball series and below is the opening from the original 1985 anime. The Dragon Ball manga is my personal favorite. Toriyama's cartoonish, semi-serious art style mixed with a balance of action and humor place it at the top of my list. The anime... while not bad, it does tend to drag things out and add a hefty amount of filler (Naruto and other shonen anime of today are the same way... none of them can escape the curse of filler...).
Check out episode #2 of season 2 of "Animation Elimination" tomorrow. ^^
Pic of the Day (v2.0) #324
Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist *scratches*
LS vs. The D.A. Meeting Opening Thought
You can tell when a cereal company is in need of quick cash whenever they release a "chocolate version" of one of their cereals.
Comment Response (11/06/07)
Thanks to everyone who left kind words in regards to the flaming. Lol, it didn't really bother me too much because I know what type of person would leave a comment like that. According to some of you, the comment has been deleted (I'm too lazy to go back and check). I didn't delete it, so maybe the flamer came back or it was removed by a moderator. Once again, thank you all for your support.
The McRib is a BBQ... pork... sandwich... thing... at McDonald's that only comes around every once in a while and isn't a permanent item on the menu. Why? Who knows. The Simpsons did a funny episode about a similar sandwich that Homer followed around the country.
Desktop
Hello everyone. My name is Chris and *sigh* I'm a douchebag.
Counselor: Very good, Chris. The first step to conquering a problem is to admit that you have one. We won't judge you. In Douchebags Anonymous, you're among friends.
That's all well and good, but get your hand off my thigh, man. You're creeping me out.
Counselor: My apologies. Is there anything else you'd like to share? Like... how was your day?
Oh yeah. Well... this ties into my douchebagginess. Is that a word? Anyway, at The Job, we are allowed to leave for our lunch breaks, a common practice at most places of employment. After eating my sandwich at Quizno's (instead of the usual Subway; I felt like having a change), I returned before co-worker Jared did. I'm a troublemaker at heart, so I woke his computer from its state of sleep and logged onto the Internet. I found this big picture of a pair of sumo wrestlers grappling it up good and I set it as his desktop wallpaper. Then the computer was placed back into sleep mode.
When Jared returned and saw the sumo wrestlers on his desktop, he damn near fell out of his chair. LOL, I admit that it was wrong, but it was a harmless prank! A victimless crime! ...... Okay, it's victimless if you remove Jared!
Counselor: Like I said, no one is judging you.
Stop touching me, you granola-eatin' incense lover!
Counselor: *gasp* How did you know about that?! I didn't know she was my cousin when we did that! Don't tell my aunt!
I said INCENSE. You know, that aroma... fragrance stuff...
Counselor: Oh... heh... heh...
Okay, YOU are the one who needs counseling now...
Titles
For those who are bored and want to play a game not unlike something you'd find on a Happy Meal box, I present the following. I have listed ten anime series that use English titles in one column. In the next column are the same titles, but using synonyms or the same word(s) translated into another language. Your task is to match them up. For example, "Witch Hunter Robin" could be "Dick Grayson Seeking Paris Hilton", with Dick Grayson being "Robin", Seeking in place of "Hunter", and Paris-- well, you get the idea. This is meant to be a fun little time-killer, so no prizes will be given out if you get them all correct. It's just for fun, nothing more. The answers will be revealed tomorrow.
1. Black Cat
2. Bleach
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. Death Note
5. Dragon Ball
6. Eyeshield 21
7. Fruits Basket
8. Ghost in the Shell
9. One Piece
10. Sailor Moon
A. Single Portion
B. Naga Sphere
C. Sable Feline
D. Visor Blackjack
E. Produce Cesta
F. Hydrogen Peroxide
G. Case Holding a Phantasm
H. Buckaroo Jazz
I. Fatality Letter
J. Mariner Luna
Japanese TV
This week's video from Japan is about... I... really have no idea what this is about. It looks like an opening sequence for some live-action show about Muppet-like mascots. I think it is the weirdest video I've ever posted. And the last 4-5 seconds nearly blinded me. Ugh. *shivers* It's 2:05 of "WTF?!", Japanese style.
LS vs. Transformers Opening Thought
I want to open my own convenience store just so I can kick people out.
Comment Response (11/05/07)
If you base your opinion of a TV show by its ending credits, then... I don't know what to tell you...
I currently do not have any pictures of Bawabawa, but I'll post one if I can find one.
I do watch Adult Swim along with Toonami. Back in the day, Toonami was maybe 15 hours a week (3 hours a day from Monday to Friday) and then reduced to 4 hours on one day and now just 2. It's disappointing.
In response to Yensid's comment: in all versions of Naruto, energy is referred to as "chakra". I agree that "chi" would be a more accurate word. That's the term used for it in the Dragon Ball manga, so maybe Naruto's creator wanted to use something to help distance his series from that.
Ah, someone left a brief, immature "flame" comment yesterday (it's still up, unless the poster deleted it... it's easy to find, so look for it if you wish). To be honest, that's possibly my first flame in over three years. I'd give a response, but it's beneath me to get into an insult contest with a person who isn't old enough to use the bathroom by themself. Don't worry, kid. You'll graduate from diapers to Pull-Ups in no time.
There wasn't much activity on this site yesterday. Maybe the time change had something to do with it. Perhaps it crippled the online capabilities of our fellow myOtaku friends like a delayed version of Y2K. Haha... remember Y2K? And how people built bomb shelters and stored food like woodland critters preparing for the winter? You could walk into a supermarket and see people mimicking chipmunks by stuffing food into their cheeks. Those bomb shelters are now probably used by the "man of the house" as a secret hideout where he can read dirty magazines without having to worry about being caught by his wife. Hopefully things will be bett-- *looks at TV* The McRib is back? Now?! No one tells me anything! I must finish this post as soon as possible! O_o
Transformers DVD
Not too long ago, I purchased the movie "Transformers" on DVD from the Land of Flip-Flops and Wife-Beater Shirts, also known as Wal-Mart. It came with a bonus DVD called "Transformers - Beginnings" which I got around to watching on Monday. From the package:
See what happened before Optimus Prime and Megatron came to Earth in the stylized, action-packed prequel (1), "Transformers - Beginnings". On their home planet of Cybertron, the Autobots and Decepticons are involved in an explosive battle (2) over the coveted AllSpark (3). With the fate of the universe at stake, the Autobots send it far from the reach of the ruthless Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. But there are even more surprises in store when it crash-lands on Earth. Narrated by the voice of Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) (4), this gripping adventure is essential for every Transformers fan.
I have a few notes to go with that description. They are as follows and they correspond to the numbers in the section above.
1) See the cover at the beginning? Trickery! Deceit! It gives the impression of a full-CGI video, but instead you're "treated" to a talking 2-D comic book with limited animation that makes Aqua Teen Hunger Force look like a Disney classic. There are no screenshots on the back either.
2) See #1.
3) Well, I can see why they'd need car insurance. They'll be in good hands.
4) That'd be nice, except it was BUMBLEBEE narrating the whole thing.
On the bright side, it was only 20 minutes long and can be considered "free" if you purchase the DVD elsewhere without it for $19.99 or more. Oh and it shows how Bumblebee's voice got messed up in a battle eons before the film's start (which is odd because it then takes 4 MILLION YEARS for him to get it fixed... reminds me of the cable company). If they were a bit more, you know, honest with what was on the disc, I wouldn't bring it up now. Bah.
(due to Tuesday posts having no special features, "Ask Jaken" has been moved from Thursday to Tueday)
Every Tuesday, my assistant Jaken will answer one question, any question, from you guys. Several people send questions to me, but I'll only use one at a time. If yours isn't used, please be patient. Chances are that I'll get around to having Jaken answer it sooner or later. And now, today's question...
Jaken says: I assume that you mean for humans, so that's who this answer will refer to. When a man and a woman love each other, they go to bed together. When the woman is in bed, the man opens a window and the 3000+ birds and bees that he hired earlier that afternoon fly in and peck and sting the woman's tummy. This causes it to swell continuously over a period of nine months. When the tummy-swelling is at the maximum level, the man rushes the woman to the hospital. A doctor gives the woman some Alka-Seltzer or something to reduce the swelling. Once that occurs, he goes into the closet and pulls out a baby and gives it to her as a prize for being such a good patient, like how little kids get lollipops after receiving a vaccination. As for where the doctor gets the babies, he orders them from China, but may switch to Taiwan because of all the controversy surrounding lead paint.
If you'd like Jaken to (sort of) answer your questions, please send it to me via PM with the subject line "Ask Jaken". ^^
