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   Message 6,437 of 7,759   
   sanjian to Ping Kuo   
   Re: Kei Igawa   
   26 Feb 07 07:45:23   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: millerkb@vt.edu   
      
   Ping Kuo wrote:   
   > In article , sanjian    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> And?  So the guys have stuff.  Who cares.  As long as it's not my   
   >> stuff, what does it matter to me?   
   >   
   > that he is a famous person, or going to be a famous person in America,   
   > and even by Japanese standard, he is strange?  that his nickname among   
   > the Asian reporters is "otaku"?  I once read an article listing "100   
   > weird behaviors" of Igawa off a Yankee blog, since it is not mostly   
   > anime related I will skip it here, but let's just say, he is far out   
   > there.  things like he will pitch super fast/good on the same day when   
   > new video game come out.  (can't wait to get in line to buy his favor   
   > game?)   
      
   Again, why is this bad?  How many of us, in this news group, haven't been   
   that much of an otaku at early phases in our addiction?  The only difference   
   is that we lacked the money and fame.  So one of us made good.  That's a   
   good thing.   
      
   > of course, if it doesn't matter to you, why bother to say anything in   
   > the first place? :)   
      
   Because I can express my thoughts on the absurdity of making a fuss about   
   it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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