[Zarxrax]

u post too much

[Ionzorg]

Really? :-\

[DaMetzger]

oh ya rly ;)

[Ionzorg]

Well, now no one's posting anymore. The resounding authority of Zarxrax knows no bounds.

[Filleraol]

This forum can be pretty lonely too sometimes ^^

(damn you, timezones >_<)

[Issitheus]

Do we? Really? Or is it you that posts too little? Or do we just not post too much; our seemingly large post counts are merely figments of your wild imagination. Perhaps, then, we are figments of your imagination. Did you ever consider that?

Nah, we just post a ****load.

[S.ifr]

Yeah, all of you have issues.

[Ionzorg]

Well, I think most of us can agree that Zarx doesn&#39;t post nearly enough for being the proprietor of the website and all. But of course, that&#39;s like saying that a candy store manager is obliged to eat lots of candy, which isn&#39;t necessarily true.

I&#39;m sure he&#39;s got other, more important things in life to be taking care of right now...No, but seriously, what has been taking up your time recently? If you don&#39;t mind my asking, of course.

[Zarxrax]

Well, I think most of us can agree that Zarx doesn&#39;t post nearly enough for being the proprietor of the website and all. But of course, that&#39;s like saying that a candy store manager is obliged to eat lots of candy, which isn&#39;t necessarily true.

I&#39;m sure he&#39;s got other, more important things in life to be taking care of right now...No, but seriously, what has been taking up your time recently? If you don&#39;t mind my asking, of course.


I recently became completely obsessed with studying Japanese (after having taken classes for a few years now, go figure), and have been studying upwards of 3-4 hours per day for the past couple months. I also need to finish an amv that I&#39;ve been trying to get together for almost 2 years now.

[abyssion1337]

wow you sound busy, still you should join us more often (not hard since you do it about never right now)

[Issitheus]

I also need to finish an amv that I&#39;ve been trying to get together for almost 2 years now.

Hey me too!

However, I&#39;m not gonna do it.

[1337uvis]

zarx dude, i work from 8 to 17 and then do something in town or w/e and then i sit down at the end of the day and post on the forums for an hour or a half. It&#39;s not really that hard if you actually plan your daily activities.

[S.ifr]

Ever since I came back all I can think about are these forums.
Not really tough, by you kno wut i mean ?

[acutekat]

bury this thred under a mountian of posts

[Ionzorg]

Have you something against this thread? We&#39;re just trying to coax our good friend into joining us once in a while. Now just imagine if ssgwnbtd started posting... :o

[acutekat]

but it would be funny


and im pretty sure zarxrax has a life

which kills amv hell and posting

[Infinity]

YEAH, I&#39;m crazy

So its not just my friends that thinks Im crazy lol ;D

[jaw091]

im not 2 crazy just weird

[Ionzorg]

People say I&#39;m weird, but it&#39;s usually the people who don&#39;t know me very well. Not that I&#39;m not weird, but strangely, just by being myself I can often be the most normal in my group, and then switch drastically to being the most crazy. Without really changing much in my general demeanor. :D

[abyssion1337]

people say I&#39;m psychotic

[Ionzorg]

Now I&#39;ll admit that&#39;s something I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever gotten...except when people listen to some of my music. :P

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

I **** out a whole squirrel.
No joke.

[Filleraol]

pic or it didn&#39;t happen

[Useful]

There&#39;s SO many people that should start posting again. But they mostly posted when all that was going on was over in the other sections of the site, not in Off-Topic.

Come back and post at least a LITTLE bit, Zarxrax!

[the reel joey bevilacqua]

i dont see how you guys can post so much ive been here since &#39;07 and just got to the "trying to be cool" rank :-\

[Adjacent Badger]

i dont see how you guys can post so much ive been here since &#39;07 and just got to the "trying to be cool" rank :-\


Take a look at the "The person under me" thread. I think that will pretty much explain it.

[Ionzorg]

Yeah, even with us long-posting and elaborate types, we still manage to pump out...Well, for me it&#39;s a good 5 ppd, and that&#39;s all it takes. Look at me now, top o&#39; the world!

The other sections of the site used to be popular? Intriguing...

[jaw091]

i manged 2 become an elist in lik 20 hrs

[Ken-Chan]

thats becasue ur not human

[abyssion1337]

and yet he still hasn&#39;t reached the next level

[S.ifr]

and yet he still hasn&#39;t reached the next level

owned.

[Ionzorg]

This has been a long three pages.

Just thought I&#39;d say that.

I mean, the catgirl thread already has almost four and it&#39;s only been one day!

[Mawelli]

Yeah, all of you have issues.

What..no waiii

[abyssion1337]

*evengelowned*

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

There are some people in here that haven&#39;t posted in long time. COME BACK!

[Mawelli]

There are some people in here that haven&#39;t posted in long time. COME BACK!

yes come back...or just wait for me to go past you in posts and then come back...im a slow and steady poster :D

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

you may be slow and steady but at least you post meaningful stuff. unlike acutekat.

[1337uvis]

http://www.cha.lt/uploads/posts/20080717_02.jpg
*also, it is my 700th post*

[Mawelli]

http://www.cha.lt/uploads/posts/20080717_02.jpg
*also, it is my 700th post*

right on!

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

lmao, that is a funny pic.

[abyssion1337]

the one in back, that&#39;s acutekat

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

LMAO!

I can actually perfectly picture that being him.

[Mawelli]

you mean the one in the way back, with the pillow half covering him face dude..right?

[Issitheus]

You can&#39;t see much of him b/c he doesn&#39;t want to be seen... he&#39;s indecent.

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

haha, I bet he doesn&#39;t even have dental. ???

[Issitheus]

hehe, what a newb.

[Marco_1989]

http://www.cha.lt/uploads/posts/20080717_02.jpg
*also, it is my 700th post*

I got some anime posters in my room.. does that make me a loser? :P

I don&#39;t have those pillow things though.. and if I would.. I wouldn&#39;t cuddle with it like .. that ^^

[Mawelli]

i only have 2 donald duck posters in my room..and the finnish flag..thats all :D

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

i have a silverstein poster, underoath poster, scarlet halo poster, xlooking forwardx poster, and a seventh star poster....
i love hardcore.

[Mawelli]

..im not a real poster person, thats why I have so little on my walls. You should have seen my brother though, he used to have tons of posters, so that you could barely see any wall. I thought it was sad, so he beat me up. I still think it was sad :P

[Useful]

In my room in Wayland I have two rolldowns: Black Cat and FLCL. I also have a map of Tokyo, a rock climbing map of Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, NH (which I have climbed), a 8.5x11 of the henchmen from FFVII, a map of Middle Earth, and a drawing I did of my old iPod.

I&#39;m a poster guy ;D

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

Oh yah that&#39;s right! I have a map of the entire world in FFXII.
I love that poster.

[Useful]

^ That&#39;s pretty cool. My mom&#39;s first husband put the entire map of Middle Earth on his ceiling with a lighter when he was in high school. They guy was a genius. A total nerd, too, but a genius.

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

^ THAT, is freaking hardcore. I have now made it my life goal to do something that epic...

[Useful]

^I don&#39;t suggest something in that vein... it&#39;s kind of like having a body pillow of your favorite anime character.

[Mawelli]

wait so..what? i shudnt sleep with konata by my side? :O

[Useful]

No reason, really. But that&#39;s just the problem: the possibility of it being misconstrued, despite your true intentions. Also, the sheer nerd factor would be staggering.

[Mawelli]

What&#39;s this NERD you keep on talking about. Is it something that can be eaten? Does it taste any good? Or is it a TV series or a movie? Should I watch it?

[Useful]

Actually... if you are what you eat, then definitely. Depending on the way you do all of those actions you mentioned, you can become a nerd. Which reminds me:
http://www.sillycats.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/untitled-1.jpg

[abyssion1337]

speaking of rooms I have many posters that I&#39;ve been meaning to put up but so far I only have a castlevania one, the world map for golden sun and a japanese flag

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

I also have biblical posters on my wall to.
shut up useful.
OH! And A Tomb Raider poster......shes uhm.....hot.

[Mawelli]

im going to put up a konata poster soon...once I get it..

[Issitheus]

I gots a few posters... ATHF, Penguins, a funny kitten one from elementary school, a Simpsons one, and some guitar ones.

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

You know what. I&#39;m gunna go order some anime posters online right now.

[Marco_1989]

You know what. I&#39;m gunna go order some anime posters online right now.

You are going to a Animecon right? Just buy them there. I bought a few when I was there :P Only bought some manga online after ^^

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

o ya, duh! haha. i ordered 3 box sets. THEY R ON THEIR WAY!

[1337uvis]

you know what... maybe i should delete that picture stating youre not as pathetic.... not yet, but damn youre getting close to the line :D i have no posters on my walls. I have a painting on one, a shelf on the other and a mirror on the third (and a window in the fourth :P )

[Marco_1989]

you know what... maybe i should delete that picture stating youre not as pathetic.... not yet, but damn youre getting close to the line :D i have no posters on my walls. I have a painting on one, a shelf on the other and a mirror on the third (and a window in the fourth? :P )

You mean me? Because I went to a anime convention and have anime posters? And I will go to another anime convention in like 2,5 months from now... :P

I&#39;m sorry. I just like anime/manga/japan... that&#39;s all ^^

[1337uvis]

it&#39;s all still ok (kinda) just don&#39;t let it get the best of you :D

[Mawelli]

yes, dont become a otaku! :O omg

[1337uvis]

yes, dont become a otaku! :O omg


could you be so kind as of to shed some light upon what that would be?

[Mawelli]

well, depends what meaning of it are you using. Originally otaku means being really good/obsessive towards something e.g. Football or dancing. Or so I have read. But then again otaku generally refers to someone obsessed with anime/manga..(please add, modify the definition at your will :D)

[Issitheus]

otaku, from what I learned, means "house". I believe it means that one who is otaku stays home to devote their life to a certain thing. Due to its Japanese origin, it&#39;s easy to tell why it&#39;s usually appliead to anime lovers.

[Mawelli]

Yeah the devotion is a good word, I just heard that it meant devotion/fandom/obsession towards almost anything. Or professionalism at something.

[Marco_1989]

otaku, from what I learned, means "house". I believe it means that one who is otaku stays home to devote their life to a certain thing. Due to its Japanese origin, it&#39;s easy to tell why it&#39;s usually appliead to anime lovers.

True, as seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

But Otaku is most likely used to refer to anime/manga fans. I don&#39;t see it as something negative..

[Mawelli]

In modern Japanese slang, the term otaku refers to fan of, or is specialized in any particular theme, topic, or hobby.

-Wiki

[1337uvis]

Now i know!

*And knowing is half the battle!*

i should stop making stupid references

[abyssion1337]

yes for the love of god, yes

[Filleraol]

I have no anime posters, I only have 3 pretty big Iron maiden posters from the time when I liked them very much (3-4 years ago)
oh and 1 Kiss poster, a motocross poster, 1 F?rjestad poster and a bunch of random very small posters that came with magazines and stuff like thatttt

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

i wanna order a catgirl poster.....yes im&#39;a gunna do that.

[abyssion1337]

sadly I have tons of game posters that I never put up

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

give them 2 me.....

[abyssion1337]

no, I will put them up someday

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

ill give u a neko!

[Useful]

But Otaku is most likely used to refer to anime/manga fans. I don&#39;t see it as something negative..


That is true in english-speaking parts of the world, especially in America because this kind of obsession isn&#39;t seen as dangerous or even (in most cases) all that distasteful. The difference lies in the Japanese origin, where otaku is actually a derogatory term. This is because the mindset it implies (obsession) is truly distasteful and actually morally disgusting in Japan. On top of it, the aversion the otaku lifestyle makes other people feel towards them has led to a particularly high rate of suicide among otaku in Japan, a country with a high suicide rate to start with. In fact, in Japan there are programs designed to make kids avoid this lifestyle because of it&#39;s possible consequences. NOW you see why I said "dangerous" at the beggining.

This all comes from news reports, some stuff gleaned from Wiki, and my Japanese friend Satori.

[Mawelli]

suicides? this topic of otaku is perfect for this thread. "you people are crazy" :P but yeah i can see why it is seen negatively to be a otaku in japan. Thats why when i go to japan, no mentioning about otaku, even though i dont see myself as one. Just to be on the safe side.

[Issitheus]

erm, if I&#39;m correct, "otaku" literally means "house". can you see why that might be a negative term? (yes, I know that&#39;s not the definition we&#39;re talking about.)

[Marco_1989]

i wanna order a catgirl poster.....yes im&#39;a gunna do that.

I bought a catgirl poster at Chibicon. I don&#39;t know from what anime she comes from. She got pink hair and is like not wearing any clothes.. ^^ Only some to cover up her private parts.. thats all :)

[abyssion1337]

post a pic, I love catgirls

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

yes plz me wanna see.... :o

[Marco_1989]

I could post a picture from it later, when I have the change to take a photo from it. I can&#39;t find it on the internet since I don&#39;t know her name or whatever.. .. I will post one later .. I think :P

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

when you have the change to take a photo from it?

[Marco_1989]

lol. I don&#39;t know.. I ment &#39;chance&#39; anyway.. :P I don&#39;t have a camera or whatever, and I don&#39;t know if I can use my father&#39;s ..

[1337uvis]

But Otaku is most likely used to refer to anime/manga fans. I don&#39;t see it as something negative..


That is true in english-speaking parts of the world, especially in America because this kind of obsession isn&#39;t seen as dangerous or even (in most cases) all that distasteful. The difference lies in the Japanese origin, where otaku is actually a derogatory term. This is because the mindset it implies (obsession) is truly distasteful and actually morally disgusting in Japan. On top of it, the aversion the otaku lifestyle makes other people feel towards them has led to a particularly high rate of suicide among otaku in Japan, a country with a high suicide rate to start with. In fact, in Japan there are programs designed to make kids avoid this lifestyle because of it&#39;s possible consequences. NOW you see why I said "dangerous" at the beggining.

This all comes from news reports, some stuff gleaned from Wiki, and my Japanese friend Satori.


relevant to this conversation - Lithuania - the #1 country IN THE WORLD according to suicide rates per capita
don&#39;t believe me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

so i guess "we" are the crazy people, not the Japanese :D

[Useful]

so i guess "we" are the crazy people, not the Japanese :D

There&#39;s one thing you have to take into account: the quality of life and the level of development in Lithunia (and almost all the other countries in the top 10) are very low. In fact, there are only two countries in the top ten who are NOT in bad situations: South Korea and Japan. Now despite their mutual dislike of each other, the two countries are very similar. The important factor in this case is the tradition of death by suicide when faced with dishonor. THIS is what puts these two very well-developed countries in the top ten along with places like Hungary and Kazakhstan.

[1337uvis]

so i guess "we" are the crazy people, not the Japanese :D

There&#39;s one thing you have to take into account: the quality of life and the level of development in Lithunia (and almost all the other countries in the top 10) are very low. In fact, there are only two countries in the top ten who are NOT in bad situations: South Korea and Japan. Now despite their mutual dislike of each other, the two countries are very similar. The important factor in this case is the tradition of death by suicide when faced with dishonor. THIS is what puts these two very well-developed countries in the top ten along with places like Hungary and Kazakhstan.


Please let me disagree. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index find Japan in number 9, Lithuania is just to the right on the other column in 43rd i think. That is way of a difference i agree, but then again... find Belarus (2nd suicide or Russia 3rd) theyre somewhere in the 90&#39;s... so i guess while the quality is not as high as Japan&#39;s there is some OTHER reason that just the low quality of life. You mention the tradition to commit suicide upon dishonor. I&#39;m going to give you a TRUE story of Lithuanian history. Read it it&#39;s a bonus and will help you understand.

There stood a castle called Pil?nai on the banks of the river Nemunas. In the year 1336 February 25 th (february 25th is my birthday btw) The castle was stormed by the German cursader ordin (Lithuania still was pagan back then) in an attempt to take it and gain a foothold in the area. After a long battle the people in the castle saw they were outnumbered and doomed to defeat, they decided to BURN THE CASTLE and themselves with it, so as the enemy would not get anything. They made a huge bonfire, and the women at their own will burned themselves with their children alive rather than be captured by the germans. The men tuck their swords in them and killed themselves, after an hour or so only the ruler of the castle, Duke Margiris was left standing alone. He was about to pierce his heart after ending his wife and kids into the last journey but at the moment the germans breached the gates and flooded into the courtyard. After seing what happened they immediately tried to capture Margiris. He then fought off those who were to come near him with such fury that the pious warriors started shouting "It&#39;s the devil himself" after a few more lay dead, Margiris&#39; sword broke and he was left with nothing. Then the Grand Marshall of the ordin came to him with an offer to surrender. Margiris took out his dagger and stabbed the marshall to death in front of his warriors. After doing so he took the same dagger, yelled to his ancestors and stuck it into his heart. So he still took his OWN life after fighting so long. This is true, it has been chronicled by the crusaders, since they lost their marshall in the battle. That should give you a better insight into the mentality of Lithuanians.


Hope you took the time to read it cause it sure took me f-ing long enough to translate and write it. Sorry for any mistakes, it&#39;s 11 pm here and i&#39;m tired.

[abyssion1337]

we did a quility of life project in ecomics, they have a very poor system for determiing quality of life

[Useful]

we did a quility of life project in ecomics, they have a very poor system for determiing quality of life

Are you referring to the HDI?



Hope you took the time to read it cause it sure took me f-ing long enough to translate and write it. Sorry for any mistakes, it&#39;s 11 pm here and i&#39;m tired.

Yes, of COURSE I read it. It&#39;s fun to have discussions like these. You seem to have a very good point. In fact, that is probably about half the reason they have the highest suicide rate in the world. See, if you think of the Lithuanian mentality as similar to the Japanese and South Korea and then you add it&#39;s moderate development index, it explains why it&#39;s suicide rate is almost TWICE that of Japan.

Also, another thought: Belarus is second place worldwide with 35 deaths per 100,000. It&#39;s also adjacent to Lithuania. Do they have similar cultures?

[DaMetzger]

Also, another thought: Belarus is second place worldwide with 35 deaths per 100,000. It&#39;s also adjacent to Lithuania. Do they have similar cultures?

They are both slavic nations, so in a sense yes. But Belarus resembles Russia more than Lithuania IMHO. The reason for the high suicide rate in Belarus might be the communist regime and the poverty, but I&#39;m not sure.

[1337uvis]

DIE DaMetzger! I know you probably do not know but Lithuania IS NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE A SLAVIC NATION! we ar BALTIC (along with Latvia) The only two nations which are BALTIC. We may be surrounded by slavs but we are BALTIC! And yes i know that is hard to know but things like that make my blood boild since slavs have always been not-that-good neighbours.

[1337uvis]

Also, another thought: Belarus is second place worldwide with 35 deaths per 100,000. It&#39;s also adjacent to Lithuania. Do they have similar cultures?


and to answer your question yes, up until the 18th century Belarus was a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (ever since the 11th century) so in 7 centuries the culture did become quite similar in Belarus, but probably mr Lukashenko is causing the better half of those suicides IMO

[abyssion1337]

chill, I think you should try to better understand the slavs, I know there&#39;s this whole fued I don&#39;t understand but this is too much

[DaMetzger]

DIE DaMetzger! I know you probably do not know but Lithuania IS NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE A SLAVIC NATION! we ar BALTIC (along with Latvia) The only two nations which are BALTIC. We may be surrounded by slavs but we are BALTIC! And yes i know that is hard to know but things like that make my blood boild since slavs have always been not-that-good neighbours.

Oh ****, I really screwed up that one. I knew something was wrong when I wrote that... Simply forgot. Sorry.
And who do you mean with slavs being not so good neighbours? The union between Poland and Lithuania lasted a couple hundred years and survived numerous wars with the likes of Russia and Germany (isn&#39;t it just lovely being between the two? :P ), so it couldn&#39;t have been that bad with us. Then again, both countries got torn apart by Russia, Austria and Prussia, so the whole thing didn&#39;t really end well. Funny thing is the Polish blame the Lithuanians and vice versa. I think both are to blame to some degree.
And then there&#39;s still the case of Poland taking Vilnus shortly after the first world war. Lithuania keeps being angry about that and I can&#39;t blame them - it has always been their capital city. On the other hand most people living there at the time were polish...
1337uvis, can you explain it to me why Lithuanians don&#39;t like Poland so much? I have seen postcards showing the 3 greatest enemies of Lithuania - Russia, Germany and... Poland. What&#39;s up with that?

[1337uvis]

actually the western/southern slavs there are no problems with them. the union with Poland worked out pretty good and there was never any feuding with the checs or anything. We just carry (for over 500 years now in total lol) a spite against the germanic nations and the eastern slavs (basically there&#39;s only one really BIG slav country to the east of Lithuania, if you can guess). Lithuanians were always good neighbours to the slavs, but they didn&#39;t reply in the same baiscally. in the 14th century, Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania led a military campaign into the lands of Russia against the invading mongols. After dealing with them he found himself at teh gates of Moscow. He in good grace KNOCKED on the gates and asked the people of Moscow if they surrender. They didn&#39;t and as a sign of good neighbourship (since he wasn&#39;t fighting the russians origianlly) he LEFT even though he was with a big army near the undefended gates. That is just on example, the other one is that after the battle of Grunwald, when Lithuanian-Polish troops defeated the crusaders in a major battle efectively ending their crusades, Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas Didysis (Th Great) repaid the slavs that were fighting for Lithuania by granting them absolute autonomy. Signs of friendship that weren&#39;t replied to during the divisions of Republic of Both Nations (Zcecpospolita in polish) when the Russian empire took 90% of the territory of Lithuania (other 10% went to Prussia) so yeah, we bear a grunt towards them a bit... historically. Slavs are good people, but they tend to choose the worst people for their government. For example Stalin wasn&#39;t even russian, he was georgian :o
Metzger - Poland took Vilnius in a coup that was inscenized by some general... argh forgot his name. If that was not enough in 1939 they sent an ultimatum requiring to reestablish diplomatic relations (which were, as of 1921, discontinued) being in a state wit two out of 5 major cities lost (Vilnius to Poland and Klaipeda to the third reich) the government was in no position to refuse... but that doesn&#39;t mean anyone liked it. This feeling of hostility is declining with every year now since Poland is becoming a closer partner in social and economical events.

Actually there is a story about the coup of Vilnius 1921. A polish general said to a Lithuanian general that the lithuanians of vilnius were hostile and he showed him a sign painted on the walls: "Brothers lithuanians, slaughter all the polish pigs!". The lithuanian general replied:
-Lithuanians didn&#39;t write this, you did.
-Why do you say that?
-No Lithuanian would write to another lithuanian in polish.

And yes, I studied history.

[DaMetzger]

You don&#39;t have to explain in such detail to me - although I didn&#39;t study history like you I do tend to read a lot of historical books. I do believe history is crucial if you want to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again. People never seem to learn though. Oh, and it&#39;s Rzeczpospolita, not Zcecpospolita.

When it comes to the division of the Republic of Both Nations, the Russians weren&#39;t the only ones being ungrateful. In 1683 Jan III Sobieski, while leading the polish (a simplification) army saved Vienna (and, in effect, most of the german nations) from the Turkish, yet we still got torn into little pieces less than a hundred years later. I guess the Polish are just tu gullible when it comes to trusting their allies.

The general who "liberated" Vilnus was Lucjan Zeligowski. Still, the alternative - being under Russian rule - was equally bad or even worse IMO.

The year 1939 was a different story alltogether. Poland was in a pinch themselves and wanted to do everything possible to avoid war when being surrounded by enemies. The allies (Britain and France) didn&#39;t do **** to help Poland after the invasion of Germany on the 1st of September 1939 and then Russia on 17th September.

I have to agree with one thing - slavs do tend to pick the wrong people to be their rulers. And what I can tell about polish menatlity is that Poles can unite when facing a greater enemy and can kick almost anyone&#39;s ass, but when there&#39;s peace they tend to fight for power amongst themselves. Sad but true.

[1337uvis]

Sad but true and Lithuanians have the same thing. Lithuania was teh 1st country to break from the soviet union (the USSR, not the Warsaw pact, since Lithuania didn&#39;t exist as an independant (or dependant in the communist party way) nation back then) and the russian army was withdrawn from Lithuania even BEFORE it was withdrawn from Germany. That is a lot of thanks to our President at the time Vytautas Landsbergis, he is now in Europe&#39;s Parliament. But after becoming independant once again, mix a bit of slavic "bad government choosing" and some.... again, slavic "vying for power" and you get an annual inflation of 12% at the moment

The time of 1939-09-01 to 12-01 (actually it should be even later but still) is called "Funny war" exactly of that reason: They declared war officialy on Germany but that was about it. They really were afraid, since back in 1938 they OK&#39;d Germanys "acquisition" of the Sudets from czechoslovakia with the only reason "a lot of germans live there"

The Polish rule of Vilnius of course wasn&#39;t a vandal one, the city was preserved in perfection when lithuania regained it. But living there was only good for the polish, not the belarussians,the jews, lithuanians, but it was ok for everybody living there while in lithuanian rule, so that gives you a bit of idea as what of people were ruling th city. Ofcourse my story is from my point of view and i don&#39;t want to escalate a discussion based on my views rather than historical facts. Oh and about it being in Russian control - that was not what would have happened. Since Lithuanian and the USSR had signed a treaty of friendship (remember, it was the eraly 20s still) and Poland had not, at that time USSR was sort of an ally, so when they were fighting the polish and took Vilnius they handed it over to the lithuanians. Sadly, the lithuanian army failed to arrive in time and the city had been retaken by the poles.
Also, that was the same treaty they broke on 1941-06-14 when they sent an ultimatum requiring "the full use of Lithuanian territory for the needs of the Red Army" the Lithuanian parliament again was in no position to refuse, but in their response they did note that it broke the treaty, so it wasn&#39;t like "OK, go ahead". And what&#39;s the weirdest part, when the Red Army crossed the border (effectively occupying the coutnry without any fatalities - i think this was still a good decision, since there would have been a lot of Lithuanian fatalities and still we couldn&#39;t have stopped an army that was in the millions, and when i say no fatalities i don&#39;t speak of the guerrila campaign that lasted for 15 years after the occupation - and it is the reason why there are so little russian-speaking people in Lithuania...they were scared off)

[Ionzorg]

This is actually very unlike my typical behaviour, but I didn&#39;t in fact read any of those past few days of posts. tl;dr, as they say. I guess I should have just been here when it was happening, it would have made things so much easier. ::)

[Mawelli]

But Otaku is most likely used to refer to anime/manga fans. I don&#39;t see it as something negative..


That is true in english-speaking parts of the world, especially in America because this kind of obsession isn&#39;t seen as dangerous or even (in most cases) all that distasteful. The difference lies in the Japanese origin, where otaku is actually a derogatory term. This is because the mindset it implies (obsession) is truly distasteful and actually morally disgusting in Japan. On top of it, the aversion the otaku lifestyle makes other people feel towards them has led to a particularly high rate of suicide among otaku in Japan, a country with a high suicide rate to start with. In fact, in Japan there are programs designed to make kids avoid this lifestyle because of it&#39;s possible consequences. NOW you see why I said "dangerous" at the beggining.

This all comes from news reports, some stuff gleaned from Wiki, and my Japanese friend Satori.


relevant to this conversation - Lithuania - the #1 country IN THE WORLD according to suicide rates per capita
don&#39;t believe me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

so i guess "we" are the crazy people, not the Japanese :D

awww...Finland is only 16th =/

[Filleraol]

But Otaku is most likely used to refer to anime/manga fans. I don&#39;t see it as something negative..


That is true in english-speaking parts of the world, especially in America because this kind of obsession isn&#39;t seen as dangerous or even (in most cases) all that distasteful. The difference lies in the Japanese origin, where otaku is actually a derogatory term. This is because the mindset it implies (obsession) is truly distasteful and actually morally disgusting in Japan. On top of it, the aversion the otaku lifestyle makes other people feel towards them has led to a particularly high rate of suicide among otaku in Japan, a country with a high suicide rate to start with. In fact, in Japan there are programs designed to make kids avoid this lifestyle because of it&#39;s possible consequences. NOW you see why I said "dangerous" at the beggining.

This all comes from news reports, some stuff gleaned from Wiki, and my Japanese friend Satori.


relevant to this conversation - Lithuania - the #1 country IN THE WORLD according to suicide rates per capita
don&#39;t believe me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

so i guess "we" are the crazy people, not the Japanese :D

awww...Finland is only 16th =/

31st here..isn&#39;t it good to have as low rank as possible? :P

suicide isn&#39;t fun, trust me..

[1337uvis]

This is actually very unlike my typical behaviour, but I didn&#39;t in fact read any of those past few days of posts. tl;dr, as they say. I guess I should have just been here when it was happening, it would have made things so much easier. ::)

can&#39;t blame you for not reading something that would take two pages in a newspaper

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

I started reading the last big one but then i was like.....
*whistle* I better do something else.
lol

[Jazean]

HOLY HELLISHLY LONG POSTS BATMAN...

i skimmed them, and all i can say is...

can the term "house" be used to mean "being a shut-in" which would make sense for various obsessive behaviors.

and no, i&#39;m not crazy, just sleep depraved.

[1337uvis]

long posts are my speciality, frankly because i do have things to say. And i believe your intepretation of the word "house" is correct

[Mawelli]

I thought house was a place where people sleep and live in? ;O oh well i might me wrong

[1337uvis]

actually you ARE wrong :D a house is just an architectural building, people live and sleep in a HOME ;)

[Marco_1989]

I thought house was a place where people sleep and live in? ;O oh well i might me wrong



actually you ARE wrong :D a house is just an architectural building, people live and sleep in a HOME ;)


http://www.mawelli.justgotowned.com/

OWNED!!!

[Mawelli]

I thought house was a place where people sleep and live in? ;O oh well i might me wrong



actually you ARE wrong :D a house is just an architectural building, people live and sleep in a HOME ;)


http://www.mawelli.justgotowned.com/

OWNED!!!

hahahaha that was hillarious! :D i have a personal got owned video made for me how sweet! <3

[Marco_1989]

I thought house was a place where people sleep and live in? ;O oh well i might me wrong



actually you ARE wrong :D a house is just an architectural building, people live and sleep in a HOME ;)


http://www.mawelli.justgotowned.com/

OWNED!!!

hahahaha that was hillarious! :D i have a personal got owned video made for me how sweet! <3

lol. You&#39;re welcome :P Didn&#39;t you know the site yet? It works with every name. Its funny :P I think it was appropriate to use it for that moment ^^

[1337uvis]

ok, i find this the correct thread to post this:
I need anime suggestions stat, have only one series of anime downloaded and not watched left! bounce me with some ideas kthxbye

[Mawelli]

A few here:

Mushishi, Planetes, Rozen Maiden, Lucky Star, Black Cat, Gantz, Eureka Seven, Ichigo Mashimaro, Innocent venus, Baccano!, Dennou Coil, Clannad, Serial.Experiments.Lain, Shakugan no Shana...

these are the ones i can quickly name off the top of my head

[abyssion1337]

I recomend most of these as well, in fact many of them are under watched

[Mawelli]

on the list a few of them are okay in my opinion, the rest are good :D okay ones i think are Eureka, Black Cat, Shakugan no Shana, Rozen Maiden and then the rest are good

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

My buddy keeps trying to get me to watch Rozen Maiden.
But I don&#39;t trust him. Is it really that good?

[Marco_1989]

I never saw Rozen Maiden. But maybe I will later.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FkVYHUMCCwc
527 x DESU

[1337uvis]

did you count those desus yourself? I hope not.

[Marco_1989]

Nah of course not. This may be the "you people are crazy" thread, but I&#39;m not that crazy ^^

[1337uvis]

phew .... ~desu

[Marco_1989]

this can only mean one thing ........

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs18/f/2007/155/8/0/Desu_Note_by_JohnSu.png
Desu Note :)

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

HAHA. That is an awewome pic. saving that one.

[1337uvis]

lol, actually just started watching death note :D

[Marco_1989]

lol its a nice pic :P The Death Note is filled with Desu now :P



lol, actually just started watching death note :D

I finished it some while ago. And I registered at http://myanimelist.net/ yesterday :P

[Mawelli]

heh yeah i saved that picture also ^^

[Filleraol]

lol its a nice pic :P The Death Note is filled with Desu now :P
And I registered at http://myanimelist.net/ yesterday :P

cool, what&#39;s your nickname there? ^^

[Ionzorg]

I would SO totally save that pic if I was at my own house, but I&#39;m not. :( I hope I&#39;ll remember to when I get back.

And my apologies, Lietuvis. I do read the newspaper, and I&#39;m sure it would have been interesting, but I have a strange aversion to reading long things on the internet. Except for a select few things, which I refuse to mention here.

Must...watch...Death Note...

[Marco_1989]

lol its a nice pic :P The Death Note is filled with Desu now :P
And I registered at http://myanimelist.net/ yesterday :P

cool, what&#39;s your nickname there? ^^

Marco-Kun :P I didn&#39;t enter all anime yet though, but the most important are done ^^ Your nickname?

[Filleraol]

lol its a nice pic :P The Death Note is filled with Desu now :P
And I registered at http://myanimelist.net/ yesterday :P

cool, what&#39;s your nickname there? ^^

Marco-Kun :P I didn&#39;t enter all anime yet though, but the most important are done ^^ Your nickname?

I&#39;m Filleraol everywhere ^^

[Marco_1989]

I&#39;m Filleraol everywhere ^^

I saw your comment on my profile.. I gave a comment back ^^
I joined 2 ecchi clubs at MAL :P I&#39;m at least not in denial that I like ecchi. Not that anyone would believe me if I said: "I don&#39;t like ecchi" .. :P

Just look at my profile ^^

[Filleraol]

I&#39;m Filleraol everywhere ^^

I saw your comment on my profile.. I gave a comment back ^^
I joined 2 ecchi clubs at MAL :P I&#39;m at least not in denial that I like ecchi. Not that anyone would believe me if I said: "I don&#39;t like ecchi" .. :P

Just look at my profile ^^

hehe, you&#39;re right about that one ^^

I&#39;m a member of some clubs, but don&#39;t remember them all. MAL Updater is a must btw, it&#39;s brilliant!

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

I&#39;m Filleraol everywhere ^^

I saw your comment on my profile.. I gave a comment back ^^
I joined 2 ecchi clubs at MAL :P I&#39;m at least not in denial that I like ecchi. Not that anyone would believe me if I said: "I don&#39;t like ecchi" .. :P

Just look at my profile ^^

I think you hate ecchi.........

[Issitheus]

Like Filip, If you find an Issitheus, it&#39;s me. no doubt. If they aren&#39;t Issitheus, it&#39;s not me. except on MySpace and Facebook.

[abyssion1337]

wow issi, it looks like nyuu&#39;s going to beat you to has no life status

[Issitheus]

What the hell?! When did he pass me?!

[1337uvis]

good, that means Issi has more life than nyuu, he should be glad of the fact :D

*oh, and he passed you while talking to me the other day, made a cool 100 posts, sorry* :D

[Issitheus]

Grr... damn vacation...

[Marco_1989]

I&#39;m Filleraol everywhere ^^

I saw your comment on my profile.. I gave a comment back ^^
I joined 2 ecchi clubs at MAL :P I&#39;m at least not in denial that I like ecchi. Not that anyone would believe me if I said: "I don&#39;t like ecchi" .. :P

Just look at my profile ^^

hehe, you&#39;re right about that one ^^

I&#39;m a member of some clubs, but don&#39;t remember them all. MAL Updater is a must btw, it&#39;s brilliant!

lol. I don&#39;t have to deny it, I don&#39;t want to either way. MAL Updater?







I&#39;m Filleraol everywhere ^^

I saw your comment on my profile.. I gave a comment back ^^
I joined 2 ecchi clubs at MAL :P I&#39;m at least not in denial that I like ecchi. Not that anyone would believe me if I said: "I don&#39;t like ecchi" .. :P

Just look at my profile ^^

I think you hate ecchi.........

How dare you accuse of me that?! :o I think you hate ecchi! ^^

[abyssion1337]

so issi, when will you reach no life

[Ionzorg]

I don&#39;t know when he did, but when I signed on I saw his name in glorious blue at the left of the page. Good job, Issi, you&#39;ve made me proud.

[S.ifr]

Ionzorg, you hurry up as well.

[abyssion1337]

idk ionzorg may not be the next one lietuvus wants it too

[1337uvis]

I don&#39;t "want" it... i&#39;m gonna get it pretty darn soon :D

[Useful]

It seems a little silly... I guess we are all crazy :D.

So Nyuu got there first, then Iss, then me. How long do you think before the entire leaderboard is Has No Lifes?

[S.ifr]

Around next week or so.

[Useful]

Around next week or so.

No really: what do you think seems likely?

[S.ifr]

You people are crazy enough to reach "Has No Life" by next week.

[Useful]

Yeah... but realistically, who could do it? Lietuvis will, and Marco-Kun will make it in a few weeks. But that still leaves Mawelli and Badger sitting around in the top ten. I don&#39;t see anyone ELSE taking their spots in the next 2 weeks.

[Marco_1989]

If I continue the way I post now, without spam or double posts, I will get &#39;has no life&#39; in the next 2-3 weeks. Lietuvis will take some longer since he just passed 1000 posts :P

[1337uvis]

my ppd keeps going up so who knows... maybe before winter i&#39;ll have no life :D I mena in these good days at work where there is none to be done, i cna just rack up my posts by 100/day :D since i have to sit here in case i am needed, so it&#39;s kinda boring.

[Marco_1989]

It doesn&#39;t really matter if you have &#39;has no life&#39; or not. Just have fun on the forums. ^^ Everyone that is a little active on the forums will get it eventually anyway :P

[1337uvis]

yes, that is true :D but that blue color on the nick in the Users Online list is so tantalising :D

[SS_nyuu911_SS]

I know that was the main reason I wanted to reach that level.....just for the mouth watering blueness....

[Filleraol]

stats here, stats there, bla bla bla =P



You people are crazy enough to reach "Has No Life" by next week.

wut, you changed your name permanently or just temporary? :O

[Marco_1989]

stats here, stats there, bla bla bla =P



You people are crazy enough to reach "Has No Life" by next week.

wut, you changed your name permanently or just temporary? :O

When someone changes his/her name, I don&#39;t even know who that person used to be, unless he/she uses the same avatar and sigs. But Eponymous has a avatar which I don&#39;t recognize, so I don&#39;t even know who Eponymous was before..... omg..

So what was the name before this, I know that I know Eponymous ... ^_^

[Issitheus]

That&#39;s Sam, S.ifr.

[Marco_1989]

^ Oh ok lol. See? I was sure that I knew him... Damn name changes.. :P

[Issitheus]

Yeah. I just call him Sam now.

[Useful]

^ Oh ok lol. See? I was sure that I knew him... Damn name changes.. :P

Yeah, that got me with Badger. But the easiest way to figure out is to check the stats. I figured it out quick because I did the leaderboard right after he changed, but it can be confusing.

Another leaderboard soon?

[1337uvis]

you know it, since acutekat is out ;) and i&#39;ll get him by ppd VERY VERY SOON

[Useful]

Yeah, alright. I&#39;ll go dig up the Elitist thread. I want to finish my approval seal first though.

[Ionzorg]

I see it&#39;s been made. I&#39;m curious to see when and if I&#39;ll ever get my ppd above ten, because as it stands, probably the only reason it&#39;s so low now is because I didn&#39;t post until months after I made my account. I think it&#39;s somewhere around 7 now...