Who wants to go to the anime convention?!

[4DegreesWarmer]

Ha, need a confidence booster? Click the link...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7704763751471387091&q=anime

[Legend]

4degrees there isnt anthing wrong with those conventions or the people who attends them,sure they may not be your everyday people but who is these days.

[BeardedOne]

4degrees there isnt anthing wrong with those conventions or the people who attends them,sure they may not be your everyday people but who is these days.

Let me be the second to say:

Not that there's anything wrong with that! :lol:

Sure, some of those folks are off the wall (And some should have padded wallpaper in their rooms), but they're having fun. And, oy, have I met 'em all. From a near seven-foot tall Wonder Woman in Boston to a clamshell-bikini-wearin' hottie in N'awlins. From a group that builds the most incredible armor costumes to the girl that appeared as "The Mighty N. Dowd and Her Magnificent Headlights".

And yes, campers, those lights really lit up. :lol:

I went to a party one year where I saw Ben Franklin, Woodrow Wilson, Obi Wan Kenobi, and a Klingon arguing about sports teams.

The only rule is that "No costume is no costume" (Translated: Anybody can do nekkid, we want to see something creative).

A friend of mine was so into the old Yamato/Starblazers anime that he had a Leader Deslok uniform custom tailored for him. Really got some mileage out of his fifteen minutes, all the way to a studio tour in Japan.

There's a whole subculture of costume designers/creators who really get into the competition aspect of it. Most of the ones in that video were just fans celebrating their characters, but some of the serious costumers do some incredible stuff.

[4DegreesWarmer]

Let me be the second to say:

Not that there's anything wrong with that! :lol: ...

Yeah, that goes without saying. I too happen to know some people into the "anime" scene and venture to conventions we hold here in Baltimore. I can dig the ones that are truly into the design aspects. As for rabid fans who seem to completely lose themselves in the fantasy world, they're a good blend of annoying and hilarious.

Either way, this wasn't really meant to spark intellectual debate...simply induce a "haha" if you thought it was humorous or a "whatever" response if you thought otherwise.

[Quinn]

this wasn't really meant to spark intellectual debate...simply induce a "haha" if you thought it was humorous

Mission accomplished. LMAO!

-Quinn

[Legend]

Some people might come to this forum and find us over the top and not the norm,but you know what we still like it , so to laugh at some elses enjoyment is hypcritical. As naruto might say PLEASE BELIEVE IT.

[Quinn]

Some people might come to this forum and find us over the top and not the norm,but you what we still like it , so to laugh at some elses enjoyment hypcritical. As naruto might say PLEASE BELIEVE IT.

Wow, what a great – and completely incomprehensible – point. You really are an idiot.

-Quinn

[Legend]

Some people might come to this forum and find us over the top and not the norm,but you what we still like it , so to laugh at some elses enjoyment hypcritical. As naruto might say PLEASE BELIEVE IT.

Wow, what a great – and completely incomprehensible – point. You really are an idiot.

-Quinn

Not really, i noticed my mistakes and edited them before this reply.

[Legend]

You guys must lack self confidence if you are looking to boost your confidence by laughing at others anyway, Please tell me thats comprehensive?

[AllanahStarrNYC]

i think there are rabid fans at every convention- trekkies- what have you



even at the porn convetion ;)

hey, if it makes you happy and no harm done.....

[4DegreesWarmer]

Not really, i noticed my mistakes and edited them before this reply.

And sadly, even a nifty edit option couldn't mask that idiocy...

Dude, you're really reaching...yet not grasping the point unfortunately.

Of course everyone has their particular interests that may not appeal to everyone else. However, finding humor in those differences is far from hypocritical. I didn't call them kooky, evil anime freaks who'll burn in hell for their abnormal love of Japanese cartoons.

This pc hypersensitivity that makes it so that no one can stand outside of themselves and find the humor is simply annoying.

[Quinn]

This pc hypersensitivity that makes it so that no one can stand outside of themselves and find the humor is simply annoying.

A great point, but I fear that it is lost upon the village bafflewit.

-Quinn

[BeardedOne]

i think there are rabid fans at every convention- trekkies- what have you



even at the porn convetion ;)

hey, if it makes you happy and no harm done.....

BTDT, met Sulu, Chekov, Scotty, and Spock's mom. :D Also Stephen King, Anne McCaffery, Terry Pratchett, et al.

But oh! I =so= want to go to the AVN next year. :lol:

Is there a costume competition? :wink:

[Legend]

i think there are rabid fans at every convention- trekkies- what have you



even at the porn convetion ;)

hey, if it makes you happy and no harm done.....

BTDT, met Sulu, Chekov, Scotty, and Spock's mom. :D Also Stephen King, Anne McCaffery, Terry Pratchett, et al.

But oh! I =so= want to go to the AVN next year. :lol:

Is there a costume competition? :wink:

You sound like a true trekkie fan, which series do you prefer?

[chefmike]

What was it that Shatner said on that SNL skit?

"Move out of your parent's basement and get a life!"

[BeardedOne]

What was it that Shatner said on that SNL skit?

"Move out of your parent's basement and get a life!"

One of my ex-lovers divorced a man that went back to his mom's basement and watched Trek religiously.


You sound like a true trekkie fan, which series do you prefer?

Trek-er (Fan) not Trek-ie (Obsessed, I wanna have Kirk's love-child, fanatic). :)

Hmm...I think I prefer ST:TNG best, though I have a few fave episodes of DSN. I've got the thumpa-thumpas for Dax (The ultimate TG species). Though I honestly haven't seen enough of Voyager and Enterprise to form an opinion on those. Caught Patrick Stewart in San Jose a couple yeras back and though he appreciated the Trek audience, he was impressed that we knew of his other roles (Geoffrey, Dune, Scrooge, etc.).

[The American Nightmare]

Hillarious vid.

I noticed the best part of the entire bit. About half of the people, while explaining their character, get a distinct look in their eyes: A look that says, "Oh my god, I never realized how retarded this is."

[BeardedOne]

Hillarious vid.

I noticed the best part of the entire bit. About half of the people, while explaining their character, get a distinct look in their eyes: A look that says, "Oh my god, I never realized how retarded this is."

:lol: :lol:

I've been present for some of these revelations. It's scary.