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INTEREST: Cobs' Poll: What Kind of Otaku to Have as Boyfriend


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százlábú



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:10 am Reply with quote
What can be the "health otaku"?
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RestLessone



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:12 am Reply with quote
százlábú wrote:
What can be the "health otaku"?

I guess the equivalent of those people obsessed with protein shakes who spend every waking hour at the gym?
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Ahiru77



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:32 am Reply with quote
RestlessOne wrote:
százlábú wrote:
What can be the "health otaku"?

I guess the equivalent of those people obsessed with protein shakes who spend every waking hour at the gym?


Heheh...is it really healthy?? Laughing
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egoist



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:42 am Reply with quote
Probably not. One of the healthiest thing you can do is most likely 30 mins to 1 hour daily walk / swimming / water exercises (nothing that accelerates your heart rate much) and a balanced diet recommended by a professional. You can be sure that a high percentage of health fanatics don't get it right.

But to think game otaku ain't even there. Laughing
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:25 am Reply with quote
Man, dating a movie otaku would suck. Everytime you'd watch a movie, you'd say you like, and they'll tell you everything that's wrong with it.

Music otaku are weird to me. Maybe it's because I think music facts are the most useless of useless facts. I don't need to know what Jimi Hendrix's first guitar was. And yes, I would rather scour the depths of OMG Facts to learn why a man in New Zealand ate his own finger.

Electronics otaku seem alright. They probably have some really cool "toys" they made by combing an alarm clock with a hair dryer or something.

I don't get the goal of health otaku. Do you really want to live past 80 years old? What's the point? So you can have your grandchildren change your adult diaper?

Anime otaku are awesome. Although, I don't know how much fun a date that basically goes:

Girl: So what are your interests?
Boy: Isn't Madoka-chan so Kawaii!!!!!?

would be.


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Gentry



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:26 am Reply with quote
Ahiru77 wrote:
RestlessOne wrote:
százlábú wrote:
What can be the "health otaku"?

I guess the equivalent of those people obsessed with protein shakes who spend every waking hour at the gym?


Heheh...is it really healthy?? Laughing
Yes.
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Haterater



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:39 am Reply with quote
egoist wrote:

But to think game otaku ain't even there. Laughing


Consumer electronics otaku can be closest to game otaku since consoles, portables, etc uses an electronic device.
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Running Wild





PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:00 am Reply with quote
Your typical Anime Otaku wouldn't want a "3D" girlfriend anyways.

[Mod Edit: Let's avoid the generalizations and insulting comments. Thanks. - Keonyn]
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Tomibiki



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:06 am Reply with quote
Let's all face it, dating an Otaku of any sort means you're going to get ignored so the jerk can chat on forums about stuff that pales in comparison to physical intimacy...

...Wait..F*$@!!!!
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Gilles Poitras



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:20 am Reply with quote
So railroad and military otaku ranked lower than anime otaku.
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jojothepunisher



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:30 am Reply with quote
Don't get yourselfs fooled. Most people would rather date a non-otaku rather than an otaku, so if the poll was asked about people in general and otaku was on that list, then otaku would probably get something like 5%.
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Gentry



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:39 am Reply with quote
Loving anime's great I have no problem with it but being an otaku is just sad, being an otaku in anything other than willy hiding is pretty lonely and pathetic. I think it's best if this sort of thing was just ignored then hopefully it will just go away.
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TheAncientOne



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:48 am Reply with quote
Running Wild wrote:
Your typical Anime Otaku wouldn't want a "3D" girlfriend anyways.

And are probably pedophiles that will land in prison soon enough.

Given that those two statements are contradictory, saying "or" would have made more sense.
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here-and-faraway



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:50 am Reply with quote
I agree that most people wouldn't want to date an otaku in the first place, but it surprised me that a health otaku placed so low. Unless the guy was on steroids or had an eating disorder this one seemed like the best option to me.
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ArsenicSteel



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:58 am Reply with quote
jojothepunisher wrote:
Don't get yourselfs fooled. Most people would rather date a non-otaku rather than an otaku, so if the poll was asked about people in general and otaku was on that list, then otaku would probably get something like 5%.


The point of the poll was to ask what type of otaku would be fun to date if they were to date an otaku.
Please make a poll that supports your internet percent and agenda.
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