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atlanime
Joined: 22 May 2008
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Location: Atlanta, GA.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:55 pm
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It must be a Saturday afternoon at Waldenbooks!
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Ashen Phoenix
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:56 pm
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sena_h_dei wrote: | Poor Kevin. He was off to such a promising start too. |
Indeed. I felt a little bad for him, but then... it was just too funny.
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joelgundam00
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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Location: Western NY
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:08 pm
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atlanime wrote: | It must be a Saturday afternoon at Waldenbooks! |
I rarely see manga cows in mine.
The_Libertarian_Otaku wrote: | I've never seen a manga cow at any bookstore I've gone to, but if I did find one sleeping in the aisle, I'd probably kick them out of the way. Steel-toe boots oughta wake 'em up. |
For those that live in Texas. Try wearing spurs! I think you can get away with it down there.
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RenTers
Joined: 29 Dec 2008
Posts: 48
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:15 pm
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Don't be yourself Kevin.
In fact, don't even believe in yourself.
Believe in me who believes in you!
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bahamut623
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:27 pm
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There's nothing worse than mistaking someone for a fellow geek. At my old internship, there was this girl with an awesome Green Lantern figure on her desk, so one day I was like "I love Green Lantern" and she was all "Oh, someone just found that and put it there. I don't know what it is." Then I was all and skedaddled on outta there.
Wait...there is something worse than mistaking someone for a fellow geek: sleeping manga cows! I encountered one at B&N once. He was reading an American comic book, by which I mean...using it as a pillow. And this wasn't a teen, either. They guy had to be in his late 20's.
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fighterholic
Joined: 28 Sep 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:33 pm
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Ah, reminds me of any love interests I might have tried to pursue. The only one that really started was one where I was pursued, and even then it didn't work out.
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Vekou
Joined: 07 Jul 2003
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:07 pm
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I've never seen someone actually sleeping in the manga aisle, but there's always a few people strategically camped out in front of whatever I came in there to look at... always!
Poor Kevin. At least he tried, which leaves him better off than 90% of anime fans...
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belvadeer
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:22 pm
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Poor guy, he needs to tone down the explanations
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FaytLein
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
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Location: Williamsburg, VA
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:24 pm
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Let this be a lesson to us all! Don't be yourself, be what other people think are cool, and after you've completely sold yourself out to get what you want, the ladies will come beat a path to your door!
In all seriousness, that's probably how 90% of anime fans imagine conversations with outside the fanbase would be like so they've already written it off. But in order to get what you want, you have to bleed a little.
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sashaisme
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:10 pm
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Ah, Poor Kevin.
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Lunarose
Joined: 24 Oct 2008
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:48 pm
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Reminds me when I tried getting some other kids into manga that I just met. I feel your pain, Kevin.
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tasogarenootome
Joined: 24 Feb 2007
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:05 pm
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In the beginning, I wasn't really sure what homesauce was doing on the floor there, but LOL. And poor Kevin, swept away in the waves of enthusiasm and romance.
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kawaiibunny3
Joined: 10 Aug 2008
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:26 pm
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joelgundam00 wrote: |
The_Libertarian_Otaku wrote: | I've never seen a manga cow at any bookstore I've gone to, but if I did find one sleeping in the aisle, I'd probably kick them out of the way. Steel-toe boots oughta wake 'em up. |
For those that live in Texas. Try wearing spurs! I think you can get away with it down there. |
actually, even in Texas, wearing spurs is considered kinda weird and raises some eyebrows.
anyway.
aw poor Kevin atleast he tried. I love the expressions he uses. It's like you can feel his pain.
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DuelLadyS
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
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Location: WA state
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:52 pm
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bahamut623 wrote: | There's nothing worse than mistaking someone for a fellow geek. At my old internship, there was this girl with an awesome Green Lantern figure on her desk, so one day I was like "I love Green Lantern" and she was all "Oh, someone just found that and put it there. I don't know what it is." Then I was all and skedaddled on outta there.
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Dude! Why didn't you aks if you could have it? I totally would've tried to mooch it (but for my brother, he's a diehard GL nut.)
Easier way, Kev: pick a couple good gateway shoujo, reccomend titled without any anime info attached... let 'em get hooked before the lecture.
Second note: if you meet a female fan, ask THEM for reccomendations. It's less intimidating and lets us show off our otaku pride a lil'.
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Youkai Warrior
Joined: 07 Aug 2008
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Location: Sarayashiki
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:12 pm
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Poor Kevin. He went way off the deep end, trying to explain manga to someone who is unfamiliar with it. Don't do it. People will actually walk away.
That last panel was funny with the manga cow waking up. Seriously, the staff at bookstores should get after them. It's very rude to block the books, especially if you are sleeping infront of them.
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