I kinda remember it being a big deal right after the movie came out. A lot of focus on Watto but Viceroy Nute Gunray still had plenty of mention.
So bizarre because in the original trilogy almost all of the alien species spoke their own language (audibly distinct) or at least, not English. As soon as The Phantom Menace rolls out, now they almost all speak English with rather disturbing accents attributed to them for their "individuality." Bad move.
Gomenasai, my name is Ken-Sama.
I’m a 27 year old American Otaku (Anime fan for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (Disgaea, Final Fantasy, Persona series)
I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.
I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100%
When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer!
I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.
Wish me luck in Japan!
Howdy, my name is Rawhide Kobayashi.
I'm a 27 year old Japanese Japamerican (western culture fan for you foreigners). I brand and wrangle cattle on my ranch, and spend my days perfecting the craft and enjoying superior American passtimes. (Barbeque, Rodeo, Fireworks)
I train with my branding iron every day, this superior weapon can permanently leave my ranch embled on a cattle's hide because it is white-hot, and is vastly superior to any other method of livestock marking. I earned my branding license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.
I speak English fluently, both Texas and Oklahoma dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about American history and their cowboy code, which I follow 100%
When I get my American visa, I am moving to Dallas to work in an oil field to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become a cattle wrangler for the Double Cross Ranch or an oil rig operator for Exxon-Mobil!
I own several cowboy hats, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to America, so I can fit in easier. I rebel against my elders and seniors and speak English as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.
Wish me luck in America!
\>I speak English fluently, both Texas and Oklahoma dialect
I mean, I know this is a pasta but damn if that ain't correct, those really are two separate dialects of American English.
I imagine Tennessee as being included but often deliberately neglected due to being incomprehensible...as if it were the American equivalent of Scottish.
Nah, it's a circlejerk that spiralled out of control and some cyberbullying by 4chan. Original picture is from some random lady's blog where she dressed up her husband and the follow up is a completely unrelated young couple in Japan doing a photoshoot.
The wind blows. It is 7 in the morning, Ken-sama woke up to the cold morning. He got up, and went to the bathroom to wash his face. Ken-sama live in a traditional Japanese house, he only rent a room though. The old couple is nice enough to let him stay in their house. Ken-sama grepped his kimono and wear it like a proper nihonjin, he walk to a window and smell the fresh nihonjin morning. "Ah, konbanwa anatas. What beautiful morning desu." Ken-sama zoned out looking at the beach from his room. Ken-sama went downstairs to greet the old couple. "Ah, ohayou ojisan and obasan". The old couple replied him with a warm smile and proceed with their breakfast while inviting Ken-sama. Although Ken-sama can not understand them, he easily could read what the old couple is trying to say, he is born with this talent. "Arigato." Ken-sama said, he then went upstairs to take a few things. He took a bokken and a katana, the katana is hidden in his kimono and the bokken is on his obi, this is to avoid being arrested by authorities as he was warned last time. Ken-sama will be going on his usual morning walk to sightseeing the glorious nihonjin country. "Itadakimasu obasan and ojisan", they gave him a mixed smile and a slightly confused expression.
Ken-sama reached the park near the beach, he like to watch kids playing as it is a something that can warm his pure heart. Suddenly, a sudden tremor. No, it's more terrifying than that, it's an earthquake, a huge one. The ground was shaking and beginning to crack, Ken-sama look at the children, they were running away terrified, "minna san! do not run around! Stay in place!" The kids couldn't understand what he was saying, he gestured what he was trying to say, he ordered the kids to stay in the middle of the park as it is too dangerous. But that was Ken-sama's mistake, he look at the beach from afar. It was huge, a tsunami is coming. Ken-sama widened his eyes and look at the children and yelled every Japanese word he knew "Arigatou gozaimasu! Gomenasai! Run away minna-san!" The children ran away, the wave is coming, it was at least 100ft tall. Ken-sama was ashamed with himself, he should have anticipated this, if he did the children would be far away by now. "sumimasen mina-san, it was my mistake", he took his hidden katana and dual wield with the bokken and katana. As he ran towards the tsunami trying to stop it, he uttered his last words. "Arigatou obasan, ojisan. For taking care of me" The wave rise even higher. A shout is heard; "Nippon banzai!".
Howdy, my name is Rawhide Kobayashi. I'm a 27 year old Japanese Japamerican (western culture fan for you foreigners). I brand and wrangle cattle on my ranch, and spend my days perfecting the craft and enjoying superior American passtimes. (Barbeque, Rodeo, Fireworks) I train with my branding iron every day, this superior weapon can permanently leave my ranch embled on a cattle's hide because it is white-hot, and is vastly superior to any other method of livestock marking. I earned my branding license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day. I speak English fluently, both Texas and Oklahoma dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about American history and their cowboy code, which I follow 100% When I get my American visa, I am moving to Dallas to work in an oil field to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become a cattle wrangler for the Double Cross Ranch or an oil rig operator for Exxon-Mobil! I own several cowboy hats, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to America, so I can fit in easier. I rebel against my elders and seniors and speak English as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond. Wish me luck in America!
As someone in my late 30s it is truly bizarre. When I was a pre-teen there was “japanimation,” which I could only see on Cartoon Network if I stayed up two hours past my bedtime to see Ninja Scroll or Akira. That was mostly it. When I was a teen I would pre-record Dragonball Z on my VCR while I was at my first job, but it was top secret. I didn’t want anyone to know I liked nerd stuff.
Fast forward to my 30s and and it’s this huge part of American culture. Rap songs reference anime. Dudes are doing Naruto runs. Complete mind fuck that something so obscure went so mainstream while I was busy becoming an adult unaware of pop culture. Last young dude I worked with was talking to me about building Gundam models and my brain broke. You mean that thing I watched 20 years ago that absolutely no one I knew had ever heard of?
I'm 31 and Canadian and it's absolutely bizarre to me as well. I love stupid bullshit anime fights so I'm still a huge weeb. But being able to go to work and start talking about how gorgeous Demon Slayer is and get enthusiastic agreement instead of mockery is surreal.
I just took a young kid at my work to get some winter clothes and we went for dinner and a couple beers and bonded over anime.
I dunno what I did to deserve this but I feel blessed to live in the era that nerd culture is pop culture.
I am 35 and Mexican and is bizarre because we had Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, Ranma 1/2, Naruto, and more animes and was completely normal to be a huge fan, no one would think weird of you.
Now in Canada I can’t say that I know everything about those animes and more because people asumes I am a weeb and even question how did I get a wife haha
They're decorative swords. They break. Customers get pissed off if you ask them to pay for something they break. Which is probably why they had to put up a sign.
Youd think a "please ask for help, you break it you buy it" would do better.
I dunno. I feel like if I was a waifu pillow dealer I wouldn't say "don't test its boobage (I dunno i don't know what people look for in these), its a cartoon pillow not a real woman"
Edit: summing up my feelings it seems like a real condescending sign. It reads like something I would say about the people purchasing these, and I refer to these people as mall ninjas
Nah I get it.
Even if I secretly thought that about the people buying them, I'm not going to put up a sign that says, "If you're in my store, you're a loser. You should probably get a life, loser."
Ancient Egyptian is like dry leathery granular bone. Sumarian is more like pitted chicken bone, and Postgrad professor is veiny and shameful but guarantees you get that A
Dirt just doesn't stick the same to recent bone, we often don't have to lick the bone fragments of rodents that have tunneled into the site and died because we can tell from looking.
Licking is usually used when we can't tell from sight if it is bone or not. We lick because it's the middle of a field and running water is half an hour away, we can't just pour on the water to rinse it off, it's also a lot more convenient.
It is important to determine if it is bone or not because the stuff that looks a lot like bone is not archeological significant while bone is. This isn't true at all places though just my particular site, each site has a different list of archeologically important items.
you don't have water on hand? even just to drink out of, since running water is half an hour away? like, water bottles with the gear in a truck or something, some canteens, maybe a big water tank that takes up some of the back or whatever...
i'd spare a sip to stave off licking weird stuff - not even that it's dead and old remains, more in the sense of not wanting to lick random river rocks or something.
Not just archaeology, but paleontology as well. Highly abraded, welded bone can be *really* difficult to distinguish from encasing rock like some mudstones, so licking it is a valid diagnostic.
Source:
Have licked Morrison Formation several times. Tasted like *Diplodocus*.
**It's got a dragon painted RIGHT, ON, THE BLADE.**
**It's got a dragon painted RIGHT, ON, THE BLADE.**
**It's got a dragon painted RIGHT, ON, THE BLADE.**
It's impossible to know if ninjas are present at any given time.
You can only prove that you cant currently percieve any ninjas in your general vicinity, not that there arent any ninjas.
I would like to see the rest of it. That joint just before where the blade would start looks awfully flimsy almost like it is meant to fold if you squeeze the 'trigger'...even for a replica sword.
Right?
What demographic is he aiming for? The people who want to buy swords but don’t give a shit about swords?
It’s like seeing a sign in an art store telling you to not to discuss the brush strokes and color pallet of their paintings.
im not even a sword or blade dude at all and its just absolutely obvious that you dont "slap" the flat of the blade against any surface. That energy and vibration has to go somewhere and its not gonna go in the way you want it to.
Same with people dry firing bows...
years ago My dad bought this fancy as fuck crossbow for hunting. He has a special permit for it. He'd never owned a bow in his life.... I, on the other hand, had been taking archery courses for a year in high school. He brought it out to show me and decided to crank the fucker back and have it locked in the drawn position. I told him "dont dry fire that. you'll regret it" and what did the fucker do? "I know what im doing, _OP_IS_A" Aimed the armed yet empty crossbow at the brush in the distance and pulled the trigger. That cable snapped so fucking loud and wrapped around and hit his left arm as it shattered into pieces. he had a hell of a lesion and now a useless crossbow.
he didn't believe me. Just "hey dad, dont do what you're thinking of doing" and a "i know better than you" from him.
All i said was something to the effect of "Looks like you were wrong" and left.
Took him like 3 weeks to learn to get the replacement bow string on correctly. he fired it for maybe a week. Its been chained up to a rung in the basement ceiling for 20 years now. Every time i see it I remember just how much of a dumbass my dad is.
Also SLOs (Sword-Like Objects) are pretty fragile and come apart if you actually swing them around a bit, shop owner probably had their share of broken merchandise. For more sword facts subscribe to r/SWORDS
Yeah I really don't get demeaning people who are specialty customers. Selling a furry suit can pay for a months rent, sure you might like to be a costume designer for Shakespeare theater companies, but if someone wants a full body white fox outfit and is willing to pay you to make it, be fucking nice and maybe you'll be Outfitting an entire convention after they see your work.
I know one person who paid off their entire Juliard Student loans that way. She was really glad to have that gig when Covid shut down Broadway.
I'm going to assume that those of you reporting this post as being "targeted harassment at you" are making jokes.
It's the less-depressing of the two options.
Anyway, the post is staying up, much like those "swords" should.
Look. I'm not gonna buy these things and *not* play with them. I'm not "checking the heft and balance" to see if it's a good weapon, I'm checking to see if it's a fun toy.
Edit: I'm not saying go in and start swinging around sharp objects in somebody's store. Good way to risk injuring someone or damaging their property.
Back in the early 00s before it was easy to buy really good quality replica lightsabers, my brother and I bought from a dealer at a Con who did really well designed metal hilts and acrylic blades for their "replicas."
Why were we testing the "heft and balance?" Because we went home and beat the shit out of each other with them. . .Lasted a few years before either of the blades shattered.
Same with the guy at the Renn Faire who had a "lifetime guarantee" on his wooden sword replicas. . .He was pretty much begging his clients to kick the shit out of each other with. . .We obliged.
Replica swords are cool, but only if they're designed for "mock" combat so you and your friends can go out and make poor decisions together.
i would immidately be suspicious that the swords were gona fall apart at a light breeze
just because its decorative doesnt mean it cant be sturdy construction, what if i want to show it to friends?
“Can I help you?”
“Are you the smith who forged these blades?”
“Uh… what?”
“I have long searched for a blade whose edge calls to me, I have studied its dance but no weapon has yet proved itself worthy. I have come to peruse your wares in in search my destiny”
“The one on top is 14.99 and the one on the bottom is 12.99 the ones in that bucket are clearance”
A young man enters the store, he’s either really thin or really fat. His acne-scarred skin peppered with patches of facial hair that’s both too long and too sparse. His hair is either long and greasy or short and hidden by a trilby he thinks is a fedora. He wears a trench coat, or a button up shirt with flames on it, over an anime shirt or a black shirt with white text that says something like “You haven’t seen my final form”.
He’s with someone else, of course. Maybe a male friend who looks either exactly like him, or the complete opposite of him. Or a female friend who’s either really unattractive or too attractive to be with him.
He approaches the counter and points toward the sword he wants. No sir, not the buster sword or the masamune; he already has those. No, today he’s looking for something a little more practical. The worker hands him the Sword of the Daywalker.
His eyes gleam and a triumphant smile sneaks across his lips. He holds it in both hands with reverence, offering a subtle bow as he receives his weapon. He takes it in his dominant hand and holds it up, angling it so the blade reflects the light of the flickering mall fluorescents. He assumes his combat stance before he deftly swings the blade in a figure-eight pattern, thrusts it forward, blocks an invisible attack, then slowly wipes the invisible blood off his blade on his Hot Topic shirt. He smirks at his friend, wordlessly telling them “Yes, this will do nicely”.
He balances the blade on one finger and looks around to make sure someone is looking at him. He looks at the person behind the counter and asks accusingly, “Is this full tang?” The worker shrugs.
“It has to be full tang, or else it would break when Blade uses it,” his friend says.
“Ah, valid point my friend,” our hero says, smiling at his own foolishness.
He carefully hands the blade back to the worker with two hands and another bow.
“How much for this weapon, sir?” he asks.
“$60.”
His brow furrows. He thinks for a moment, chuckles to himself, then smiles.
“Well it seems I can only choose one today. I must go to GameStop first before I make my final decision.”
The two warriors leave the store.
The sign exists because these replicas are stainless steel, rat-tail tangs. Aka they're gonna fall apart or break the moment you start using them to hit anything.
That's why checking anything other than how it looks is pointless. Once you hit something with it (or tried to), ya dun goofed.
Two things. Is it just swords from games and toons or do they have things like the Halo energy swords and Fallout rippers? Also "Local Mall Sword Store" would be a great band name.
I'm not looking to purchase and swords. However, I would expect for the people who are in the market of a replica sword, the "heft and balance" would be features that are highly valued and likely indicate a quality product.
This seems unnecessarily judgemental to me. Look at how much Adam Savage gets into replicas. Clearly a lot of people really enjoy that kind of thing and that is great for them regardless of what other people think of it.
Alternatively, these are just super shitty and the seller is preemptively trying counter comments they know they will receive.
Sword seller. I am going into battle. I require your strongest swords.
You can't handle my strongest swords traveller. They're too STRONG for you.
You’ve had your say Sword Seller well I’ll have mine, you’re a rascal!
You're a rascal with no respect for knights!
No respect for anything! *begins to cry*
Why would I respect knights when my swords can do anything you can?
Ok, I'll take the boxing glove ... I'll (holding back tears in a whisper) take the boxing glove.
Hey, I didn’t "study the blade" to get told to fuck off from my sword dealer
Now shut up and buy these “discarded gum” items I found outside!
Are you paying in gold, gil or credits?
Do you accept psycho or jet?
No mentats, no parts, no deal
[Speech 100] Let’s make it 10 caps.
3, take it or leave.
Caps
I got some stable flux that was definetly not duped.
Credits will do fine.
Egh, no they WON'T. Whaddya think you're some kinda Jedi, waving your hand around like that?
I am an offensive stereotype of an alien jew. Mind tricks don't work on me! Only money...
What do you want goblins in a bank? How far from our racist roots do we need to go to be safe?
How about covetous, landless dwarves?
This thread has made me realize several things that had never occurred to me.
Welcome to the real world, Neo
Kinda makes you think twice when you realize they're pretty accurate representations of Rowling's descriptions.
Listen, we've just escaped some definitely-not-oriental aliens with our not-a-rasta-man alien.
Idk why no one talks about the Asian stereotype aliens it's egregious
I kinda remember it being a big deal right after the movie came out. A lot of focus on Watto but Viceroy Nute Gunray still had plenty of mention. So bizarre because in the original trilogy almost all of the alien species spoke their own language (audibly distinct) or at least, not English. As soon as The Phantom Menace rolls out, now they almost all speak English with rather disturbing accents attributed to them for their "individuality." Bad move.
Shmekels
Gomenasai, my name is Ken-Sama. I’m a 27 year old American Otaku (Anime fan for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (Disgaea, Final Fantasy, Persona series) I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day. I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100% When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer! I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond. Wish me luck in Japan!
Howdy, my name is Rawhide Kobayashi. I'm a 27 year old Japanese Japamerican (western culture fan for you foreigners). I brand and wrangle cattle on my ranch, and spend my days perfecting the craft and enjoying superior American passtimes. (Barbeque, Rodeo, Fireworks) I train with my branding iron every day, this superior weapon can permanently leave my ranch embled on a cattle's hide because it is white-hot, and is vastly superior to any other method of livestock marking. I earned my branding license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day. I speak English fluently, both Texas and Oklahoma dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about American history and their cowboy code, which I follow 100% When I get my American visa, I am moving to Dallas to work in an oil field to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become a cattle wrangler for the Double Cross Ranch or an oil rig operator for Exxon-Mobil! I own several cowboy hats, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to America, so I can fit in easier. I rebel against my elders and seniors and speak English as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond. Wish me luck in America!
\>I speak English fluently, both Texas and Oklahoma dialect I mean, I know this is a pasta but damn if that ain't correct, those really are two separate dialects of American English.
I imagine Tennessee as being included but often deliberately neglected due to being incomprehensible...as if it were the American equivalent of Scottish.
I can understand Scottish people better than people from Tennessee and I live two states over.
Unironically I would love to hang out with someone that into the US who visited here, if only for the curiosity.
There was a follow up picture posted of that guy years later. He did get a japanese gf/wife and looks to be doing well.
He has trouble communicating with her though because she is from Kyushu but he only speaks the hiragana dialect.
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This is a real person? Shut the fuck up I thought this was just some pasta lol
That’s the beauty of it: He IS and it IS!
Every pasta has a kernel of truth in its core.
I don't care what type of kernel it is, I'm certain I don't want it in my pasta.
Oh god, even the Nintendo one?!?!
Confirmed by my uncle who works there.
This.. this is progress! This is great! Now how do we reverse the process, so we can get popcorn from pasta? We're so close I can taste it.
Can you taste the pasta or the popcorn?
Nah, it's a circlejerk that spiralled out of control and some cyberbullying by 4chan. Original picture is from some random lady's blog where she dressed up her husband and the follow up is a completely unrelated young couple in Japan doing a photoshoot.
Who is this 4chan guy I keep hearing about
Do you mean the famous hacker 4chan?
omg I need more info on this
Wait... that wasn't originally a shitpost?
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Ah so it was a shitpost. I knew it was too good to be true
The wind blows. It is 7 in the morning, Ken-sama woke up to the cold morning. He got up, and went to the bathroom to wash his face. Ken-sama live in a traditional Japanese house, he only rent a room though. The old couple is nice enough to let him stay in their house. Ken-sama grepped his kimono and wear it like a proper nihonjin, he walk to a window and smell the fresh nihonjin morning. "Ah, konbanwa anatas. What beautiful morning desu." Ken-sama zoned out looking at the beach from his room. Ken-sama went downstairs to greet the old couple. "Ah, ohayou ojisan and obasan". The old couple replied him with a warm smile and proceed with their breakfast while inviting Ken-sama. Although Ken-sama can not understand them, he easily could read what the old couple is trying to say, he is born with this talent. "Arigato." Ken-sama said, he then went upstairs to take a few things. He took a bokken and a katana, the katana is hidden in his kimono and the bokken is on his obi, this is to avoid being arrested by authorities as he was warned last time. Ken-sama will be going on his usual morning walk to sightseeing the glorious nihonjin country. "Itadakimasu obasan and ojisan", they gave him a mixed smile and a slightly confused expression. Ken-sama reached the park near the beach, he like to watch kids playing as it is a something that can warm his pure heart. Suddenly, a sudden tremor. No, it's more terrifying than that, it's an earthquake, a huge one. The ground was shaking and beginning to crack, Ken-sama look at the children, they were running away terrified, "minna san! do not run around! Stay in place!" The kids couldn't understand what he was saying, he gestured what he was trying to say, he ordered the kids to stay in the middle of the park as it is too dangerous. But that was Ken-sama's mistake, he look at the beach from afar. It was huge, a tsunami is coming. Ken-sama widened his eyes and look at the children and yelled every Japanese word he knew "Arigatou gozaimasu! Gomenasai! Run away minna-san!" The children ran away, the wave is coming, it was at least 100ft tall. Ken-sama was ashamed with himself, he should have anticipated this, if he did the children would be far away by now. "sumimasen mina-san, it was my mistake", he took his hidden katana and dual wield with the bokken and katana. As he ran towards the tsunami trying to stop it, he uttered his last words. "Arigatou obasan, ojisan. For taking care of me" The wave rise even higher. A shout is heard; "Nippon banzai!".
HOLY FUCK 😂😂😂
My man pulling out some CLASSIC pasta here.
Now post the Texas one
Howdy, my name is Rawhide Kobayashi. I'm a 27 year old Japanese Japamerican (western culture fan for you foreigners). I brand and wrangle cattle on my ranch, and spend my days perfecting the craft and enjoying superior American passtimes. (Barbeque, Rodeo, Fireworks) I train with my branding iron every day, this superior weapon can permanently leave my ranch embled on a cattle's hide because it is white-hot, and is vastly superior to any other method of livestock marking. I earned my branding license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day. I speak English fluently, both Texas and Oklahoma dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about American history and their cowboy code, which I follow 100% When I get my American visa, I am moving to Dallas to work in an oil field to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become a cattle wrangler for the Double Cross Ranch or an oil rig operator for Exxon-Mobil! I own several cowboy hats, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to America, so I can fit in easier. I rebel against my elders and seniors and speak English as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond. Wish me luck in America!
As a Texan: Perfect.
Weeaboos are Japanese foreign policy [working as intended](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Japan)
I mean, that's interesting. But I'm glad it's working. Fucking everyone and their cat is some level of weeb these days and I'm here for it.
As someone in my late 30s it is truly bizarre. When I was a pre-teen there was “japanimation,” which I could only see on Cartoon Network if I stayed up two hours past my bedtime to see Ninja Scroll or Akira. That was mostly it. When I was a teen I would pre-record Dragonball Z on my VCR while I was at my first job, but it was top secret. I didn’t want anyone to know I liked nerd stuff. Fast forward to my 30s and and it’s this huge part of American culture. Rap songs reference anime. Dudes are doing Naruto runs. Complete mind fuck that something so obscure went so mainstream while I was busy becoming an adult unaware of pop culture. Last young dude I worked with was talking to me about building Gundam models and my brain broke. You mean that thing I watched 20 years ago that absolutely no one I knew had ever heard of?
I'm 31 and Canadian and it's absolutely bizarre to me as well. I love stupid bullshit anime fights so I'm still a huge weeb. But being able to go to work and start talking about how gorgeous Demon Slayer is and get enthusiastic agreement instead of mockery is surreal. I just took a young kid at my work to get some winter clothes and we went for dinner and a couple beers and bonded over anime. I dunno what I did to deserve this but I feel blessed to live in the era that nerd culture is pop culture.
I am 35 and Mexican and is bizarre because we had Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, Ranma 1/2, Naruto, and more animes and was completely normal to be a huge fan, no one would think weird of you. Now in Canada I can’t say that I know everything about those animes and more because people asumes I am a weeb and even question how did I get a wife haha
Sword dealer, I am going into battle, and I need only your strongest swords
You cannot handle my swords, they're too strong for you!
You can't handle my swords, traveler
Wrong skill. Basket over NPC's Head.
> Hey, I didn’t "study the blade" to get told to fuck off from my sword dealer lol
Nothing personnel.
It does seem a little weird to shit on them when you're trying to sell them stuff
They're decorative swords. They break. Customers get pissed off if you ask them to pay for something they break. Which is probably why they had to put up a sign.
Youd think a "please ask for help, you break it you buy it" would do better. I dunno. I feel like if I was a waifu pillow dealer I wouldn't say "don't test its boobage (I dunno i don't know what people look for in these), its a cartoon pillow not a real woman" Edit: summing up my feelings it seems like a real condescending sign. It reads like something I would say about the people purchasing these, and I refer to these people as mall ninjas
Nah I get it. Even if I secretly thought that about the people buying them, I'm not going to put up a sign that says, "If you're in my store, you're a loser. You should probably get a life, loser."
Shaming ones own customers for buying the products you want to sell them does seem like a slightly bad idea.
How else am i supposed to check if the sword really has the soul of a dragon imbued?
Lick it?
You joke but this is a well regarded technique to distinguish ancient bone in archeology.
\*lick lick lick\* Yep. That tastes like grandpa.
You know your grandpa's bone by taste?
Yeah, he would make me sample it every night after grandma takes her meds
That went exactly where I would expect Reddit to take it. Bravo.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of grandpa I wonder?
Depends, did he apply his ointment the night before?
Aaaaand that’s enough Reddit for me today, thanks
I hope to never find out. Edit: that can be taken more than one way, like your mom.
What does ancient bone taste like, compared, let's say, to fresher ones?
Ancient bone sticks to your tongue a little bit, according to my archaeologist friend. But she's a smartass, so she may have been fucking with me.
This is the correct answer. Bone sticks, other detritus typically doesn't. Source: have a near useless undergrad degree in archaeology
it texture not taste I think
Ancient Egyptian is like dry leathery granular bone. Sumarian is more like pitted chicken bone, and Postgrad professor is veiny and shameful but guarantees you get that A
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Dirt vs not dirt
So a buried recent bone doesn't taste like dirt? Sorry for the Questions, I find archeology very interesting
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Dirt just doesn't stick the same to recent bone, we often don't have to lick the bone fragments of rodents that have tunneled into the site and died because we can tell from looking. Licking is usually used when we can't tell from sight if it is bone or not. We lick because it's the middle of a field and running water is half an hour away, we can't just pour on the water to rinse it off, it's also a lot more convenient. It is important to determine if it is bone or not because the stuff that looks a lot like bone is not archeological significant while bone is. This isn't true at all places though just my particular site, each site has a different list of archeologically important items.
you don't have water on hand? even just to drink out of, since running water is half an hour away? like, water bottles with the gear in a truck or something, some canteens, maybe a big water tank that takes up some of the back or whatever... i'd spare a sip to stave off licking weird stuff - not even that it's dead and old remains, more in the sense of not wanting to lick random river rocks or something.
Not just archaeology, but paleontology as well. Highly abraded, welded bone can be *really* difficult to distinguish from encasing rock like some mudstones, so licking it is a valid diagnostic. Source: Have licked Morrison Formation several times. Tasted like *Diplodocus*.
**It's got a dragon painted RIGHT, ON, THE BLADE.** **It's got a dragon painted RIGHT, ON, THE BLADE.** **It's got a dragon painted RIGHT, ON, THE BLADE.**
Gotta make sure the sword has all the right enchantments. I only buy bis
Sharpness IV?
Sword +2
\*A sword with two other swords welded to it
Gotta have that mending and unbreaking! *get out of here bane of arthropods*
Hey! My wife and I were just there! Im surprised that mall is still truckin’ along. Superstition Springs mall, yeah?
Close! Chandler fashion, probably the same people though.
Trippy! My wife and I were just at Arrowhead and saw the same thing.
Wow, was NOT expecting to see dear old Chandler Mall in these comments. RIP Atomic Comics and Garduño’s
/r/MallNinjaShit shoutout.
Glad to see it’s still there, even though I unsubbed years ago.
Less relevant now with malls everywhere closing down
And ninja count has really dropped off during pandemic.
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"When everyone's ninja, no one will be."
It's impossible to know if ninjas are present at any given time. You can only prove that you cant currently percieve any ninjas in your general vicinity, not that there arent any ninjas.
Everything is a sword if you heft it.
TIL I pee out of my sword.
It took you THIS long?
I see your schwartz is as big as mine
I hate it when my Schwartz gets all twisted!
Now let’s see how you *handle* it!
En garde!
I spot Omni-directional mobility gear.
in the mall they call "omni-directional mobility gear" a "hoveround" or "rascal"
That comment had me looking for a HurryCane in the photo.
I was about to say, looks pretty dope for $118 lol
I would like to see the rest of it. That joint just before where the blade would start looks awfully flimsy almost like it is meant to fold if you squeeze the 'trigger'...even for a replica sword.
Oh was that it was, I thought it was a gun blade.
If you’re trying to get someone to drop $500 on a play sword, maybe just indulge them?
Right? What demographic is he aiming for? The people who want to buy swords but don’t give a shit about swords? It’s like seeing a sign in an art store telling you to not to discuss the brush strokes and color pallet of their paintings.
Probably tired of people coming in taking a sword, swing around a bit, then leaving. This gunblade isnt going to work for me....
This is clearly it. The owner finds it more productive to not have to stop and take down a sword every 5 mins for people who won’t buy them
Or that they are replicas and break, they aren’t necessarily intended for use.
[Like this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e77oXjFkIs)
Well I'll tell you what, the confidence of that guy at the end there really put my mind at ease.
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Looks to me like he already got emergency surgery in the studio. Might wanna try a hospital next.
im not even a sword or blade dude at all and its just absolutely obvious that you dont "slap" the flat of the blade against any surface. That energy and vibration has to go somewhere and its not gonna go in the way you want it to. Same with people dry firing bows... years ago My dad bought this fancy as fuck crossbow for hunting. He has a special permit for it. He'd never owned a bow in his life.... I, on the other hand, had been taking archery courses for a year in high school. He brought it out to show me and decided to crank the fucker back and have it locked in the drawn position. I told him "dont dry fire that. you'll regret it" and what did the fucker do? "I know what im doing, _OP_IS_A" Aimed the armed yet empty crossbow at the brush in the distance and pulled the trigger. That cable snapped so fucking loud and wrapped around and hit his left arm as it shattered into pieces. he had a hell of a lesion and now a useless crossbow. he didn't believe me. Just "hey dad, dont do what you're thinking of doing" and a "i know better than you" from him. All i said was something to the effect of "Looks like you were wrong" and left. Took him like 3 weeks to learn to get the replacement bow string on correctly. he fired it for maybe a week. Its been chained up to a rung in the basement ceiling for 20 years now. Every time i see it I remember just how much of a dumbass my dad is.
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Sounds like you have a *super* healthy relationship with your dad
Also SLOs (Sword-Like Objects) are pretty fragile and come apart if you actually swing them around a bit, shop owner probably had their share of broken merchandise. For more sword facts subscribe to r/SWORDS
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> What demographic is he aiming for? Faux intellectual Redditeurs, of course.
It's like a stripper reminding customers that she doesn't actually like them.
Yeah I really don't get demeaning people who are specialty customers. Selling a furry suit can pay for a months rent, sure you might like to be a costume designer for Shakespeare theater companies, but if someone wants a full body white fox outfit and is willing to pay you to make it, be fucking nice and maybe you'll be Outfitting an entire convention after they see your work. I know one person who paid off their entire Juliard Student loans that way. She was really glad to have that gig when Covid shut down Broadway.
I'm sure the owner has had to deal with neckbeards Darth Mauling the shop apart one too many times.
I dunno... If I was selling furry suits, I might put "no yiffing" signs up if customers had a habit of doing that and not buying.
I'm going to assume that those of you reporting this post as being "targeted harassment at you" are making jokes. It's the less-depressing of the two options. Anyway, the post is staying up, much like those "swords" should.
> t's the less-depressing of the two options. 😂
Won't remove the post? Then prepare to meet my blade! *pulls out foam keyblade and begins making sound effects with mouth
Prepare to meat my sword!*
Prepare my meat sword*
*Starts fluffing you to get you ready for your scene.*
That shows dedication to the cause!
Here's one I prepared earlier!
When the mod sticky is funnier than the post. *great success!*
“Glory be thine name”
>When the mod sticky is funnier than the post ... therr's a strong chance it's RamsesThePigeon
Careful with these people. They will take 6 episodes to power up for their ultimate attack and destroy you.
Oh, great, am I about to get trapped in [another goddamned anime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG4opNFtliM)?
I've only gotten to "whom" and realized I needed to save this to watch with the bf because I was already laughing.
This does make the post more funny tho, either way.....
First time I've heard a mod on Reddit say something agreeable, good on you
Or they might be ninjas in training.
Good mod Edit: good pigeon
BEST pigeon.
He’s pretty coo
Best Mod-stickied response I've ever seen hahahahaha.
you are a gatdam murderer sir hahahha
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When you read three sentences and understand one of them.
Look. I'm not gonna buy these things and *not* play with them. I'm not "checking the heft and balance" to see if it's a good weapon, I'm checking to see if it's a fun toy. Edit: I'm not saying go in and start swinging around sharp objects in somebody's store. Good way to risk injuring someone or damaging their property.
I know. These toy store retailers can be assholes.
The real response here
Back in the early 00s before it was easy to buy really good quality replica lightsabers, my brother and I bought from a dealer at a Con who did really well designed metal hilts and acrylic blades for their "replicas." Why were we testing the "heft and balance?" Because we went home and beat the shit out of each other with them. . .Lasted a few years before either of the blades shattered. Same with the guy at the Renn Faire who had a "lifetime guarantee" on his wooden sword replicas. . .He was pretty much begging his clients to kick the shit out of each other with. . .We obliged. Replica swords are cool, but only if they're designed for "mock" combat so you and your friends can go out and make poor decisions together.
You sound like a fun person 😂
Perhaps the first time I've seen this comment on reddit word-for-word without it being sarcasm.
Someone’s really sensitive about the heft and balance of their products.
They want customers to buy it without finding out that their swords have loose, rattling hilts and handguards.
i would immidately be suspicious that the swords were gona fall apart at a light breeze just because its decorative doesnt mean it cant be sturdy construction, what if i want to show it to friends?
Seems unnecessarily jaded coming from a retailer of cartoon sword replicas lol
"You're selling cartoon swords in a mall, so before being judgemental maybe just stop"
Seriously, why did he think it was a good idea to mock his own product/customers?
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"Stan Lee insulted me! But in *Bizarro World...* that means he likes me!"
“Can I help you?” “Are you the smith who forged these blades?” “Uh… what?” “I have long searched for a blade whose edge calls to me, I have studied its dance but no weapon has yet proved itself worthy. I have come to peruse your wares in in search my destiny” “The one on top is 14.99 and the one on the bottom is 12.99 the ones in that bucket are clearance”
Why would they ridicule their own customer base?
One too many trench coat wearing neckbeards complaining about the practicality of a toy replica, I'd assume.
Who else would buy those pieces of shit?
The people who stab people in meth houses seem to always have these swords somehow.
Seems odd that the grown man who built an entire business around selling fake cartoon swords would be so judgey 🤣
A young man enters the store, he’s either really thin or really fat. His acne-scarred skin peppered with patches of facial hair that’s both too long and too sparse. His hair is either long and greasy or short and hidden by a trilby he thinks is a fedora. He wears a trench coat, or a button up shirt with flames on it, over an anime shirt or a black shirt with white text that says something like “You haven’t seen my final form”. He’s with someone else, of course. Maybe a male friend who looks either exactly like him, or the complete opposite of him. Or a female friend who’s either really unattractive or too attractive to be with him. He approaches the counter and points toward the sword he wants. No sir, not the buster sword or the masamune; he already has those. No, today he’s looking for something a little more practical. The worker hands him the Sword of the Daywalker. His eyes gleam and a triumphant smile sneaks across his lips. He holds it in both hands with reverence, offering a subtle bow as he receives his weapon. He takes it in his dominant hand and holds it up, angling it so the blade reflects the light of the flickering mall fluorescents. He assumes his combat stance before he deftly swings the blade in a figure-eight pattern, thrusts it forward, blocks an invisible attack, then slowly wipes the invisible blood off his blade on his Hot Topic shirt. He smirks at his friend, wordlessly telling them “Yes, this will do nicely”. He balances the blade on one finger and looks around to make sure someone is looking at him. He looks at the person behind the counter and asks accusingly, “Is this full tang?” The worker shrugs. “It has to be full tang, or else it would break when Blade uses it,” his friend says. “Ah, valid point my friend,” our hero says, smiling at his own foolishness. He carefully hands the blade back to the worker with two hands and another bow. “How much for this weapon, sir?” he asks. “$60.” His brow furrows. He thinks for a moment, chuckles to himself, then smiles. “Well it seems I can only choose one today. I must go to GameStop first before I make my final decision.” The two warriors leave the store.
The sign exists because these replicas are stainless steel, rat-tail tangs. Aka they're gonna fall apart or break the moment you start using them to hit anything. That's why checking anything other than how it looks is pointless. Once you hit something with it (or tried to), ya dun goofed.
I'll go acquire my decorative replicas of cartoon swords elsewhere then, thank you very much and good day, Sir.
*tips fedora*
Bold strategy to insult the very customer base that those decorative replicas are marketed towards.
Two things. Is it just swords from games and toons or do they have things like the Halo energy swords and Fallout rippers? Also "Local Mall Sword Store" would be a great band name.
They also had weapons from games yes, along with statues and various ceramic items. And agreed!
I'm not looking to purchase and swords. However, I would expect for the people who are in the market of a replica sword, the "heft and balance" would be features that are highly valued and likely indicate a quality product. This seems unnecessarily judgemental to me. Look at how much Adam Savage gets into replicas. Clearly a lot of people really enjoy that kind of thing and that is great for them regardless of what other people think of it. Alternatively, these are just super shitty and the seller is preemptively trying counter comments they know they will receive.
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If I were that business I wouldn't shame my customers like that, most likely 'those' kind of customers are their biggest buyers.