Introduction Thread

[Renommus]

Hey, I'm new here.

[Zonehunter1]

well that took a while....

[Jay]

Yeah, so long that you're NOT, in fact, new here anymore...

[Zonehunter1]

Unless..... TIME PARADOX!!!!

[Jay]

*inhales* I smell foul play here... Or is that foreplay?

It's one or the other, anyway.

[Zonehunter1]

OR BOTH!!!!!!!!!
Captain Exposition, Away!!!!

[Jay]

I say we extort the fuckers.

[Renommus]

Hey, I'm new here.

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Hey, I'm new here.

Me too!

Let's be friends!

[Renommus]

Okay! ASL?

[Zonehunter1]

Don't encourage him!

[Jiant Flying Panda]

AS.....L?

Sure? :confused:

IRT Zonehunter

You're just jelous.

[Renommus]

Hey, I'm new here.

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Me too!

Let's be friends!

Edit: Awww Luke.

[Duke Luke of Juke]

Joey
15, male
Garden Grove, California
My intrests are music, playing guitar, and anime.
Pretty boring, eh?
Nah, I think they're interesting!

[Renommus]

Hi I like Music! ^__^

[Zonehunter1]

PARADOX! i'm freaking stuck!
*head explodes.
curse you all....

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Hi I like Music! ^__^

Me too!

Let's be friends!

[Zonehunter1]

...
*grabs shotgun
before this incursion goes any farther let me welcome the NEW members once again.
As for the lot of you....

[Renommus]

Hey, I'm new here.

[Jay]

/me fills in for JFP while he's offline...

Me too!

Let's be friends!

[Renommus]

ASL? (10char)

[Jay]

aus/m/19

u?

[Renommus]

17/m/uk

Wanna meet up?

[Jay]

ok where do u wna meet?

[Renommus]

Somewhere in the middle... Pakistan?

[Jay]

Okay, see you there. ^_^

[Renommus]

Hey, I'm new here.

[Jay]

Yeah, well I'm not. And as the established member here, I get to bash newbies.

Shut the fuck up. :frypan:

[Renommus]

OMG ur wel rud

[Zonehunter1]

get the welcoming bat, Jay.

[Renommus]

Hi, I'm new here.

[Renommus]

Hey, I'm new here.

[Jay]

I can do better than a mere bat...

Check THIS (http://hkpro.com/g11.htm) biatch out.

Watch this video (http://www.hkpro.com/video/g11-1-128.mpg). :watson:

[Zonehunter1]

Make it so.

[Renommus]

Jay is a fag for deleting post and making me double post.

That said, Hey, I'm new here.

[Jay]

It shall be done.

[Zonehunter1]

Whoa, no name calling and please stop it.

[Jay]

But I am a fag...

So, what's up Justin?

[Renommus]

You are? Oh.

Now I know more about you! See this? We're bonding. :)

[Jay]

Biography:
I am sexy.

...So, sup? ;)

[Renommus]

Not much. Just about to head home from work, you. ;O

[Jay]

Not much. Wanna meet up at your house?

[Renommus]

Okay. =O (10)

[Krumptopolis]

I am new to the forum..... aswell, I would like to join in on all the reveling and camradarie that takes place here. Hello!

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Me too!

Let's be friends!

[Stephy]

Welcome all those new. Hope you enjoy the forums. Stop by the IRC some time and also post often! :D

To Jay, Renommus, and Zonehunter1.... Stop spamming this pretty thread. Or I will beat you guys down. :yes:

*Raises tiny fist!*

[Renommus]

*Gnaws on tiny fist*

Muha.

But yeah. I'm probably scaring the new gais. :( Will stop.

...

Hey, I'm new here. (Last one).

[Krumptopolis]

yes! we should all be friends, thats what internet boards are for with thier strings and strands. I'll probably go to the irc tommorow so.........assume the fetal position! ...j/k

[Renommus]

The IRC is dead, as far as I could tell from every time I went in there.

[Stephy]

yes! we should all be friends, thats what internet boards are for with thier strings and strands. I'll probably go to the irc tommorow so.........assume the fetal position! ...j/k

haha yay! It is fun in the IRC. You just have to know the right times to be in there.

Hope you enjoy the forum. Please post often. It is comfortable in this forum so post til your heart is content.

Renommus:

It is alive right now. Usually when I go in, it is. ;)

(gnaw on my fist? pff! *slaps*)

[Renommus]

rofl I missed it gais.

[Jay]

To Jay, Renommus, and Zonehunter1.... Stop spamming this pretty thread. Or I will beat you guys down. :yes:

Go ahead and try, I DARE ya.

[Zonehunter1]

I was trying to stop! I blame them!!
Anyways welcome.

[Jay]

Of course you were trying to stop, Justin, of course you were.

[OblivionLost]

What's up everybody. After reading Az's great editorials, I found this forum and decided to join. You guys seem like a good bunch. Other forums I visit are very niche specific, and a general discussion forum where I can talk about random stuff is a cool thing to have. So anyway, just figured I'd say hi.

[Jay]

Room With Padded Walls is for random stuff. We TRY to keep proper serious discussion to the designated forum, but people like... well, like me... hijack it. :duh:

Welcome anyway. :D

[Renommus]

What about me, Jay? We can be partners in crime!

[Jay]

No .

[Renommus]

Fag. (OMG YOU DUN OWNED 10CHARS) =O

[Jay]

Do we have to go through this again?

[Renommus]

Only if this time you don't end up hitting on me. :(

[Jay]

I don't feel like going through it again. I already told you. :mad:

[Renommus]

k (10chars)

[Stephy]

Welcome OblivionLost. :) Please post often.

and boys... :duh: Oh em gee stop being brats and spamming this thread, my goodness.

[Jay]

Come and MAKE me, cupcake.

[Renommus]

But I like spamming this thread.

OMG NO PET-NAMES!? I'M A LOOSE CANNON!

[The Divine Comedy]

Psh, stop spammin'. Or I will have to join Shy on this. :P

[Black Dog]

Is NJstar compatible with this forum ?

私はマットです二十歳です私の趣味は漫画とアニメと日本語と歴史と写真術と料理とRunningとサイクリ ングです。私の日本語は大変下手ですなぜならば私は自分で勉強しました。私は今年の日本語能力試験(lvl 4)を受験したいです。だから私はもっと勉強するべきです！！！

私の最もす好きな漫画はベルセルと子運れ狼とG.T.O.と機動戦士ガンダムoriginとbarefoo t Genです。私はネルソンさん、あなたは人を殺しましたか？の漫画と本を読みたいです。私はインド料理と和 食がとても好きです。毎日朝御飯と昼御飯と晩御飯を作ります。私と犬は一緒に毎朝公園へ行きますそして走ま す。私の日本語はどうですか？

I joined the forum, because I found the articles to be very amusing.It' intesting to read about other people's experiences in Japan. Since I too, wish to go to Japan someday.... atleast as a vacation !!!

[Renommus]

Huh? (10!)

[Jay]

Is NJstar compatible with this forum ?

It would seem not.

[MeneerDijk]

Yes, Steph is right, stop the spammage or 24h ban

[Jay]

Late again, huh?

[MeneerDijk]

24h ban for you. You didnt think i would do it? you thought wrong. Reasoning apparently doesnt work.

[Shamu]

Well...
Welcome to the boards everyone! Post often and enjoy the drama :D

[EvilFred]

My name is EvilFred and I'm an alcoholic.

[Soup]

Hey everyone.
My name is Soup
17,male Ontario, Canada(lolol)
Basically I sit in a bowl all the time, using my soupy powers to do things like turn colours and type on the computer.

[dzee]

and your flavor is..?

[Jay]

24h ban for you. You didnt think i would do it? you thought wrong. Reasoning apparently doesnt work.

Oh, I had no doubts you'd do it... I just didn't think you'd do it just because of a simple tease.

Feel better? :D

[Soup]

and your flavor is..?
Its a mystery, scientists have said they just call it good, because they're lazy and ran out of funding.

[Stephy]

Welcome Soup.

*Is hungry*.... *resists*

Post often and enjoy the forums. Stop by the crazy IRC once in a while.

:)

[Jay]

Yes, because the IRC is sooooo active. :sarcasm:

Welcome aboard anyway. :D

[dzee]

you must be chockfull of something Weird. >.>

well, the irc is boring these days, but that might be because i've been hanging around there too much. hur hur hur. :D

[Jay]

I'll chock YOU full of someth-

Nevermind. ;)

[The Divine Comedy]

Hi Soup! Welcome to the boards. You seem fun, drop by the IRC sometime. :D

[Soup]

Ho'shiz friendly people -overwhelmed- Big change from most forums I participate in. Thanks for the welcomes people! And I'll have to check out the IRC although IRC tends to stab me with a giant carrot sometimes =/ Well lookin forward to becoming friends with all you folks. Rock on!

[The Divine Comedy]

Yeah, we're too insane to be incredibly insular. Rock on! :D

[Soup]

Hooray for the insane!

[～いらっしゃいませぇ～]

Hello, yep, umm... I am new... yeeessss.... ahhh....　I dunno what to say... My name on here is ～いらっしゃいませぇ～　Because in Japan I couldn't help but laugh at all the people yelling that at me. And sometimes it got so weird that I really wanted to say it back to them.... hahahaha~. I'm 16.. I live in New Zealand... I kind of suck at Japanese, though my entire class has this weird thought in their mind that I'm like, UBER great at Japanese. Went to Japan in April for a school trip, was there for 12 days, and was awesome, I love it soo much more than here, and It really made me think how much a hole NZ really is.　

That's me. Yep.

[Tibs]

Hey! Welcome to op9. I know you'll enjoy it here. If not, you'll end up like Larry. :)

So... For those of us without language packs or any knowledge of the Japanese language... What does your name say?

[～いらっしゃいませぇ～]

Hey! Welcome to op9. I know you'll enjoy it here. If not, you'll end up like Larry. :)

So... For those of us without language packs or any knowledge of the Japanese language... What does your name say?

Oh, opps :duh: I'm sorry~ Umm, it says "~Irasshaimasee~" It's what the shop keepers say when you walk in their store, but in Shinjuku and harajuku etc. they have people standing outside yelling "IRASSHAIMASE!!!!!" It's kind of funny... It means "How can I help you?" or "Welcome to my store" but not literally, obviously, because it would seem a bit weird for some random person standing outside with a sign saying "HOW CAN I HELP YOUUU???"

[Dahvood]

Hi, figured I'd better post an intro :)
I'm Dave, a New Zealander currently living in Australia. I've studied Japanese on and off for a number of years, but have only really been seriously doing it for about 18 months, at uni. (if I make mistakes, slap me! reading/writing is my weak skill and its the only way I'm going to learn :P)

Haven't been to Japan yet, but am going there for two weeks over July. Hurrah

oh, and いらっしゃいませぇ... a pox on you. New Zealand's great :(

[～いらっしゃいませぇ～]

Yay~ another NZer. I hate New Zealand. hahaha~ I also hate Australia~ So there!!!!

Two countries I've vowed NEVER to ever go to: Australia and USA.

hahahaha~ I'm sorry to EVERYONE I've offended :D

[Dahvood]

hahaha, well, I didn't have much choice about moving over. Though having said that, I'm not about to move back :P

[Chelsums]

Oh, opps :duh: I'm sorry~ Umm, it says "~Irasshaimasee~" It's what the shop keepers say when you walk in their store, but in Shinjuku and harajuku etc. they have people standing outside yelling "IRASSHAIMASE!!!!!" It's kind of funny... It means "How can I help you?" or "Welcome to my store" but not literally, obviously, because it would seem a bit weird for some random person standing outside with a sign saying "HOW CAN I HELP YOUUU???"
I was in this one store in Kyoto looking at stuff and the person in store said that like every 5 seconds and I thought I was going to go crazy. I wanted to leave but couldn't as I was waiting for my friends. Oh it was so annoying. They need to cool down on the "Irasshaimase."

Anyway, welcome to the forums :D

[Stephy]

Hi ya and welcome. :)

Drop by the IRC one day. Post often. Have fun.

Make friends! :D

[Kfisher]

Hi. My name is Kfisher. I'm a 15 year old teenager living in Cainta, Philippines. I stumbled across this site about a month ago when somebody linked it in another forum I go to and I found the various stuff in this website to be quite interesting. Naturally, I would join the forums here. ;D

Drop by the IRC one day. Post often. Have fun.

OP9 has an IRC? What's the server and channel? :o

:bwitch: :karate:

[Kwiz]

Welcome ye new members! Make sure to post as often than you lurk - things are more interesting that way.

[Stephy]

OP9 has an IRC? What's the server and channel? :o

:bwitch: :karate:

Your answers lies here, The answer :O (http://www.outpostnine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3187), young one.

:D

Welcome <3

[～いらっしゃいませぇ～]

OP9 has an IRC? What's the server and channel?

Here:The online (CGI IRC) chat is at http://randomskk.net/irc.
The chat server is randomskk.net and the port is 443.
There's a guide to adding this to your mIRC at http://randomskk.net/IRCd/guide
There's a guide to registering your nick so that other people cannot take it at http://randomskk.net/IRCd/guide/reg.txt
If when you join it instantly changes your nick (and you're registered), type /nickserv login yournick yourpass

http://www.outpostnine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3187

[The Funk]

Just some 17-year-old guy living in a part of Canada just barely settled enough to offer intarweb access.

[Tibs]

Hi Funk. :)

[Cygnus42]

just said hello in the ADD/ADHD thread but i guess i'll keep it official.

hi, i'm josh! 23, live in colorado, almost done with college.

interests would be games, roaming town (on foot or on a bike, as i have no license), and wasting time on WoW.

if you're really really bored and want to talk to a geek...
aim: IhTaC21
yahoo: futchster@yahoo.com
msn: cygnus42@hotmail.com

[Scott Vincent]

Welcome to the cult Cygnus42! :wave:

[Dust Singer]

Age: Fifteen (on the cusp of a birthday)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English
Location: Alaska, USA
Languages: English, Latin
Occupation: Homeschool/Self-schooled student
Interests: Writing, reading, foreign languages, classical singing, archery, linguistics, drama, conlanging, ancient history, enjoying the outdoors, studying, et cetera.
Other stuff: I'll be attending university in a year or so. I plan to major in linguistics and minor in vocal performance. I'm an insomniac. I like Thai food and birch forests. I also dig striped clothing.

[Jay]

...certainly a unique way of introducing oneself.

Self-schooled, huh? How's that work? (I was a public school kid, of course.)

And welcome aboard. :D

[Jay]

Two countries I've vowed NEVER to ever go to: Australia and USA.

Don't care if you don't like the people, visit both places for the culture, history, scenery, happenings, etc.

There's more to a country than just the public image, you know. The US aren't just a bunch of fat slobs - well, not entirely ;) - and we're not just a bunch of overweight guys in singlets and thongs standing behind a barbeque with a beer... although the bbq-and-beer go down well whenever possible. ;)

I plan to visit NZ one day for its Maori history, all the great scenery and to investigate the something in the water that makes the women so hot. :)

Welcome aboard mate; I'd advise you watch how you say things a bit, though - what's typed on a forum somewhere is not always perceived on the other end as it's meant to be by you.

[～いらっしゃいませぇ～]

Don't care if you don't like the people, visit both places for the culture, history, scenery, happenings, etc.

There's more to a country than just the public image, you know. The US aren't just a bunch of fat slobs - well, not entirely ;) - and we're not just a bunch of overweight guys in singlets and thongs standing behind a barbeque with a beer... although the bbq-and-beer go down well whenever possible. ;)

I plan to visit NZ one day for its Maori history, all the great scenery and to investigate the something in the water that makes the women so hot. :)

Welcome aboard mate; I'd advise you watch how you say things a bit, though - what's typed on a forum somewhere is not always perceived on the other end as it's meant to be by you.

hahahaha~ I'm sure how you took it was exactly how I wanted it to be percieved.

I do agree with you there though. If I was ever to go to one of those countries, it would be for the history etc. The people do put me off a lot though, because I always end up having arguments with them and they just don't appeal to me... Though I can't say New Zealanders are any better in comparison, I'm sure if I wasn't brought up here, I wouldn't want to visit here either, hahahaha~ I sound so mean!.

Oh and btw, You'd probably have to look quite hard to find the Maori history here, the Europeans made it so you could find their history easily, but difficult to find the Maori. I think, from where I live, if you want to find some good Maori history, you'd have to travel about 4 hours north, or about 8 hours south to find anything, hahahahaha~

[Zonehunter1]

Welcome new ones!
If you still want to maintain your innocence, stay away from RWPW.

[Dust Singer]

...certainly a unique way of introducing oneself.

Self-schooled, huh? How's that work? (I was a public school kid, of course.)

And welcome aboard. :D

Ever heard of unschooling? It's quite similar to that, and though I don't adhere now strictly to the philosophy (which is basically that of a very unstructured education), my earlier education was conducted almost entirely in "unschooling" (I dislike the term a little).

I'm wary of making a succint definition of it for fear of oversimplification. It basically means that my education is motivated purely by the desire to learn, and also that I don't use the public education system. I use no formal grade system and have no set cirriculum. This, of course, gives me a lot more freedom to study what I want, including many subjects that are not offered in any the public schools where I live, while still ensuring that I receive the more basic catagories of knowledge. It also gives me the freedom to take things at a faster (or slower, if I need to concentrate on a specific area) pace than I would be allowed elsewhere. In addition, I get to take college courses when I want, which is wonderful.

[Sen.McCarthy'sFreedomFist]

Howdy! I wonder if my name is too long...

[Jay]

<snip>

I'm jealous of you. :D

I had to put up with the public school system and learn what they wanted me to learn, how they wanted to teach it to me. I'd love to be able to learn what I want to - history, geology, geography, culture, psychology, you know, all the usuals.

Well done on scoring such an awesome gig. ;)

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Welcome aboard, Sen.McCarthy'sFreedomFist. Yes, your name IS a tad long, but no problem. ;)

[Puu]

Heya, I'm a 15 year old male from England, have darkishy blond hair. My interests include: badminton, sleeping, anime, computers, other general stuff..
I've been a few forums before, but I really like the "smilies" box :D - I'm gonna go play with it now .. :p

:clap: :bang: :boggled: :bored: :box: :hat: :cop: :watson: :dj: :duh: :whoops: :blank: :eyepop: :gwitch: :bwitch: :fever: :frypan: :gangster: :gloomy: :hphone: :meh: :innocent: :karate: :knockout: :liar:

</spam>

Ohh there's a "More" button? :D:D

I'm out, Puu :3

ps: For those who are either utterly disgusted, or somewhat curious as to what my name means, it's onomatopoeia for the noise made by Mokona Modoki from Tsubasa/xxxHolic anime series :)

[Jay]

Welcome aboard. ;)

Please leave all toys, sporting apparel and shoes at the door before you come in. Make sure to keep all assorted appendages, including arms, legs, tongues, tentacles and penises inside at all times - once you're inside, we can't justify your safety if you venture out again. But, if you do, you have been warned and it's your call.

Enjoy your stay. :)

[Knife-Fingered Sue Sanderson]

Well, I'm almost 21 (my birthday is this week...woot!), and I've been in Japan for about 9 months now on a study abroad program. I studied Japanese for two years in college, and now I'm here, but I'm leaving in 2 months. I came to Japan about 5 years ago for a summer exchange in Hiroshima because I'd always been interested in Japan and wanted to see what it was like. Ummm...so I'm also a girl, and an American.
I will definitely be back here after I graduate next May, and do (as was told to me by a very drunk Scottish man on the last train home a couple weeks ago) "what every other fucking cunt does in Japan...teach English."
I'm currently living with an awesome host family in Urayasu, Chiba, but I might as well say Tokyo because it's only 15 minutes away by train.
If you ever see a group of very loud, very drunk American college students wandering around Tsudanuma, Makuhari, or Funabashi, it's probably me and my friends. :D But we sometimes say we're Canadian to throw people off...

[Jay]

Hello.

I like bodies and butts.

That is not a come on.

... :box:

[Cihan]

Hey guys. I'm Cihan. I live in London, England and I just ate a fizzy cola bottle.

[Tibs]

Was it good?

[Jay]

If you're referring to the lollies, I love those.

Haven't had 'em in years though, I wonder why. :boggled:

Welcome aboard. :D

[Cihan]

Mouth watering (http://www.mrsbrowns.co.uk/acatalog/FIZZY_COLA_BOTTLES.jpg) and probably bad for the human race but oh so tasty.

Thanks for the welcome.

[Miyo]

isn't Cihan a Kurdish name?:yes:

[Cihan]

isn't Cihan a Kurdish name?:yes:

Hehe, well done, you are the first person to ever recognise the origin of my name in the history of me surfing the Internet (10 years).

*shakes hand*

[Miyo]

that's because I'm also Kurdish :P rojbas..haha

[Tchalla]

I post here now.

There you go.

[gehenna]

As I understand it, my name is Jeremiah. I've been told that I am 22 years old and currently live in northern California, about 45 minutes north of Sacramento. My gut tells me this, and it is thus.
That aside I'm currently a senior and precredential history major at CSU Sacramento. Ill be in Kyoto from June 13 until July 19th as part of a language intensive study program through UC Riverside. For that bit I'll be staying at the I-house with seven other people from the program. As I am participating in the beginner part of the program, my Japanese is very limited, although i can read and write hiragana/katakana with some proficiency, though at the moment i have no idea what it means.
yoroshiku

[_yeah]

Yeah, I guess I should post something here now that I've registered an account and everything.

I'm Ed, a Chinese-Canadian from Toronto. Born in Hong Kong, moved to Canada when I was 5, Chinese-illiterate. Them's the breaks, though looking back now I do wish I had kept up Chinese studies when I was a kid; learning 5000-8000 characters seems like an impossible task for me now.

I... know some Japanese! I think! It's all through self-study (around 2 years at this point), though, so as a consequence I'm more familiarly acquinted with casual/slang forms of speech. Put me in a formal situation and I'll probably feel very uncomfortable.

Maybe when I finally manage to graduate from University I'll spend a few years over in Japan to polish it up a bit more, heh.

[Shamu]

Welcome everyone ^_^
Post often and enjoy the boards :)

[Hyreia]

Hi, hi. My real name is Brandon (but please call me by my forum name.) I joined this night to respond to a thread but once I signed up I realized the threat was a year old. Oh well, nice place you got here.
My interests include: people, Japanese and their culture, programming, computers, anime & manga, and... *pfft...* uh... oh ya. Let's top it off. Video games, but I haven't done those in awhile.

[Jay]

As I understand it, my name is Jeremiah. I've been told that I am 22 years old and currently live in northern California, about 45 minutes north of Sacramento. My gut tells me this, and it is thus.
That aside I'm currently a senior and precredential history major at CSU Sacramento. Ill be in Kyoto from June 13 until July 19th as part of a language intensive study program through UC Riverside. For that bit I'll be staying at the I-house with seven other people from the program. As I am participating in the beginner part of the program, my Japanese is very limited, although i can read and write hiragana/katakana with some proficiency, though at the moment i have no idea what it means.
yoroshiku

Your forum name, does it hail from the band?

[Stephy]

Welcome all newcomers. Have a nice time posting here and getting to know others. It is fun to speak to eachother outside the forum too. ^^

Post often, join the IRC, and if you're female avoid Jay!

:D

Welcome <3

[Cihan]

Hello fellow new people and thank you Shamu and Shylilsweety.

join the IRC

I tried that a while back and it wasnt a nice experience, so I'll be sticking to this blue and white place.

Oh, and grey, there's some grey at top and very bottom.

And yellow. Yellow stars, almost forgot about them.

[gehenna]

Your forum name, does it hail from the band?


I've heard them before, but no.

[Resolut]

Hey, I'm Resolut. I'm new to the forum (obviously) and after reviewing a few threads, I signed up. This seems like a nice place, and I hope I can leave some impression here. :dj:

[jgoral]

Hi everyone.

I am bad at introductions, so please forgive me if this sounds very lame.

I currently live in Vancouver, Canada. However, starting 6/29, I will be living in Tokyo, Japan :hat:. I will be an English Conversation Instructor for AEON. I don't know where exactly in Tokyo my apartment will be, but my branch school will be in Shimokitazawa.

I have been browsing the Japan 'blogosphere' for months now, and just when I was giving up hope of finding a site where the posters are actually mature, I found this forum. Seems like a great community!

Nice to meet everyone. :wave:

[dzee]

...finding a site where the posters are actually mature, I found this forum.
:eyepop: wow, our acting has gone one level up..

welcome to the stage, maitre. have a good time hanging around, and i hope for your sanity's sake you don't get addicted to this place like SOME PEOPLE *cough* :innocent:

oh, and do drop by our shiny irc sometime!

[Jay]

It's not shiny, it's dull and dirty from its months of constant use. :(

Welcome anyway. :D

[Donut]

Yeah, welcome to the party. Have a gin and tonic...Jay is buying!

[Stephy]

Welcome. Hello. Post often!. Lots and lots of posts! Doooo it! I dare ya!

Drop by the "shiny" IRC (hehe) sometime and make sure if you are female you avoid this guy named Jay. Yeah.. I think that is it!

:D

[Tibs]

Welcome. Hello. Post often!. Lots and lots of posts! Doooo it! I dare ya!

Drop by the "shiny" IRC (hehe) sometime and make sure if you are Human you avoid this guy named Jay. Yeah.. I think that is it!

:D

Fixed for you. :)

[Jay]

Yes, because Stephanie does such a good job of avoiding me.

Don't ya gorgeous? ;)

[dzee]

It's not shiny, it's dull and dirty from its months of constant use :(
i cleaned it before i left.. what did you guys do again? :bang:

[ArmyPagan09140]

Hey, I'm 20, currently living in Germany. If you can't tell by the name, I'm in da military. I like to study religion, blow shit up, and hang out with CrazyAce86 whenver I'm home on leave.

[The Divine Comedy]

You're Lacey's friend? :)

Welcome to the forums. Try not to get too confused. :D

[tigerXwolf]

Hey, new to the forums. I've been one of those lurkers for forever and I finally figured, eh wth I'll give forums another shot. Whoooo! That sounded like one giaanttt run on sentence.

Anyway, I'm from the mitten state and for now everybody can call me Wolf I suppose... Since that's how i've always gone online until I actually get to know people.

As for now, I just coughed into my sprite and sprayed it all over myself. yayyy.. Oh and for future reference.. I am a girl, not a guy.

[The Divine Comedy]

Whoo! More people from the big mitten! There seem to be a lot of us on here. Welcome from a fellow girl on the forums! Post lots, we need more active members here. :yes:

[tigerXwolf]

I used to be on RP boards (Ah. for shame....) I prettyyy much was an forum whore.. 100 posts on first day much? Yeah... I've pretty much stopped forums for about a year now. Haha... I'm on the board everyday, at least.

[The Divine Comedy]

You look vaguely familiar... You were on the old boards? Well, don't slip back into your lurkerish ways, please? Talking is fun!

[Tibs]

The Boards are a lot better now that I'm here. :P

Enjoy your stay. :)

[chad mullet]

Hey, new to the forums. I've been one of those lurkers for forever and I finally figured, eh wth I'll give forums another shot. Whoooo! That sounded like one giaanttt run on sentence.

Anyway, I'm from the mitten state and for now everybody can call me Wolf I suppose... Since that's how i've always gone online until I actually get to know people.

As for now, I just coughed into my sprite and sprayed it all over myself. yayyy.. Oh and for future reference.. I am a girl, not a guy.


What or where is the "mitten state"? How did it get it's name?

[tigerXwolf]

Michigan, silly.. lol And it's shaped... like a mitten? With a rabbit jumping over it =P

[CrazyAce86]

You're Lacey's friend? :)

Welcome to the forums. Try not to get too confused. :D

Yeah, he's my buddy. Sometimes more. ;)

And don't worry, he's about as crazy as I am, so he'll fit right in. :D

[Zonehunter1]

Welcome to the boards!!
as a registration fee, leave your soul and your innocence at the door.

[patrick797]

Sorry if i took long to go here.

My name's Patrick, a junior high student here in Japan.
I've been here sometime now, so i have a thread in All things Japan. pls. feel free to visit.

[Mittens]

Whoa whoa whoa... theres a 'Mitten' state?

[Stephy]

I think they're referring to how Michigan is shaped.

And welcome everyone. :D Please post often.

[Jay]

Must we run through the whole mitten thing twice? Scroll up. :sarcasm:

[patrick797]

Italy's shaped like a boot,
Michigan's a mitten
The Philippines' an old man...
Nice shapes.(^-^)

[Zonehunter1]

where's a country shaped like a hat when you need one?
...also, welcome new ones!

[Mighty Matt]

Boo :eyepop:

Bet that scared you all!

Just thought I'd say hi as it's the point of this thread.

I'm currently in Japan as an ALT and trying to learn the lingo, but after three months I can confirm that it's very difficult :boggled:

Ciao for now

[Tibs]

Hi matt. <3

[Mighty Matt]

Hi matt. <3

Are you the offical welcoming party? :dj:

[Shamu]

Hi everyone! Welcome to the boards!!
Play nice and post often! :D

[kilreli]

Italy's shaped like a boot,
Michigan's a mitten
The Philippines' an old man...
Nice shapes.(^-^)
and florida is like a limp....well...

[WiNDLoRD]

Hey! New Slovenian guy here :)

[Jay]

and florida is like a limp....well...

Sweden's a limp penis, Denmark's the ejaculation on the blanket that is Germany. :D

And hi newbies.

[patrick797]

Hi too Matt.
Your name's the same as the ALT in our school.

Don't worry. you'll learn Japanese eventually. you just have to study and stay in Japan for a long time.

[Mighty Matt]

Don't worry. you'll learn Japanese eventually. you just have to study and stay in Japan for a long time.

Damn, you mean I won't just wake up one day in the next few months and be fluent :duh:

[CrazyAce86]

Sweden's a limp penis, Denmark's the ejaculation on the blanket that is Germany. :D

And hi newbies.

There are days, Jay, that I thank the gods there is a you in the world.

This is one of those days.

And hello to the new virgin sacrif-- err, new folks. ;)

[Headwires]

:wave: 'Lo there everybody. At last I've finally registered at the forums, after lurking here since the old forums were opened.

I'm 14 and live in New Zealand. I'm interested in drumming, basketball, and anything to do with computers.

I'm always listening to Rock music (Mainly Foo Fighters :D), and if I'm not listening to it I'm probably playing it.

So yeah, that's me. I already know most people, 'cause I've been here so long. Hope I get to know you all a bit better now.

[patrick797]

To Matt:
Unless you've got a genie or if there is such a thing such as 'language proficiency tablet', yep.

[～いらっしゃいませぇ～]

:wave: 'Lo there everybody. At last I've finally registered at the forums, after lurking here since the old forums were opened.

I'm 14 and live in New Zealand. I'm interested in drumming, basketball, and anything to do with computers.

I'm always listening to Rock music (Mainly Foo Fighters :D), and if I'm not listening to it I'm probably playing it.

So yeah, that's me. I already know most people, 'cause I've been here so long. Hope I get to know you all a bit better now.

WOOOO! Another New Zealander!!!

>___> For your information, New Zealand is more 'next to' Australia than under...

[Headwires]

WOOOO! Another New Zealander!!!

>___> For your information, New Zealand is more 'next to' Australia than under...

Yeah, I'm not the greatest at geography as you'll find. :box:

[The Divine Comedy]

Hi newbies! Welcome to op9.

Try not to get TOO scared, make vaguely smart posts oftenly and keep all appendages inside the vehicle at all times. Hope you have fun. :D

[Zonehunter1]

where am I going to get limbs at now?
anyways welcome..

[skip01]

Hey, thought i should introduce myself seeing as I just registered and all. I'm an 18 year old uni student (not one of those dirty day students, colleges rule) in Brisbane Australia. I read this website a while back and thought it was pretty hilarious and here I am again so... yeah.
Nice to meet you, whoever posts next. :clap:

[Tibs]

Nice to meet you too, Skip. <3

[Stephy]

Welcome, welcome, welcome! :D

Post often, join the IRC, and if you're female beware of the aussie :blank:

[Jay]

There are days, Jay, that I thank the gods there is a you in the world.

This is one of those days.

Hey, I try my hardest sweetheart. :D

[Drewscriver]

Hey everyone. I've been reading the boards quite a while. and registered to post a question a while back. Since i've been following the boards pretty closely lately, I figured I might want to start contributing, and the least I could do is finally introduce myself.

So yeah, I'm a 25 year old guy living in Reno, Nevada. I studied Japanese during the college years, but haven't managed to get myself in a position to use it. Instead, I make slot machines. To head off any at least some of the questions, no, there's no trick to winning...

[Druid]

LIES! LIES AND SLANDER!
And nice to meet ya Screw. Have a great time.
*bows*
And not the wee bow of the Japenese. Talkin right leg out, hat off, bendin forwaord showin bow! Grrrrrrrrr.

[KaleidoscopicRainbow]

Hello :wave: I'm Josh. 15 years old. Student. Lately, I have been amazed by Japanese culture and stumbled across this site. After reading the witty entries, I decided to sign up for a forum account, and here I am.

I listen to music all the time. Mostly rock or jazz. Ella Fitzgerald, Jeff Lorber, etc. But yah, hopefully I should be able to fit in, regardless of my seemingly young age :) Pleasure to meet you all! :afro:

[Kwiz]

Welcome aboard! And I'm a year younger than you, so don't feel alone.

[Rapter]

welcome aboard!



on a sidenote: Wow i havent been here in awhile.

[SGH]

I suppose I should introduce SGH as well :box:

I started developing a little interest in anime a few years ago, starting with InuYasha. Well when I went to Israel...several of my friends had been to Japan, worked there...and the stories/experiences they had sounded lovely...which made me more enthused with the idea of travelling there...so hopefully early next year I will be in Japan on a work visa...:joytear:

[Stephy]

Hello and welcome all! :D

[ellie]

Welcome everyone, post often and make lots of friends

And wow, Kwizard, I totally thought you were older than that.

[dzee]

But yah, hopefully I should be able to fit in, regardless of my seemingly young age :) Pleasure to meet you all! :afro:
there are people around who are younger/older than you and sound much more immature, so you'll do fine :P

drop by our.. worn-out irc when you can!

[Kwiz]

And wow, Kwizard, I totally thought you were older than that.

Oh, I guess you haven't seen the pictures of me then. Several other people have made that assumption before.

[Agent Vesago]

Sup.
Been lurking here for about a year and decided to register.

[Stephy]

Welcome! Post often please :)

[Stephy]

Hi Lukey. I am Stephanie and I am a fellow masshole from Massachusetts.

[Stephy]

Not true. Lies. :O Who has spread such rumors?

Once again newcomers please post often. ^^

[h2orowe]

Hi, I'm Joey. My hobbies include music (it's more of a lifestylelololol), gyming, Jeet Kun Do, internets, and picking up chicks 5 years or older than I.

[h2orowe]

You've grown oh so much.
/le tear
What's sad is I grew with help from people on the internet ._.

[Zonehunter1]

pass on the knowledge you gathered. It's the least you could do.

[Mist]

hey hey hey wats up people well my is frankie. and before Nov probably i will be in japan, well im 18 i am in the real estate business and i run a restaurant with my dad. well i am interested in import cars and want to visit japan, especially for the ladies and the country well anywayz talk to you later lata,,,,......frankie ramsook

[Kwiz]

Welcome to OP9. Punctuation and proper spelling are your friends.

[Peej]

Umm... Hi I'm Peej and I am an indentured servant (read military service member). I dream of one day being manumitted, yay!!

[Oreo_cookie]

Hey,

Just doing the polite introduction message :). See you guys around.

EDIT: Hey, do you guys have a rules page? Don't get me wrong, I'm not planning on being a smart ass:liar:

[El_CJ]

Hey, I've been posting here for a few months. I guess it's about time I introduce myself!

My pseudonym is El_CJ, and I joined here because I enjoy reading Az's editorials. I have very little interest in anime, I care nothing about Japanese culture/language, and am decidedly not a "Japanophile." I don't imagine I will ever visit Japan.

I am very careful with regards to what I post, and have already revised this short "Greetings!" message several times. I am not obsessive-compulsive, I am simply paranoid that anything I post on the internet will be read somewhere, by somebody who could potentially affect me professionally or personally in some minor fashion.

So, yeah. Hello! :eyepop:

[Zonehunter1]

Welcome all!
In regards to the rules, there used to be some up, but it's basically the same as most other civilized boards.

[Oblivious]

Hey, I've been reading Az's stuff for about a year now on Outpost Nine... and I guess I just finally joined the forum.

Ah, n00bdom. The glory of it all.

[Stephy]

welcome. Post often :)

[Oblivious]

Aye. :P I'll try too. It's good to be here, thanks for the welcome!

[SGH]

こんにちは！私は宇宙人か妖怪じゃありません、詰まらないんです。

[vaca]

im new.. i guess :)

hobbies: beatbox, rap, art, soccer :hphone:

[Stephy]

Welcome. Please make sure you post often. Everyone is nice here (sometimes ;p) and its a nice and easy place to make friends so make sure to share a lot of ideas and thoughts in posts!

[Zonehunter1]

Else you get the bat.
Welcome.

[luke]

Hi, i am new to this forum. just thought i'd introduce myself.
Cheers

[Duke Luke of Juke]

Welcome Sir!
Has anyone told you that you have a lovely name? :innocent:

[luke]

No, you're probably the first man. But because your name is also luke (i'm presuming) you're already a couple of notches up in my book.

[Stephy]

hi luke ...-__-;

post often :D

[Tabs]

'Allo there lads!
Blimey! Me name is Tabs, and I'm bloody well from Great Britain. I'd like ter become an Astronomist one day, but in the meantime I like ter work on me drorings, and make beautiful portraits reminiscent of distant seas, right, in far-off tropical lands. I'm 17 years old, right, and I 'ave two yunger bruvvers, and an older sis. Right. Just wanted ter say oi, and it seems like yer 'ave a nice forum 'ere! Honest guv!
Take care! Blimey!
Tabs

[Zonehunter1]

Hey welcome, post often.

[Stephy]

Hello Tabs, welcome to the forum.

Er... noticed you have a interesting... writing style. Yes, that's what it is. Nice. Welcome, once again and please post often. :)

[Tibs]

'Allo there lads!
Blimey! Me name is Tabs, and I'm bloody well from Great Britain. I'd like ter become an Astronomist one day, but in the meantime I like ter work on me drorings, and make beautiful portraits reminiscent of distant seas, right, in far-off tropical lands. I'm 17 years old, right, and I 'ave two yunger bruvvers, and an older sis. Right. Just wanted ter say oi, and it seems like yer 'ave a nice forum 'ere! Honest guv!
Take care! Blimey!
Tabs

You remind me of me

Well... In the being 17 and from england thing

I grew out of the tbh phase

[anver]

Hi, I'm Frank. I'm from Newcastle.

[Zonehunter1]

Hi all! welcome and behave.

[Rear Admiral Grapefruit]

Figured i should prolly post something here, my name is Scott Allan Heywood (scott + allan = Scollan) , i'm a 19yr old chemistry student at liverpool university in UK. Been reading these forums for a while now, decided to register in july, not really an awful lot to say, my avatar is of dexter simply because i seem to be like him in far too many ways. Just thought i should say Hello anyway.

Yeah, that's it.

[Stephy]

Hi ya. tektek avatar too? haha Post often and welcome.

I would like to welcome my sister to the forum! Who can't post right now, due to the fact the Mods now have to approve of new people. This might take a while. :duh:

Her username is Petite Angel. So that is why we might have the same IP and such. She is my 16 year old sister. My sister, Mrs Alien (13 yrs) is also on this forum but seems to have stopped posting.

So yeah.. I hope she can post soon. -nods-

[Zonehunter1]

Well, when she posts she'll be welcomed properly by the welcome party.

[USERNAME]

Citizen brought me here. I suppose I'll post or something of the sort.

[ellie]

You're citizen's friend? Then I'm sure you'll be fun, in a mildly creepy way.

[Citizen]

Citizen brought me here. I suppose I'll post or something of the sort.

Did I Яly?

[USERNAME]

Did I Яly?
Nah. Those silly instant messenger goblins like to throw links around like pumpkin balls.

[Petite Angel]

Hello everyone, I'm new. I was introduced to this forum by another member here. I'm from Massachusetts. I read some of Az's stuff and find it funny. Hope I will meet new friends here and get to know everyone soon. :D

[Saitou Hajime]

Watch out, guys. We've got quite the meanie on our hands now.

Welcome to the forum!

[Petite Angel]

no im not!! :p

[Duke Luke of Juke]

Welcome! Post often! Visit the IRC.

[Petite Angel]

thanks! im new to this hole thing so it will take me some time to get use to this. hope i can get help with some things.

[PopCulturePooka]

Oh...

You're the... younger one!

Mwahahhaha

[Petite Angel]

no this is the middle sister.................. but its ok.......... ^_^

[PopCulturePooka]

no this is the middle sister.................. but its ok.......... ^_^
Oh... the middle one... Oh no...


Now all three of you are here, I'm scared.

[Loc]

Welcome to the forums, Malcolm :)

[Stephy]

Welcome, post often. :D I don't think the IRC will work on your computer, but I will show you some time later how to work it. All right. Don't let any one scare you off.

[h2orowe]

God damn! All of you have your own computers?! I don't even have shoes!

[Stephy]

Yes. 3 computers in the house. :) Wires running from our rooms to the main computer and connection. Easy that way.

Welcome new peeps.- to stay on topic XD

[Jetsetlemming]

Welcome, welcome, welcome. I just realized I never introduced myself here when I joined. Intro threads are for noobs!

[Zonehunter1]

Huzzah and welcome!!!
Obey the rules here, and you'll do fine.

[Kohaku]

26 year old single female in japan

Intrests: reading, writing, singing, acting, languages(fluent in english and Spanish, learning Japanese) sports, rolerblading, skateboarding, music, dancing, learning,and men

thats basically it, anything more you'd have to ask :joecool:

[Yachiru]

Bienvenido !

[Zonehunter1]

Welcome all!

[Jay]

Hello there.

[sushi]

hi welcome to the boards

[ellie]

Grassy-ass and welcome.

[Murakumo]

I'm an American guy that turns 21 in about 2.5 hrs... wooties.

I've been using this handle since about 7-8 years ago. We had to pick Japanese names in highschool Japanese, and I picked Murakumo. I feel nerdy referring to that now, but for the internet's sake my forum handle has always remained the same.

I'm in my senior year at a University and am getting TESL certified and majoring in East Asian Studies (only because I got screwed out of the studio arts major).

Once I graduate I will be going to Japan to teach English and plan to frequent arcades and train for MMA in the evenings.

I've met with the president of PRIDE and talked to him for a while, and my goal is to one day make it into, at the least, one of their smaller shows.

All my life I've been working to use low tier and make them into top tier (cue fighting games).

Oh yea, as maybe suggested my the attempt at entering a studio arts major, I am an artist as well. I was looking at doing conceptual art and storyboarding... dean of the department went on vacation 2 weeks and couldn't sign for my classes, and I wasn't going to wait an extra year to graduate. =/

So yea... MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), video games, art
Once I am a bit older and able to get some amount of money put away I will also be a lot more active in investing and travel. Poor college students aren't afforded those luxuries. =x

and.... I <3 j00 all!

~Mura

[Stephy]

Welcome. Great intro.

Post often and happy birthday. :)

[Zonehunter1]

^what she said.
*brought to you by a member of the Op9 welcoming commision.

[Barns]

Hey guys.

I'm Barns from Christchurch, New Zealand. I'm just finishing up a BA at university here, a BA I thought was useless - until I found out it's ostensibly all I need to get a job teaching English in Japan for a year or more.

So, that's what I'm going to do. Around March/April 2007, I intend to move to Japan having found a job teaching in a school, college or company. My capabilities with the Japanese language are minimal, but not zero; I am helped by working at a souvenir retail shop where most of the staff are Japanese. One might say I'm a bit of a Japanophile - especially since my recent discovery of 'Ayaka no Totsugeki Eikaiwa' - but it isn't an all-consuming passion. I just like the people.

Like pretty much all of you, I've been reading the editorials for ages, and finally decided to sign up to the forum now that I'm definitely going to Japan. Y'all seem like a decent bunch of people; I look forward to engaging in meaningless debates with all of you.

I love film above all else, and will probably be found wherever it is discussed. I also love football (to you American chuckballers, that's 'soccer').

Blah blah, message end. Cheers.

[Stephy]

Welcome Barns.

Hope to see you around and posting often. :)