Are you a Supreme Loser of Uber-Pathetic Status?

[ewokshaman]

Three... though one doesn't count... considering i'm not a college freshman until august

[Niles09]

Stephen_Zuckerman - 6/14/2006  1:06 PM

Okatu Ka? means, more or less, Are you a fanatic? in japanese.

Loosely translated, it means "Are you an anime fan?"

Hell no! I swear to western Europe style!

[Hellblazer]

[ ] 40(+) years old.

• Living with his mother. (not at his mother house, but we got an appartment together)

[ ] Balding.

• Overweight.
• Computer engineer / Video Store Clerk / Unemployed. does that inclued sound engerneer and recording producer that works from his computer for mixing purpuses???
• Trekkie.  never have gone to any of the grouping but love the shows

[ ] Comic Nerd.

• Jedi Master. (By this, I mean the Star Wars equivalent of a Trekkie.) love the pc games and movies

[ ] Epic-Level Anything; i.e. plays pen and paper RPGs whenever given the chance, and is completely familiar with at least all rules relevant to his character(s).
[ ] Never been laid in his life.
[ ] Has a porn collection.
[ ] ...that's particularly good / frighteningly awful.
[ ] Still takes time to enjoy said collection in the middle of the day.
Owns a siginificant collection of one or more of the following, even by "nerd standards":
-[ ] Comic Books; NOT Manga
--[ ] ...and has a significant number of them in proctector sleeves AND has boards in those sleeves.
-[ ] Comic Book Memerobilia; e.g. action figures, posters, apparel, coffee mugs, non-graphic novels with comic book characters.
-[ ] Pen and Paper RPG rulebooks.
-[ ] Star Trek Memerobilia.
-[ ] Star Wars Memerobilia.
-[ ] Esoteric B-movie Sci-fi flicks.
[ ] Bathes on an irregular-at-best basis.
[ ] Is legally blind, but has coke-bottle glasses.
[ ] Has some name like Harold, or Sherman.
[ ] ...but pretends his name is Kirk, Skywalker, Mordenkainen, etc.
[ ] Wears briefs, or memerobilia-related boxers.
[ ] Has had the same hairstyle for more than twenty years, and it's slicked-back/a crew-cut/a mullet.
[ ] Uses sci-fi/fantasy or gaming puns in everyday life, on a regular basis.
[ ] Just KNOWS the aliens are coming, and has taken steps to prepare.
[ ] Can actually perform the Vulcan Nerve Pinch.
[ ] Is working on the whole Force thing.
[ ] Has actually passed on a date, because his favorite sci-fi series was on that night.
[ ] Is enough of a regular at the nearest Phoenix & Dragon, Gamestop, EB, Galactic Quest, or Games Workshop (or similar comic/gaming shop) that the proprieters know him by a name-like description, if not actually his name. E.g. "the X-men guy," "that munchkin who knocked off the dragon," "our best customer."
[ ] Has applied for more than half of these items.

guess Im not part of them  :p

[Faldred]

I scored 3-4, depending on if you want to count me as "balding" or not.  (I prefer "thinning".)

And no, I'm not going to mention what the other three are.

[ZeroVega]

It's official then... Doc, Niles and I are the coolest... ever!

[Niles09]

yay!:D

[EzekielCrow]

[ ] 40(+) years old.  [X] Living with his mother. (16) [ ] Balding.  [X] Overweight. (... TWINKIES!)  [X] Computer engineer / Video Store Clerk / Unemployed.  [ ] Trekkie. (GOD... TREKKIES)  [X] Comic Nerd.  [X] Jedi Master. (By this, I mean the Star Wars equivalent of a Trekkie.)  [X] Epic-Level Anything; i.e. plays pen and paper RPGs whenever given the chance, and is completely familiar with at least all rules relevant to his character(s).  [ ] Never been laid in his life.  [X] Has a porn collection. (Meh, some digital, some hardcopies.) [X] ...that's particularly good / frighteningly awful.  [X] Still takes time to enjoy said collection in the middle of the day.  Owns a siginificant collection of one or more of the following, even by "nerd standards":  -[X] Comic Books; NOT Manga  --[X] ...and has a significant number of them in proctector sleeves AND has boards in those sleeves.  -[X] Comic Book Memerobilia; e.g. action figures, posters, apparel, coffee mugs, non-graphic novels with comic book characters.  -[X] Pen and Paper RPG rulebooks.  -[ ] Star Trek Memerobilia.  -[X] Star Wars Memerobilia.  -[X] Esoteric B-movie Sci-fi flicks.  [X] Bathes on an irregular-at-best basis. (Sick but true >_

[MasnDixn]

I have to correct Stephen's Japanese a bit.  Otaku ka?  ? Does not mean "are you a fan?".....It means are you a "nerd"?  It doesn't mean manga specific.  There are many types of Otaku in Japan.  I won't get into the descriptions but it gets down right hilarious.

I lived there (Japan) until quite recently for more than a few years.  My wife calls people who like NWN "Pasokon Otaku" or computer nerds.

[Stephen_Zuckerman]

To my understanding, the literal translation of "otaku" was "fanatic." A more accurate translation, aye, would be nerd, but the actual word... Well, we all know how jargon translates (or doesn't).

Here in the states, an Otaku is specifically an anime nerd.

[lonnarin]

And in Shadowrun, the otaku are people who hack into the matrix using techno-magic instead of cyberware... which was rare in 3rd edition, but now has been replaced with Technomancy Resonance in version 4.

[LynnJuniper]

[ ] 40(+) years old.

• Living with his mother. (I'm in high school)

[ ] Balding.
[ ] Overweight.

• Computer engineer / Video Store Clerk / Unemployed. (I'm in High school, but am looking for job)

[ ] Trekkie.
[ ] Comic Nerd.
[ ] Jedi Master. (By this, I mean the Star Wars equivalent of a Trekkie.)

• Epic-Level Anything; i.e. plays pen and paper RPGs whenever given the chance, and is completely familiar with at least all rules relevant to his character(s). (I've made many of my own)
• Never been laid in his life. (I‘m a seventeen year old girl, in Highschool with a class of 30 that I‘ve known for six years, and I didn‘t go to college yet…so to all 30 of the people I know…ew).

[ ] Has a porn collection.
[ ] ...that's particularly good / frighteningly awful.
[ ] Still takes time to enjoy said collection in the middle of the day.
Owns a siginificant collection of one or more of the following, even by "nerd standards":
-[ ] Comic Books; NOT Manga
--[ ] ...and has a significant number of them in proctector sleeves AND has boards in those sleeves.
-[ ] Comic Book Memerobilia; e.g. action figures, posters, apparel, coffee mugs, non-graphic novels with comic book characters.
-

• Pen and Paper RPG rulebooks.

-[ ] Star Trek Memerobilia.
-

• Star Wars Memerobilia.

-[ ] Esoteric B-movie Sci-fi flicks.
[ ] Bathes on an irregular-at-best basis.
[ ] Is legally blind, but has coke-bottle glasses.
[ ] Has some name like Harold, or Sherman.
[ ] ...but pretends his name is Kirk, Skywalker, Mordenkainen, etc.
[ ] Wears briefs, or memerobilia-related boxers.
[ ] Has had the same hairstyle for more than twenty years, and it's slicked-back/a crew-cut/a mullet.

• Uses sci-fi/fantasy or gaming puns in everyday life, on a regular basis. ( Yeah, Like saying “Reflex Save“ Instead of “Reaction time“ )
• Just KNOWS the aliens are coming, and has taken steps to prepare. ß This is because the psychologist is gone and I don’t get my medication anymore.
• Can actually perform the Vulcan Nerve Pinch. (My friend taught me when I was seven ._.)

[ ] Is working on the whole Force thing.

• Has actually passed on a date, because his favorite sci-fi series was on that night. (Uh…I past up plenty of parties, things, and important stuff like school to play Layo.)

[ ] Is enough of a regular at the nearest Phoenix & Dragon, Gamestop, EB, Galactic Quest, or Games Workshop (or similar comic/gaming shop) that the proprieters know him by a name-like description, if not actually his name. E.g. "the X-men guy," "that munchkin who knocked off the dragon," "our best customer." (I would if I could, but the closest store is a 20 min drive away, and there is no public transit)
[ ] Has applied for more than half of these items.


[ ] ..And still thinks he's the coolest thing in the world.

Nine…Scary…

Oh and to the Otaku Question……

Sore Wa himitsu Desu *winks*