Omg omg omg omg Batou feel better ok I need you alive until AX so I can glamp you. Also Ichigo stop bitching about people calling you Strawberry its a little joke almost like when you make fun of Batou and his so called love of yaoi so yeah your like 29 get over it. Also Batou... I LOVE YOUUU!!!! and I do really hope you get better.
From what I remember, actually, they once did a study in BC regarding public/private/home schooling from about 4 or 5 years back. They looked at the grade 12 marks of kids in a bunch of different systems since: one, grade 12 kids have Provincial Exams (standardized testing); two, because those grade 11/12 marks are what get kids into their next schools.
So in general, public school kids were getting more or less the same kinda marks for their in-school grades and their provincial grades. Private school kids, meanwhile, were getting noticeably higher in-school grades, but were still getting provincial grades on par with public school kids. I forget what home-school was, but they probably were higher in general to both . . .
So the theory? In private school, you pretty much paid for your grades, or that teachers marked easier or something like that.
I'm more amused by the fact that I've never made fun of you with the name 'Strawberry'. Okay, I did that one time, but that was so long ago most 'ites won't remember it.
No, now I've got ya being eaten by a pie and dressing up in gothic lolita fashion. It's fun.
Japan Bureau (Podcasters) | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
@:
I'm sure Someguy does the Ichigo = Strawberry using Ichigo from Bleach because that pisses me off to no end. Because 1, it's a name, which means it probably doesn't mean anything other than it's a name, and 2, it uses the kanji for "1" and "to protect", meaning he is one that is meant to protect (assume you proscribe meanings to names). Ichigo meaning strawberry is a completely different word with different kanji. But that doesn't stop everyone from enjoying the phonetic identicalness.
Okay... I'm back.
I have a Death Note. And it looks fuckin' real. And I'm a complete anti-reformist, anti-religionist, stuff like that. Robots that make you laugh are good. Wow, it flips it own switch, eh? Sumo Babies!
SUMO BABIES! EAT THEM! SCREAM AT THEM! YOU WILL BE TRAMATIZED FOR LIFE!! Meat-up?
Meet up page? I realy need to find you guys someday.
Kids these days... they will NEVER learn to spell properly... well the ones who think texting is rand anyways. *eyes shift* We are not lolcats, dammit.
The guy really should’ve seen it coming with all the trends towards friggin’ Naruto and crap like that. Pfft. Even so, he should still sue, because all he was doing was trying to give the childrens some culture outside of Konoha and Death Note.
I posted that news bit because I love the historical stuff as well. I’m so telling my Intro to Japan teacher.
Slayers news makes me happy. ^_^
Number one reason to go to private school? Uh, that’s called super-conformity. Trust me. Besides, at least it’s better in Japan. You guys should know how strict Japanese schools are about testing and memorizing. The USA’s got nothing on Japan.
thanks a lot you two. you made me look like a complete fool. and i know how to spell my name! I like how it came out. god and you have no right to make fun of me. got it?! Message me if you have anything more to say. and i hope whoever has the cold gets over it soon.
We all still love the podcast! When VV first started running, the coment system was driving me insane! But it's a lot easier now, (Though I still miss the old comment system... ^_^)
Aw, poor Batou! All sick with the sniffles! I hate it when that happens. A friend of mine actually came to school when he had a cold, he drank a whole think of cold medicene before hand and it made him high........he went around talking about big foot, giant banannas, and giggling like a little girl.
*glares at Shadow* Don't believe her, I'm not that picky....though she was right about the old guy. He freaked me out big time...he was reading very, verygraphic yaoi. I glanced at it as I was walking by......it wouldn't have scared me so bad if he had been young and hot, but he had to have been in his late sixties!
Oh, poor babies! They'll have nightmares for years!
And people really should learn to use better grammer. I have horrible grammer when I talk, but I at least make an attempt when I'm writing something.
On the grammer thing, if you have time and an IQ over 50 you should use proper grammer and not text lingo! Batou didn't mention this, but you know what else ticks me off? When people say things like 'omg' instead of 'oh my gosh' while they're talking to you. I seriously wanted to strangle this girl when she said, "haha, lol guys!"
I mean come on. Just laugh, don't say lol. Thats dumb.
The poor babies. They will forever twitch and cower away from large half-naked men.
The Death Note movie is going to be in select theatres May 20 and 21. There's going to be a Death Note movie?! Has my head been under a rock? Probably...
Oh and Batou, have fun hacking all over the place. I already went through that. It sucks.
Batou, you have my sympathies. Wait, that's saved for myself until I get this damn research paper written.
Creepy old guy reading manga? That's hardly worth noting. He's forty-three, that's not that old. And I saw something much worse at my local BAM. Creepy old guy, who's about sixty or so, in the yaoi section. READING the yaoi. I promise you, five of us girls were waiting for like fifteen minutes for him to move away. It was horrible...
Grammar is necessary. Hell, I use proper grammar even when writing emails. What is this world coming to?
Huh, I'll have to check that anime out when it comes. I don't get to watch historical ones all that often (my friend is majorly picky about what she watches...). The only one I've watched, really, is Rurouni Kenshin.
They're teaching us to conform? Then I'm failing all my classes!
Wow. Those children will grow up troubled and scared of everything.
Oh, on a totally different note: I don't know if anyone's said anything about this or not, but I am excited. The Death Note movie is going to be in select theatres May 20 and 21. The site to go to if you want to know if a theatre near you will be open is www.fathomevents.com. I have one coming near me! And the DVD will come out in September. There's my random bit that someone probably already mentioned and I just never noticed!
On the grammar bit at the first. I agree with you on comics, the books, and the removing of letters. If you have the keyboard shorting letters just proves stupidity instead or intelligence. Though I find it a bit disturbing that a baka like me agrees with you word for word. Hopefully it means the latter in that I am getting smarter instead of you getting dumber.
Now on the short amounts of comments could be because of finals. I know I have my finals for college, and trying to get a job. Both tough, but will send money or cash orders to you once I do. I may not be able to help send you off to Japan, but I will send some money so you can at least have one free drink before you go. I promise that I will try to get a job for that reason alone, and the cookies, and possibly the cake. Sorry for the bits of randomness thrown in, late, tired, and will learn from this, hopefully. No more late night postings for me, but I will send you money once I get some. I PROMISE YOU THAT! I promised so it will happen since I keep my promises.
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/01/08 | Reply
Batou needs some hot soup.
Internet-speak torpedoes the English language once again.
I used to go to a manga club that we had going at our local Barnes & Noble, and they certainly didn't descriminate against older fans (which is good since I am well past teenage, though not as old as the guy in the news story).
An anime that will actually deal with history? Without any fantasy elements?? One can only hope. There isn't enough anime out there like the Kenshin OVAs (which is what all of Kenshin should have been like, in my opinion).
84 childrne have been permanently scarred by large men in diapers.
jomz
Otaku Summoner (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/08/08 | Reply
Hey, the comments is not poor anymore... guess people are alive once more.
If most people who read comics/manga now are the adult (they were once kids), then does that mean that kids now rarely read? (books I mean)
going to school will turn you to mindless sheeps... but at least you have great memory. ^_^
Dang, I'm all coughing here as well... At least my voice is going back.
cosumone
Otakuite+ | Posted 05/07/08 | Reply
well if you had an old guy trying tell you if you were 8-13 manga would you let him
fallenangel8
Senior Otaku+ | Posted 05/05/08 | Reply
Omg omg omg omg Batou feel better ok I need you alive until AX so I can glamp you. Also Ichigo stop bitching about people calling you Strawberry its a little joke almost like when you make fun of Batou and his so called love of yaoi so yeah your like 29 get over it. Also Batou... I LOVE YOUUU!!!! and I do really hope you get better.
Show No Fear Always Smile
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 05/04/08 | Reply
From what I remember, actually, they once did a study in BC regarding public/private/home schooling from about 4 or 5 years back. They looked at the grade 12 marks of kids in a bunch of different systems since: one, grade 12 kids have Provincial Exams (standardized testing); two, because those grade 11/12 marks are what get kids into their next schools.
So in general, public school kids were getting more or less the same kinda marks for their in-school grades and their provincial grades. Private school kids, meanwhile, were getting noticeably higher in-school grades, but were still getting provincial grades on par with public school kids. I forget what home-school was, but they probably were higher in general to both . . .
So the theory? In private school, you pretty much paid for your grades, or that teachers marked easier or something like that.
Fun stuff, huh?
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/04/08 | Reply
@Katana:
And I can read your thoughts, so don't you dare say "it's because we/SomeGuy/eggplant boy won't be there". Neeeh.
It's not my fault I can't go.
Wibble =3
Bazinga!
Katana
Goggalor (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/04/08 | Reply
@AP Ichigo:
I'm more amused by the fact that I've never made fun of you with the name 'Strawberry'. Okay, I did that one time, but that was so long ago most 'ites won't remember it.
No, now I've got ya being eaten by a pie and dressing up in gothic lolita fashion. It's fun.
"In Kat's wor we trust."
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 05/04/08 | Reply
@AP Ichigo:
Well, I don't do it because it pisses you off to no end . . .
It's more of a side perk, maybe. 'Cause I'm a dick like that.
AP Ichigo
Japan Bureau (Podcasters) | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
@:
I'm sure Someguy does the Ichigo = Strawberry using Ichigo from Bleach because that pisses me off to no end. Because 1, it's a name, which means it probably doesn't mean anything other than it's a name, and 2, it uses the kanji for "1" and "to protect", meaning he is one that is meant to protect (assume you proscribe meanings to names). Ichigo meaning strawberry is a completely different word with different kanji. But that doesn't stop everyone from enjoying the phonetic identicalness.
-Ichigo
Ryuu Yukimura
Otakuite | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
@Ryuu Yukimura:
Okay... I'm back.
I have a Death Note. And it looks fuckin' real. And I'm a complete anti-reformist, anti-religionist, stuff like that. Robots that make you laugh are good. Wow, it flips it own switch, eh? Sumo Babies!
SUMO BABIES! EAT THEM! SCREAM AT THEM! YOU WILL BE TRAMATIZED FOR LIFE!! Meat-up?
Meet up page? I realy need to find you guys someday.
Ryuu Yukimura
Otakuite | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
Haw! Comment!
Dude, if some guy wanted to let me read his awesome old shit, totaly... I'd let him in. I still colect comics... if Manga are comics...
Yay! Histime! er... History-Anime?
I love Dane Cook. And I don't wana know. Yay you guys!
... I'll be right back with reveiwing...
Nehszriah
Hits Self With Axe (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
Kids these days... they will NEVER learn to spell properly... well the ones who think texting is rand anyways. *eyes shift* We are not lolcats, dammit.
The guy really should’ve seen it coming with all the trends towards friggin’ Naruto and crap like that. Pfft. Even so, he should still sue, because all he was doing was trying to give the childrens some culture outside of Konoha and Death Note.
I posted that news bit because I love the historical stuff as well. I’m so telling my Intro to Japan teacher.
Slayers news makes me happy. ^_^
Number one reason to go to private school? Uh, that’s called super-conformity. Trust me. Besides, at least it’s better in Japan. You guys should know how strict Japanese schools are about testing and memorizing. The USA’s got nothing on Japan.
Be true, be you and of course, be otaku.
Katana
Goggalor (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
Thanks for the ACen pimpage, guys. I don't think it's going to be as epic as Sakura-con, but we can sure as hell try.
And I can read your thoughts, so don't you dare say "it's because we/SomeGuy/eggplant boy won't be there". Neeeh.
Though I'm all for more comment readings and ridiculings.
"In Kat's wor we trust."
Fasteriskhead
Otakuite++ | Posted 05/03/08 | Reply
This should be the winner of the Stupid Robot contest. I love this little guy more than I love several members of my own family.
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
@:
Two things/reasons to how I pick the picture:
1. I look into the newest character-based work of the week, see if there's anything new that I haven't used yet.
2. There's never any Batou fanart.
Seto Grl
Otaku Legend | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
thanks a lot you two. you made me look like a complete fool. and i know how to spell my name! I like how it came out. god and you have no right to make fun of me. got it?! Message me if you have anything more to say. and i hope whoever has the cold gets over it soon.
RieiBlue
Otakuite | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
We all still love the podcast! When VV first started running, the coment system was driving me insane! But it's a lot easier now, (Though I still miss the old comment system... ^_^)
Hope Batou gets over his cold soon!
Dark Angel Nazera
Otakuite | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
Aw, poor Batou! All sick with the sniffles! I hate it when that happens. A friend of mine actually came to school when he had a cold, he drank a whole think of cold medicene before hand and it made him high........he went around talking about big foot, giant banannas, and giggling like a little girl.
*glares at Shadow* Don't believe her, I'm not that picky....though she was right about the old guy. He freaked me out big time...he was reading very, verygraphic yaoi. I glanced at it as I was walking by......it wouldn't have scared me so bad if he had been young and hot, but he had to have been in his late sixties!
Oh, poor babies! They'll have nightmares for years!
And people really should learn to use better grammer. I have horrible grammer when I talk, but I at least make an attempt when I'm writing something.
AP Ichigo
Japan Bureau (Podcasters) | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
@Hana1991:
Yeah, the Death Note movies came out a year or longer ago. They're just finally coming out stateside.
-Ichigo
Hana1991
Otakuite++ | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
On the grammer thing, if you have time and an IQ over 50 you should use proper grammer and not text lingo! Batou didn't mention this, but you know what else ticks me off? When people say things like 'omg' instead of 'oh my gosh' while they're talking to you. I seriously wanted to strangle this girl when she said, "haha, lol guys!"
I mean come on. Just laugh, don't say lol. Thats dumb.
The poor babies. They will forever twitch and cower away from large half-naked men.
The Death Note movie is going to be in select theatres May 20 and 21. There's going to be a Death Note movie?! Has my head been under a rock? Probably...
Oh and Batou, have fun hacking all over the place. I already went through that. It sucks.
Ryo
Otacon (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
Hope you get to feeling better Batou.
I'm ready for Slayers Revolution.
(Its 6 am so I am blind and I can't gather up thoughts that well, )
I beat up trees. >_>
Shadow Vampiress
Otaku Legend | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
Batou, you have my sympathies. Wait, that's saved for myself until I get this damn research paper written.
Creepy old guy reading manga? That's hardly worth noting. He's forty-three, that's not that old. And I saw something much worse at my local BAM. Creepy old guy, who's about sixty or so, in the yaoi section. READING the yaoi. I promise you, five of us girls were waiting for like fifteen minutes for him to move away. It was horrible...
Grammar is necessary. Hell, I use proper grammar even when writing emails. What is this world coming to?
Huh, I'll have to check that anime out when it comes. I don't get to watch historical ones all that often (my friend is majorly picky about what she watches...). The only one I've watched, really, is Rurouni Kenshin.
They're teaching us to conform? Then I'm failing all my classes!
Wow. Those children will grow up troubled and scared of everything.
Oh, on a totally different note: I don't know if anyone's said anything about this or not, but I am excited. The Death Note movie is going to be in select theatres May 20 and 21. The site to go to if you want to know if a theatre near you will be open is www.fathomevents.com. I have one coming near me! And the DVD will come out in September. There's my random bit that someone probably already mentioned and I just never noticed!
ShadowLight
Otaku Eternal | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
Get well Batou! =D
The crazy bubbly shadow
just.me
DragonGirl (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
I hope you get well soon, Batou ^^
They didn't let that 43-year old guy join? That's really weird. They should have let him join.
mykalwane
Otakuite | Posted 05/02/08 | Reply
On the grammar bit at the first. I agree with you on comics, the books, and the removing of letters. If you have the keyboard shorting letters just proves stupidity instead or intelligence. Though I find it a bit disturbing that a baka like me agrees with you word for word. Hopefully it means the latter in that I am getting smarter instead of you getting dumber.
Now on the short amounts of comments could be because of finals. I know I have my finals for college, and trying to get a job. Both tough, but will send money or cash orders to you once I do. I may not be able to help send you off to Japan, but I will send some money so you can at least have one free drink before you go. I promise that I will try to get a job for that reason alone, and the cookies, and possibly the cake. Sorry for the bits of randomness thrown in, late, tired, and will learn from this, hopefully. No more late night postings for me, but I will send you money once I get some. I PROMISE YOU THAT! I promised so it will happen since I keep my promises.
Kimmeh
The Beautiful German | Posted 05/01/08 | Reply
BATOU IS SICK?
D:
SOUND THE ALARMS, TEH KIMMEH IS ON THE WAYYY~~!!!
*shot*
"This is Schweinsteiger fashion. ZIS IZ FASHUNN."
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/01/08 | Reply
Batou needs some hot soup.
Internet-speak torpedoes the English language once again.
I used to go to a manga club that we had going at our local Barnes & Noble, and they certainly didn't descriminate against older fans (which is good since I am well past teenage, though not as old as the guy in the news story).
An anime that will actually deal with history? Without any fantasy elements?? One can only hope. There isn't enough anime out there like the Kenshin OVAs (which is what all of Kenshin should have been like, in my opinion).
84 childrne have been permanently scarred by large men in diapers.
Bazinga!
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 05/01/08 | Reply
You're is a contraction, not a conjugation. Come on grammar police.
Ouch. Kickin' a guy while he's coughin' up a lung.
That's awesome.
moletta
Firestarter (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/01/08 | Reply
Alright, I am all for ridicule of bad grammar, but I also like to ridicule. You're is a contraction, not a conjugation. Come on grammar police.