[Crispy]

Well, as soon as someone tries to hijack an airplane using only his well trained bare hands, something like that might happen in the US. Also, anyone can learn to kill with their bare hands in a matter of minutes, having the homicidal tendencies necessary to do that in combat is something that no training can give someone.

[cstaylor]

Crispy didn't read the article!

[Crispy]

I did too. Don't jump to conclusions, nerd.

[cstaylor]

I'm running a one-person operation for collecting bad karma... looks like it's working.

[cstaylor]

I did too. Don't jump to conclusions, nerd.

I only play a nerd on F*cked Gaijin. See, we have all of the other roles filled on this board except for the condescending pseudo-intellectual nerd, so I've stepped into the breach.

[cstaylor]

I'm sure to win... maybe I'll change my avatar to James Traficant... beam me up!!!

[cstaylor]

Because it's midnight in California, and my wife is flying in tomorrow.

[cstaylor]

Well, I did have dinner with one my American customers...

[kamome]

I did too. Don't jump to conclusions, nerd.

I only play a nerd on F*cked Gaijin. See, we have all of the other roles filled on this board except for the condescending pseudo-intellectual nerd, so I've stepped into the breach.

Hmmm, who fills which role? That's an interesting fill-in-the-blank exercise....

Actor: Role:
cstaylor Pseudointellectual nerd
mini-G
kamome
hanabi
bikkle
gomi girl
Crispy
Rob Pongi
Steve Bildermann
Ketou
Tokyojoe

Did I leave anyone out?

[cstaylor]

Hmmm, who fills which role? That's an interesting fill-in-the-blank exercise....

Actor: Role:
cstaylor Pseudointellectual nerd
mini-G Angry dude with short-man syndrome
kamome Self-styled ladies man and kiss-ass
hanabi Angry byatch
bikkle [ don't want to get kicked off the board ]
gomi girl irreverant tease
Crispy japanophile high school student
Rob Pongi Nut
Steve Bildermann Old hand in Japan
Ketou [ not sure ]
Tokyojoe [ not sure ]

[Crispy]

High school student? Aw, can't I at least be the Japanophile college student?

[cstaylor]

That's next year.

[Crispy]

Oh, you people aren't very nice. Especially you, nerd.

[mercutio]

Hmmm, who fills which role? That's an interesting fill-in-the-blank exercise....

Actor: Role:
cstaylor Pseudointellectual nerd
mini-G
kamome
hanabi
bikkle
gomi girl
Crispy
Rob Pongi
Steve Bildermann
Ketou
Tokyojoe

Did I leave anyone out?

Damnit! I go away to China for a couple of weeks and I already get left out! ooh by the way... I finally visited japan for the first time *and* I brought back a gold medal for the tournament in China

[mercutio]

Where's your medal? I couldn't find it in the pics...

I added it to the page you linked to but here is a small version

[Crispy]

Wu Shu huh? Do you have a lot of weapons training?

[mercutio]

Actually I do Kung Fu. Most of the tounament was wu shu but they had a few traditional divisions which is where I had to compete. I won 1st place in the mens traditional long weapons division, using a Kwan Dao. (basically a 5' staff with 30" blade on the end)

For those of you that dont know the difference between wu shu and kung fu, wu shu is to kung fu what figure skating is to ice hockey. Wu shu is about being pretty and flashy, kung fu is mostly about being effective.

this is a picture of me with my weapon and my teacher.

[Steve Bildermann]

Where's your medal? I couldn't find it in the pics...

I added it to the page you linked to but here is a small version

Very cool - Well done Champ!

[cstaylor]

Oh, you people aren't very nice. Especially you, nerd.

They don't pay me to be nice.

[mercutio]

Can you take all your weapons on airplanes these days?

yeah as long as you check the bags.... but let me tell you, going through customs witha 7' polearm and a box full of swords will raise a few eyebrows

... oh and thanks to everyone for the congrats

[kamome]

Ahem, back to the role-playing:

For hanabi, I would replace "byatch" with "feminist with chip on shoulder"

For myself, I would remove the "kiss-ass" moniker (why the hell do you keep saying that?)

For bikkle, "sheepherder with Adobe skillz" (since a web admin is analogous to a sheepherder who moniters the conversations on a forum),

Mercutio: "Shaolin beer bonger"

Ketou and Tokyojoe: Still trying to figure them out myself

[gaijinzilla]

My agent is demanding I have a high-paying cameo...think of John Wayne as the Roman centurion in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" getting Marlon Brandoesque pay like in the first Superman movie (only adjusted to today's rates) & a percentage of the gross Gaijinzilla does not work for scale...I ALREADY do that in real life!! [/i]

[Steve Bildermann]

Hmmm, who fills which role? That's an interesting fill-in-the-blank exercise....

Steve Bildermann Old hand in Japan

Ok - If that is your WISH then your WISH it shall be.
I have changed my avatar accordingly.

[Steve Bildermann]

Holy crap, a new avatar! There I was diligently restoring the database, then all of a sudden a freaky new avatar pops out at me...

Scary.

Then I have succeeded.

[mercutio]

Mercutio: "Shaolin beer bonger"

hrmmm...close but beer is for breakfast. and it leaves off an essential part of my purpose in life. How do you feel about the following:

"Kung fu pimp and Booty Wrangler"

[kamome]

Mercutio: "Shaolin beer bonger"

hrmmm...close but beer is for breakfast. and it leaves off an essential part of my purpose in life. How do you feel about the following:

"Kung fu pimp and Booty Wrangler"

That's good, too, but I was trying to work in that daijokki of beer that appears in your avatar.

By the way, Steve, wicked new avatar. *sigh* I go away for a week and everybody goes and changes their avatar on me. Does this mean I should change my avatar too?