Joey C. Liaw wrote:
> 
> OK I think I'm an anime freak but I beg to differ with this list.
> 
> Forgot a couple important ones:
>    0. you don't know japanese, but you've memorized all the romanji lyrics
> of all the songs on the AMG singles CD.
>    1. you don't know japanese, but you can recite the AMG original Japanese
> dialogue and write it out in english.
>    2. you start to compare certain people you know with anime charaters.  I
> SWEAT TO GOD there is this fine girl at my school, and she looks SOOOO much
> like belldandy it's not even funny..... and she goes out with my best
> friend!!! AAHH!!!
>    3. you spend a substantial portion of yoru incomine on anime.  (say,
> $5000/year)
>    4.  SIGS!!! what about all our SIGS
> 
> At 06:23 10/1/96 GMT, you wrote:
> >
> >Saw this at anime web site (http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~yehj/anime.html)
> >^_^
> >
> >The top ten ways to tell if you're an anime freak:
> >
> >  10.You have dozens of anime tapes all under the EP (or SLP) mode.
> EP?? Who the hell has stuff in EP.  Thats such low quality crap.  SP all the
> way baby!  Hi-Fi Stereo tapes, no HGX-Gold or EHG or Sony V for me.  HI FI
> ONLY.  Money no object.  Anime is the only thing that matters!
> 
> >   9.You have dozens of comics and remember all of the JAPANESE
> > characters' names. (Names such as "Joe" and "Brian" do not
> > register in your brain.)
> Not having any American comics, this is not applicable.
> 
> >   8.You have anime stuff plastered all over your room.
> Well, I wouldn't say all over.  I'm just starting to collect posters.  So
> far I have three belldandy (including the life-size, yummy!) and 1 super
> atragon.  Looking for an IRIA poster...
> 
> The following ones seem to be all ranma or something.
> >   7.You start to wish you can switch genders by applying different
> > temperatures of water.
> >   6.You start to dress like your favorite character.
> >   5.The girl of your dreams has big eyes, a small mouth, purple hair,
> > and talks with a bad accent.
> I would take Kasumi over Shampoo any day, but then again, it must be my Bel
> obessession.
> 
> >   3.When you're talking in your sleep, you say:
> > "Oh! Pig-tailed girl! You will be mine!"
> Now, I really don't understand why boys like ranma-chan.   HES A GUY for
> crying out loud. (dodging flames)
> 
> >   1.You worship Belldandy. (You built a shrine.)
> HAHA. this is readily done.  I can't ever sin in my room any more since her
> life-sized icon is always watching (this is called obsession to the point of
> freak).
> 
> Actually girls who see that I own that poster have had very different and
> interesting reactions.  "You're obsession."  "You're a freak."  "COOL!! I
> want one."  "Hey is she naked?"
> 



Hey, is it possible to post a picture of this so-called Belldandy girl 
on the web??
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