From: torajima@aol.com (Torajima)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: You might be an otaku if......
Date: 14 Dec 1994 18:30:23 -0500

Sorry, I don't have the COMPLETE list....but here is my original posting!

Some of you may have heard of Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck..."
bit. This is MY version.....

If you ever ate rice for a week because you spent your last dime on
anime....you might be an otaku.

If you have so many video tapes you use them as furniture....you might be
an otaku.

If you have replaced all those boring desktop patterns with the faces of
Akane, Belldandy, and Lum....you might be an otaku.

If you ever spent $30.00 on a magazine you can't even read....you might be
an otaku.

If you've ever called an anime mailorder shop and they recognized your
voice....you might be an otaku.

If you here the word "shampoo" and DON'T instantly think of Prell, VO5, or
Johnson&Johnson....you might be an otaku.

If you bought the laserdisc player with digital effects just so you could
look at those special effects frame by frame....you might be an otaku.

If you've been banned from listening to music at work because everyone's
tired of hearing that "damn wierd Japanese crap"....you might be an otaku.

If you're in your late 20's and your room is STILL full of Japanese
toys....you might be an otaku.

If you've got pictures in your wallet of the girls you WISH you could
date....you might be an otaku.

If the interviews in "Otaku no Video" made you feel uneasy....you might be
an otaku.

If you ever get a Visa bill that looks like this-
ANIMEIGO INC             WILMINTON  NC        47.35
NIKAKU                   SAN JOSE  CA         70.20
LASER PERCEPTIONS        SAN FRANCISCO CA     47.00
ANIMEIGO INC             WILMINGTON NC        47.70
KIMONO MY HOUSE          EMERYVILLE CA        57.25
DIEHARD GAMES            AGOURA  CA           56.99
....you might be an otaku!

I hope this helps some of you determine your current status. And my fellow
otaku, feel free to add to this list!

DISCLAIMER: Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely
intentional!

Torajima