Daaaammmmnnnnnn.

talk about deep. Higurashi seems to be able to cram so many genres into one series without looking silly.

I would recommend this anime to anyone who likes deep plots and mysteries, since the story has a way of taking a twist towards the end that really makes you go "Oh, so THAT'S how it happened"

I just finished watching the series, but I won't post any spoilers, since the fun comes from unraveling the mystery yourself.

Be prepared though. for much of the first season, you might be confused and even wonder what the hell is going on. be assured that by the start of the second season, all will be revealed, and the final pieces of the puzzle will be put in place.

Make sure you have a strong stomach though, since some scenes can be very very very VERY disturbing.

P.S. To Jade: Why should I save the world I no longer have a stake in.

Good god, the stupid shit people are doing just because they are excited over this thing. fangirlism at its worst.

don't believe me? here are some of the incidents I have taken note of since the first screening:

1. A pair of girls approached one of the actors for the film, all covered in bloody cuts. "we did this for you" was their statement. the bewildered actor just continued on.

2. Someone who was continuously screaming during one screening passed out from exertion.

3. A friend of mines was dragged to the theater by his girlfriend. she needed to pee during this one scene where edward was on screen. she peed in her popcorn tumbler instead.

4. Some people report being insulted just because they said they "didn't find twilight to be to their liking"

5. Someone during a screening nearly suffered a stroke from being overexcited.



Now let me tell all you fans something. the best service you can do to that which you like is to take things a bit at a time. calm the f*ck down. by acting like this you advertise poorly for that which you like, and pretty soon all those people you pissed off will soon find the numerous flaws in the franchise, and shove it down your throats.

People committing physical harm to themselves or others over some silly fiction just goes to show how stupid our generation is.

Michael Crichton has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 66.

He was one of the best authors I have ever known, and forever changed the way I view science fiction literature.

I admired his no-nonsense and gutsy approach to science. He was a firm atheist, but he also understood the excesses of those who treated science as a religion.

I feel that it will be many many decades before we ever have another man quite like him.

I have never seen such a delusional bigot in all my entire life, as the one who wrote this abomination of a speech. the author is the host of a talk show in nevada, a certain Mr. Art Bell. read his letter below, and you'll see:

Filipinos... ..*make me puke* (Art Bell)
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>As we've all come to notice, in the past few decades,
>Filipinos have begun to infest the United States like some sort of
>disease. Their extensive involvement in the U.S. Armed Forces is
proof of
>the
>trashy kind of qualities all Filipinos tend to exhibit on a regular
basis.
>You
>can see this clearly by studying the attitudes and cultural Icons of
most
>Filipino Americans.
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>
>
>
>
>Origins of Pinoys/Pinays:
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>
>
>Are they really Asian? Well we've come to accept the fact
>the Filipinos come from a part of the world known as South
> East Asia. But the term ' Asia '
>is used in the wrong way. You may notice that contemporary Filipino
>Americans
>try very hard to associate themselves with groups that we know as
Asian. I
>cannot count the number of times I have seen a ' Third
> World ' Filipino try to connect themselves to the Chinese or
>Japanese people. There is no connection and here's why. The
Philippines is
>a Third
> World country. Nothing respectable has EVER been created by
>Filipino people during our entire human history. Young Filipino men
in
>America have
>become obsessed with 'import racing'. They have an enormously
perverted
>affection for Japanese cars. It's a common phenomenon. In their
minds,
>these
>Filipinos somehow believe that they are Asian and that it somehow
connects
>them
>to Japanese people and Japanese cars. They often take credit for the
>ingenuity
>of Japanese people and say how it's an ' Asian thing'. This
term...'Asian
>thing' derived directly from African American slang 'black
thang'. 'It's a
>black thang.' 'It's an Asian thang.'
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>
>
>
>
>You can see the connection. It's even funnier that, in Japan,
>Filipinos are heavily discriminated against. The only Filipinos that
can
>live
>successfully in Japan
>are the Filipino prostitutes. But that's the case for most Filipino
people
>no
>matter where they live in the world. Now we've come down to this
fact...and
>it
>is a fact.
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>
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>Nothing in Filipino Culture can be seen as Asian.
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>
>
>
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>They have no architectural, artistic, or cultural
>influence, which is in ANY way, Asian. Thinking of the great
countries in
>Asia
>such as Japan, Korea, and China there is no way you can
>ossibly connect the Philippine Islands. This assault by Filipino
Americans
>to
>connect themselves with the great peoples of North East
> Asia is foul and disgusting. Try visiting a young Filipino's web
>site too.
>
>
>
>
>
>You'll see something called the 'Asian IRC Ring'. It has to
>do with the chat rooms. The most horrible thing about this is that
these
>TRASHY
>eople are trying to associate themselves with Asia
>again!! People in Asia don't act like this at
>all. What we are seeing here is the natural Filipino in its element
with
>full
>access to technology and this is how they act! You will consistently
see
>this
>behavior over and over again.
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>
>
>
>
>Another interesting thing is that these 'third world'
>eople also frequent RC chat rooms such as #Chinese #Japan and
#Asian. They
>must believe
>that they are somehow related racially or culturally to North
Asians. But
>it's
>completely WRONG! There might have been some distant contact With
China and
>even less with Japan
>during World War II, but these people are actually more closely
related to
>African Americans and Mexican Americans.
>
>
>
>
>
>Do the parents of these young Filipinos know what's going
>on? Would they accept this? I believe that they would and do. This
is the
>natural 'Trash' element in Filipinos manifesting itself. Nothing
good has
>ever
>come from Philippines
>and I don't believe anything good ever will.
>
>
>
>
>
>Recognizing your Roots (A Message to Filipinos). To all
>Filipino people:
>
>
>lease recognize your ROOTS! You come from the Third World! You
country is
>a disgusting and filthy
>lace. Most people there live in poverty! Your culture has MUCH MORE
>SPANISH
>influence than Chinese, and absolutely no JAPANESE influence
whatsoever.
>eople
>in Japan and China, do not
>act like you. They do not constantly talk about sex and they have a
MUCH
>HIGHER
>level of RESPECT for each other. There is NO WAY that you can
connect
>yourself
>to Asia other than location.
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>
>
>
>
>Your culture and technological advancement does no! t even
>come CLOSE to What Chinese, people have done in the past and what
Japanese
>and
>Korean people are doing now! Everything you do is distinctly
Filipino. You
>cannot take credit for Japanese cars, video games, or Hentai! It's
not an
>'Asian thing' it's an 'American thing'. You have no concept of
culture...no
>concept of Asian ideas or Asian philosophy! Can you demonstrate how
you use
>Confucianism or Taoism in you everyday life?? You can't. And you
will NEVER
>be
>able to.
>
>
>
>
>
>I understand that you are trying to create an identity for
>yourselves as young people... but it is NOT related to Asia.
>Your Identity is Filipino.
>
>
>That's all you are. Just Filipino. Think about what that
>means....



As a half filipino, I take great insult to this. some ignorant yankee thinks he's so high and mighty that he can degrade other people. please send this letter to all your friends and show them that racial intolerance is not supposed to be accepted nowadays. if you decide to e-mail him, please do so in a civilized yet straightforward manner. this guy makes me want to puke.

I feel so sorry for DBZ fans everywhere.

they just released the working plot for the live-action DBZ adaptation, and trust me when I say it stinks like an aged pile of wet elephant manure, after a bad case of diarrhea.


Here's the plot: Goku is a lonely outcast in high school, who sets out to find the dragonballs he needs to defeat the evil lord piccolo, who killed his grandpa gohan.

on the way, he meets bulma and yamcha (and makes use of the latters swiss army truck. yep, that's right, A SWISS ARMY TRUCK WTF!!!!) and together they set out to save the world.


GOD HOLLYWOOD SUCKS SO MUCH NOWADAYS!