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Anime AICN - Serial Experiments Lain Contest Results

haha by nolan bautista	Nov 27th, 2006 10:35:52 PM
primie-fuckin'-ro
hehe by SkeletonParty	Nov 27th, 2006 10:50:39 PM
look at me.
THIRD, DAMN IT! by StarBlitzer	Nov 27th, 2006 11:05:46 PM
I truly am great.
looks emo by Pipple	Nov 27th, 2006 11:14:12 PM
I tried watching an episode of this show back when it was on tech tv and it was just a bunch of weird bullshit.
i guess ill take 5th by mattthebat	Nov 27th, 2006 11:17:41 PM
thats all i got, sorry
FIRST!!!! by Johnno	Nov 27th, 2006 11:39:10 PM
Prize! That is, for me! :P Woot!
The philosophy of identity doesn't have to be "emo" by Monkey Butler	Nov 27th, 2006 11:56:57 PM
And only retards can't see that questioning identity can be important and useful.
Wow What Great Write-Ups by topaz4206	Nov 28th, 2006 12:01:24 AM
Careful Pipple, you might actually have to THINK to enjoy this! That first write-up is one of the best I have ever read about this anime. I've seen it twice and still find new things to enjoy every time. Bless the Japanese! Congrats to the winners
So that makes by NoahTall	Nov 28th, 2006 01:18:04 AM
Three contests that have been announced, run, and judged since Quint started the Superman Returns contest.
Still looks emo by Pipple	Nov 28th, 2006 02:35:57 AM
And only retards name a show Serial Experminents Lain and expect people to actually spend time watching it. Still, honestly this does seem interesting... hmm...
Lain? by caltsoudas	Nov 28th, 2006 07:31:42 AM
This is like over a decade old.
Yeah, pretty old... by Saluki	Nov 28th, 2006 09:21:14 AM
Odd to see a contest NOW. But if this IS emo, then sign me up for more. Oh wait, it isn't that at all. STFU.
Good to see... by Lain Of The Net	Nov 28th, 2006 10:46:42 AM
...a bit of talkback happening. I can't wait for the book to arrive. Nice piece Johnno !!
Thanks Lain by Johnno	Nov 28th, 2006 11:38:28 AM
There's some mighty interesting stuff in yours I wish I'd thought of myself ^_^
Again, I'll ask... by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 28th, 2006 12:18:24 PM
What is emo? Am I too old to grasp this new fangled slang? Is it an acronym? "Evil Monkey Obediance"? Is it a noun? Or a verb? Should it be capitalized... "Emo"? Does it mean depressing? Or something? I toss these questions into the depths of the internets.
I used to think Emo by nemesisdarkside	Nov 28th, 2006 01:33:49 PM
was just that My Chemical Romance/Funeral For a Friend/"I'm middle class in the suburbs, but I'm gonna whine about it coz my rich parents did't spend any time with me"-type of music.;P But now people use it to belittle anything that requires thought, dealing with emotional situations or things that Emos have co-opted (i.e. Donnie Darko, Nightmare Before Christmas, J-Rock, some anime) It's so annoying. All these moronic labels. "Oh that's emo" "she's just a chav" People need to stop generalizing, stop using catch-all labels and prejudging things they know frak-all about! P.S. The description I gave of Emo-music was tongue in cheek.
Also by nemesisdarkside	Nov 28th, 2006 01:37:45 PM
Serial Experiments Lain is awesome. Good work Johnno and Lain/Di (Lain of the Net?) you guys know your stuff. You seem like people who it would be fun to converse with. Peace.
"Chav?" by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 28th, 2006 01:47:08 PM
?
nemesisdarkside... by Lain Of The Net	Nov 28th, 2006 02:26:11 PM
I did write a preamble in which I talked about my fascination with the duality of certain fictional characters that I have come to identify with. The first one was Mr. Spock (when I was little) because he seemed to be surrounded by people who he did not always totally understand and yet because of his dual heritage was expected to by some. Later when I got into anime I was told that if I watched SEL I would be messed up by it. When I saw it I was attracted to a character who seemed to want to be part of the world she was in but was having trouble fully participating. Because of a condition I have I have found it hard at times to completely understand all the nuances of communication with other people and so I use "Lain" and "Lain Of The Net" most of the time online. To my friends I am just "Di" - short for "Diane" and sometimes "Dianimal". Although I am fascinated with duality - that is why I wrote it the way I did - I am just the one person unless you include my cat who seems to share my brain at times. :)
-guyinthebackrow by nemesisdarkside	Nov 28th, 2006 02:29:57 PM
Hahahaha. It's a British term. The UK equivalent of "white trash", basically it's a classist term to describe working class whites here. It's more like a culture and a lifestyle now, people are proud to be chav. The majority of teenage chavs ARE frakking annoying though. type chav into wikipedia. p.s. the only reason I added it is coz I remember in a Who TB where someone wrongly called Rose a chav, I thought that the term was more or less known by TBers on your side of the atlantic. Oh well.
Lain by nemesisdarkside	Nov 28th, 2006 02:45:40 PM
Wow, your even more interesting than I thought. I'm liking you're think-ouside-the-boxy-ness.:D< P>I agree that the theme/idea of duality is very interesting and I enjoy when it is employed in things I watch. Opens up all sorts of possibilities. Also, how do you go about sharing your brain with your cat? Is it some sort of neko-mind Jutsu? Fusion-dance type thing? Or maybe Cait Sith style, where your cat sits on your head with a megaphone? ;P
Concerning Cats... by Lain Of The Net	Nov 28th, 2006 03:01:21 PM
Cats have certain things they want and need. In the morning they want food, fresh water and the box cleaned and they want it NNNNEEEEEOOOWWWW!! Luna loves to have me stumble around before I even get a coffee doing these things for her and often I wonder who is in control. It is not something I desire so much as the Cat in question desires it when needed. If Cats ever begin to use their powers for other less benign reasons many of us will have a problem.
Johnno, Lain by veritasses	Nov 28th, 2006 10:26:09 PM
Good job and congratulations! I haven't seen SEL myself but it sounds incredibly complicated and I doubt I would've understood any of it.
Got the Book Today... by Lain Of The Net	Nov 29th, 2006 04:34:01 PM
...and I got to tell people that it is a beauty. A Real Treasure !!
Still haven't got my book yet... by Johnno	Dec 4th, 2006 01:02:41 AM
Hope it comes soon, though I have the softcover version :P
My book arrived in the mail! by Johnno	Dec 7th, 2006 12:22:34 PM
Thanks a lot to Scott and Digital Manga Publishing! Though I was kinda taken aback to find them including a little flier pitching me some Yaoi stuff o_O

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