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Here is the Super Station Master hard at work. She has single handedly increased revenue for this train company. A dog could never do that.

http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2008/05/26/tama-catx.jpg

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-05-26-tama-trainstation_N.htm?csp=34TOKYO (AP) — A money-losing Japanese train company has found the purr-fect mascot to draw crowds and bring back business — tabby Tama.

I, for one, cat overlords, etc.

I, for one, cat overlords, etc.

Thank you for cutting that one short. It's even dumber and more irritating than the "in soviet russia" crap.

Edit: not quite as bad as the chuck norris crap though.

Thank you for cutting that one short.

I guess that now isn't the time to mention that I came into the thread to say exactly that?

Here is the Super Station Master hard at work. She has single handedly increased revenue for this train company. A dog could never do that.

(AP) — A money-losing Japanese train company has found the purr-fect mascot to draw crowds and bring back business — tabby Tama.

wow... wotta job.

sit back, get petted and fed, and all you do is wear a silly cap. :p

Thank you for cutting that one short. It's even dumber and more irritating than the "in soviet russia" crap.

Edit: not quite as bad as the chuck norris crap though.

In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris gets roundhouse kick from you! Then you die.

In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris gets roundhouse kick from you! Then you die.

Let me guess: You welcome the norris overlord, right?

In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris gets roundhouse kick from you! Then you die.

No, no, no. You've got it all wrong.

In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris, for one, welcomes YOU as his new overlord!

No, no, no. You've got it all wrong.

In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris, for one, welcomes YOU as his new overlord!

Chuck Norris welcomes nobody as his overlord.

Ja, ARE wa "maneki neko" da...

Thank you for cutting that one short. It's even dumber and more irritating than the "in soviet russia" crap.

Edit: not quite as bad as the chuck norris crap though.

In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris, for one, welcomes his new cat overlords.

Soviet Russia, for one, welcomes its new Chuck Norris overlord.

This is so adorable! :)

Soviet Russia, for one, welcomes its new Chuck Norris overlord.

In Soviet Russia, our Chuck Norris overlords, for ones, welcome YOU!

This is so adorable! :)

That's pretty much what the station guys were betting on. :p

Soviet Russia, for one, welcomes its new Chuck Norris overlord.
soviet overlord chuck is a pretty cool guy. eh welcomes you for one and doesnt afraid of anything.

Thank you for cutting that one short. It's even dumber and more irritating than the "in soviet russia" crap.

Edit: not quite as bad as the chuck norris crap though.

:rolleyes:
You just had to mention it and get the trend started.
:p

BTW... in Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris' cat gives you a roundhouse kick as your overloard

I thought this thread was about cats....:confused:

I thought this thread was about cats....:confused:

It is. It's about a cat. I don't see what the issue is.

And if you're wondering, Tama is a very common cat name in Japan.

I thought this thread was about cats....:confused:

Think again! The spammers have struck! Hijack in progress.

*considering the subject of the hijhack, I would say the most obnoxious one I've ever seen*

Think again! The spammers have struck! Hijack in progress.

*considering the subject of the hijhack, I would say the most obnoxious one I've ever seen*

well, what else can be said execpt...
"cats rule"
"awww cute kitty"

Think again! The spammers have struck! Hijack in progress.

*considering the subject of the hijhack, I would say the most obnoxious one I've ever seen*

You realize, of course, that's it's mostly your fault?

In Soviet Russia, Spam leads to Big Jim P's post!

Here is the Super Station Master hard at work. She has single handedly increased revenue for this train company. A dog could never do that.

http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2008/05/26/tama-catx.jpg

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-05-26-tama-trainstation_N.htm?csp=34TOKYO (AP) — A money-losing Japanese train company has found the purr-fect mascot to draw crowds and bring back business — tabby Tama.

Dog already did it in the 20's and 30's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D

Dog already did it in the 20's and 30's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D

sorry, but Hachiko didn't increase the revenue of the station nor did it apparently save the station from financial ruin.

Of course, Hachiko was remembered for his loyalty and became a national icon. so I don't think Hachiko would be sad about his lack of fiscal contribution to the station. :p

however, I think Hachiko might mind this...

From Wiki.
Pre-production work has started[4] on Hachiko: A Dog's Story,[5] an American movie starring actor Richard Gere, directed by Lasse Hallström, about Hachikō and his relationship with the professor. The movie is being filmed in Rhode Island, and will also feature actress Joan Allen, who appeared in "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "The Bourne Supremacy".[6] The movie is expected to release in 2008.

Think again! The spammers have struck! Hijack in progress.

*considering the subject of the hijhack, I would say the most obnoxious one I've ever seen*

I, for one, welcome our spammer overlords.

(Had to be done).

I, for one, welcome our spammer overlords.

(Had to be done).

in Soviet Russia, Spammer Overlord Chuck Norris welcomes you.

You realize, of course, that's it's mostly your fault?

In Soviet Russia, Spam leads to Big Jim P's post!

As god as my witness, I will never spam again.

Of course, Hachiko was remembered for his loyalty and became a national icon. so I don't think Hachiko would be sad about his lack of fiscal contribution to the station. :p
And is now known as THE place to meet in Shibuya.

Though I think everyone wanted to kill the Japan Times for its prank the year before last.

Though I think everyone wanted to kill the Japan Times for its prank the year before last.

ok... a post with that ending only HAS one reply... :D

spilll what did the big nasty JT do? :confused:

Here is the Super Station Master hard at work. She has single handedly increased revenue for this train company. A dog could never do that.

http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2008/05/26/tama-catx.jpg

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-05-26-tama-trainstation_N.htm?csp=34TOKYO (AP) — A money-losing Japanese train company has found the purr-fect mascot to draw crowds and bring back business — tabby Tama.

i salute you. i never thought of how to put a thread about that on here. i stumbled accross reference and pictures a while back, anyway tnx, i live in a country that i WISH thought as highly of trains as tama's.

back in the 40s and 50s, the C&O did have chessie, but american railroading has never been really focused primarily on serving the needs of passengers.

i am more then you can imagine happy to see such an unfolding take place. i think where i found the reference was by way of necosi, something like that i forget, i'll have to look it up, dot org. that big japanese railfan picture site and blog.

i shudder to think what american provda's take on it must be all about though.

trains and cats both have a spiritual place in my heart.

=^^=
.../\...

That cat looks rather irritated, though.

ok... a post with that ending only HAS one reply... :D

spilll what did the big nasty JT do? :confused:
Their April Fool's prank was to post a news story about Hachiko having been stolen by metal thieves. It was pretty detailed and even included a shot of the base for the statue where Hachiko wasn't.

I ALMOST got taken in until I read how France was preparing to send a replacement statue as a gift, but were going to have to make Hachiko a poodle.

sorry, but Hachiko didn't increase the revenue of the station nor did it apparently save the station from financial ruin.

Of course, Hachiko was remembered for his loyalty and became a national icon. so I don't think Hachiko would be sad about his lack of fiscal contribution to the station. :p

however, I think Hachiko might mind this...

From Wiki.

Little know fact the books have to pay royalties to the station. the station in fact became so rich they bailed out the nation of Japan in the 1990's.

the movies are expected to make the station so rich that it will be be able to afford gold plating on the floors.

Dog already did it in the 20's and 30's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D

Nope, not the same.

Thank you for cutting that one short. It's even dumber and more irritating than the "in soviet russia" crap.

Edit: not quite as bad as the chuck norris crap though.
Millhouse is a not a meme.

Their April Fool's prank was to post a news story about Hachiko having been stolen by metal thieves. It was pretty detailed and even included a shot of the base for the statue where Hachiko wasn't.

I ALMOST got taken in until I read how France was preparing to send a replacement statue as a gift, but were going to have to make Hachiko a poodle.
LOL! yeah that would piss me off too. :p
Little know fact the books have to pay royalties to the station. the station in fact became so rich they bailed out the nation of Japan in the 1990's.

the movies are expected to make the station so rich that it will be be able to afford gold plating on the floors.

except the point I was trying to make is that all this didn't happen while Hachiko was alive. ;)

It's already made it onto the front page of LOLCats (http://lolcats.com/view/20100/).

It's already made it onto the front page of LOLCats (http://lolcats.com/view/20100/).

Oh NO!
http://lolcats.com/images/u/07/32/lolcatsdotcomnskayciqdhkvu28n.jpg

Oh NO!
http://lolcats.com/images/u/07/32/lolcatsdotcomnskayciqdhkvu28n.jpg

LOL... for a minute there, I thought his collar was his eyes!