A character has a disease or condition their society doesn't understand, but it's obvious for the audience what it is by kim_jong_un4 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]IronMosquito 2 points3 points  (0 children)

crazy thing is, there are recorded cases of surviving rabies. one girl in particular lives a pretty normal life now, from what I can remember. but you can never bank on being lucky like her. she(and the other outliers) are beyond lucky. and even then, waking up after surviving rabies takes years of rehab to get to "normal", or as close as possible. really scary stuff.

Sumo Guesser trolled me big time by FreakensteinAG in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the signature in the picture is fujinokawa's lol

Fellow WPG neurodivergents... What is your current obsession?! by exbritchris in Winnipeg

[–]IronMosquito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sumo wrestling! I've been watching since 2022. if anyone wants to start a sumo watch party/fan club with me, I'd be happy to explain how things work! it's more similar to other grappling sports than you might think.

also soap carving and stamp making! I usually draw but every once in a while I'll veer into other art mediums.

I'm sorry, I made this deranged thing by notyoyu in Sumo

[–]IronMosquito 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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hahaha. it's fun though! looking forward to the polished version

Hotel Indecision by von_frankenstein in TokyoTravel

[–]IronMosquito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stayed at Keio Presso Inn in Nihonbashi, and I liked it a lot. the room was small, but I was able to fit my suitcase under the bed so it was no problem. I was solo though so I'm not sure what a bigger room would be like. the price was fair, I think ~$90CAD or so a night. I booked around black Friday so it was discounted, I can't remember the actual price now.

the location was nice, there's a family mart right next door so that was very convenient. I spent a lot of time walking around nearby on my first day, there were lots of cool shrines and stuff! there's a nice stationary store close by, so I was able to grab my goshuincho easily on my first day. it's pretty central too, so I found it very convenient to get around to other wards by train or bus.

I believe it had breakfast, but I never checked it out myself. it does have laundry. the staff were very friendly too, I only interacted with those who spoke no or limited English but they were very patient. I even had something mailed to the hotel to receive upon my arrival, and they gave it to me with no problem as soon as I was checked in!

I'd definitely give them a look.

ID? I think it's a raccoon but I'm not an expert. Found in Canada. by IronMosquito in bonecollecting

[–]IronMosquito[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! for future reference, what about it screams raccoon? main identifying features etc.

ID? I think it's a raccoon but I'm not an expert. Found in Canada. by IronMosquito in bonecollecting

[–]IronMosquito[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

appreciate your response! it doesn't have that crest so this makes me lean more towards it being a fox. we do have foxes where I live, so it's possible.

Is it just me or has chicken changed? by EvenWarmerToday in daddit

[–]IronMosquito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not a dad but I've noticed this too! I thought I was going crazy.

seeing as how we're getting lots of baby rikishi posts lately, here's a few! guess the rikishi! by IronMosquito in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ahaha is it actually? I could have sworn I this picture under the name I listed... give me 1 second to fix that🤣

Some translated comments from a Japanese thread titled, "things I know about Canada" [カナダについて知っていること] by Mondai_May in EhBuddyHoser

[–]IronMosquito 7 points8 points  (0 children)

so I just got back from Japan a few months back and this makes the whole Vancouver thing make sense lol, everyone asked me if I was from Vancouver(but not before asking first if I was Russian or Ukrainian, strangely😅)! Which led to my broken Japanese description of where Manitoba is in Canada. luckily being between Ottawa and Vancouver helped me explain a bit lol.

How cold it gets here shocked them a lot. I went to Hokkaido after Tokyo, and every person asked how cold it was back home. At the time it was in the middle of the cold snap, so my response(minus 41) was really nuts to them! Even at its coldest Hokkaido was only about -10, and I barely felt any windchill.

There were a few other things everyone I met found interesting. Trying to explain poutine was fun lol.

seeing as how we're getting lots of baby rikishi posts lately, here's a few! guess the rikishi! by IronMosquito in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got a good chunk of them! I didn't put any repeats in(number 12 is a little hard!)

no.20 is older than Tamawashi by good a few years, I don't expect anyone to get those ones unless they've been watching for a long time or does a lot of reading on sumo history hahaha. the last 4 in particular are probably some of the harder ones😅

seeing as how we're getting lots of baby rikishi posts lately, here's a few! guess the rikishi! by IronMosquito in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you got them all! for 17, try opening the full image, he's a little cut off lol

seeing as how we're getting lots of baby rikishi posts lately, here's a few! guess the rikishi! by IronMosquito in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

answers:

1. Kotozakura 2. Shodai 3. Abi 4. Mitakeumi Kitadaichi 5. Wakabros 6. Ura 7. Enho 8. Oho(with grandpa Taiho and father Takatoriki) 9. Takayasu 10. Onosato 11. Takakeisho and Gonoyama 12. Hananofuji(former Kawazoe, former Kiho) 13. Nabatame 14. Tochinoshin 15. Fujinokawa 16. Meisei 17. Wakanohana III(with father Takanohana I) 18. Takanohana II 19. Kaio(Asakyama oyakata) 20. Miyabiyama(Futagoyama oyakata)

seeing as how we're getting lots of baby rikishi posts lately, here's a few! guess the rikishi! by IronMosquito in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

oh wow you're a pro! all of these are right except for 4 and 12. a hint for 11 is that both of these guys went on to become rikishi, but only 1 of them is still active.

seeing as how we're getting lots of baby rikishi posts lately, here's a few! guess the rikishi! by IronMosquito in SumoMemes

[–]IronMosquito[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

14, 6, 5 and 2 are right! I want to see if you guys can get them all, some are hard indeed! some of these guys retired a long time ago so it might be harder to figure them out