I think that's what I was saying but I have trouble communicating mathematical truths.

From what I've come to understand, the insane Japanese prices for media has to do with population density. Their population is a fraction of what it is in the USA, so if only a certain percent of Japanese people are game nerds, they only have an audience of thousands to sell their product compared to our millions. It's partly greed, but also there's the higher pressure of overhead, since Japanese games/anime don't cost that much less to produce than American ones.

It's also the reason why there's region coding, since the Japanese companies don't want Japanese people catching wise and just importing cheaper versions of the same products.

I do like "How did we start talking about Koku?"-Joel a good example of what Fast Karate is.

I'm pretty sure in the post-internet world being on the radio means less people listen to you. But I agree, Dave 'n Joel deserve a wider audience.

I have learned that I do not give a shit about a Koku, or however you spell it.

I also finally took the burning 5 seconds it took to learn that 83 yen is equal to $1. Plus Japanese anime fans get FUCKED on anime prices. OH WELL.

I also learned that Joel pronounces robot in such a way that it makes me respond like a dog does to a whistle.

So i can assume that when Joel says "Robot" that instantly there is a doorbell ring and Youtaru Vegeta gasping for air saying "Hey, i heard you call me, whats up man?"

I don't want to have to go back through the entire show, so anyone know a time stamp for when he says robot?

"robot"

I think that's the way that Asimov used to pronounce it... also Zoidberg on Futurama

[quote="furyk"]"Your mom's like a light switch, she has sex with babies!" -Dave

Early front runner for the Fast Karate quote of the decade.
If I weren't, luckily, lying down on my bed when I heard that, I may have hurt myself something fierce. That seriously needs to go on a t-shirt! Talk about an ice-breaker yo.

The problem with the first shirt is that you needed it to be "We name him Hanabi. He gonna brow up!" while easily the more racist option was also the funnier option. I think that you might be on the third or fourth printing if that was the case, but such is life.

How many active recurring users would you estimate are on this board Dave?

I ask because ordering upwards of 300 shirts may have been escessive for this board, unless you either planned on selling them somewhere else or needed to fill a specific order size in order for them not to be so expensive.

On this board, maybe two or three hundred people. But the podcast has 3-4k listeners (accounting for some amount of robutt downloads). So a <5% attach rate is shockingly poor. Lesson learned.

3-4k listeners who like free things.

[quote="YotaruVegeta"]For Zoidberg, that's absolutely the correct pronunciation. Did Asimov do non-print interviews?
Asimov did a lot of TV & such. Check YouTube. Sadly, my son steered me wrong about Asimov's pronunciation of robot. He says it the normal way. Sorry for the incorrect info. I'll withhold tuition from the boy for his failure

[quote="Dave"]I feel like we were already pushing the baby-limit with the first shirt.

Also I still have like 300 of the first shirt. So probably no new shirts until those are gone (never).
Whoa, I didn't realize there were shirts available. I was just thinking of getting one made at one of those custom shops at the mall, where they airbrush whatever you design you bring 'em. But soon, your inventory will have a-one less shirt! Wait, it ain't gonna brow up while I'm wearing it will it? Can my constituent pieces get a rebate if it does?

And, I feel I gotta give Joel his due on this episode as well. Damned if a day hasn't gone by this week, where I haven't visualized a giant war baby being rode into battle. Chompin' at the bit indeed!

I bought a shirt.

Just send them to me so I can burn them instead of my furniture.

What ever happened with that one teacher guy who wanted shirts for his class?

Wow, them damned Chinese customs agents screwing over those poor, unwashed children.