AP Friends Video

Im bored out of my mind so I made a video for the AP members to enjoy. :3

Just TO be consistent... heres a penguin

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: Ichigo Stars

Thanks for all the great questions on the last episode, and thanks to the contestant for making the answers super interesting with links and pictures! ;)

Our next reveal contestant is: Ichigo Stars!
Let's learn something new about this pocker!
Here are the rules:

Every week a new contestant will be selected by the contestant from the prior week. Then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week!

So lets get to it! Ask Ichigo questions!!

Previous contestants: Beautycomplex, Xichliebetokiohotelx, Guntce, Appingo, Ogihci, Stan the Man, JesssicaXVI, Kemagenese, Mr.Mew, Kip, RoseBarks, PiscesDragon, Kami.

Random Facts from Z :D

Yay random facts from Z and i encourage you to post comments giving other random facts. :D

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.

Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

:D thats all for now maybe more later

HappY Birthday(s)!

HappY Birthdays too...

(In Alphabetical Order)

Jent

Rena

RiN

Making a birthday post for 3 people is quite a task...

So I tried to hire some help...

As you can see... they had their hands full...

I apologize for my lack of creativity... I'm not good with these things.

Present from Sykora

Edit from Kip: Yipes. I thought this might get posted at 12:00 PST!
Yes, I have some pictures! I dug through the baby photos!

Rin and Jent are non-biological twins, you know:

Rena is as cute as ever:


Happy happy happy birthday! x3
It's not often we get to celebrate three Pockers' big days at once!

I hope you guys can bop in to A-P sometime tomorrow between cake and presents so we can give you all a personal birthday greeting!

Spam is getting creative!

I got this spam email sent to an email account of mine.
I tell ya, they're getting more and more clever.

Take a look (links have been disabled for your safety):

1972 Challenger

Hello . I am selling my 1972 Challenger 340 Auto A/C SRT8 Clone R/T 408 Stroker at US $12,500.00 .
If you are not interested in this great car I would like to apologize and I would like to ask you to delete my email and you can be sure I will not bother you . If you are interested I can tell you I added some photos on imageshack http://img167.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx/3047/podo72j.jpg . For more details please contact me at :xxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com and I will answer all your questions . Here is the description :

Title: 1972 Challenger 340 Auto A/C SRT8 Clone R/T 408 Stroker
Mileage: 78,412 miles .
Vehicle Information :
VIN: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Inspection: Order an independent inspection .
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty .
Vehicle title: Clear .
Condition: Used .
For sale by: Private seller .
Features :
Body type: Coupe Engine: 8 Cylinder Exterior color: Orange .
Transmission: Automatic Fuel type: Gasoline Interior color: Black .
Options :CD player .
Power Options : Air conditioning .

My 1972 dodge challenger story. I’ve had this car for over 20 years. It has always been stored indoors. If you are looking for a 5-Gold-Star, numbers matching, concourse, rotisserie restoration, show car then STOP RIGHT HERE.

If you’re looking for a drop dead gorgeous, better than sex, street machine……read on. This is excellent driver. Fly in and drive it home. Originally a 340, slap-stick, A/C car it has evolved over the years to a 408 Stroked, forged crank, Eagle H-beam rods and forged Diamond dish pistons set-up at 9.8 to 1 compression. It has Mopar W-5 aluminum heads (ported by Shady Dell), Mopar W-5 intake, Mopar 1.6 roller rockers and a mild Lunati Voodoo flat tappet, it has very solid, rough idle and is an excellent cam for high performance street or bracket racing in 340-360 or larger cubic inch motors. Lunati says it’s their largest cam recommended for daily driven street machine. 7-qt Moroso oil system, weld in sub frame connectors, MSD 6-AL and billet distributor, 850 Mighty Demon carb. Dynoed at 605 HP and 630 ft/lbs at 5200 rpm’s. Automatic transmission with a 10” converter and 3.55 clutch type posi-unit in the back. It has NEW 17” wheels and tires. Awesome POWER and will smoke my new SRT-8 Challenger. Yep, I said new SRT-8 Challenger.

So this is why i need to sell this for a low price fast. I need $ 12,500 more for the new SRT-8 so this is my final asking price for the `72 Dodge. As you see in the photo this was a 100% ground up refresh restoration of a perfectly good car. It was completely disassembled to a rolling chassis then each piece was completely painted and then re-assembled with new pasts where needed including A/C evaporator and condenser, heater core, all weather stripping, marker lights, head liner, bumpers, brakes, trans rebuild, new motor, carpet, stereo and 1 year of Sirrus radio included, flip gas cap and on and on and on.Only the engine cost $10,000 new. Restoration was completed mid July and cost $15,000. It’s painted 2008 Hemi Orange Pearl BC/CC. The hood is painted, not decals. The side stripes are reflective and so is the black on black R/T emblem in the rear. The entire project was photo documented.

Things that need attention: it needs an analog adapter from MSD to make the tachometer compatible with the MSD 6-AL. Tic-toc clock rebuild. Door warning buzzer does not function. I will answer serious questions.

DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT BE ANSWERED . WE ARE PROMOTING THIS AD ONLINE FOR THE SELLER xxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com . PLEASE CONTACT THE SELLER AT xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com .
THANK YOU

Aside from it sounding really authentic and reaaalllly awesome, it has been confirmed spam. Don't click any links especially the oh-so enticing picture link to a well-known photohost site.

The first obvious thing to shoot down this email, or at least any potential buyer worth his salt: CHALLENGER NEVER HAD AN SRT ENGINE OPTION IN '72!

So an SRT clone would be a big rebadge mistake.

In further analysis this: ` , is an accent mark, while this: ' , is an apostrophe. Dead giveaway the writer is not from around here.

Estentally, the car in question is pictured at the right.

Don't worry though. They almost got me. I just couldn't understand why they would try to sell one to my non-profit group...

Happy Earth Day- Magellanic Penguins

To help inspire awareness and appreciation for Earth Day, I've done some research to inform the Ani-Pock community about the "near threatened" species of penguins - The Magellanic Penguins.



The Magellanic Penguin are threathened due to exposure of its breeding colonies to oil spills, which annualy kills 20 000 adults and 22 000 juveniles, and the decline of the fish population, which was disrupted by climate change. Due to the climate change, the penguins are forced to swim further out their nesting ground, causing their mates to starve while sitting on a nest.

I encourage the AP community to Post or Leave a Comment about Earth Awareness to show appreciation for EARTH DAY.

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: Kami

Thanks for all the great questions on the last episode.

Our next reveal contestant is: BoxBox/Kami!

Let's learn something new about this pocker!
Here are the rules:

Every week a new contestant will be selected by the contestant from the prior week. Then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week!

So lets get to it! Ask Kami questions!!

Previous contestants: Beautycomplex, Xichliebetokiohotelx, Guntce, Appingo, Ogihci, Stan the Man, JesssicaXVI, Kemagenese, Mr.Mew, Kip, RoseBarks, PiscesDragon.

Penguins Documentary 2

When a penguin chooses its mate... a best mate... they stay together for life.

Happy Birthday, THC!

Hey bro, they couldn't get anyone else to write you a birthday post I guess...

Happy birthday!

Kami got you a brand new car:


Oh, wait. That's not it. Maybe you can help him clean it later though, knowing how much you love washing cars.


PiGGY says, "Beep, beep!"

I hope you get a chance today to enjoy the present I got you for you for your birthday.
Not everyone buys Beck volume 4 before getting volume 1.

And you can't return it either...

...because the guitar store is closed permanently.

That's when it looks the most metal.

Anyway, happy birthday from Yui and the whole gang at A-P!

The Most Expensive Elevator Ride Ever - CN Tower

Located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the former champion of the tallest freestanding structure in the world - The CN Tower (standing about 1,815.4 ft tall). In this clip, I've recorded a few friends, enjoying their first time experience inside the tower.



NOTE: I recorded with my cellphone so I appologize for the bad quality. Also, I've replaced the original soundclip with some EPIC ROFL COPTER KICK-ASS MUSIC OF WIN due to the terrible sound quality.

Weirdest Music Video Ever

Bakatono Sama and Mini Moni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimoni
Mini Moni was a subgroup of Morning Musume
and Bakatono Sama is a creation of Ken Shimura
Do turn down the volume before playing this...

On This Day in History: April 13th

:D yay, so my brillant idea is to randomly post topics called on this day in history, and as the title says i am going to tell you about things that happened on this day in history. I know that you all want to know what happened on this fine day of April 13th, so lets get to it.


1782 - Washington, North Carolina was incorporated as the first town named for George Washington.

1796 - The first known elephant to come to the United States arrived from Bengal, India. It entered the United States through New York City.

1902 - JC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

1908 - A ban on dancing, card playing, and theater-attending was lifted by the New England Methodist Episcopal Conference.

1935 - London to Australia airline service was introduced by Imperial Airways and Qantas.

1943 - Today, the anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth, the Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.

1954 - Hank Aaron played with the Milwaukee Braves in first ever major-league baseball game. Hammerin’ Hank and his team went 0-for-5 against Cincinnati. His first major-league homerun came 10 days later.

1957 - Elvis Presley's All Shook Up rocketed to the Number 1 spot on Billboard's record charts on this date, remaining in the top spot for 8 weeks.

1964 - Sidney Poitier became the first male black to win a Best Actor Oscar for his engaging performance in Lilies of the Field on this date.

1966 - Abdul Salam Arif, president of Iraq, was killed in a helicopter crash.

1972 - The first strike in major league baseball history came to an end, after the players walked off the field 13 days earlier.

1980 - After 8 years, and 3,388 performances, Broadway’s longest-running musical, "Grease," closed, earning $8 million.

:D thats it for me, but im sure that there is so much more that happened on April 13th, and if you know of anything else please leave a comment

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: PiscesDragon

Thanks for all the great questions on the last episode.

Our next reveal contestant is: PiscesDragon / Rose(Phoenix) / NightWolf2!

Let's learn something new about this pocker!
Here are the rules:

Every week a new contestant will be selected by the contestant from the prior week. Then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week!

So lets get to it! Ask PiscesDragon questions!!

Previous contestants: Beautycomplex, Xichliebetokiohotelx, Guntce, Appingo, Ogihci, Stan the Man, JesssicaXVI, Kemagenese, Mr.Mew, Kip, RoseBarks.

*Sorry, I hope I didn't step on any toes... Rose has been waiting

Awesome :D

So i got a youtube message from a friend that had a video of awesome things being done in it. So i thought that i would share it with all of you. Without further a do here it is.



That same friend also happens to be a snare drummer in our how school band, and one day at school i told him how awesome i thought the snare drummers were so he also sent me this video of a group of awesome snare drummers.



I have one last video for you all, and it is free running parkour. These guyz are crazy insane at what they do.



and with that video i leave u
:D leave comments and tell me what you think of the videos

HappY Birthday BaBy ButterCup!

HappY BirthDay Queen Lucy!

I remember few years back... a gabber appeared looking for a place to draw...

The gabber asked "What is this place?"...

With Lucy's charm and ... err... Bluntness... she soon became the "darling" of Ani-Pock.

Lucy's great sense of foresight of the up coming (now current) economical situation... 

Taxation soon started on Ani-Pock, and Lucy proclaimed herself Queen.

The "Lucy Tax" left many on the streets, but happy to see Queen Lucy smile.

The Life and responsibilities of Royalty has kept Queen Lucy away from Ani-Pock from time to time... but her spirit lives on in the heart of her subjects...

So, on this day... I'd like to wish HappY BirthDaY to Queen Lucy!

May your iron fist rule us justly!

HappY Birthday (to my) BaBy ButterCup.

I remember this picture :P

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*See Last Years Celebration

*See Q&A With Japan's Royalty

*See HappY 50th Anniversary

*See Photo Special 50yrs with the Royal Couple

My Cat

This is my cat, her name is Cassey. She belongs to me. Leave a comment.

BBC Penguins Documentary

This recently discovered colony of penguins is unlike any other...

The Fat Duck

The Fat Duck, located in Berkshire England, is one of the best restaurant in the world. It is mostly known for its extraordinary dishes, created under the application of molecular gastronomy(food science). In this clip, a waiter creates one of the restaurant signature dish "Bacon and Egg Ice Cream" using liquid nitrogen.

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: Rosebarks

Thanks for all the great questions on the last episode.

Our next reveal contestant is: Rosebarks!

Let's learn something new about this pocker!
Here are the rules:

Every week a new contestant will be selected by the contestant from the prior week. Then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week!

So lets get to it! Ask Rosebarks questions!!

Previous contestants: Beautycomplex, Xichliebetokiohotelx, Guntce, Appingo, Ogihci, Stan the Man, JesssicaXVI, Kemagenese, Mr.Mew, Kip.

Scariest Flash Game EVER

The objective is to find the exit.
THE HOUSE

Note: To enhance the experience, play this game alone in the dark with the volume turned up.

April Member Quotes!

Caught your attention, didn't I?

Now that A-P is back in the normal swing, let's post some member quotes again!

Or if you have a pic you would like to use instead of a quote, leave the URL and
some text describing the photo in the comments section of THE MEMBER PAGE and Kip will link it for you.

We will begin clearing the member page next month so, add your quote this month,
and add one next month too, or else your name will get moved to the archives!

Don't worry, you'll get plenty of reminders.

Happy April, everyone!

Congratulations Ani-Pock for Being Named One of the Top Cultural Websites of 2009!

In a recent conference at the G20 World Summit of Leaders, US President Barrack Obama named the top 150 websites that promote cultural awareness from America, including his top five pics for best Japanese culture websites.

One of the picks Obama named was Ani-Pock.net!
He touched briefly on the merits of the site including its content and ability to chat with real people from Japan about, "what its like there."

When he made it to the list of top Japanese websites, Obama named several of his choices and what cultural interest they bear in what he calls 'the global village'.

The FoxNews offers a transcript of his conversation to G20 Summit leaders:
"These websites like ManInJapan.com, that tells visitors how to adapt to cultural irregularities and quirks only the Japanese have, or DannyChoo.com, which is pretty cool... I've always been a big fan of Star Wars, and what he does is pretty cool. Just a great American. We also have Ani-Pock.net, which is a really neat community of Japanese people telling us all the important things to know about Japan and the latest thing to come from there... anime or Japanese animation. It's a cool website... All in all these culturally relevant websites really help to bring the global village we all live in, just a little bit closer."

Recipients of the award are given a "Top Websites" badge (pictured at right) they can embed on their site and the opportunity to have waffles with the President at a banquet next month. Pocky said he was told he will be flown by Air Force One since he's on the opposite coast of the capitol, so that he won't have to buy his own plane ticket in order to attend.

Congratulations, Ani-Pock!!! And thanks to everyone that helped make us a Top Website!