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Postby Chiyocities » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:51 pm

Recently I've stumbled upon this rather strange and interesting article about a fan of the Little Mermaid. And not just a fan, but a rather devoted one at that...

Disneyaniacs! : An interview with an 'Arielholic'

(Note: It's an old interview, so I think some of you may have already read this.)

It's amazing to see such devotion done purely on an animated character. Though while I'm not really trying to make fun of the guy, with a budget of $20,000 reserved just for Ariel... I guess there are some people who are able to live off with their fandom. :lol:
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:56 pm

Althought that is kinda of amazing for that much devotion. That hoppy (I'd call it more of an obsession) seems quite unhealthy.
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Postby That Dude » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:11 pm

That's pretty scary...
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Postby shooraijin » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:11 pm

Moved to General Entertainment.
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Postby MorwenLaicoriel » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:45 pm

You know, at first I was like "Oh, this guy doesn't seem so bad."

Then I got to the line that said "I've also had trouble meeting women, so Ariel fills a need in me to "have someone." Being affected by Ariel is kind of like "getting" religion."

....O.o Okay. Now...I like Yuki from Fruits Basket. I own a Yuki plushie. I sometimes bring it to school. But to say he fulfils my need to have a boyfriend and gives me a 'religious experience' is just....a little weird. It's almost like he worships Ariel. O.o
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Postby Chiyocities » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:37 pm

I think it's normal to find certain characteristics of a character to be likeable, but to carry it out in this fashion is certainly a little eerie. Though I think I've heard of other cases that are much more extreme than this one.
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Postby EireWolf » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:12 pm

:eh: This guy needs help. And a real purpose in life. That is rather.... creepy.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:15 pm

Well,I don't know if he's any worse than the guy who has all the Disney characters tattooed all over his body.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:34 am

I think I'll take this for whatever humor value it is worth and not ponder on the state and nature of mankind.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:37 am

The Little Mermaid and Doom makes life complete.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:24 pm

Wow. And I thought I was obsessed with Claudio Sanchez. I mean, I can understand wanting to buy merchandise and all that, but giving up everything else to do so? Nuh uh.
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Postby Rogie » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:49 pm

Shao Feng-Li wrote:The Little Mermaid and Doom makes life complete.


Imagine if he makes his own custom Little Mermaid dungeons or something... :lol:
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Postby Scribs » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:01 pm

That is his whole life... I can hardly concieve of it

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Postby Tommy » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:27 pm

..............Dude, that guy is a few fries short of a happy meal. Hopefully that happy meal doesn`t have a Little Mermaid toy.
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Postby DaughterOfZion » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:39 pm

sounds like a pyschological disorder.reminds me of a guy that turned his house into a replica of the starship enterprise.his wife stayed with him till he replaced the fridge with energy coil things.i heard that on a local christian station just this morning
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Postby Puguni » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:23 pm

AnimeMute wrote:sounds like a pyschological disorder.reminds me of a guy that turned his house into a replica of the starship enterprise.his wife stayed with him till he replaced the fridge with energy coil things.i heard that on a local christian station just this morning


Strangely, I think I'd pay to see that house.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:14 pm

What is more disturbing is not the people who are overly obssessed by these things but the type of jobs some of them may have in real life.
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Postby That Dude » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:09 pm

I'd pay to see that house too.
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Postby MPX42 » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:54 pm

mitsuki lover wrote:Well,I don't know if he's any worse than the guy who has all the Disney characters tattooed all over his body.
Can you show me a link to that,please?I never saw that.
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Postby Tommy » Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:11 pm

Guess what?
I MET that guy.

I was in line to get on the boat to the Disney Cruise and he had characters that I`ve never seen before. Me nadm y cousin questioned him about it vand he said he was been on over 80 talkshows about it. We shurgged and got on the ship. i`ve only seen him a few times on the ship after that.

That guy was the man, don`t diss him.
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Postby That Dude » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:28 pm

That's pretty crazy Dincht.
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