SO SO SO DORKY

[gogmagog]

An interesting article about Heroes (including the tidbit that apparently Masi Oka based Hiro 's wide-eyed innocence on a Dragon Ball character; Goku probably, or Gohan).

Also on the subject of Heroes, as part of their ARG, Hiro's blog recently featured a puzzling crossword. At least puzzling until you realize just how dorky it is.

yoshitsune: god, future hiro is still posting his blog as "jotaro kujo" XD
jokersama: link XD
jokersama: dorky XD
yoshitsune: http://blogs.nbcuni.com/hiro_blog/ no real spoilars
yoshitsune: at least not in the current entries
yoshitsune: oh my god, one of the crossword clues is jojo-related
yoshitsune: "17. germanic relationship, susie q and jojo"
jokersama: wtf does that mean? XD
yoshitsune: I assume it's the german word for spouse?
yoshitsune: or for grandmother or grandson?
yoshitsune: probably the latter, since hiro seems to be one of those freaks who thinks of jotato as THE jojo
jokersama: uhh
jokersama: oma?
yoshitsune: 3 letters?
yoshitsune: yep, that sounds right
jokersama: oma is grandmother
jokersama: ...that is the dorkiest clue in the world
jokersama: you need to know both german and jojo XD
jokersama: "grossmutter" is "grandmother"
jokersama: "oma" is like "gramma"
jokersama: go fill out the crossword, yosi!
* Yositune is printing it out right now to do so XD
yoshitsune: hmm...
yoshitsune: 29 down = zeus' consort, but 5 letters D:
yoshitsune: god, clues so dorky
yoshitsune: "try not" = "do"
yoshitsune: "18. a japanese meeting place, yojimbo and tsukino"
yoshitsune: usagi?
yoshitsune: is that a meeting place as well?
yoshitsune: wait, it's 8 letters D:
yoshitsune: christ, this is HARD
jokersama: nobody in the comments seems to have figured out oma XD
* Yositune goes to the comments to see if he can cheat
jokersama: you should post it!
yoshitsune: I will!
jokersama: got, it took us, what, THREE SECONDS? XD
yoshitsune: ...oh god, I can't believe I missed "glenn, 600 ad"
* Yositune smacks self
yoshitsune: too much medievalism
yoshitsune: not enough chrono trigger
yoshitsune: I was like "is that some sort of saint?"
yoshitsune: no, someone got oma
jokersama: where? XD
jokersama: awww
yoshitsune: at least in the "we think we solved it right" picture
yoshitsune: oh lol, I can't believe I missed "flare caster" = bahamut
* Yositune clearly needs to think dorkier!
sogetsu: what're you guys doing?
nemissa: yeah wtf XD
jokersama: god, this is so dorky XD
nangke: they're doing the crossword puzzle on Hiro's blog
nangke: It's part of the alternate-reality game, I think, but fun just by itself ^^
yoshitsune: oh god
yoshitsune: ka_____x2: puts out mountain fires
yoshitsune: the answer of course is "meha" _o_
jokersama: ...
nemissa: :oooooo
yoshitsune: and the answer to "kitty family"?
yoshitsune: "prydes" XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
yoshitsune: GOD SO DORKY
yoshitsune: also, "the world" = "dio" XD
jokersama: OH GOD WHAT XD
yoshitsune: "parabrahman" = "om" XD

jokersama: hiro's clues are crystal-clear if you know the geeky reference
jokersama: I mean, like
jokersama: the world = dio
jokersama: that's not even VAGUE
jokersama: but you have to know that he means jojo!
jokersama: or "do or do not, there is no try" - that's clear too!
jokersama: he doesn't do the super-vague clues it seems