Domo

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2009-01-03T19:18:23Z

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non-english, copy & paste, photoshop, NHK, Japan, cartoon, character

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <head> <meta content='text/html; utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <meta name='keywords' content='non-english, copy & paste, photoshop, NHK, Japan, cartoon, character' /> <title>Domo | Know Your Meme</title> <link href='http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/stylesheets/mobile.css?1264901130' media='only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> <script src="http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery-ui.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jrails.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.timeago.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/application.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body id='mobile'> <div id='container'> <div class='c' id='content'> <div class='block c' id='entry_titlebar'> <div class='left'> <div class='c' id='entry_photo'><img alt="" class="thumbnail left" src="http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/55/thumb/domo_kun.jpg?1231010302" title="Domo" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd><em>Unknown</em></dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd><em>Unknown</em></dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>Domo</h1> <p class='desc'>Domo-Kun (どーもくん Dōmo-kun) is the mascot of Japan’s NHK television station, appearing in several 30 second stop-motion sketches shown as station identification during shows. Domo, the main character, is described as “a strange creature that hatched from an egg. Domo’s favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew, and he has a strong dislike for apples, due to an unexplained mystery in his DNA. Domo can only communicate via producing a low-pitched noise which sounds somewhat like his own name, but other characters appear to understand him. Domo-kun is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or upset.” Domo is often pasted in to relevant or major scenes of disaster as the apparent cause for destruction and retreat. A useage very similar to the more contemporary Disaster Girl.…</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <div class="block"><p>Domo-Kun (どーもくん Dōmo-kun) is the mascot of Japan’s <span class="caps">NHK</span> television station, appearing in several 30 second stop-motion sketches shown as station identification during shows.</p> <p>Domo, the main character, is described as “a strange creature that hatched from an egg. Domo’s favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew, and he has a strong dislike for apples, due to an unexplained mystery in his <span class="caps">DNA</span>. Domo can only communicate via producing a low-pitched noise which sounds somewhat like his own name, but other characters appear to understand him. Domo-kun is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or upset.”</p> <p>Domo is often pasted in to relevant or major scenes of disaster as the apparent cause for destruction and retreat. A useage very similar to the more contemporary <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/43-disaster-girl">Disaster Girl</a>.</p></div> </div> <div class='block' id='entry_footer'> <h1>More Info</h1> <div class='c'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/photos' id='entry_photos'> View Meme Images <br /> <span># Total images</span> </a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/share' id='entry_share'> Share <br /> <span>Tell a friend!</span> </a> </div> <p> Author <span>aaa</span> </p> <p>Updated xxxx</p> </div> <div class='block c' id='entry_nav'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/prev' id='entry_nav_prev'>Prev Meme</a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/next' id='entry_nav_next'>Next Meme</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

Domo <p>Domo-Kun (どーもくん Dōmo-kun) is the mascot of Japan’s <span class="caps">NHK</span> television station, appearing in several 30 second stop-motion sketches shown as station identification during shows.</p> <p>Domo, the main character, is described as “a strange creature that hatched from an egg. Domo’s favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew, and he has a strong dislike for apples, due to an unexplained mystery in his <span class="caps">DNA</span>. Domo can only communicate via producing a low-pitched noise which sounds somewhat like his own name, but other characters appear to understand him. Domo-kun is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or upset.”</p> <p>Domo is often pasted in to relevant or major scenes of disaster as the apparent cause for destruction and retreat. A useage very similar to the more contemporary <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/43-disaster-girl">Disaster Girl</a>.</p>

2010-01-15T10:13:06Z