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- timpkmn89, on 10/10/2007, -4/+453For anyone who's seen Futurama, this seems to be the inspiration behind Jurassic Bark
- b.m.a.n, on 10/10/2007, -5/+190I think that episode almost made me cry.
- foomandoonian, on 10/10/2007, -7/+153My first thought too. I still refuse to watch that episode again, and I'm not reading this story either!
- psevium, on 10/10/2007, -3/+103It did make me cry
- Cambo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+96very sad
- K3ITHK, on 10/10/2007, -6/+91Almost? Are you a ***** robot?
- Hayaemsay, on 10/10/2007, -6/+80I am Bender, please insert girder.
- Akaji, on 10/10/2007, -1/+52For those who haven't:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r-dSNcF8UmY - oneoverzero, on 10/10/2007, -2/+47That is probably the best futurama episode. I had to fight back tears...
- whatthefu, on 10/10/2007, -1/+43From References in popular culture: In the episode "Jurassic Bark" of the animated series Futurama, we learn what originally happened to the main character's dog, Seymour. After Fry accidentally gets frozen in the cryogenics lab, Seymour is shown waiting at Fry's place of work every day until he dies several years later. The story is much like that of Hachikō and Ueno.
- todwod, on 10/10/2007, -2/+39Awww...I immediately knew that this was the popular hachiko...good dig =D
- rosshettel, on 10/10/2007, -1/+35For those who remember when Diggnation went to Tokyo, they sat near this dog's statue, near Shibuya Station. I used to live really close to there too.
- Alphabet, on 10/10/2007, -4/+37Don't worry guys, here's something to cheer you up. ; ;
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4915/futuramawr6.gif - Tenlow, on 10/10/2007, -3/+35Are you serious? It's like old yeller for the MTV generation. It's not possible to watch that episode and not cry.
- richardsimpson, on 10/10/2007, -1/+32"Hachikō died on March 8, 1935, of filariasis. His stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum in Ueno, Tokyo."
Wasn't exactly the ending I was hoping for... - AngryBacon, on 10/10/2007, -2/+30YOU LIED TO ME! /cry
- Godlesswanderer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+27Same. It's the only Futurama episode I don't like watching.
- miriclaire, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27I haven't read the story either--the headline was too sad. Just dropped in to see the comments.
- hd95, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25without a doubt, dogs are special animals
- imikedaman, on 10/10/2007, -3/+28Proof that age doesn't equate to maturity.
- XxFinalexX, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21I waited for you Fry.
- Rhine23, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23Because I go upstairs with your girlfriend...
- eatsushi, on 10/10/2007, -1/+21Men, which dog would make you tear up more? Hachiko or Skidboot? Stay strong gents...stay strong.
video of skidboot
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5249518974978628334 - Ajajadude, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19That episode reminds me of my dog...anyone who's had a dog and cared about it understands.
- Godlesswanderer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20My cat doesn't seem to care when I leave or come back. This makes me sad.
- christopheles, on 10/10/2007, -5/+23The inspiration for the Futurama epsiode is the very similar story of greyfriars bobby:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars_Bobby - MarkOfTheDead, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Damn. I would have rather taken a rick rolling than that :/
- kelchm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Dogs ***** rock.
nuf' said. - dakboy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17Leela & her parents? What about the one where Fry goes looking for his 7-leaf clover and finds out about his nephew (not Farnsworth, his brother's son)?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16I cried like a freaking little baby.
- Erik1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Kinda like the difference between men and women.
- lowerlogic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15So much sadness! :(
- lundman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14はちこう〜〜〜
I can see the statue from work :) - miriclaire, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Do you even read other comments?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15Thats what was great about futurama, it made you laugh then damn near brought you to tears. and no im not reading this story either...
- kuhlmeye, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15Its pretty obvious that you havent seen that episode. That episode is one of the reasons that show is so great, because it shows that cartoons dont have to be all comedy, they can have some emotion. So drop your machismo *****, go watch that episode (Jurassic Bark S05 E02), then come back here and talk.
- TomTruelle, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14I'm sorry... What?
- Velnich, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12I'm at work and had to stop myself from reading it fully. Almost cried.
- 3rdragon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11It is sad but we as humans should learn a few things about loyalty and love. Because a dog with a brain much smaller than ours knows what's important and we continue to act foolishly. That is a general statementabout the state of the world, not individuals.
- TGun, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10You, sir, have no soul.
- apologeticus, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13Example 1,023 of why dogs > cats
- aegis9975, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10According to the link:
"Some kindly vendors who saw the dog waiting every day would give him small bits of food and water. This has caused some people to say that he only returned to the station in order to receive these treats, but this does not answer why he would return only at the time his master's train was due, and not remain begging after." - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12Same :(
- mightyslick, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11every time I go out of town my cat Roweena will sit in the front window. She will not go upstairs to bed with my g/f until I return home. I always feel bad when leaving the cat.
- ButterBuddha, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8just like Argos....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_%28dog%29 - GliTCH82, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10I think he's saying that cats are just as loyal as dogs. I think some are, but I'd have to say dogs overall are much more loyal than cats are. Dogs work for their owner's affection. You work for your cat's affection.
- KingBabi, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9I didn't think it was possible for me to agree with every single comment in a thread, not only that, the order of replies followed my train of thought. Digg is awesome.
- tech42er, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11Ditto. :'(
- tyboulder, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8No ***** malox, it's probably something like 83 years old. Go beat yourself to the latest vaporware somewhere else...
- wilf_brim, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Pretty nice story, gives me hope my dogs will remember me when I come back after a year away.
On another note, the article obliquely refers to how the lessons of Hachiko were jumped on by the Japanese government (some might even say perverted) of the time. The not-so-subtle message given to schoolchildren is that they were expected to be that loyal to their parents, their community, and their country, irregardless of the cost or futility of the act. This is the light side of the culture portrayed in "Letters from Iwo Jima". -
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