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The story
On the night of October 1, a casual chat thread popped up on 5channel’s Newsoku VIP board, opening with a string of emoticons and emoji. The thread’s creator invited everyone to enjoy the autumn flavors, the Grade 1 horse races, and some camping, and from there a regular known as “Mambo-kun” (ID: OTPWxS6F0) carried the thread along, chiming in with a reply to almost every single post. Talk of discounted saury, horse-racing results, a report that someone’s homegrown sweet potatoes had rotted, a typhoon approaching the Kanto region, and the lingering late-summer heat all got mentioned one after another as the day’s events — with no real disagreement or debate breaking out over anything.
What people said
つ🍠🏇⛺と
つ🍚🍄🍠と
(´・ω,・`)Let's eat up heartily!
つ🍠と
(´・ω・`)This one's a fake
ヽ( ·ᶇ ∣ ·ᶆ )~ﾉ
(へ ) ahe ahe aheee
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(´・∣・｀)Well that's an unexpected reply-jacking
(´・ω・三´・ω・`)What on earth was that
(´・ω・`)Landing one huge winning bet, obviously
つ🎫と
┣"A big… KABOOM? ʕ⭄ᶄω⭅ᶅʕ
(´・ω・`)It's only just getting started
(´・ω・`)Do you live somewhere snowy?
(´・ω・`)Oh, so snow is fine by you, huh
(´・ω・`)Honestly, the chapati part was just okay
(´・ω・`)You eat it then
(´・ω・`)Nice, what a steal!
(´・ω・`)At that shop, the triangle-shaped one is actually the tastier pick (likely a rice ball)
(´・ω・`)That one's good too, isn't it
I only bet on Ishikawa (the jockey)
(´・ω・`)There's always tomorrow
Evening there, Rice-Cooker-kun
(´・ω・`)So sad
How was it your way?
(´・ω・`)Pretty warm here too, for the first time in a while
Apparently it's hitting 29°C again next week… and there's a typhoon coming too
(´・ω・`)Kanto just can't seem to escape the rain
Go hit that typhoon with a Bikkie Punch (reference to a character's signature attack)
(´・ω・`)Jump in the ocean and stop it yourself
(´・ω・`)Today the deli dishes and grilled fish were both wiped out, so it's tomato and salad chicken for me
Mambo-kun's going to waste away to nothing at this rate
( `・Δ・´)It's healthy though
Background and key points of this topic
Threads like this on the VIP board follow a familiar formula: the thread starter opens with a seasonal greeting rendered in ASCII art and emoji, and a regular poster nicknamed “Mambo-kun” (ID: OTPWxS6F0) replies to almost every single post with a stock, template-style response. This thread was no exception — posts about discounted saury, a report that someone’s homegrown sweet potatoes had rotted, and grumbling about an approaching typhoon and lingering summer heat in the Kanto region were simply piled up one after another, with no real argument or disagreement emerging. The horse racing mentioned (the Marine Cup and the Monbetsu races) comes up as casual small talk rather than live commentary or predictions — no specific race details or finishing order appear in the thread itself. Likewise, the weather chat reflects personal impressions rather than an official Japan Meteorological Agency forecast, which is worth keeping in mind.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsoku VIP) thread “⁽⁽ ᨣ(´・ω・`)อ⦄ ⁾⁾Konchikuwa, it’s October now, konchikuwa.”
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