A odd mousepad that I would like to know the origins
Posted by VargyVarg66@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 62 comments
I got this from a cousin about 18 years ago or so, I’m just curious who is the character or what it is referencing? Do you Linux folk just love coffee or is there some fun bit of old Internet lore behind this?
cleousesarch@reddit
cheeto-chan tux pog
Mestre_Gnomo@reddit
I need to buy this mouse pad!!!!
Decent-1@reddit
Post this in r/AzumangaPosting they'll gonna love it.
hhguygf@reddit
We did indeed, love it
BlackBacon08@reddit
We loved it indeed!
Five_Hustle_Emir@reddit
Effoc
snakee-the-arch-guy@reddit
some azumanga shit
FlyingBoat22@reddit
Thats chiyo chan from azumanga daioh, they had a bit with her in a penguin costume, but this mousepad they edited the original penguin to be tux lol
HeyThereCharlie@reddit
Man, sometimes it really sucks being an elder weeb and realizing the animu you grew up with is no longer part of the larger reference pool.
836624@reddit
Azumanga in particular has been getting all kinds of memes lately though. Mostly with osaker and chiyo.
I've seen a few yotsubato pictures floating about recently, too.
Belgand@reddit
Possibly because City the Animation brought more attention to Keiichi Arawi's previous work by viewers who weren't already familiar with it.
SataAndagiEnjoyer@reddit
Azumanga Daioh was made by Kiyohiko Azuma, not Keiichi Arawi.
Belgand@reddit
I know this. It's right there in the name: Azu-manga. Yet somehow my brain broke. Thanks for the correction. I'd hate to be spreading misinformation because of a temporary lapse in mental faculties.
Decent-1@reddit
Oh my gah
It's azumanga reference.
Healthy-Form4057@reddit
I wish I were a bird.
VargyVarg66@reddit (OP)
Haha thanks dude! I’ve just had it for so long and I had no idea what it was besides maybe Linux related lol
Anarchistcowboy420@reddit
Tux is the penguin mascot of Linux and there is a common saying that free software means free as in speech not free as in coffee.
Belgand@reddit
Huh. I've only ever heard "free as in beer", never coffee.
VargyVarg66@reddit (OP)
Well, I sure am glad the coffee is free then!
sardonic-salticidae@reddit
This is the answer for sure
UltimateFlyingSheep@reddit
Somewhere drirty ;)
hella cute!
professorlinux@reddit
At least it something you won't forget you saw lmao.
Kosyne@reddit
Is this chatgpt? This reads like chatgpt.
undrwater@reddit
We boomers and X'ers were educated to write like this. I've been accused of being an LLM as well.
Not saying professor Linux is not, but the evidence is inconclusive.
Kosyne@reddit
I take it you've never used chatgpt then.
undrwater@reddit
I have an LLM installed on my machine here at home. Its responses can sometimes be distinctive, but other times less so depending on the subject.
I've used chat gpt a couple of times.
Skullrocks@reddit
Nope, that's just Professor Linux.
mkwlink@reddit
Definitely
DeliciousIncident@reddit
The "あ！" is actually sort of a logo of the manga this character is from.
Kosyne@reddit
I think you're replying to a bot.
DeliciousIncident@reddit
It does sound very similar to chatgpt now that you mention it.
dohzer@reddit
Man I wish I had free beer.
VargyVarg66@reddit (OP)
Hehe next thing you know it’s gonna rawr XD at ya :)
JackpotThePimp@reddit
Rawr means “I love you” in dinosaur. \^_\^
NervesiT@reddit
omg legendary find
Asleep_Conclusion147@reddit
where can i buy this
Budget_Kitchen5220@reddit
Where do i get one.
segfault0x001@reddit
I bought one of these at animefest in Dallas when I was a kid. I think I still have it somewhere. Had to be more than 20 years ago at this point.
gerardodinardo@reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3B5bfhtxUQ
cleousesarch@reddit
cheeto-Chan in tux costume fucking pog
confusedpenguin1313@reddit
I'm pretty sure that's a coaster.
NaoPb@reddit
I don't know, but I like it. I wish someone could recreate it.
campbellm@reddit
Someone needs to tell the owner those can be washed.
goosebampstone@reddit
he ate a child
crappingtaco@reddit
I used to own this mousepad. I have no idea where I got it from or where it went.
Beneficial-Bus5048@reddit
How could you not recognise chiyo from the hit anime azumanga daioh
SweetBeanBread@reddit
あ！
OrganizationShot5860@reddit
Looks like Tux is eating her.
Daniasm2@reddit
yo, cool asf
VargyVarg66@reddit (OP)
Thx!
IOnceAteATurd@reddit
Peak references peak
Redditperegrino@reddit
Reddo Ha-To
Decent-1@reddit
You're very lucky OP.
i_am_weesel@reddit
If coffee isn’t free at work I can’t work there
meiyou_arimasen000@reddit
I love this
ara-kananta@reddit
Omg its yotsuba
shadowtheimpure@reddit
Nah, that's not Yotsuba. That's Chiyo-chan from the early 00s classic Azumanga Daioh!
ara-kananta@reddit
Yeah, same author
shadowtheimpure@reddit
Same author, different manga.
Phydoux@reddit
Pretty sure it was just a meme and had nothing to do with Linux. I do remember seeing those too.
blockplanner@reddit
It is a meme, but it was edited with some Linux-related logos, Tux and the Red Hat in particular.
shogun77777777@reddit
Nah it is the exact same penguin design as the Linux mascot