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Maneki Neko
Self-nom: created by me and written largely by BC Lafferty. I'm not sure if it's quite up to featured snuff, but I think it's pretty close. Andre ( talk )A| 02:56, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * Object. I hate these things with a passion that you can only dream of, although I admit that may not be actionable.  More constructively, it's missing discussion of when, how, and maybe why they have become popular outside Japan; also (in Thailand at least) there is a practice of propitiating them with various offerings, which could do with being mentioned, and there doesn't seem to be any discussion of the ones with moving arms .  Mark1 04:55, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * minor Object. So thats what it is. The Asian restaraunt at my campus ahs one (witha moving arm) and I always wondered what its significance is. No print references, just external links. Minor trivia: Is there any relationship between this and Meowth?--ZayZayEM 07:23, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I've added some print references and a mention of the moving arm ones. However, I can't find any information about how they've become popular or this stuff about offerings. Andre ( talk )A| 22:54, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * Not a vote. Meowth probably comes from a saying that "It's useless to give a koban (gold coin) to a cat" because a cat cannot understand its value. It's a joke from creators of Pokemon. Revth 05:58, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * has some mention of it- it seems to be a specifically Thai thing. Mark1 06:09, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)