Prepare to have your MIND BLOWN.

[Recusant]

So Buddha was once a man but became a fat golden belly statue?

The "fat golden belly statue" is a representation of a Chinese Buddhist monk, not Gautama Buddha, though he does express the "Buddha nature." I've always known the character as Hotei, but the original Chinese name is Budai.

[Stevil]

So Buddha was once a man but became a fat golden belly statue?

The "fat golden belly statue" is a representation of a Chinese Buddhist monk, not Gautama Buddha, though he does express the "Buddha nature." I've always known the character as Hotei, but the original Chinese name is Budai.

Did you rub his belly for good luck?

[Recusant]

Did you rub his belly for good luck?

I may have done; I can't remember. I wouldn't deny it.

[Asmodean]

Before any one gets any ideas, The Asmo has his mouth on the belly. With teeth in it. So rub at own peril. 

[OldGit]

We wouldn't dream of it, Asmo.

[Asmodean]

We wouldn't dream of it, Asmo.

Good. People just seem to tend to find round-shaped objects so... Rub-worthy. 

[Ali]

We wouldn't dream of it, Asmo.

Good. People just seem to tend to find round-shaped objects so... Rub-worthy. 

  *snicker snicker snicker*  I can be such a 13 year old boy sometimes.

[DeterminedJuliet]

We wouldn't dream of it, Asmo.

Good. People just seem to tend to find round-shaped objects so... Rub-worthy. 

It's probably a good thing that you'll never find yourself as a pregnant lady. Having a baby bump is the international signal for "hey strangers, come over and rub my stomach!"

[Asmodean]

It's probably a good thing that you'll never find yourself as a pregnant lady. Having a baby bump is the international signal for "hey strangers, come over and rub my stomach!"

If the impossible did happen, The Asmo would carry around an idling chain saw.

[Stevil]

It's probably a good thing that you'll never find yourself as a pregnant lady. Having a baby bump is the international signal for "hey strangers, come over and rub my stomach!"

Yeah, what the hell is that about?
I'd never rub a pregnant woman's tummy, unless of course, she was my wife and asked me to.

They (pregnant woman) also get sick of being asked when they are due.
But having your tummy must feel like being violated. (I shudder at the thought of putting myself in those shoes)

[DeterminedJuliet]

It's probably a good thing that you'll never find yourself as a pregnant lady. Having a baby bump is the international signal for "hey strangers, come over and rub my stomach!"

Yeah, what the hell is that about?
I'd never rub a pregnant woman's tummy, unless of course, she was my wife and asked me to.

They (pregnant woman) also get sick of being asked when they are due.
But having your tummy must feel like being violated. (I shudder at the thought of putting myself in those shoes)

I had a friend of the family who rubbed my belly the second I told her I was pregnant -- when I was like, 6 weeks along. There was no feel-able baby, just my slightly un-toned stomach. It was one of the most awkward experiences in my entire life ( though, to be fair to her, I think she just got super excited and reached out without thinking. )

Idling chainsaw, eh? I'll keep that in mind for the next friend or family member who has a bun in the oven. 

[Stevil]

I had a friend of the family who rubbed my belly the second I told her I was pregnant -- when I was like, 6 weeks along. There was no feel-able baby, just my slightly un-toned stomach. It was one of the most awkward experiences in my entire life ( though, to be fair to her, I think she just got super excited and reached out without thinking. )

What would happen if you rubbed her tummy back?
Mutually awkward?

[DeterminedJuliet]

I had a friend of the family who rubbed my belly the second I told her I was pregnant -- when I was like, 6 weeks along. There was no feel-able baby, just my slightly un-toned stomach. It was one of the most awkward experiences in my entire life ( though, to be fair to her, I think she just got super excited and reached out without thinking. )

What would happen if you rubbed her tummy back?
Mutually awkward?

I think it would have started a perpetual cycle of awkwardity.

[The Magic Pudding]

If there was an animal called an "awkward" I think it would be a bird.
A long legged one that attempts to stand on one leg but falls over.

[OldGit]

With a great long beak and ugly feathers sticking up at the back of its head.