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19.Aug.2005 PLEASE NOTE: THIS ORO PAGE IS CURRENTLY NOT TAKING ANY SUBMISSIONS. Sorry guys! I'm just a little burned out. sweatdrop Signs of the Rurouni from all over the world. Ha ha ha! (Yes, I'm well aware it means "gold" in other languages, but hey, it still cracks me up.) If you happen to have an ORO! pic of your own....Please! In the name of SCIENCE, send it on in! I would prefer it if you took the pictures yourself. It's more fun that way. But if you found the pic online, please include the website URL where you found the pic, so I can give them proper credit. Use the same e-mail address I have listed for fanart submissions. You'll get credit for your sighting, of course.

NAME	ORO!	SIGHTING INFORMATION

History of the Oro
hakubaikou	ORO!	This sighting was recorded for posterity by hakubaikou while on vacation with her family in Northern Cali. The sign was spotted after many hours of wearying road travel. Pic taken on May 25, 2004. Unfortunately, HB's family did not have time to stop for further investigation.
hakubaikou	ORO!	This sighting took place on May 27, 2004 at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The short time interval between this sighting and the one from two days earlier leads HB to suspect that Oro! signs may possibly migrate in herds.
RoseThorn	ORO!	Said to be "One of the Ten Most Playful Towns in the U.S.", this Oro sighting was brought to HB's attention on Aug 02, 2004 thanks to RoseThorn. HB doesn't think she's ever seen the word "oro" pop up quite so many times on one website before. Hmmm. Maybe this is where all the Oro! signs originate from. Anyway, the people in the photos all look really happy. But then again, who wouldn't be happy to have a Kenshin expression as their town name?
kenji nakamura	ORO!	Thanks to kenji nakamura for sending word of this Oro, sighted on November 2, 2004 in Oro Bay. Previous assumptions that Oros originate in Oroville have now been called into question. Perhaps Oros merely migrated to that town from this secluded bay. This would support HB's theory that they do indeed migrate. Interesting. Thanks for the screencap, kenji. At any rate, this Oro was found in a game (Pacific Fighters) on a map near New Guinea. That means one of two things. Either the makers of the game have been taken over by Oros. Or New Guinea has.
Chococat	ORO!	The mystery of the Oro has apparently even infiltrated South American pop culture as seen in this evidence sent in on November 4, 2004 by observer Chococat. The CD cover of an ABBA album clearly has been taken over by RK madness. (A pity the music inside doesn't reflect the same condition.) This clearly shows that Oro's have at some point in history, migrated much farther South than even HB originally suspected.
Chococat	ORO!	Even more impressive than the ABBA CD cover is this picture, also sent in by Chococat. Yes, believe your eyes. It is indeed a picture of a gigantic bottle of a South American drink called Oro. The astounding discovery here is that one can actually bottle and consume Oro! In other words, it is not only something that leaves one's mouth as a sound of surprise, it can actually be captured, liquified, and then go the opposite direction and enter one's mouth as well. Astonishing. Simply astonishing. One also would suspect that bottle size must be directly proportional to how surprised the person who originally uttered "Oro!" was at the time he/she stated it. In this particular case, with the bottle being several stories tall, it must have been a very surprised person indeed. And if one considers that passersby who see this bottle might in turn utter various exclamations of "Oro!" themselves.... One can see how such bottles could be perpetuated and mass produced at an exponential rate. An interesting side note. Notice how the Oro drink still manages to retain an orangish tint reminiscent of the hair colorings of the original "Oro!" exclaiming rurouni. Fascinating.
Rose Thorn	ORO!	On December 5, 2004, oro hunter Rose Thorn sent in evidence of an astonishing discovery. Oro's, which were previously thought to be simplistic creatures, are apparently far more advanced than scientists had ever imagined. Oro's which had been assumed to merely wander around in herds grazing here and there, are now known to be sentient and proficient enough with human technology to the point where they are capable of installing cable TV and provide internet services. This discovery is mind blowing. More on this in the next post....
Rose Thorn	ORO!	And here we see that some Oro's have banded together to form a software company. One wonders where these innocent Oro's learned such skills? Did they pick up the knowledge while migrating? Did they learn it in Oroville? Or perhaps in Oro Bay near New Guinea?
Nikki	ORO!	And just where, exactly, did these Oro's get the funding for their company? Observer Nikki sends us a link to one possible answer: an Oro bank. This Banco de Oro is based in the Phillipines, which is geographically quite close to New Guinea. Coincidence? I think not.
Rose Thorn	ORO!	All these new findings definitely call for more research. And Rose Thorn must have known this since she was good enough to start our investigation by running a search on Google. The results are quite incredible: Oro are sold on eBay. I wonder just exactly what the difference between a "new & used" Oro is.... And as for that very last ad on the list.... Oh... my ... goodness....

Oro Culture & Traditions
centauri	ORO!	The discovery of technologically advanced Oro has led certain scholars to study Oro culture in more depth in an attempt to discover just how current Oro civilization came to be. One finding, as reported by centauri on Dec. 13, 2004, reveals that Oro apparently have a rich tradition in dance. This would make sense since dancing is associated with music. And music is associated with mathematics. And mathematics is associated with both banking and computer sciences. No wonder the Oro were able to come up with internet services as stated before.
Aurora Redwinters	ORO!	As with any culture, food plays an important part of Oro civilization. And apparently, as found by Aurora Redwinters, Oro culinary arts have infiltrated popular Western travel spots such as Disney World. The "Fuente del Oro" (Fountain of Oro) restaurant is apparently rated as having two Mickey heads according to this website. Hmmm. Not sure exactly what two Mickey heads means, but.... Interesting.
Aurora Redwinters	ORO!	Of course, as with most cultures, Oro's also seem to be interested in preserving physical beauty as seen on this cosmetics site.... Do Oro's age? Do Oro's get wrinkles? Of course, the mystery here lies in just what these products do for Oros. After all, no one to this date has actually seen a live Oro yet. So far, our only evidence of actual Oros have been the pictures of them in their liquid orange Oro! drink form...
Rose Thorn	ORO!	... Or their powdered packet form as seen in this Oro coffee site. One wonders how much pressure must be applied to turn an Oro into powder. One shudders at the (rather violent) thought....