User talk:TheAzumangaDaiohFan/Archive 8

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After a little hiccup, I archived your talk page. MrDupin (talk) 14:24, June 9, 2016 (UTC)

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I too, have read of that XD I've read of people asking them if they could have what they were getting ready to throw out only to be told no.

Sounds regional to me, but it could be a big national chain. Heck if I know, I live in the sticks. Sounds like a plan! Get a pretty blue one and we can be twinsies. Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  16:03, June 9, 2016 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delayed response! I wasn't feeling good earlier, but am fine now.


 * It could be and I've just never heard of it (greetings from the sticks). Ironically enough, Blockbuster's current position is their own fault. Netflix approached them when they were first trying to get started and asked Blockbuster for a partnership which would have granted Blockbuster a significant portion of Netflix's revenue, but Blockbuster foolishly said no.


 * Maybe they started jokingly acting like they were going to mark on your teeth and ended up doing it because you were laughing and they thought that you thought it would be funny? I haven't been to the dentist in like 4 years, because my dental insurance ended when I graduated college. My poor teeth, they shall suffer :( Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  21:23, June 10, 2016 (UTC)


 * Well, I wouldn't argue with someone who was laughing for seemingly no reason either :P You did a lot better than I would have, because I rarely listen to music, therefore I wouldn't have been able to identify any of it.


 * Digital was an unprecedented thing back then, so it wasn't as obvious and was a bit of a risk (apparently less of a risk then saying no though, huh). I don't remember them, but that's hilarious. They sooo took it personal then.


 * I had braces, retainers and a ramp (not to be confused for skateboarding) put in my mouth, but I've never had fillings. You know what else I've never had? Dunkin Donuts. There aren't any nearby me :( Clever Pokemon joke is Abomnasnow. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  00:56, June 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * All of the songs in the Fallout games are from the 50's (except for Magnollia's which are original) because the era in which the bombs fell are based upon the 1950's in values and style (1950's are considered the height of American Culture by many). I didn't mind the settlements at first, but then I came to realize the effect that they had on the game which isn't good. 3 of the 6 DLC is workshop/minecraft stuff as opposed to being story related (which was what everyone assumed would be the case) and I find that rather upsetting as I bought Fallout 4 to play Fallout, not Minecraft. I wouldn't mind the settlements if they weren't focusing so much of their development effort on them :(


 * The ramp and the braces were at the same time, but the retainers were stand-alone. I'm not going to play it down, it was hell, it sucked. I had to learn to chew with just my side teeth, because the ramp prevented me from chewing with the center of my mouth (I still chew with my side teeth most of the time out of a built habit from that). Also, braces and popcorn do not mix >:( At least I don't have any of that nonsense anymore, lol.


 * I've had Krispy Kreme around three to five times in my life because they aren't common around where I live either. I miss out on a lot of things that way.


 * Let me know when you finish it and I'll give your review a read :) Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  04:13, June 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * Friday works best for me. Yay, progress!


 * I'm so jealous! My bed is the opposite of those things. I'm going to assume that sneeze was a type and you meant snooze, if not, then I do feel like you might be alone on that, lol. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  16:09, June 16, 2016 (UTC)


 * Lol. Well, if it makes you feel any better, I always have to pee before bed, even if I pee and do something else before heading to bed, I have to go back and pee; psychological thing. I also, absolutely, cannot sleep with my mouth open. A few months back when I was sick, both of my nostrils were plugged up and I had to sleep with my mouth open, but I couldn't do it. So maybe everyone has weird habits when it comes to sleeping?


 * Good for you! I cut back to having pop once a day and started drinking water a little over a year ago and it has been nothing, but a good change. I have to drink it once a day or I'll get a caffeine headache though. I can't wait for your review. I'm going to pass on Blogger Beware for now. I've got a lot of reading material at the moment :) Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  14:32, June 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * I saw and commented on it as soon as I saw it on Friday :) You're halfway to the finish line, woohoo!


 * I feel like I may have read it before. It sounds good to me. Keep up the good work! Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  17:31, June 19, 2016 (UTC)


 * I know all about being too tired to respond. There's a few days each month where I read a message, but am too tired to respond, so I put it off until the next day :)


 * As a matter of fact, I'm usually out of things to talk about when we talk, so I just rely on you to get the ball rolling and bounce something back at you based upon what you send me. It's not like I don't want to talk with you, because I love talking with you. I'm just really bad about having nothing to say. How's this? I read about (and watched a video of) some idiots in Arizona that lit fireworks that were sitting on display inside of Walmart on fire. It was rather amusing because the fire works were cheapos and would spit not to far from the display. They could get up to 20 years in prison for this. Do you think the punishment is right or wrong? I don't really have an opinion on the punishment. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  02:15, June 21, 2016 (UTC)

Mummy, I made a drawing!
I decided to scan the picture of Nephoros to show you. It's a little faint in places, but I think you can make it out. Here's his character guide.

Nephoros

Secret identity- Jean Gelb

Birthplace- Tennessee

Occupation- hospital worker

List of powers, abilities, and weapons- special armor, flight, super-speed, agility

Status- unofficial member of Thunderbolt (inactive)

First appearance- Purgative, part one

Hobbies- reading/model-making

Personality- Jean Gelb viewed crime as a means of getting thrills and obtaining power, and was glad to accept the experimental suit of armor that allowed him to become Nephoros. He took delight in battling Ultra and Karate Kate until the suit malfunctioned and left him debilitated. He was grateful for the help that the Super Kates gave him and the respect they showed for his pride, and he remains hopeful that he can make a full recovery. During his recovery he became altruistic, finding satisfaction in helping his fellow patients.

Appearance- Nephoros is a male Caucasian human with brown hair with three tufts. His costume consists of special bronze armor with gold trim, a helmet resembling a falcon’s head, and a bronze belt with silver studs. His chest insignia consists of a yellow circle with a fluorescent red orange border, a silver crescent moon, and a gold bar forming a stylized ankh.

Entry- Jean Gelb was a rising criminal who viewed his criminal activities as a way of getting thrills and obtaining power. He was approached by Adversary, who presented him with a special suit of armor which would grant him superpowers. Jean eagerly accepted the armor and took the name “Nephoros”, a reference to the ancient Egyptian god Horus. What he didn’t know was that Adversary had set him up. The armor, while granting fantastic abilities, was experimental and likely to malfunction. Nephoros engaged Ultra Kate and Karate Kate in combat. He enjoyed the battle until he suddenly suffered a fit. The defective armor had malfunctioned, causing damage to his nervous system. Realizing that Nephoros was in trouble, the superheroines surrendered to Nephoros and took him to a hospital, getting him help while preserving his pride. Nephoros survived, but was left weakened. Grateful for what the Kates had done for him, he released them from their service to him. He continues to recover and hopes to regain full strength. He has found satisfaction in helping his fellow patients.

Description of powers, abilities, and weapons- Nephoros wore a fantastic suit of armor which increased his agility and allowed him to fly at super-speed. In addition, his armor had four settings that granted him additional powers and energy auras. In his Imsety form he gained a human-shaped aura and could spray a bloody mist. In his Hapi form he gained a baboon-shaped aura and could fire gusts of air. In his Duamutef form he gained a jackal-shaped aura and could spray an acidic mist. In his Qebehsenuef he gained a hawk-shaped aura and could fire energy blasts.

Weaknesses- Nephoros was susceptible to the same weaknesses as an ordinary person (extreme temperatures, poison gas, etc.). He was left weakened as a result of his armor being defective, but he is recovering.

Trivia
 * Nephoros, meaning “The Good Horus”, was one of the names of Horus, the falcon-headed god of ancient Egypt. The four special forms of his costume are based on the Four Sons of Horus, whose images adorned the jars holding certain organs of the mummified dead.
 * Imsety was human-headed and was associated with the south and the goddess Isis. His duty was to revivify the corpse and his jar held the liver.
 * Hapi was baboon-headed and was associated with the north and the goddess Nephthys. His duty was to navigate & protect the deceased and his jar held the lungs.
 * Duamutef was jackal-headed and was associated with the east and the goddess Neith.  His duty was to worship the deceased and his jar held the stomach.
 * Qebehsenuef was hawk-headed and was associated with the west and the goddess Serket. His duty was to refresh the deceased and his jar held the intestines.
 * “Jean” comes from Jean François Champollion, the scholar who studied and translated the Rosetta Stone, while “Gelb” comes from I. J. Gelb, the author of the “Horus” article found in the 1975 volume of The World Book Encyclopedia. I made Nephoros from Tennessee because it has a city named Memphis, just like ancient Egypt did. Raidra (talk) 00:32, June 10, 2016 (UTC)

Horus-scope
I'm glad it went well, other than the ink spots on the teeth, and hope your recovery is speedy. A year or two ago I had one or two fillings put in, and while we were in that area I asked to stop by the Arby's (a restaurant primarily noted for roast beef sandwiches, though over the years it's expanded to chicken and other meats). I got a Smokehouse Brisket combo for when my mouth regained feeling. It was hard to wait for novocaine to wear off (It takes hours), but it was worth the wait!

Oh, okay! That makes sense. Could you imagine? "There are reports of restless spirits haunting these walls. Oh, and there's definitely asbestos." It's great that those guys are trying to do asbestos they can.

Heckler- BOOO!

While we're on that topic, I thought that Kayne/Sledgehammer joke was funny. I'm not saying what Kayne did was right, but I think we've all had times when we've heard the result of something and felt like shouting, "AW, COME ON!"

The idea of Nephoros is that his armor has different settings and he gains a different power and energy aura based on which setting he chooses. The basic version is seen on the top left. The armor is vaguely falcon-themed because Horus had the head of a falcon. Note the yellow eyes, beaked visor, and talon-tipped fingers. In the Imsety form, seen on the middle left, the suit is surrounded with a man-shaped aura. People generally don’t have wings, tails, etc., so this aura is nothing special, basically just covering the suit of armor. In the Hapi form, seen on the middle right, the suit is surrounded with a baboon-shaped aura, thus the fanged snout, tail, and back toes. In the Duamutef form, seen on the bottom left, the suit is surrounded by a jackal-shaped aura, thus the ears, fanged snout, and bushy tail. Finally, in the Qebehsenuef form, seen on the bottom right, the suit is surrounded by a hawk-shaped aura, thus the greater beak on the visor and the wings. Reread the “Description of powers, abilities, and weapons” and “Trivia” sections and it should make more sense now. Raidra (talk) 00:25, June 11, 2016 (UTC)

Can't say I blame the rhinos
Seriously, though, I hope Alaska survives because I hear it’s such a beautiful place. My Mom and one of her sisters/my aunts took a cruise there when I was about six. They brought back tales of Alaska’s beauty and a T-shirt with a picture of a baby seal on it. I outgrew it long ago, but it’s probably around here somewhere.

It’s always exciting to see a new Blameitonjorge video. He certainly has some unique topics, and the videos seem well researched and personable. When someone posts videos regularly it’s almost like you’re a member of a Video of the Week club. Raidra (talk) 00:22, June 13, 2016 (UTC)

RE: Scoreboard
I don't have the time to read the tutorials to help you out with coding, but I will ask you a question that will help you overcome the problem.

When exactly do you want the score to increase? Pinpoint that part in your code. Probably when the ball goes behind a paddle, you reset the ball, or something like that. So, the score should increase every time the ball goes behind a paddle, right before you reset the game. Just increase a score-counter when that happens. MrDupin (talk) 13:50, June 14, 2016 (UTC)

Progress report
Mom went to her appointment today and they were impressed by her recovery. The site of amputation had healed well enough that they removed the bandage. She had been seeing the podiatrist every week, but he likes her improvement so much that her next appointment is in eight weeks. She’s going to visit someone to make her a special shoe insert. We’re blessed that her recovery has gone so well, and that there have been so many people asking about her well-being. :-D

Earlier I copied and pasted links to all your Haunting Hour reviews so I can start catching up soon. I figure I can do one or two at a time. Raidra (talk) 00:56, June 15, 2016 (UTC)

Unity Errors
So, does the scoreboard work?

Unity can't run if you have errors in your code, HUD or not.

About the reset thing, I assume the ball already resets when one player scores. So, run that part of code every time a certain button is pressed. MrDupin (talk) 12:14, June 15, 2016 (UTC)

West Shoe Customs
If I recall correctly what they do is have you step on some kind of foam so they can use it to make a mold. At one point they mentioned putting some kind of weight in the shoe to maintain balance, but I don't know if they still want to do that. She has a cane, so it might not be necessary. Thanks! Thankfully the news has been good and everything has gone well so far.

Cool! Hopefully I can start reviewing the old entries soon. Thanks for telling me about Troy's blog. I might visit sometime to see if he has reviews of my favorite and least favorite Goosebumps books and episodes. It would be nice if he posted a note explaining his absence. That way people wouldn't worry if he got carried away by ghostly hands or a human-shark hybrid and his father. Raidra (talk) 00:58, June 16, 2016 (UTC)

Choose Your Own Shoe
I remember the Choose Your Own Adventure style Goosebumps books. I had the one about the theme park (which may or may not have been Horror Land from Welcome to Horror Land) and the one with the werewolves. One of the fates in the theme park one was you get struck on a ride. There was a sickening odor and you found yourself paralyzed. Then workers with masks entered and it was revealed that they paralyzed people to use them as "wax" models. Creepy stuff! I'll have to check to see if I still have those. I downsized my collection a few years ago, but I kept most of my favorites.

Thanks for the link! I'll check it out when I can. I've posted comments on your first three reviews. I'll tell you right now that my commentary for the second part of "Really You" veers into interesting territory. Happy binge reading! Raidra (talk) 00:43, June 18, 2016 (UTC)

Choose Your Own Surrealism
I checked and I do still have Escape from the Carnival of Horrors and Night in Werewolf Woods (I don't remember ever having any Give Yourself Goosebumps books other than those two). As I flipped through them I remembered what a sense of humor there was too. For instance, one "end" page had the line, "Now I can stand at the front of the line instead of having to wait at...THE END." I've have to re-read them over the summer. The only thing is I'll have to create a flow chart. That's the only way I can do choose your own adventure books because sometimes I want to go back a few steps. That series sounds interesting. I'll have to give it a look. Thanks! Raidra (talk) 01:09, June 20, 2016 (UTC)

Fun with Fireworks and Prison!
Fireworks can make for some funny episodes in television. I liked the episode of American Dad where Steve blows off a thumb (I think it was a thumb) and the specific firework was named something like "The Fingerblaster 9000) XD

The fireworks were on display on shelves in the store for some stupid reason and the two guys thought it would be hilarious to light the whole display on fire. In a way, Walmart sort of had it coming for storing them inside the store unattended and they were cheap fireworks that couldn't do much damage anyway. On the other hand, while it was amusing to me, it wasn't amusing to the Walmart which probably that that the fireworks going off were gunshots. The two doofuses even recorded the fireworks going off in the store and incriminated themselves XD Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  04:17, June 22, 2016 (UTC)

Library shoplifter beware...
I like it so far. First, it's an interesting variant on "lost episode" stories and the like. Second, it uses a technique commonly used in urban legends, which is the character breaking a prohibition. When she decided to take the manuscript I thought, "Not the best decision!" and when she claimed authorship I thought, "Well, you liar!" I think her big mistake wasn't stealing the manuscript (since she just wanted to give her son something special), but taking credit for the manuscript (since she did it to get adulation for something she didn't do). Things are not going to go well for her! I like the suggested ending too, but it's up to you.

Even if you hadn't left a message I was planning to drop to a line because I came across this today- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMjLDax90fE. Raidra (talk) 00:39, June 24, 2016 (UTC)

Lego to sleep
I wouldn't scrap anything. There have been times when I scrapped something and regretted it. I'd just set one aside and work on whichever one I was most interested in at the moment (Strike while the iron's hot).

I haven't seen the movie, but I looked through a book at a superstore. While I don't know some things, I do know the basics, including the ending, so we can talk about it if you want. Aren't they planning to do a similar movie about an animal version of American Idol, or is that someone else? In any case, what did you think of it? I know that people have said it's entertaining yet deep.

I wondered what you'd think of the giraffes on the list. Those could have been done so much better. The one with just the head and neck looked so neurotic that at first I thought it was the character from Madagascar. Speaking of "Squidward's Suicide" and Legos, remember on one part of that three-part worst pastas thread someone mentioned a rip-off called "Pythor's Suicide"? Pythor is a villain from Lego Ninjago, and someone just took the original pasta and changed the names. ~rubs temples~ Raidra (talk) 16:03, June 24, 2016 (UTC)

Scrumdiddlyumptious
I think the Animal Idol movie is called Sing, but that's all I know. I don't care much about Pete's Dragon, but I am interested in The BFG. I've been a Roald Dahl fan since I was little and that's one of my favorites. In fact, I made a joking reference to it during the last Summer Olympics. The American basketball coach criticized some other coach for calling our players little. Our guys aren't small (My favorite player, LeBron James, is 6'8" and full of muscle), so I wondered what these opposing players must look like. I joked, "I'm afraid to see what they look like! They must be giants bigger than trees!" and found the picture of The BFG being lifted off the ground by one of the evil giants. I hope Spielberg stayed true to the book.  What are your other favorite Dahl books?  Mine, off the top of my head, are The Twits, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me, and The Fantastic Mister Fox (Now that was a bad adaptation! I refuse to watch it).  The Vicar of Nibbleswicke was good too.

Sounds intriguing! I know you mentioned having a kitsune (fox) be the culprit, but what about a tanuki (raccoon dog)? Either one would work.

"I won't even give the proper title! That's how little I respect your rip-off!" X-D Yeah, they could have been funny and creative and made something spoofing lazy and unoriginal writers, but instead they were one. Raidra (talk) 00:43, June 26, 2016 (UTC)

Crabby Days
Sounds good to me. At first I thought you meant that she somehow shopped with her mom from her bed, like on the internet or something, but then I remembered that she didn't have a proper bed yet, lol.

Maybe it's the claws or shape of their legs? Those are some unique features that I can't think of much else having. I'm afraid of snakes, worms, and maggots (well, worms and maggots I just won't pick up, but snakes make me jump out of my skin and run the other way. You cannot poison a skeleton after all). I suspect my fear lies in their shape and how they slither, and of course, how they all look like miniature snakes. Even dead snakes freak me out, so you aren't alone in being afraid of something that is dead. I've heard that too, and I've heard the argument made that is why most people are afraid of the dark. Even tho the dark isn't that dangerous now (pending on where you live) way back when were because the predators would take advantage of it to catch people unawares.

Congrats, I hope it gets made into a video! I cannot read it right now as I am about to go to bed, but I'll look it over soon :D Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  06:36, June 27, 2016 (UTC)


 * I've never been bed shopping. I've just always come home to a new bed/mattress.


 * Ugh, I hate Centipedes (and Millipedes) and I always smash them when I see them near me. I fear them to where I wouldn't pick either of them up, but I'm not afraid of them to the point that I'll run off or freak out, just give em da boot. If something bothers me and is smaller than me, then I step out it. Snakes don't work that way, because they can strike into the air and from an unpredictable range @_@


 * Moving on to more pleasant things: do you like to visit Reddit? That site cracks me up so much. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  03:43, June 28, 2016 (UTC)


 * I haven't made an account yet, but I've spent a lot of time lurking. NoSleep is it, I believe. They have a writing subreddit that's pretty cool.


 * I think Centipedes are actually poisonous, so that's probably why the bites hurt so much? I'm not sure if their poison can effect humans beyond making their bites more painful though. They die the same and that's all I need to know ^.^ Haha, that sounds like an interesting story!


 * That does sound cute :D Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  18:50, June 29, 2016 (UTC)


 * I believe it :) Congratulations! Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  06:20, July 2, 2016 (UTC)


 * Would you please remind and show me in a week? I'm extremely out of it and am sort of shutting down emotionally at the moment. Been a lot of stuff going on and everything feels meh to me right now.


 * I've never heard of it, no. I once watched the pilot episode of Heil Honey, I'm Home on YouTube. Heil Honey is a comedy about Hitler who lives with his wife Eva and shares a suite with Jewish neighbors. The show wasn't very funny, unfortunately, and it got cancelled after the pilot episode. It's probably the only obscure show that I've ever watched, lol:  Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  21:01, July 3, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you *hugs* Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  00:23, July 5, 2016 (UTC)

I'm doing better.

He's really nice and is super helpful. He taught me how to make a custom signature, gave me some tips for understanding Kanji, and he struck me as a very cheerful person. He had a gift for making a person smile, he was really funny. I was also really happy when he offered to write a story with me. He was a lot of fun. I'm really sad that he won't get the opportunity to help as many people as he could have, I know he would have helped a lot. It's really telling about him as a person how he died saving his friend. He's a really pure person. Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  22:47, July 6, 2016 (UTC)

Zzzz...huh? What?
Lately I keep falling asleep and missing Jimmy Fallon. I remember when I was in junior high there were several weeks in which I fell asleep early on Friday nights (missing the end of The X-Files and all of Space Ghost Coast to Coast). I thought, "Why can't I fall asleep this easily on a school night?" TruTv used to have World's Dumbest... and one time it was World's Dumbest Employees. This police officer found this guy asleep in his car in the right lane of traffic. He tapped on the window to wake him up, and the driver must have acted suspiciously because the officer called for two or three other officers to back him up. Sure enough, the intoxicated driver tried to take a swing at one of the officers, causing them to move in and subdue him. Why was this on World's Dumbest Employees? Because the driver was the chief of police for the neighboring town.

Yeah, those were good ones! Not only was The Witches creative, but the boy and his grandmother had such a great dynamic. One scene that comes to mind whenever I hear about that book is when the witch tried to lure the boy out of the tree (shortly after the grandma told him how to spot a witch). He stayed there for however long until the grandmother came out to see where he was. He asked if the woman with the gloves was gone and she realized that he had just escaped danger. One of my favorite parts of Chocolate Factory was the story of the rajah who had a palace made of chocolate. :-D Raidra (talk) 01:07, June 29, 2016 (UTC)

World's Dumbest Chocolate-Buying Princes
That would be funny, and maybe a little creepy, if there were a scene actually not in the movie. Someone would be watching a VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, whatever at a friend's house and ask, "Hey, where's the part with the guy in the lemon mask?" "Hmm?" "I was watching this on TV and there was a scene where this guy with a lemon mask came on, and he started yodeling and drawing a sheep on a chalkboard." "Wait, was this in 2014?" "Yeah." "Oh, I heard about that! You were watching when that guy hijacked the signal! You know, they never did find out who did that."

I happened to see Vroom talking about centipedes and I thought of this story. One time I gave blood and the TV was on Animal Planet. They sometimes have graphic things on there.

Animal Planet: If this jellyfish stings you, it will look and feel like you've been branded by a hot iron.

Me: No!

Animal Planet: Here's a picture.

Me: NO!!!

It had a special called The Big Sting about people getting stung by animals. It had a guy who got stung by a centipede (It turns out that centipedes have a pair of stingers near their mouths, so centipede "bites" are actually stings. Who knew?). The poor guy's finger swelled up, but the hospital gave him proper treatment. The thing is I had seen worse (the aforementioned jellyfish sting), so other donors were gaping in horror and I was relatively unaffected.

This'll make for a long entry, but since you're a fan too, here's a list of my favorite World's Dumbest moments (Yes, I had actually complied a list). I've heard of him, so I'll have to check it out. Thanks! Raidra (talk) 00:38, June 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * In Hungary, a woman drives right into a sinkhole. As if that weren’t bad enough, she then gets out and tries to walk around the front of the car, thus falling into the sinkhole herself.  After gaping for a second, Leif Garrett asks, “Okay, if your car fell into a sinkhole, what are you going to fall into?  A sinkhole!  Say it with me, class!  A sinkhole!  There you go!”  A man in the clip shakes his hand at the woman and demands to know what she was thinking.  Danny Bonaduce notes, “I don’t speak Hungarian, but I just love how this (imitates gesture) seems to be the international symbol for ‘You’re an idiot!’”
 * A man who has emptied his pockets while entering a courthouse forgets to pick up his expensive watch when he goes on his way. One commentator claims, “The suspense waiting for someone to steal that watch was agonizing.  It was like a Hitchcock film.”  Finally a crook being searched sees and takes the watch.  The footage is changed to black and white and a commentator, given binoculars and made to look wheelchair-bound like the protagonist in Rear Window, declares, “Say, that’s not his watch!  I don’t like the looks of this at all!”  When the watch’s true owner comes to claim it, they survey the footage to discover the thief.  It’s not hard to find him to make an arrest since he’s on trial in one of the courtrooms.
 * A suspect tries to escape police on foot after his car breaks down. The problem is he nearly loses his pants while fleeing.  Someone overdubs, “C’mon, pants!  Don’t fail me now, man!”
 * A small dog barks at a tortoise. It suddenly turns to see another tortoise approaching.  A commentator cracks that in about twenty minutes, the dog will be in big trouble.  However, the second tortoise ignores the dog, coming face to face with the first tortoise.  As the dog sniffs the rear of the first tortoise, the tortoises confront each other.  They start bobbing their heads up and down (leading to someone overdubbing “Yeah…yeah…uh-huh…”) before tackling each other.  John Enos joked, “The police came and broke it up, and when they asked the turtle what happened he said, ‘I don’t know, Officer, it all happened so fast!’”
 * A crook armed with a screwdriver enters a convenience store. He robs the clerk, who gives him a look and even shoves the screwdriver away at one point.  Someone overdubs, “Is…Is that a screwdriver?” “Gimme all the money!”  “Stop poking me!”  After giving him the money, the clerk locks the doors and pulls out a big stick.  As the crook tries to escape, she calls the police and either threatens or mocks him (there’s no audio, but she’s seen pointing the stick in his direction).
 * A crook with no disguise robs a convenience store. When his get-away car breaks down a couple miles down the road, he calls a taxi.  The cab driver is unfamiliar with the city the crook asked to go to, so when he sees police gathered at the convenience store that had just been robbed, he decides to ask them.  There’s a dramatic re-enactment with Brad Loekle as the driver and Leif Garrett as the robber.  Brad announces, “Oh, hey, there are some police!  I’ll just ask them!” while Leif nervously tries to hide his face with his hand.  It shows a clip with a policeman explaining that they were there because the passenger had just robbed the place.  Brad gapes, then looks back at Leif, who lowers his head as if to say, “Yeah, about that…”  Nick DiPaolo declares, “Okay, that’s it, we can close up shop right here!  This guy’s the dumbest crook ever!”
 * A crook attempts to enter a liquor store. After falling off the ladder, he makes it onto the roof, only to fall through the ceiling.  After grabbing some lottery tickets and cigarettes, he tries to get out through the hole in the roof.  However, his luck is no better as he repeatedly falls onto the shelves.  One commentator notes that in addition to everything else, he has to worry about falling onto bottles of Bartles and Jaymes.  Finally the crook gives up, sitting on a bucket by the entrance until the police show up.
 * Danny Bonaduce faces off against José Canseco in a boxing match. The referee announces that the fight is a draw.  One commentator cracks that it’s fair to call the fight a draw because Danny lived and thus held his own.  Danny says that he’s glad the clip exists because it shows he went up against a world-class athlete.  He then notes that he came out ugly, but he went in ugly, so José didn’t change anything.
 * Visitors to a strip mall report a man acting strangely in the parking lot. Security goes to the man’s car to find him with two blow-up dolls.  His claim is that he had brought the dolls because he wanted to buy them some clothes.  One commentator stated that was creepier than what he probably actually was doing with the dolls.  Commentators are given two blow-up dolls, one with a flat nose and one with an inflated nose, to make jokes with.  John Enos flirts with them, noting, “I see you’re not exactly identical twins because your nose is bigger.”
 * The driver of one of those car-toting trucks decides to take a shortcut through a car wash lot. However, he decides that that’s not enough and tries to drive right through a car wash stall.  He promptly gets stuck.  Nick DiPaolo notes that the boss will probably look at the damage and ask, “Hey, stupid, you go through the car wash again?”  Danny Bonaduce states that he loves the guy nonchalantly putting coins into the token machine.  As the man takes his tokens and walks away, someone overdubs, “That’s your problem, buddy, not mine!”
 * A naked man hijacks a bus. Leif Garrett offers, “I think this guy was on drugs.”  Danny Bonaduce counters, “Do you know many people who hijack buses naked when they’re sober?!”  They both chuckle and Danny adds, “I think it’s [bleeping] self-explanatory!”
 * A crook steals a garbage truck and leads police on a chase. He drives right to edge of a pond or lake before stopping.  Helio Castroneves offers, “Maybe he thought that once he got it to the water, it would somehow turn into a boat, like (mimics exciting music), ‘It’s a boat!’”
 * Leif Garrett and a couple actors playing policemen re-enact Leif’s most recent drug arrest. The two officers approach Leif, who is holding a skateboard in a subway station.  One officer asks Leif if he’s still doing “that funny show” and Leif replies, “Yeah, every Thursday night at nine on truTV.”  Brad Loekle tells him, “Aww, thanks for the plug, Leif!”  The officers leave, but then confront Leif again several minutes later, asking him to remove his sunglasses (Tiny pupils are a sign of opiate use).  When one of the cops asks Leif why he’s sweating so much, Todd Bridges appears in his mind and instructs him, “Don’t look suspicious!  Tell them you’re sweating because you’ve been skateboarding for several blocks!”  Leif is arrested when the officers find black tar (or Mexican tar) heroin in his shoe.  Black comedienne Loni Love asks, “‘Black tar!?’  Leif, how could you!?”  The segment ends with Leif pulling a Sergeant Schultz [a Hogan's Heroes reference]- “I know nothing…”  During the credits, Todd Bridges, playing an officer, and someone portraying Leif do their own re-enactment.  Todd starts off by asking the fake Leif if he’s some former teen idol, to which faux-Leif replies, “Uh, yeah, I’m Shaun Cassidy!”

Animal jargon
The Big Sting was a special I saw a few minutes of on Animal Planet years ago. I was finishing up a donation when it started airing on the TV in the donation area. I tried finding an article about it on the computer, but I didn't find much. There's an IMDb page, but it didn't have much information. This has suddenly turned into one of those stories, hasn't it? Maybe blameitonjorge needs to investigate. ;-) I don't know what spoilers you mean.  The Big Sting isn't related to World's Dumbest, though I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there turned out to be a centipede-related incident somewhere on there.  Did I tell you about the episode of World's Dumbest in which someone had their thumb bitten off by an eel?

I've learned (from reading and not from experience, thankfully) that centipedes do have venom, and their stings might require a visit to the hospital. Here's an article I found- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede_bite. Incidentally, I read years ago in an issue of Ranger Rick (an animal and nature magazine for children) that an animal can only be called venomous if it injects poison, like a snake biting, a bee stinging, or a platypus using its spurs. For example, both centipedes and millipedes (if I've interpreted what I've read correctly) have toxins, but a centipede is venomous because it injects poison and the millipede is poisonous because it secretes poison. I know I'm getting technical, but I just find animals fascinating. I was surprised to find that millipedes could hurt people because I thought they were harmless. The More You Know.

That's fine. Helping out relatives can be hard work. I mowed our lawn earlier, so I might go to bed early. Raidra (talk) 01:22, July 2, 2016 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! :-D I hope you don't get any more mysterious scratches. :-0 Raidra (talk) 01:59, July 2, 2016 (UTC)

Waltzing Matilda Guy
I wish they'd show episodes on YouTube. How great would that be? The new addition sounds good. I take it this occurs after Kristy had trouble sleeping?

Just so you know, I'm going to call Harry Belafonte "The Other Matilda Guy". I have my reasons. I used to mispronounce Roald Dahl's name as "Ronald Dahl" all the time. Finally someone pointed out there was no "n", and that his name was pronounced the same as "rolled". As for how they botched Fantastic Mr. Fox, prepare for a long read! I'll remind you that I've seen very little of it, but here's the deal- they added/changed things. You probably know that the movie adaptation of The Witches had a different ending from the book. One can argue over which ending is better, but at least they both ended shortly after the boy got his revenge. Imagine if the movie version had the revenge on the witch's gathering, and then pulled about 30 minutes of extra story out of their rears! In my opinion that's the biggest offense, and when I saw part of it on TV, it felt like a smack in the face to fans of the book. They also had a scene in which Mr. Fox's already severed tail was shot to pieces. What in blazes? The Matilda Guy had a great ending to that book and they dumped all over it, but that's not the only thing they added. There was some dumb plot point about a wolf that Mr. Fox admired. A lot of people who saw the movie even said it was pointless. One person said something like, "There's a pointless scene where he talks about seeing a wolf, and when he does see it, he just talks to it, it waves back, and that's it. What was that about?" and someone else insisted something like, "It wasn't pointless, it was a culmination, blah blah blah." That part was completely invented by the filmmakers who thought they had created a meaningful moment, but whatever meaning it had was lost on a lot of people. They even changed Mr. Fox's motivation. In the book it was to feed his family, pure and simple. His family needed food, and these greedy farmers had food in abundance. In the movie, from everything I've heard, they depicted Mr. Fox as being some kind of wild, thrill-seeking kleptomaniac, and he robbed the evil farmers because he wanted to pull one last job. What the what?! It's like they thought, "Hey, this is a beloved children's book, but it'll be so much better if we ignore things like how it ends and the characters and throw a bunch of stuff in there instead!"

I just hope you don't have a bunch of people asking, "What caused the scratches?" because you've made it clear you don't freaking know what caused the freaking scratches. Raidra (talk) 17:15, July 2, 2016 (UTC)

Re Poem for Lucas
I think your poem accurately sums him up. Thanks so much for your support.

Tiaxn (talk) 11:43, July 5, 2016 (UTC)

Animal Idol
I found an article about that movie I mentioned- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_(2016_film). I'm sure a lot of people will say, "Oh, they're just ripping off Zootopia!" (To be honest, I thought it was related to Zootopia when I first heard about it) but it's probably one of those instances in which two movie studios come up with a similar idea around the same time. Raidra (talk) 00:12, July 7, 2016 (UTC)

Ain't that a kick in the head
I think you're right. Sadly there are people who can't look at movies enough to see any differences. They look on the surface, see similarities, and cry, "They stole their idea!" I think it's funny that Seth McFarlane voices one of the characters. Say what you will, but he has a great singing voice.

It looks good. I like the description (The wind chime was a nice touch). I'm sure Kristy's dad means well, but he seems a little insensitive from what I've read (now and previously). It just seems like he's either "Everything's great!" or "Get off my lawn!" but I could be wrong.

I'm catching up on the Haunting Hour reviews. When it comes to the existing ones I have sixteen episodes (numbers 21-36) to go. Raidra (talk) 01:01, July 8, 2016 (UTC)

Beware Mothra
Them destroying property and potentially stripping one naked does sound awful. If it makes you feel any better, I accidentally killed one with a lawnmower yesterday (thought it was going to fly off when it saw the mower approach, but it didn't and it was too late). I haven't seen a lot of Dragonflies in my life, but they've always seemed alright. Praying Manti are my favorite insects, also fond of Grasshoppers even though they can be mean and poop on you as a defense mechanism >:(

Glad to hear that's coming along. Oh, you can go ahead and link me that story that you got accepted for narration (I should get to it sometime next week, focused on finishing the collab that Tio and I were working on) :D I'm sorry that I was such a downer and selfish.

I'll get to it soon as well :) Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  19:20, July 8, 2016 (UTC)


 * In response to working on the collaboration with me, no, but thank you for offering. I hope I don't come across like a pitiful widow that wants to keep everything that belonged to her loved one that has passed to herself (bad analogy maybe, basically, I hope that I'm not coming across as a selfish grieving asshole) haha, but here's the reasons why I don't wish too: I'm reluctant about collaborations and every single one that I've taken part in has gone badly for one reason or another, Lucas came up with concept and approached me to work on it with him, I can't get his permission to let anyone else work on it (I feel like he'd say yes), the scenes are already planned out and nothing can be added to it because I want to stick to his vision to the best of my ability and I cannot consult him about how he feels about new additions, and his writing style and mine are very different and it shows in the story, I can't imagine how strange the story might look with three different writing styles.


 * But that's why I think it would be best that I work on it with his notes by myself. There's also a ton of pressure involved, because I don't want to let him down and make something that he wouldn't be proud of, it sucks feeling that and I don't want you to feel it. You can help by giving feedback in the writer's workshop though, that'd be really appreciated too. I hope I haven't hurt your feelings.


 * They absolutely will. I had a couple and I'd feed them flies (they were in a small bug cage). They'd never eat flies that were already dead, so I'd have to smack flies just right with a flyswatter to where they'd be alive, but dazed, and then rip off their wings and throw them in the cage with the Praying Manti. It was very fun to watch them reach out and snatch em. They're super quick in there movements and it's really cool to watch them start slowly stalking toward their prey. They tended to eat the flies head first and it reminded me of how one might hold a hotdog XD Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  01:44, July 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you for being understanding and kind about it. It's a NSFW type of story (18+), though it isn't on the high end of that spectrum. It has to do with genital dissection and that's where the NSFW rating is coming from, pretty sick stuff >.> It mostly takes place in a government laboratory, but the location does shift every once in a while. The lead is male, but in a lot of ways the story isn't about him, but rather someone else. There is no direct physical confrontation, but rather another kind of confrontation. There are a couple of twists that are being played close to the vest.


 * Same here. I think I've only ever seen five or six, caught two of em. The two I caught happened to be male and female, the female got pregnant, but she got sick and died. I ended up releasing the male a little bit before winter because I knew that I'd have no way of catching flies and feeding it T_T My dad choked a goose once and it completely deserved it. I was at the park and probably four years old, I went to pet a goose and it bit my arm and would not let go, so my dad ended up grabbing it by the throat and choking it until it did. I don't have a fear of geese, surprisingly enough, but they are assholes (they poop everywhere). Snakes make me go into panic mode and it doesn't matter if I know whether or not it is venomous or fangless/fanged.


 * I approve. It sounds realistic and will help your pasta out. I still need to read your story. I'm going to sit down and read it tomorrow, then I'll probably vanish from the Wiki for a little while. I should definitely be back at the end of the month or whenever I finish the collaborative pasta. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  07:29, July 11, 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven
That sounds cool, and it's also neat how it gets players to exercise. Let's hope no one gets hit by a bus, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro#/media/File:My_Neighbor_Totoro_-_Tonari_no_Totoro_(Movie_Poster).jpg

There are a lot of Pokemon hacks, aren't there? I wonder how many have the Game Corner. Did you see Jorge's video about bizarre and creepy video game hacks? My favorite (and I might not have the name right) was The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask- Nicholas Cage Edition. If you haven't seen the video, they changed the faces, heavenly bodies, shields, and water ripples into Nicholas Cage's face. They could provide no explanation as to why they did this. Personally, I think that if you're going to do something like this, the best bet is Nicholas Cage. There was also a Frozen Throat Surgery game that I'm actually morbidly curious about.

I guess he's just emotional and so eager that things so well in their new home, right? Raidra (talk) 00:27, July 10, 2016 (UTC)

Tanuki rings
That sounds good! I think it adds a nice human touch.

I'm sorry to hear about the snake and error, but it's cool that you and your friend got to hang out and play the game together. Having read some of an article I have thoughts and questions about the game, but I'm tired from mowing the lawn, so I'll have to talk more later. At least, I think it's from mowing and not interference from a kitsune or tanuki. Whatever the case may be, I have something for you- a list of the venomous snakes of 'Murica. The funny thing is I noticed that the rattlesnake article was in a category called "Reptiles of Sindh", and at first I honestly misread it as "Reptiles of Sinnoh". I know this is a Kanto Pokemon, but how weird would it have been if the snake appeared and an Ekans appeared in the game? Raidra (talk) 01:05, July 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * Rattlesnakes- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake
 * Copperheads- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix
 * Cottonmouths or Water Moccasins- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus
 * Coral snakes- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake (The poem for remembering the difference between a coral snake and a kingsnake is, "Red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow, but red touches black, you're okay, Jack.")

Oh, that kind of snake!
I've heard of snakes that do that. Yeah, I'd leave those alone too! Oh, bees and geese are bad! I've heard of people using geese as guard animals. That's one reason they tell people not to feed wild ducks and geese. They start to look at humans as a source of food, and when they don't get it, they become aggressive. As for bitey parakeets, that was something that Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was afraid of, so you're not alone.

Pokemon Go is already the new craze. A couple local news shows were talking about it, and so were the late-night comedians. Conan O'Brien asked, "How many of you wandered in here trying to catch a new Pokemon?" and Jimmy Fallon introduced him with, "I'm Jimmy Fallon, the new Pokemon Master!" My understanding is that Pokemon Go is free, but you have to buy things in game. I prefer games like Castle of the Wind (a computer game) or Pokemon Gold, where you buy the game and then perform tasks in the game to earn in-game currency. I also don't like the aspect of having to join a team or whatever. Can't I be a lone wolf? How many Pokeballs do they give you? Can this be downloaded to the iPad? Will your Pokemon languish and perish if your city is too small for a Pokemon Center or Pokemart? Inquiring minds want to know. Raidra (talk) 14:31, July 12, 2016 (UTC)

It was before Jay got to it ;-)
I saw an episode of Regular Show in which geese invaded the park. At one point they angrily declared that they had already started terraforming the landscape and fertilizing the soil to make them unsuitable for non-geese lifeforms. Around where my brother lives there are a lot of places where geese roam around like they own the place, leaving droppings and frightening small children. That's because developers built apartments and strip malls where they lived (My brother grimly joked that they named the apartment complexes and streets after what they tore down). What did they think would happen- that the geese would just leave?

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you start feeling better soon!

Oh, I hadn't thought about that. "Okay, let's go outside and see what we can- there's no signal!" Raidra (talk) 03:22, July 13, 2016 (UTC)

Poke-Person Center
I think it sounds realistic so far. From what I've heard, there may be people falling down the stairs as a result of playing Pokemon Go. Seriously, though, if they could move we'd help them to the couch or a chair and rush to get ice/cold packs to put on the affected area(s). Then we'd ask about what kind of pain they were feeling, could they move their limbs easily, etc. If we thought bones were broken, we'd take them to the emergency room as soon as possible. If nothing seemed to be broken, we'd tell them to rest and take it easy, and to let us know if it got worse, if they had pain or numbness, etc. Of course, if they couldn't move at all, or if we suspected a neck or back injury, we wouldn't try to move them We'd call for an ambulance and try to comfort them while we waited.

Speaking of The Haunting Hour, I've reviewed all your reviews so far! It's been a fun and spooky ride, hasn't it? Raidra (talk) 01:07, July 14, 2016 (UTC)

Wild Marowak spotted
I'd say so. As for checking for broken bones without an x-ray machine, here are some methods.
 * The most obvious and gruesome sign of broken bones would be if the person had an open fracture- meaning part of the bone is sticking out. :-O If it's a closed fracture (the bone is broken, but hasn't broken the skin) you move on to other methods.
 * Let's say the affected area is an arm or leg. If it's bending or curving in a way the Good Lord never intended, then the limb is most likely broken and you need a doctor.  Let's say the affected area is the rib cage.  If the patient has severe pain and difficulty breathing, then odds are good at least one rib is broken and you need a doctor.  If the affected area is the back or neck and the patient can't feel their limbs, that's obviously a bad sign.  Keep him or her still and call for an ambulance.
 * Speaking of pain, severe pain, swelling, and discoloration are good signs that a bone has been broken. If you heard a cracking or popping sound just before the pain, swelling, etc., that's a strong sign too (This happened on the set of Gothika. They were filming a scene in which Robert Downey, Jr's character was restraining Halle Berry's character when Downey heard a popping sound. He realized, to his horror, that he had broken something in Berry's arm).

~folds arms is disappointment~ Happy birthday to your brother. I'm a teetotaler, so I didn't have a drink for my 21st birthday either.

Have you thought about writing any Pokemon Go creepypastas? Raidra (talk) 16:41, July 15, 2016 (UTC)

Say Go, Funny Bone, Go, Funny Bone, Go!
I'm sure that you'll get more inspiration. There are pros to the game, and it sounds like you're having fun playing it, but it seems that with each passing day there are one or two more unfortunate, disturbing, or just plain stupid stories. There was someone who crashed a car because they were playing the game while driving! Thankfully nobody was killed, but I can just hear, "Dumb ways to die...so many dumb ways to die..." It's interesting too because a lot of people are responding to stories like this with, "Well, the game's not making people stupid; they're stupid already!" I have to agree because if stupid people weren't playing games while driving, they'd be texting while driving or watching movies while driving. On the driving exam there should be the question, "You're driving and someone texts you saying they have some juicy gossip. What do you do?" If they answer anything other than, "Ignore it completely because I'm freaking driving," then they should never be allowed to have a license. Back to Pokemon Go, I've thought, "It would be frightening if you were in your home heading to your bedroom or a bathroom and it said, 'Trainer four yards ahead!'"

The song I mentioned is "Pharaoh's Story". We went to a dinner theater production of Joseph years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I even got Mom a copy of the Donny Osmond version on DVD.

~laughs~ Old skeletons telling jokes! Raidra (talk) 15:27, July 16, 2016 (UTC)

The Scrumdiddlyumptious Dreamcoat
That's a good question. If they purposely took attention away from Lucas, then they're lowlifes who should be banned from this and every other wiki. I give the second one the benefit of a doubt, but that lowlife who wrote that first blog really has no excuse.

You make a great point, which is that even if you have material, you need inspiration. Speaking of Pokemon, I found some Pokemon Stadium videos by this YouTuber named JohneAwesome and they are great. He has some for other games too, so I'll have to watch those. I also need to watch those neat tutorial videos as well as those Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness videos I mentioned earlier. I have a lot of pre-bedtime or pre-breakfast viewing to do this summer!

Yeah, it's actually based on the story of Joseph in the Book of Genesis. Now I have this image in my mind of Andrew Lloyd Webber reading from the Bible, reading a Roald Dahl book, and going, "That's it!" :-D Did you know that Webber had a musical based on toy trains? It's called Starlight Express and I find the titular song (at least the original version of it) absolutely beautiful. I swear, that man has a gift of taking things that don't seem like musical material and making musical gold. Raidra (talk) 00:28, July 19, 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Turf War
Ooh, a Dratini! I'm glad you've done well so far. Now, what about evolution stones? Are they awarded as prizes for doing well, can they be bought, or do you have to find them? I just wonder about Raichu since he's my favorite. I heard that the game crashed over the weekend, but I don't know if it were everywhere or just in certain places. Speaking of video game frustration, the Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy) used to have a promo with Lara Croft from Tomb Raider playing Pong (one of the very first video games). She lost the game and gaped in stunned anger before kicking over the TV.

I think Emily's theft and lying shows the desperation and turmoil she's feeling. It reminded me of a scene from Catch Me If You Can that I saw one time (The character ran away from home because of family problems). The fact that she made arrangements for the package to be delivered, however, shows she still cares about others. She's not a bad kid; she's just in a bad place right now. The only thing I would add is something to note how much money that would be for comparison. For instance, you could say something like, "A single Pokeball cost X Poken," or, "A potion alone would cost Y Poken."

I can see that actually. Are you going to add a line to your story? I think your quote, "She says that it could've ripped due to old age but I'm not 100℅ sure this is the case," could work as an ending too. Raidra (talk) 00:20, July 20, 2016 (UTC)

RE:
Depression, broken water pipes (those just got fixed, thank god), an erupted wisdom tooth, etc. I'm quite beside myself and everything just feels so distant/far off. I'm sort of coming and going in relation to here, because I'm worried about my mood being bad. Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  19:42, July 20, 2016 (UTC)


 * Johto had a series called Master Quest if I remember correctly. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  00:36, July 21, 2016 (UTC)


 * I watched all of the series and quit when Johto finished and Misty announced she was leaving because the show felt done to me at that point. Leveling your Pokemon isn't a thing on the show, so *shrugs*. Yep, and Erika's gym was complete garbage because only girls can challenge it. I wanna know how Gary even got that badge and it haunts me to this day. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  07:07, July 23, 2016 (UTC)


 * You can't have that many crushes at once, that's like... Pokeligamy. He probably had one of his cheerleaders that always followed him around go battle Erika, haha. I remember Gary had 12 badges somehow and it completely blew my mind at the time.


 * I'd be so annoyed getting caught up in a protest, no matter what it's for.


 * They definitely should dump Ash as the main character and just have someone new. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  05:08, July 26, 2016 (UTC)

Yodel
So it has, friendo. How've you been?

The Goddamn Dorkpool (talk) 01:40, July 21, 2016 (UTC)

Special ability- Sympathy
I agree that characters have to be likeable, relatable, and interesting. That's the problem a lot of movies and whatnot have- the characters aren't relatable or interesting in any way. Why should we root for people when we don't care? I flashed back to various Roger Ebert reviews of bad movies. I seem to remember one time he promised that he'd send a prize to anyone who could prove that any real people had ever talked like the people in that movie. Anyway, I think you're doing a good job.

The multi-colored money makes sense. I know some countries have currency with different colors. I bought a guide to Miami (I'd like to travel there someday, and if I can't, then I can daydream, can't I?) apparently written for European visitors, or maybe Canadian visitors. It noted, "Confusingly, the American bills of different denominations are all the same color." I wonder why they don't have multi-colored bills. ~crosses arms and sulks because we don't have cool multi-colored bills~ I've seen a couple videos recently talking about money in the Pokemon world, specifically how it's based on the Japanese yen rather than the U.S. dollar. A lot of players got confused and wonder, "Why is a bottle of water one hundred dollars!?" It's not; it's more like ninety-seven or ninety-eight cents. There are also players thinking, "I got 2700 from this trainer! I'm rolling in money!" No, you're rolling in less than twenty-seven dollars. Speaking of Pokemon and money, yesterday I just cracked up laughing due to something in one of JohneAwesome's Pokemon Stadium videos. He noted that he thought Hypno's pendant was a quarter on a string, and he wondered if Hypno put the coin in a vending machine, got a drink, and then yanked the string to pull his quarter back. X-D

That puts it in perspective. I realized something- Emily didn't get any repels. Unless she already had some, the lack of repels will probably weigh on her mind until she catches her first Pokemon friend. Raidra (talk) 01:49, July 21, 2016 (UTC)

Let's Yodel the Pokemon Theme
Good job on how far you've gotten in your pasta and reviews. I wouldn't mind taking a look. And good luck on the Pokemon fan fic.

I personally haven't played Pokemon Go, so I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. However, I have heard of people robbing people playing Pokemon Go at gunpoint. My hope is that the robbers wear Team Rocket shirts or something. If they don't, then what's the point?

And I'm glad you're enjoying Lost Episode Cliche Bingo. And, actually, I think I considered Riffing "Cowboys and Indians" at one point. Go figure.

The Goddamn Dorkpool (talk) 15:35, July 22, 2016 (UTC)

Yen for Haunting Itchy Red Spots
Thanks! I'll give it a look after I'm finished on here.

Oh, I didn't know that. That's interesting. That's like how you have to be a certain age to buy alcohol or tobacco products, or you're supposed to have a license to buy things like firearms or dynamite. It's interesting to find comparisons between the Pokemon world and the real world.

As for the American bills, that makes sense. I read that when the Susan B. Anthony dollar was proposed the designers bragged, "Oh, it'll have 13 sides and raised edges so the visually-impaired can tell the difference between it and other coins easily!" Well, most people couldn't tell the difference between a Susan B. Anthony dollar and a quarter easily, so I don't know if those features helped anyone. It may be that the visually-impaired were more likely to spot the dollar because they'd look at it more carefully to make sure they had the right coin. I don't know, but I do know they should have either made the coin bigger (like the earlier Eisenhower dollar) or made it a different color (like the later Sacajawea dollar). ~imitates newspaper boy fish from the hall monitor episode of SpongeBob SquarePants~ Take it, my friends! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_United_States_dollar Arm yourselves with knowledge!

I just paid a visit to the yen page on Wikipedia because I was ignorant about the coinage myself. I just knew that 1) I like the word "yen" and 2) I love watching the Facebank http://brog.engrish.com/2014/11/12/japanese-piggy-bank/. Raidra (talk) 00:36, July 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * Here's my question about that Haunting Hour episode- did she have to kill the doll because it turned out it/she was still evil? That's unfortunate if that's the case. Raidra (talk) 00:54, July 25, 2016 (UTC)

Goodbye Dolly
Lilly D, you ruined your second chance! I agree that it's good they didn't bring her back for a third episode. It's aggravating when characters keep getting killed, destroyed, etc. and still keep coming back. My understanding was this was even a problem back in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Some guy had a newspaper serial about a vampire. The thing was he kept bringing the character back from destruction (rather than create new characters and write all new stories). It would seem like the vampire had been destroyed, but the heroes would allow moonlight to shine on his corpse, restoring him to... undeath, I guess? Readers finally got fed up and said, "Ugh, we're tired of this! Every single freakin' time!" Raidra (talk) 04:15, July 26, 2016 (UTC)

Magical Mystery Vampire Serial
I don't remember the name or author, but I placed a request for the library book that I think talked about it. While I was searching, I found an odd book. Here's the Barnes & Nobles page for it- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vampires-and-cells-agnieszka-biskup/1100275260?ean=9781429673310. What in- what th- what the what?! Explain this one to me. Cripes, there's a whole series! Well, that's one way to get the kiddies interested in learning! Never stop making education interesting!

I can't think of anything. I'll let you know if I do. I do have one comment, though. There have been a couple times this summer when the air conditioning has made me feel a little sick (Either I got too cool or my sinuses got aggravated), so I can identify with the narrator talking about getting sick from the air conditioning. Raidra (talk) 00:45, July 28, 2016 (UTC)

What were we talking about?
That sounds good and realistic. By the way, how old are Erica and her brother?

That Vampires and Cells book definitely won't have the serial. I only mentioned it because I came across it while searching and thought it was so weird I had to share it. The book that I think mentioned the serial is Vampires by Martin Jenkins. I've reserved it at my local library, so once it arrives I'll know for sure if it's the right book. Raidra (talk) 15:12, July 30, 2016 (UTC)

Bill Jug TV- now in color!
I don't remember when they started doing that, but it was pretty recently. I remember when they made the portraits on the front bigger. Between that and the coloring people complained, "They're making it look like Monopoly money!" I remember them bragging about how the changes to the twenty dollar bill (or maybe it was the hundred) would foil counterfeiters, and then less than a month later there were counterfeits. ~plays Zonk! music from Let's Make A Deal!~

Awesome! Raidra (talk) 02:17, July 31, 2016 (UTC)

That'll set you back a couple hundred bones
It sounds good, and I think cutting from the couch to the bed buying expedition makes sense. I think the passage is realistic and shows that Kristy is cared about.

I got a message yesterday that the book I reserved has arrived, so hopefully I should be able to check it out tomorrow or Tuesday. I sure hope it's the right book! "Now let's see here... ah, dang it!" Of course, checking out the wrong book from the library is a lot better than actually buying a book and then discovering it's the wrong book. "Now let's examine this twenty-five dollar book I got...DANG IT!" Raidra (talk) 00:32, August 1, 2016 (UTC)

Found it!
This is from page 59 of Vampires by Martin Jenkins (Candlewick Press, 1998).

“And so, in the 1840s, along came Sir Francis Varney (who, as it happens, was the first vampire to have fangs). Varney the Vampire was published in weekly episodes, and Varney’s adventures went on and on and on- for 220 chapters and 868 pages!

“Like all good vampires, Varney was practically indestructible. People kept killing him off, but every time, they’d carelessly leave his body where the moon’s cold rays would fall on it, and he’d revive to terrorize a few more damsels in distress.

“In the end, even his biggest fans began to get bored, and Varney’s creator (James Malcolm Rymer) was forced to make him commit suicide by jumping into the crater of Mount Vesuvius (a volcano near the Italian city Naples).”

Jenkins made an illustration of Varney standing at the top of the volcano and shouting, “I’m going to kill myself!” and the villagers replying, “Well, go ahead and jump!” “Yes, jump!” The whole thing is just wrong on every level. As a side note, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published in 1897. Raidra (talk) 00:12, August 3, 2016 (UTC)

Reading is funucational!
All right!

To my relief, it was the right book. One of the great things about that book was it was published back when vampires were scary and not mopey emo loverboys. I wondered the same thing. Was it a matter of the publisher wanting to keep pumping the well, or was it the author who wanted to keep on going even though everyone was sick to death of the stories?

Your title reminded me of this story we read in one of my elementary school classes (probably third or fourth grade). It was an excerpt from a book, and it was about two sisters who accidentally got locked in a library. The younger sister made a sign reading, "We're stuck in the liberry." Raidra (talk) 00:03, August 4, 2016 (UTC)

TIME TO FEED THE PARROT!
Parrot (repeating)- Time to feed the parrot!

Librarian- SHUSH!

Parrot- No!

(Librarian covers cage again)

That's so cool! When I was little our local library used to have summer activities (I hope they still do. It would be a real shame if they didn't). That was before smart phones, so we had arts and crafts. We did things like make picture frames out of poster board and decorate them with colored macaroni, make little story scrolls (meaning they gave us blank receipt rolls which we wrote on and decorated with colored stamps), and sidewalk chalk drawings (I drew a huge dinosaur on the parking lot one time). Sometimes there were performers like storytellers or balloon animal artists. I remember a) the fun I had and b) how it would always feel like a sauna when I stepped back outside after being in the air-conditioned library for so long. Good times!

It's irritating to me when I come across a movie or something and they claim, "There's only one way to kill a vampire..." You just think, "No, there are plenty of ways. My gosh, have you ever read a book?!" That reminds me of a comment my friend Nick made about the movie Van Hellsing. He stated, "That's a movie that'll offend you if you've ever read a book in your life!" and he was right. I caught the last 20-30 minutes or so one night and thought, "Well this is stupid!" Raidra (talk) 00:15, August 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * Not related to any of the above, but today I watched a preview for Sing (You know, the movie that's basically Animal Idol), and I thought about a stupid piece of criticism. I saw where someone criticized the very premise of the movie, claiming, "Oh, little kids aren't going to be interested in characters singing songs!"  Um... does this person think that cartoons are only meant for little kids?  That's like someone criticizing Pokemon Go by claiming, "Oh, little kids won't be interested in Gen. 1 Pokemon!" ~rolls eyes~ Raidra (talk) 02:24, August 7, 2016 (UTC)

Super Late
Oh gosh, I just saw your message from July 27th! I am so sorry that it took me so long to notice T_T Feel free to hit Vroom over the head and to make another post on my talk page calling attention to me not replying to one of your messages in the future (that way I can answer them). Don't ever get old or turn into Vroom, or else you'll pick up a habit of forgetting and missing important stuff >.>

That theory makes sense, do you remember the Fighting-type gym in Saffron City? Nine gyms in Kanto confirmed. Yeah, we haven't. Ten years old is the age of passage in the Pokemon games it seems, though you can find younger trainers in the later games (Sapphire and Ruby). Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  06:13, August 5, 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm kind of disappointed that didn't happen now. *Search party finds Vroom with a dirt-caked face and the hairiest of arms and legs* Search Party: "How do you look like this? You've only been gone for five days!" Vroom: "...I've seen things..."


 * It sounds like things are coming right along for you and that's really good to hear :D Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  19:33, August 6, 2016 (UTC)

Reading is funucational AND functional!
It's from All That, though your title made me think of Iago in Aladdin. One of my favorite Iago moments is when Jafar notes that the thief that got eaten by the Cave of Wonders panther thing obviously wasn't the worthy one. As he ponders, Iago sarcastically replies, "Oh, well there's a surprise! I think I'm going to have a heart attack and die from how surprising that is!" X-D Iago is one of the best sidekicks ever, and The Adventures of Pete & Pete was one of the best show ever! They don't make 'em like that anymore! I didn't like much of the last season, but that show was awesome. Oddly enough I quoted an exchange from that the other day. I believe it was actually from one of the specials they had before they expanded it into a regular series. They were trying to create a quiz to discover space aliens among us and were trying to come up with questions. Ellen asked, "How about, 'What color is your mucus'?" and (older) Pete replied with a flat yet sarcastic, "Subtle." It actually took me a while to get that joke because I didn't know what "subtle" meant the couple times I saw the episode. I assumed it was some kind of color, so I thought he was answering the question. :-P

At first I misread that as you saying her actual eyes (the sclera) were faint purple. I thought, "Wow, that's a creepy detail!" ~blushes~ Yeah, the purple around the eyes is good. I think it's a good description that lets the audience know that something isn't quite right. Raidra (talk) 14:25, August 8, 2016 (UTC)

Hungry Hungry Eyes
Yeah, I think the purple shadows under the eyes are a good description that lets the audience know that something isn't quite right.

You can really see Emily's despair, guilt, and vulnerability in that passage. My only issue is it should be "She inhaled and burst into tears," and not "She inhaled and bursted into tears."

Thanks for the link! I saw that the video reviews four classic Nickelodeon shows that I used to watch regularly so that should be interesting. I thought today that one great thing about The Adventures of Pete & Pete was there was no laugh track. The humor flowed naturally (most of the time. There were duds here and there) and you were free to find a scene funny or not funny. Shows nowadays try to force in "humor" and then have the laugh track like, "You laugh now!" Raidra (talk) 00:37, August 11, 2016 (UTC)

Sleep Deprived
I've never had purple under my eyes from sleep deprivation, though they are dark underneath now; that was a build up. I went between 68-72 hours without sleep before passing out when I was 16 and did not get purple under my eyes. That said, I am not everyone so it may be possible.

That'd be sweet! Hellbent is one of my favorites on there as well :3 Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  22:16, August 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * Sorry that I was gone for so long! I've been up to a lot of things, some fun and others not so much. I've never heard of The Electric Piper, but musicals aren't really my thing, so I doubt I'll watch it. I'd love to see a play though.


 * That's a good approach. My eyesight isn't so good and neither is my ability to perceive colors, so I may have been wrong or maybe its different for different people. Who knows, bodies are weird. Did you watch the Pokemon X & Y Anime showdown at the Pokemon League? I didn't watch it, but I know the result because the internet seems to be in an uproar over it, lol. Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  07:37, August 20, 2016 (UTC)


 * I remember him winning the Orange League! Maybe the big take away for Ash should be that he isn't meant to be a trainer and that he should use his Pokemon for something else? OI wasn't battle based and was the only thing he ever won XD Series ended for me when Misty left, that was the first ship in the world that I wanted to sail and it never happened :O I'm probably going to disappear from this site for a while, so my responses might take a long time. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  23:29, August 24, 2016 (UTC)

Bursting with Planet Dolan love
I too have discovered the wonder, and sometimes horror, that is Planet Dolan. A few of their videos and articles I'm too squeamish to look at, but others are awesome. Have you seen the one about weird arcade games? I think one simulated milking a cow and another simulated walking a dog.

I saw an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with one of the best fourth wall breaks I've ever seen. They visited Philadelphia and some of the locals were laughing about how "Chicken Will" had wussed out against a bully. Carlton asked who he was talking about and Will replied, "You know, that guy spinning me above his head in the opening." X-D That episode ended on a cliffhanger (Will wanted to stay in Philly) and I've never seen the second part of the story.

I saw on a show they were talking about stupid moments, and they had this advice columnist who got pranked. He was some sort of counselor and spiritual advisor who answered messages people sent him on either the TV or the Internet (I'm not sure which). He was obviously from somewhere in Africa because he had an accent. He got a prank message that was a retelling of the Fresh Prince theme. "I got into a fight, and it frightened my mother. She insisted that I go to live with my aunt and uncle in the richest part of Bel-Air." An assistant finally realized that it wasn't real, so they moved on to the next message. This was also a prank, a Star Wars reference, though I don't know if it were from the same person. The some of the commentators were sympathetic, with one noting, "This guy's from some village somewhere, and you expect him to get Fresh Prince references?" I also sympathize with the guy. It was funny to hear him read so seriously, but then again, he initially thought this was a real message asking for advice. I thought, "This guy sincerely wants to give guidance and spiritual assistance to people. Why don't you go prank the Long Island Medium?" Raidra (talk) 00:50, August 13, 2016 (UTC)

They evolve so fast
Knowing Will, I can only imagine what that was like!

Awesome! I'm glad to hear it. Hey, did you ever see my blog about my favorite and least favorite Pokemon? I've been watching some funny Pokemon Let's Play videos recently. JohneAwesome said that Hitmonlee was a great Pokemon even though he looked like a chicken drumstick. X-D

That sounds good. It's a hard call as to whether to have a nightmare then or later. One one hand, it might be too much to have another nightmare so soon, but on the other hand, it does make a certain kind of sense. Maybe you could have her be restless (like she's having a mild nightmare that she won't recall later) and then later have a more vivid nightmare. It's up to you which way to go.

By the way, did you hear the story of the U.S. president (I forget which one, but it was definitely someone before my time) who allegedly told an aide he wanted an advisor with one arm? The aide asked him why and he replied, "Because every time I ask an advisor about something he says, 'On one hand..., but then on the other hand...'" Raidra (talk) 01:35, August 16, 2016 (UTC)
 * By the way, how did that two-part episode (the one where Will went back to Philly) end? I've only seen the first half.


 * If I ever get the chance to play Pokemon Stadium, I'm thinking of having my team be Raichu, Scyther, Arbok, Exeggutor, Nidoking, and either Lapras or Starmie. What do you think? Raidra (talk) 02:02, August 18, 2016 (UTC)

Lapras lament
Poke-joy and -pain

We attempt to catch 'em all

Though we never may.

That haiku was my way of saying, "You win some, you lose some." I'm glad to hear you caught something. Don't give up; you might get another chance at Lapras. How many different Pokemon do you have so far? I know that some people catch multiple copies of the same Pokemon, and then some of them get turned into candy and fed to the others so they can evolve. ... It's possible I'm misunderstanding what happens. ;-)

I see what you mean. Pacing can be tricky. Maybe after the bed-shopping you could skip a day or two? Either way, I like the idea of it getting dark in the real world.

Pokemon nerd or not, thanks for the advice! The team I proposed is partly based on effectiveness and partly based on sentiment (meaning it would be hard to turn down Raichu even though you have very sound advice). It is fun to watch Electrabuzz and Jolteon in games like Pokemon Stadium though. There was an interesting (and perhaps a little off-color) moment in a Let's Play for Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. The player had his Jolteon use Sand Attack, and he became confused and alarmed when he first saw the animation for the move. He asked, "Did Jolteon just shart a bunch of sand at the opponent!?" The second time he realized, "Oh, it's kicking sand at the opponent! That's a relief!"

~laughs~ That's a good point! "Johnson, what do you think of these proposals?" "Well, Mr. President, there's six on one side, and half a dozen on the other." ~President sighs and realizes he didn't think this though~

"Will gets hauled back to Bel Air by the production studios of the series." Wow, and I thought the first part of the previous episode broke the fourth wall! Thanks for filling me in!

That sounds good. Yeah, I prefer working on a laptop to a tablet. By the way, if you see a bunch of Pokemon fans with torches and pitchforks, it's because of the anime episode that aired today. I'm ticked off at the people who do the show, though I'm also ticked off by these people who make "preview" videos. I saw they had videos claiming, "Such-and-such is confirmed to happen!" (I didn't watch the videos; I just saw where they were posted) and then, no, it didn't happen. So basically, I'm pinning my hopes for good Pokemon writing on you because, as I think I've said before, you have better ideas than the people who do the anime. Raidra (talk) 01:03, August 19, 2016 (UTC)

Chaos in Kalos! Poke-fans Rebel!
Yeah, he lost again. The thing is the hype made it seem like he was going to win. Fans expected epic battles and Ash finally winning, and instead what they got was a joke and an epic let-down. I watched it on YouTube and felt like shouting, "Are you kidding me!?" I've watched it periodically (which is how I knew about Brock's Croagunk and Ash's Leavanny), but I think I stopped watching regularly after Pokemon Johto. If you got disappointed after Diamond & Pearl, imagine how these poor fans feel that have been watching all this time- through Black and White, X and Y, um, Biscuits and Gravy, whatever. One sentiment is, "We watched twenty years for this!?!?" There are people making it worse too by going on messageboards, comment sections, etc. and making hateful and demeaning remarks to the disappointed fans. Not cool, trolls, not cool. I hadn't heard about Sabrina. I don't know if that were a rumor, a misunderstanding, something that was planned and then dropped, or something else they did to bring the fan's hopes up just for attention.

~Raidra used BITTER BERRY~

Okay, now that that's out of the way, I agree that ending the chapter of The Haunting Hour pasta there is the best course of action. I like the Pokemon Garnet addition too. I know what it's like to look for just the right wording. There was a Peanuts strip in which Snoopy was on his doghouse with his typewriter. He struggled for the right wording for most of the strip, and then when he finally typed it was just the word "The". Raidra (talk) 00:48, August 22, 2016 (UTC)

Now somewhat presenting
Well, I've won the honor of being one of the first to find the test post! :-D The site looks awesome to me. Where did you get those cool drawings? Raidra (talk) 15:52, August 22, 2016 (UTC)

Googling Pokemon people that look like Azumanga Daioh people
Sweet! As far as the Contact image goes, you could look for an image of a phone or a computer from the anime. I don't remember which episode it was, but I seem to remember an episode in which someone (I think Professor Oak) got a call and the ring tone went, "Ring-ring-ring! Ring-ring-ring! Phone call! Phone call!" Raidra (talk) 01:11, August 23, 2016 (UTC)

Lucky number seven
Huh! How about that? Seven archives society unite!

Can't you imagine this conversation? Whoops, I shifted into Full Metal Alchemist there (I don't follow it, but I've seen references to it on anime countdowns). All kidding aside, I like that picture. I'd go with the female trainer for the middle image. Maybe you can find a picture from the episodes with those contests they have. I forget what they're called, but Dawn and Serena competed in them, and you win ribbons instead of badges. Raidra (talk) 00:30, August 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Ash- Boy, this olde video phone reminds me of when I first started on my Pokemon journey!
 * Traveling Companion- How old were you then?
 * Ash- Ten.
 * Traveling Companion- ... And how old are you now?
 * Ash- ... I'm still ten.
 * Edward Elric- Just one more question... Nina and Alexander- where are they?
 * Heads up- I posted a blog on your wiki ranting about something that bugs me about the anime. Raidra (talk) 00:59, August 26, 2016 (UTC)

Look, my Buneary has ribbons! Whee!
Yeah, I haven't watched a lot of the anime in recent years, and I frankly don't care about the contests. I've seen enough to know that some of Ash's traveling companions act like they're a big deal, but I could not care less. From what little I've seen it's like, "Look, my Piplup can shoot sparkly bubbles! Look, my Eevee can dance! Look, my Feniken can wear a hat! Whee!" ~sighs and rolls eyes~ If I wanted to watch vapid, attention-craving people and animals show off, I'd watch the E! network.

I like the line-up. I know it's not set in stone and there might be changes, and that's fine too. I like the idea of her having a Houndour because you don't see any beginning trainers with one of those. It's also interesting that Mareep is her first Pokemon because it's never thought of as a starter.

By the way, I found this video today- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNrZMBQKtQ. It gets a bit much near the end, but I laughed out loud at one point. Raidra (talk) 00:12, August 27, 2016 (UTC)

Johto- Home of the Wooper
I saw some Pokemon Stadium 2 videos recently in which Quagsire was the ace of this guy's team. I prefer Houndour to Houndoom. There was speculation as to whether Litten (the new fire cat Pokemon) and its evolutions would be cat equivalents of Houndour and Houndoom. Last I heard it's not looking that way, which is a missed opportunity.

It is nice that they have alternatives and not everyone is portrayed as being into collecting badges (unlike something like Yu-Gi-Oh!, where we're supposed to believe that the whole world is obsessed with a card game and they even have a school dedicated to it). I just have no interest in the contests.

The thing about the animal companion question is many people are depicted as owning at least one Pokemon whether they're a trainer or not. "Does Your Character Have an Animal Companion?" "Yes, but so does the rival, and the villains, and the allies, and the authority figures, and the guy down the street, and the jelly doughnut saleswoman..." Plus, what if the character has a Vileplume or an Amoonguss? I mean, wouldn't a Vileplume be a Plant Companion and an Amoonguss be a Fungus Companion, or do they group them all together? Perhaps I've overthinking this. I'll talk more later because I'm tired right now (which is why the first paragraph was a bit of a mess). Raidra (talk) 17:39, August 28, 2016 (UTC)
 * Your comment about little kids not being interested in romance reminded me of an Oscar Meyer commercial from a few years ago. Referring to the famous jingle, children asked the guy why anyone would want to be an Oscar Meyer wiener.  The guy told the kiddies that everyone would be in love with them, but they just thought that was disgusting.  He offered, "Wieners don't have to do homework?" and they liked that a lot better.


 * Here's a video I found with that YouTuber using Houndoom- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg-6KSuFrAc&index=10&list=PLDwjEcGRHRZ7N7z8UnGiEjiDsvVEssajQ. Houndoom seems like one of those dogs from a children's book or movie that's tough and gruff, but has a good heart. Raidra (talk) 01:11, August 29, 2016 (UTC)
 * Here's some sad news- Gene Wilder passed away last night. In honor, here's a quote from The Producers.  "I'm hysterical, and I'm wet, and my face hurts!"  I may not have quoted that correctly, but aren't the parts of that line funny in any order? Raidra (talk) 01:31, August 30, 2016 (UTC)

Pocket Monsters
Yeah, Ash did win the Battle Frontier and was offered a position, but he'll only ever win when the show runner's decide it doesn't matter and it's annoying >.> They seriously need to retire him and just give a new protagonist and poster Pokemon in the vein of Pikachu each season. I didn't like it either, but I was a Pokemon fan so I suffered. Do you know why they got rid of Brock and introduced Tracey? They thought people would find Brock's narrow eyes racist. No one did though and demanded Brock be brought back instead XD Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  07:15, August 29, 2016 (UTC)


 * Yeah, Tracey didn't have anything going on at all. He was just bland and void of personality.


 * *Narrows eyes* "laughed sheepishly" I see what you did thar. I think it looks good and I like that fourth wall breaking you did (three walls is enough). You could start with 'Thus'? I feel kind of bad leaving such a short message when you left me such a long one, so I'm saying this to extend it :P (Sorry, I don't have much to add this time). Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  09:41, September 3, 2016 (UTC)

Pure Imagination
They were talking about him on the radio today too. The way I heard it, his family said he kept his disease a secret because he knew how many children loved Willy Wonka, and he didn’t want them to hear, “Oh, Willy Wonka’s sick, etc.” That’s a classy thing to do. We’ll miss you, Leo Bloom. When David Bowie died, Jimmy Fallon talked about he exchanged e-mails with him, and he announced, "So I'll send you one last message, and hopefully you'll read it in Heaven, or space, or wherever." He jokingly added, "Don't answer it, though. That would be weird!"

Awesome! There are a lot of things I like about this. I like Eddy's mischievous yet friendly personality as well as Emily talking to Eddy. It makes perfect sense since Pokemon understand human language, and it shows that Emily respects and cares about her new friend. I also like how you used your trademark of being a narrator who interacts with the characters. You're right; you're not supposed to start a sentence with "and" or "but". For the first part, how about ending with a version of that sample sentence (the one that started "This is just the beginning...")? I'm sure you'll come up with something for the subsequent chapters (something a lot better than just "To be continued...").

That's cool! I saw part of a video in which this guy talked about things he'd like to see changed or added in Pokemon Go. He noted that sometimes you wait for an egg to hatch and then it turns out to be something disappointing. He then showed an egg hatching into a Weedle. Pinsir may not be the prettiest Pokemon, but having one hatch from an egg a lot better than having something like a Pidgey or Rattata hatch from an egg. Raidra (talk) 00:52, August 31, 2016 (UTC)

CLEFAIRY WILL BE MINE!
Oh, that's awesome! Scyther is probably my second favorite Pokemon of all time. I liked Tracy's Scyther too because it had its own backstory. Here's something I wondered earlier today- does the weather affect Pokemon Go? I mean, do you suppose you're more likely to catch a Jynx if it's snowy, or a Weezing if it's overcast?

It's hard to pick because they're both good, but I'm leaning toward the first one.

I thought earlier today that when you have an episode with Christopher Lloyd as a grampire, just about anything that comes directly afterward is going to be a let-down. Raidra (talk) 01:54, September 2, 2016 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to give you an update. Mom went to the podiatrist today and he said everything looks good. :-D Raidra (talk) 00:36, September 3, 2016 (UTC)

Jell-O Jigglypuff
It's probably better that it's not weather-related because we wouldn't want people running into thunderstorms, tornadoes, or hurricanes to catch a Pokemon. Even though these are just fictional creatures made of computer data, I'm not keen on the idea of Fire Pokemon being at gas stations. I'd much prefer them to be spotted at barbecue restaurants.

Thanks! You can imagine are happy and relieved we are. Yeah, organizing anything in a room can be time-consuming. For instance, dusting my bedroom furniture takes a while because I have so many knickknacks and things that need to be taken off first. Sure, I'd like to see it.

Have you ever had Jell-O jigglers? Basically what you do is fix a pan of Jell-O and use cookie-cutters to make shapes. That's good stuff! Raidra (talk) 00:32, September 4, 2016 (UTC)

Where are you, pudding pops?
I think at one point they sold their own cutters (We have a four pack with animal shapes), but I don't know if they still do. I don't know about the pudding pops either. Sometimes you suddenly realize that you haven't seen commercials for something in a long time. Sometimes the product has been discontinued and other times they must have decided not to advertise much anymore. Yeah, that whole thing is a bigger mess than Muk, and it's devastating for those who had supported him and looked up to him for years. I heard that a Pokemon Go player named their Hypno after him. Ouch! My favorite, though, is the player calling their Jynx "Nicki Minaj". There are even memes showing Jynx with the caption, "A wild Nicki Minaj appeared!" X-D

Oh, yeah, I actually know of a gas station that sells firewood. That completely slipped my mind.

I'll have to review your draft tomorrow. Earlier I typed up a post to put on a blog Ruckus had and copied & pasted your draft onto a word processor to read, but then I got a headache. I have it ready to read and review when I'm able, though. Thanks for your understanding. :-D Raidra (talk) 01:40, September 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * I liked it! :-D There were very realistic elements and the descriptions were great.  I especially liked the descriptions of Emily's size because it shows how young and vulnerable she is.  Beware the tall grass!  There are some jerks in the Pokemon world, but there are good people too, and luckily Emily found one to help deliver the medicine.  Walter did do the right thing; it just wasn't what he originally thought.  There's a lot more I could say, but I've commented on things previously, so I feel like I'd be repeating myself.


 * I found some grammar issues that need fixing, but I didn't know if you wanted them pointed out now or when you're entirely done composing the draft for the first part. Raidra (talk) 00:11, September 8, 2016 (UTC)

Slowpoke Responses
Sorry, I mean to reply sooner but then the whole day has gone by and I'm in bed trying to sleep. It happens often and it suuuucks. I am also leaning toward the first one because of the discussion of friendship which will probably be a key theme for you. My phone can't internet and is a flip phone, so I'd have a very bad time, yes :P While not a Houndour, you might be able to do something interesting with a Houndoom on down the line. According to the Leafgreen Pokedex entry for it: "If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away." (I actually thought it was its bite). Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  19:54, September 7, 2016 (UTC)


 * I like the story and it's moral, good job on coming up with that! The Lake of Rage is such an appropriate place to have nightmares, especially like the one she had.


 * I've not heard of something like that before, but I think you may have dehydrated yourself by spitting so much. Your nausea might have been nerves or you may have been sick. I've felt crappy the last couple of days (I actually felt like I was going to vomit yesterday and ended up going to bed at 6:30 PM), so maybe something is going around? Just be careful about spitting so much in the future, if nothing else, that probably aggravated your nausea. I'm no doctor tho. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  21:18, September 9, 2016 (UTC)

Poke-Proofreading Red
Here's part one of two.


 * At that very moment, a flood of memories were racing through her mind.- At that very moment, a flood of memories was racing through her mind.
 * Eventually, a memory of the grown woman defeating the musclebound man in two out of three sanctioned battles had came into fruition as well as a memory of the musclebound man packing up his things and whispering to the young girl, "if you need me, I'll be in the region where the Nidoran roam".- Eventually, a memory of the grown woman defeating the musclebound man in two out of three sanctioned battles had came into fruition as well as a memory of the musclebound man packing up his things and whispering to the young girl, "If you need me, I'll be in the region where the Nidoran roam".
 * "Arceus" the girl said, "please help me find a way to start Pokemon training early. I just can't deal with this anymor---" Just as the girl was about to finish her prayer, a woman had entered her room and quickly flipped on the lights. "Emily, is everything okay in here?" the woman asked with a shaky voice. Emily yelped loudly and quickly crawled under her bed. "Please don't hurt me, mommy!" shouted Emily. Her mother sighed heavily and said "I promise I won't hurt you, okay?"- "Arceus," the girl said, "please help me find a way to start Pokemon training early. I just can't deal with this anymor---"

Just as the girl was about to finish her prayer, a woman had entered her room and quickly flipped on the lights. "Emily, is everything okay in here?" the woman asked with a shaky voice.

Emily yelped loudly and quickly crawled under her bed. "Please don't hurt me, mommy!" shouted Emily.

Her mother sighed heavily and said "I promise I won't hurt you, okay?"
 * "Are you sure this time?" asked Emily. Her mother had said yes and also told her that she wouldn't leave until Emily came out from under the bed. After a few moments, Emily slowly crawled out and inched her way towards her mother. Emily's mother gave her a big hug and rubbed her back gently. "The whole separation thing is getting to you too, huh?" Emily's mother asked.- "Are you sure this time?" asked Emily. Her mother said yes and also told her that she wouldn't leave until Emily came out from under the bed. After a few moments, Emily slowly crawled out and inched her way towards her mother.

Emily's mother gave her a big hug and rubbed her back gently. "The whole separation thing is getting to you too, huh?" Emily's mother asked.
 * "I'm sorry to dump this on you so fast and I guess I have been a bit rough on you. But I had an idea. How about you and I go down to Goldenrod and get you a brand new Pokemon doll and have some of those delicious Moo-Moo Milkshakes?" Emily's mother asked. Emily pulled away from her mother and shook her head sideways as soon as she finished folding her arms. "Why?" Emily shouted, "so you can just hurt me again? No thanks! Besides, there's so many of these dolls in here that there's barely any room for me!"- "I'm sorry to dump this on you so fast and I guess I have been a bit rough on you. But I had an idea. How about you and I go down to Goldenrod and get you a brand new Pokemon doll and have some of those delicious Moo-Moo Milkshakes?" Emily's mother asked.

Emily pulled away from her mother and shook her head sideways as soon as she finished folding her arms. "Why?" Emily '''shouted. "So''' you can just hurt me again? No thanks! Besides, there's so many of these dolls in here that there's barely any room for me!"
 * Emily glared at her mother and said sternly, "I'm under pressure too but you don't see me going around hurting people." Emily's mother stroked her chin and stared up at the ceiling for a bit. "I guess you have a point there," Emily's mother said, "Maybe I should try harder to come up with better ways to cope with the situation." Emily and her mother became completely silent until a few moments later, Emily felt as though a lightbulb went off in her head. "I think daddy's room has plenty of space since he left... Maybe... If it's not too much to ask, I could move a few of my dolls into his room."- Emily glared at her mother and said sternly, "I'm under pressure too but you don't see me going around hurting people."

Emily's mother stroked her chin and stared up at the ceiling for a bit. "I guess you have a point there," Emily's mother said, "Maybe I should try harder to come up with better ways to cope with the situation."

Emily and her mother became completely silent until a few moments later, Emily felt as though a lightbulb went off in her head. "I think daddy's room has plenty of space since he left... Maybe... If it's not too much to ask, I could move a few of my dolls into his room."
 * The two had then disbanded and Emily searched her room for something to help carry her plushies.- The two then disbanded and Emily searched her room for something to help carry her plushies.
 * As she was placing her plushies in various areas, she accidentally bumped into a white plastic bookshelf and a wide light blue envelope had fallen onto the hardwood floor that surrounded the beige carpet.- As she was placing her plushies in various areas, she accidentally bumped into a white plastic bookshelf and a wide light blue envelope fell onto the hardwood floor that surrounded the beige carpet.
 * Moments later, her mother had slowly entered the room.- Moments later, her mother slowly entered the room.
 * "How's it coming along, Emily?" Her mother asked. Emily smiled and said, "All done, mommy!" Emily's mother had looked around the room and as she did so, whispered the word "wow!" She then turned to Emily and said "This room looks a lot more colourful than before, huh?" Emily had nodded her head rapidly and pointed towards the bed. "See that Growlithe plushie over there? That's the one daddy gave me, so I put him alongside Cyndaquil on the bed. That's where all my favorite plushies go by the way. It took me a long time to find him but it was worth it."- "How's it coming along, Emily?" her mother asked.

Emily smiled and said, "All done, mommy!"

Emily's mother had looked around the room and as she did so, whispered the word "wow!" She then turned to Emily and said, "This room looks a lot more colourful than before, huh?"

Emily had nodded her head rapidly and pointed towards the bed. "See that Growlithe plushie over there? That's the one daddy gave me, so I put him alongside Cyndaquil on the bed. That's where all my favorite plushies go, by the way. It took me a long time to find him but it was worth it."
 * Emily's mother giggled and rubbed the top of Emily's head. "Well, it looks like you've done such a good job not touching or breaking anything in here! Keep up the good work, sweetie." Emily's mother happily announced.- Emily's mother giggled and rubbed the top of Emily's head. "Well, it looks like you've done such a good job not touching or breaking anything in here! Keep up the good work, sweetie," Emily's mother happily announced.
 * Emily had began reading the text in the center of the envelope.- Emily began reading the text in the center of the envelope.
 * When Emily heard her mother call for her downstairs, she decided to put the envelope away in her little black backpack with a glowing blue Gengar face on it, hoping she'll be able to look at it later.- When Emily heard her mother call for her downstairs, she decided to put the envelope away in her little black backpack with a glowing blue Gengar face on it, hoping she'd be able to look at it later.
 * A few moments later, Penny jumped to her feet and Emily's mother had commanded her to use Dig.- A few moments later, Penny jumped to her feet and Emily's mother commanded her to use Dig.
 * The Pokeball shot out a blue beam and the Nidorino had shrunk and travelled up the beam into the Pokeball.- The Pokeball shot out a blue beam and the Nidorino shrank and travelled up the beam into the Pokeball.
 * Emily's mother called back Penny and took out a Pokeball from her pocket and pressed the button in the middle and the ball had gone from the size of a ping pong ball to the size of a baseball in a matter of seconds. "It's your turn Charlie!" Emily's mother shouted as she threw the Pokeball. When the ball was in mid air, it had stopped moving and split open. A red jagged beam burst out and released a Bayleef.- Emily's mother called back Penny and took out a Pokeball from her pocket and pressed the button in the middle. The ball went from the size of a ping pong ball to the size of a baseball in a matter of seconds. "It's your turn, Charlie!" Emily's mother shouted as she threw the Pokeball. When the ball was in mid air, it stopped moving and split open. A red jagged beam burst out and released a Bayleef.
 * However, Johnny countered it with a supercharged Thunderbolt which left Karla fried but still had enough energy to pick herself up.- However, Johnny countered it with a supercharged Thunderbolt which left Karla fried, though she still had enough energy to pick herself up.
 * Emily went downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat when she heard her mother talking to someone outside. "Well I gotta say! That battle was certainly something else!" Emily's mother said gleefully. "I know right? My little Karla really surprised me out there! She's quite the stubborn one and hates to lose." The mysterious voice replied. "I'll be honest with you," Emily's mother said, "I wasn't expecting anyone to respond to the advertisement. If I'd known you were coming, I would've stocked up on potions and whatnot." The voice chuckled and replied, "Well... Anything to get away from Professor 'Throws Pokemon Against The Wall to Toughen Them Up' Elm!" The voice had continued on. "So Sarah... Do you think I have what it takes to work with you?" They soon entered the house and Emily was confused as to who was alongside her mother.- Emily went downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat when she heard her mother talking to someone outside. "Well, I gotta say! That battle was certainly something else!" Emily's mother said gleefully.

"I know, right? My little Karla really surprised me out there! She's quite the stubborn one and hates to lose," the mysterious voice replied.

"I'll be honest with you," Emily's mother said, "I wasn't expecting anyone to respond to the advertisement. If I'd known you were coming, I would've stocked up on potions and whatnot."

The voice chuckled and replied, "Well... Anything to get away from Professor 'Throws Pokemon Against The Wall to Toughen Them Up' Elm!" The voice continued on. "So Sarah... Do you think I have what it takes to work with you?"

They soon entered the house and Emily was confused as to who was alongside her mother.
 * The man was also wearing dark blue jeans with a belt that held three Pokeballs on each side that was separated by a silver belt buckle.- The man was also wearing dark blue jeans with a belt that held three Pokeballs on each side that were separated by a silver belt buckle.
 * While chatting with Emily's mother, the man had noticed Emily in the kitchen having a snack. He walked over to her and greeted her kindly. "So you must be Sarah's daughter, huh?" The man asked. Emily had nodded up and down while still glaring at him. "You know, you're a lot tinier I imagined. Anyway, my name is Albert Silverman and I'm going to be helping your mother with her teaching job. Isn't that great?" Said Albert.- While chatting with Emily's mother, the man had noticed Emily in the kitchen having a snack. He walked over to her and greeted her kindly. "So you must be Sarah's daughter, huh?" the man asked. Emily had nodded up and down while still glaring at him. "You know, you're a lot tinier than I imagined. Anyway, my name is Albert Silverman and I'm going to be helping your mother with her teaching job. Isn't that great?" said Albert.
 * "I don't want a new daddy! I'm not ready for him yet!" Emily snarled as tears ran down her face. Albert chuckled and said to Emily, "Really? I don't think I'm old enough to do that." Tears continued to run down Emily's face as she looked downwards towards the wooden table. Emily's mother came over and comforted her and whispered softly, "Honey, he's not replacing your father, okay. Albert is just here to help me. Want me to show you something?"- "I don't want a new daddy! I'm not ready for him yet!" Emily snarled as tears ran down her face.

Albert chuckled and said to Emily, "Really? I don't think I'm old enough to do that."

Tears continued to run down Emily's face as she looked downwards towards the wooden table. Emily's mother came over and comforted her and whispered softly, "Honey, he's not replacing your father, okay? Albert is just here to help me. Want me to show you something?"
 * Emily wiped away her tears as her mother also pointed out that he way too young for her anyway. "I'm sorry about all this, Albert. Ever since the whole separation began, she's been missing her father quite a bit." Emily's mother apologized. "It's okay Sarah, I understand." Albert said in a low voice.- Emily wiped away her tears as her mother also pointed out that he was way too young for her anyway. "I'm sorry about all this, Albert. Ever since the whole separation began, she's been missing her father quite a bit," Emily's mother apologized.

"It's okay, Sarah, I understand," Albert said in a low voice.
 * "Cindy" said Emily, "There's this guy named Albert that my mommy hired as some sort of assistant. She told me that he wasn't going to be my new daddy after winning a battle with her but I don't think I believe what she saying. She did show me some paperwork but I still don't know if she's telling the truth!"- "Cindy," said Emily, "there's this guy named Albert that my mommy hired as some sort of assistant. She told me that he wasn't going to be my new daddy after winning a battle with her but I don't think I believe what she’s saying. She did show me some paperwork but I still don't know if she's telling the truth!"
 * At this time, Emily imagined Cindy saying "Gee. That's a hard one. Perhaps Arceus could help you."- At this time, Emily imagined Cindy saying, "Gee. That's a hard one. Perhaps Arceus could help you."
 * One category was reserved for the positive things that could come from having Albert around such as helping her mother become less stressed and having him become one of Emily's friends. The other category was reserved for negative aspects that might come from the situation such as her mother forming a relationship with him that's so strong, they may consider getting married.- One category was reserved for the positive things that could come from having Albert around, such as helping her mother become less stressed and having him become one of Emily's friends. The other category was reserved for negative aspects that might come from the situation, such as her mother forming a relationship with him that's so strong, they may consider getting married.
 * "You know what, Cindy?" Emily said aloud, "Maybe I was a bit harsh on Albert. I mean... He didn't seem all that mean. Perhaps I'll give him a second chance."- "You know what, Cindy?" Emily said aloud. "Maybe I was a bit harsh on Albert. I mean... He didn't seem all that mean. Perhaps I'll give him a second chance."
 * Just as Emily was about to finish her artwork, her mother suddenly came into her room, which made Emily jump and let out a brief yelp. "Sorry Emily! I didn't mean to spook you. Anyway, what I was about to say was that... it's time for bed." Said Emily's mother. "What are you talking about? It's only---"- Just as Emily was about to finish her artwork, her mother suddenly came into her room, which made Emily jump and let out a brief yelp. "Sorry, Emily! I didn't mean to spook you. Anyway, what I was about to say was that... it's time for bed," said Emily's mother.

"What are you talking about? It's only---"
 * "What's that you made there?" Emily's mother asked as she pointed to the paper on the bed. Emily stood up and grabbed the paper since she was just slightly bigger than it. "Well mommy." said Emily, "I made a picture of me riding on daddy's Donphan. You know, the one named Sonny." She pointed to the right side of the paper where it showed Sonny running side by side with Albert riding on his Feraligatr. "Well no wonder you lost track of time so easily!" Emily's mother giggled, "Here. I'll take that and find a great spot to hang it up tomorrow. But until then, I need you to go to bed, okay?"- "What's that you made there?" Emily's mother asked as she pointed to the paper on the bed.

Emily stood up and grabbed the paper since she was just slightly bigger than it. "Well, mommy," said Emily, "I made a picture of me riding on daddy's Donphan. You know, the one named Sonny." She pointed to the right side of the paper where it showed Sonny running side by side with Albert riding on his Feraligatr.

"Well. no wonder you lost track of time so easily!" Emily's mother giggled, "Here. I'll take that and find a great spot to hang it up tomorrow. But until then, I need you to go to bed, okay?"

That's rough! I have had a couple things about like that happen to me. One time I woke up dizzy and ended up vomiting in my bedroom trash can; another I felt nauseous and headachy, and it felt like the room was spinning, even when I lay still. I think the first instance was something I ate and the other was a combination of dehydration and the weather. Another time I had a scary experience. My head was splitting, and after a while my vision became blurry and my tongue tingled before going numb. I don't know what that was, though it's possible I may have accidentally ingested some of the tea tree oil I was using to try to ease the headache. I hope today and tonight goes better! Raidra (talk) 16:52, September 8, 2016 (UTC)

Midnight Confessions
He that is without literary sins among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Do you want me to post part two soon or wait a while?

I say go ahead and post the review tomorrow if you're ready. I don't think someone will complain. If someone does, then wow, they have too much time on their hands!

That's good! There was a Tarzan story with Tarzan getting nightmares from food poisoning. I'm not even kidding. I forget which book it was, but a young Tarzan stole some elephant meat from a villager's cookout, ate it, and suffered nightmares (such as Sabor the Leopard spouting wings to hunt apes in the trees). The chapter noted that never again would he eat the meat of Tantor the Elephant. Raidra (talk) 04:42, September 9, 2016 (UTC)
 * I found out the book was Jungle Tales of Tarzan- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Tales_of_Tarzan. Raidra (talk) 01:32, September 10, 2016 (UTC)

Poke-Proofreading Blue
I just thought I'd post the second part so you correct everything at once.
 * She also saw that Penny and her mother were tending to him using what seemed like everything from spices to teas, thinking that would help him concur his affliction.- She also saw that Penny and her mother were tending to him using what seemed like everything from spices to teas, thinking that would help him conquer his affliction.
 * A moment after Emily entered, her mother swifty turned around and dropped everything she was doing. "There you are!" said Emily's mother after she breathed a sigh of relief. Albert let out a few coughs before saying, "Emily... Never... Mess with a Vileplume!" Emily's mother had sighed as she put her hand on Emily's shoulder.- A moment after Emily entered, her mother swiftly turned around and dropped everything she was doing. "There you are!" said Emily's mother after she breathed a sigh of relief.

Albert let out a few coughs before saying, "Emily... Never... mess with a Vileplume!"

Emily's mother sighed as she put her hand on Emily's shoulder.
 * The moment she got the sneakers out, she laced them up faster than someone could say "Woah!"- The moment she got the sneakers out, she laced them up faster than someone could say, "Woah!"
 * She started her way up the gravel road that went past a string of houses on each side and lead to the town's entrance.- She started her way up the gravel road that went past a string of houses on each side and led to the town's entrance.
 * As Emily was admiring the sight, a icy jolt rapidly spread across her body and her breathing started to speed up at the thought of finding the place where the medicine was in a big city like this. Before she could take a step forward, an older girl wearing a plain white polo shirt and blue plaid skirt came up to her. "Do you need help finding anything?" the girl said in a cheery voice as she got down on one knee. "Um... Yes! Do you know where to find medicine in a place like this?" Emily replied as she tensed up.- As Emily was admiring the sight, an icy jolt rapidly spread across her body and her breathing started to speed up at the thought of finding the place where the medicine was in a big city like this.

Before she could take a step forward, an older girl wearing a plain white polo shirt and blue plaid skirt came up to her. "Do you need help finding anything?" the girl said in a cheery voice as she got down on one knee.

"Um... Yes! Do you know where to find medicine in a place like this?" Emily replied as she tensed up.
 * "Thank you so much miss!" Emily said jovially. The girl laughed and rubbed the top of Emily's head, messing up her hair in the process. "No problem, kid! See ya around!" The girl replied. The two had parted ways as Emily entered the store.- "Thank you so much, miss!" Emily said jovially.

The girl laughed and rubbed the top of Emily's head, messing up her hair in the process. "No problem, kid! See ya around!" the girl replied. The two parted ways as Emily entered the store.
 * The frosty air that came from the store's vents had made the place seem like a refrigerator rather than a shop. The shelves came in all shapes and sizes. Some had towered over Emily while others were just as short as her. The shelves were overstocked with various goods such as Potions and spray bottles with clear bodies that came in different colours to indicate which ailment they would cure. Though the items were so tightly packed on the shelves to the point where if someone were to bump them, the products wouldn't fall off.- The frosty air that came from the store's vents made the place seem like a refrigerator rather than a shop. The shelves came in all shapes and sizes. Some towered over Emily while others were just as short as her. The shelves were overstocked with various goods such as Potions and spray bottles with clear bodies that came in different colours to indicate which ailment they would cure. The items were so tightly packed on the shelves to the point where if someone were to bump them, the products wouldn't fall off.
 * "Excuse me, sir!" Emily repeated as she calmly sat on the counter. The middle clerk clenched his fist and lowered his eyebrows as he began to slightly squint. "Hey Kid! No butts on the counter!" The man yelped in a low, raspy voice. Emily briefly flinched before regaining eye contact with the man. "Sorry sir... but not everyone can see over the counter like you." Emily said as she held up her hands in front of her chest. The man looked over at the clerks on the left and right side of the counter and quickly pointed to the backroom.- "Excuse me, sir!" Emily repeated as she calmly sat on the counter.

The middle clerk clenched his fist and lowered his eyebrows as he began to slightly squint. "Hey, Kid! No butts on the counter!" the man yelped in a low, raspy voice.

Emily briefly flinched before regaining eye contact with the man. "Sorry, sir... but not everyone can see over the counter like you," Emily said as she held up her hands in front of her chest.

The man looked over at the clerks on the left and right side of the counter and quickly pointed to the backroom.
 * "Now... is there anything I can help you with?" The man asked. "My mom sent me to pick up some medicine for Albert and I think it might be here." Emily replied hastily. The man looked up at the ceiling and rubbed his chin before looking at Emily again. "Do you know your mother's last name?" The man asked. "Hawthorne, sir!" Emily responded. The man walked over to the backroom and searched for the medicine. A few moments later, he came back carrying a long, rectangular purple box. "Here you go, kid!" Emily grabbed the box and walked towards the door.- "Now... is there anything I can help you with?" the man asked.

"My mom sent me to pick up some medicine for Albert and I think it might be here," Emily replied hastily.

The man looked up at the ceiling and rubbed his chin before looking at Emily again. "Do you know your mother's last '''name?" the man asked.'''

"Hawthorne, sir!" Emily responded.

The man walked over to the backroom and searched for the medicine. A few moments later, he came back carrying a long, rectangular purple box. "Here you go, kid!"

Emily grabbed the box and walked towards the door.
 * As she was leaving however, she overheard a conversation that the clerks were having. "Hey that was Sarah's kid, wasn't it?" The left clerk asked. "Yup! Cute ain't she?" The right clerk replied as he nudged the left clerk with his elbow. "I heard that Sarah separated from that Jason guy. Though, to be fair, he did spend more time with his kid than her." The middle clerk said. "Ha ha! Yeah! In that case, I think he married the wrong girl!" The right clerk laughed as he slapped his knee.- As she was leaving, however, she overheard a conversation that the clerks were having. "Hey, that was Sarah's kid, wasn't it?" the left clerk asked.

"Yup! '''Cute ain't she?" the right clerk replied as he nudged the left clerk with his elbow.'''

"I heard that Sarah separated from that Jason guy. Though, to be fair, he did spend more time with his kid than her," the middle clerk said.

"Ha ha! Yeah! In that case, I think he married the wrong girl!" The right clerk laughed as he slapped his knee.
 * "So... I'm the reason why mommy made daddy leave?" Emily thought to herself, "and that... that battle thing was just made up?"- "So... I'm the reason why mommy made daddy leave?" Emily thought to herself. "And that... that battle thing was just made up?"
 * "Wait a minute!" Emily softly exclaimed, "I'm in a store that sells all sorts of goods. Maybe I can stock up and head on out to the Nidoran region. After all, I have---"- "Wait a minute!" Emily softly exclaimed. "I'm in a store that sells all sorts of goods. Maybe I can stock up and head on out to the Nidoran region. After all, I have---"
 * "I don't think that gonna be enough to get me to the Lake of Rage." Emily thought to herself.- "I don't think that’s gonna be enough to get me to the Lake of Rage," Emily thought to herself.
 * She then sprinted to the other end of the aisle and grabbed a yardstick to reach the Pokeballs on the higher shelves.- There's an extra space that needs to be removed.
 * Emily quickly jumped to her feet and just as she was about to run off, the man had called out to her. "Lass! Why are you running around like a Rhyhorn is chasing you?" Emily had panted heavily as sweat poured down her face. Emily took in a deep breath and said "Okay... I'm a delivery girl and... my Pokemon ran off... I need him to make the delivery on time. If I make one more late delivery then... I'm out of the job... See this?" Emily panted as she held up the purple box, "I need this delivered to the Hawthorne house in Iroko... My boss said it's the one with the green roof! Can you bring it there for me while... I look for my Pokemon?"- Emily quickly jumped to her feet and just as she was about to run off, the man called out to her. "Lass! Why are you running around like a Rhyhorn is chasing you?"

Emily panted heavily as sweat poured down her face. She took in a deep breath and said, "Okay... I'm a delivery girl and... my Pokemon ran off... I need him to make the delivery on time. If I make one more late delivery then... I'm out of the job... See this?" Emily panted as she held up the purple box, "I need this delivered to the Hawthorne house in Iroko... My boss said it's the one with the green roof! Can you bring it there for me while... I look for my Pokemon?"
 * "Well I just came from there but I'll see what Graham and I can do. Speaking of Graham, where is that little scamp?" The man replied.- "Well I just came from there but I'll see what Graham and I can do. Speaking of Graham, where is that little scamp?" the man replied.
 * Meanwhile, Graham and the elderly man hurried down the dirt path leading to Iroko. "Poor lass..." the old man said "no one her age should be making deliveries without a Pokemon. I think we're doing the right thing, wouldn't you say, Graham?" Graham had barked happily as he ran alongside the man. The pair eventually made it to Iroko where they spent little time wandering around before spotting the green roofed house. The man and Graham walked up to the doorstep and the man loudly knocked on the door three times. The door had begun to open as Emily's mother had stood behind it. "Oh there you are Emily! I hope you didn't have too much trouble getting the medici---"- Meanwhile, Graham and the elderly man hurried down the dirt path leading to Iroko. "Poor lass..." the old man said. "No one her age should be making deliveries without a Pokemon. I think we're doing the right thing, wouldn't you say, Graham?" Graham barked happily as he ran alongside the man.

The pair eventually made it to Iroko where they spent little time wandering around before spotting the green roofed house. The man and Graham walked up to the doorstep and the man loudly knocked on the door three times. The door began to open as Emily's mother stood behind it. "Oh, there you are, Emily! I hope you didn't have too much trouble getting the medici---"
 * "Oh sorry about that madam. I didn't mean to scare you like that!" The man chuckled. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Walter and this is my partner Graham." Walter said as he pointed to the Growlithe next to him. "A delivery girl was on her way to give you this box but her Pokémon ran off along the way, so she asked me to deliver it for her. Here you go, madam." Walter explained as he handed her the box. Emily's mother took the box from Walter and put it down on the coffee table in the living room. She went back to where Walter was standing and folded her arms. "Now Walter... What did this delivery girl look like?" Walter tapped his right foot on the door mat as he put his hand on one of his sides and looked downwards. "Delivery girl... Delivery girl," Water whispered to himself, "Ah! Yes. Well, for one thing, she was barely tall enough to reach my waistline. Oh, she also had on a purple shirt and wore a rather shiny necklace on with this round part at the base and---" Before he could go on, Emily's mom immediately cut in. "Wait?! Shiny necklace? Did that round part have an Arceus on the front of it?!" Walter had remained silent for a moment until he thought up a response.- "Oh, sorry about that, madam. I didn't mean to scare you like that!" the man chuckled. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Walter and this is my partner, Graham," Walter said as he pointed to the Growlithe next to him. "A delivery girl was on her way to give you this box but her Pokémon ran off along the way, so she asked me to deliver it for her. Here you go, madam," Walter explained as he handed her the box.

Emily's mother took the box from Walter and put it down on the coffee table in the living room. She went back to where Walter was standing and folded her arms. "Now, Walter... What did this delivery girl look like?"

Walter tapped his right foot on the door mat as he put his hand on one of his sides and looked downwards. "Delivery girl... Delivery girl," Walter whispered to himself, "Ah! Yes. Well, for one thing, she was barely tall enough to reach my waistline. Oh, she also had on a purple shirt and wore a rather shiny necklace with this round part at the base and---"

Before he could go on, Emily's mom immediately cut in. "Wait?! Shiny necklace? Did that round part have an Arceus on the front of it?!"

Walter remained silent for a moment until he thought up a response. (This should be the first sentence of the next paragraph)
 * "Well I did see a Pokemon on it, but I wasn't sure if that was its name." Emily's mother turned away from Walter and sighed heavily. "Wow... um... yeah... That's definitely Emily's necklace... I gave that to her as a birthday present... She never goes anywhere without it..." She once again sighed heavily as tears started to form. "I know I should be mad at her for lying to you, Walter but... I'm not surprised she'd do something like that at this point." She then put her hands on her face and started to sob. "Emily, you're right! I'm a terrible mother!" Walter walked over to her and began to comfort her. "There there madam. I'm sure she couldn't have gone far. I'll tell you what. I'll go inform Officer Jenny about Emily and you stay here, alright?" said Walter.- "Well, I did see a Pokemon on it, but I wasn't sure if that was its name."

Emily's mother turned away from Walter and sighed heavily. "Wow... um... yeah... That's definitely Emily's necklace... I gave that to her as a birthday present... She never goes anywhere without it..." She once again sighed heavily as tears started to form. "I know I should be mad at her for lying to you, Walter, but... I'm not surprised she'd do something like that at this point." She then put her hands on her face and started to sob. "Emily, you're right! I'm a terrible mother!"

Walter walked over to her and began to comfort her. "There there, madam. I'm sure she couldn't have gone far. I'll tell you what. I'll go inform Officer Jenny about Emily and you stay here, alright?" said Walter.
 * "I'm sorry Arceus!" Emily shouted, "I know I shouldn't steal but... I can't return home! I broke the family and I needed supplies to survive out here and..." She inhaled and bursted into tears. As she escaped the tall grass however, she tripped over an exposed tree root and forcefully collided with the ground. Emily slowly rolled over and groaned in pain as she stared at the sky. Her head began to throb, almost as if her heart and brain switched places and she began to hear a high pitched ringing sound.- "I'm sorry, Arceus!" Emily shouted, "I know I shouldn't steal but... I can't return home! I broke the family and I needed supplies to survive out here and..." She inhaled and burst into tears. As she escaped the tall grass however, she tripped over an exposed tree root and forcefully collided with the ground. Emily slowly rolled over and groaned in pain as she stared at the sky. Her head began to throb, almost as if her heart and brain had switched places, and she began to hear a high pitched ringing sound.
 * Emily quickly moved her hand away and when Emily separated her fingers several moments later, she noticed that the Mareep stood still and continued to stare at her.- Emily quickly moved her hand away and when she separated her fingers several moments later, she noticed that the Mareep stood still and continued to stare at her. (There's an extra space between later, and she)
 * Emily breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax. "Um... Hello." She stuttered as she shuffled closer to the Mareep.- Emily breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax. "Um... Hello," she stuttered as she shuffled closer to the Mareep.
 * The Mareep then begun to laugh and Emily giggled sheepishly along with it.- The Mareep then began to laugh and Emily giggled sheepishly along with it.
 * "Hey bud!" Emily called out, "If you're going to travel with me, you might as do it in style, right?" The Mareep had stopped in its tracks and laid eyes on the Pokeball. However, all colour had drained from its face and began to shake. It stood motionless and bleated quietly as it stared at the ball. Emily walked over to the Mareep and began to gently stroke its wool. "Oh I see." Emily whispered, "You'd rather walk alongside me than be in a ball, right? Well don't worry buddy! I'll make sure that nobody puts you in a Pokeball!"- "Hey bud!" Emily called out, "If you're going to travel with me, you might as well do it in style, right?" The Mareep had stopped in its tracks and laid eyes on the Pokeball. However, all colour had drained from its face and it began to shake. It stood motionless and bleated quietly as it stared at the ball. Emily walked over to the Mareep and began to gently stroke its wool. "Oh, I see," Emily whispered, "you'd rather walk alongside me than be in a ball, right? Well don't worry, buddy! I'll make sure that nobody puts you in a Pokeball!"
 * Emily strolled over to the bag and picked it up. "Alright buddy! I think it's time we get this show on the road! Onwards to the Lake of Rage!" Emily happily shouted. She and the Mareep dashed up the grassy path as fast as they could. "Wait a minute, Emily!" I chuckled loudly. "Arceus? Is that you?" Emily cried out. "No!" I laughed, "I'm just the underpaid narrator. By the way, aren't you forgetting something?" Emily scratched her head and stared at the ground for a brief moment. "No. I think we've got everything covered." Emily replied. "Aren't you going to name that Mareep?" I asked calmly. She gasped for a brief moment as if a lightbulb just went off in her head. "Oh is that what its called? Wow! Thanks narrator!" Emily replied enthusiastically. "Well now that I think of it, I guess I'll name it... Eddy."- Emily strolled over to the bag and picked it up. "Alright buddy! I think it's time we get this show on the road! Onwards to the Lake of Rage!" Emily happily shouted. She and the Mareep dashed up the grassy path as fast as they could.

"Wait a minute, Emily!" I chuckled loudly.

"Arceus? Is that you?" Emily cried out.

"No!" I laughed, "I'm just the underpaid narrator. By the way, aren't you forgetting something?"

Emily scratched her head and stared at the ground for a brief moment. "No. I think we've got everything covered," Emily replied.

"Aren't you going to name that Mareep?" I asked calmly.

She gasped for a brief moment as if a lightbulb just went off in her head. "Oh, is that what it's called? Wow! Thanks, narrator!" Emily replied enthusiastically. "Well, now that I think of it, I guess I'll name it... Eddy." Well, I'm off to the Haunting Hour review! Raidra (talk) 23:49, September 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * "Well buddy, what you think of the name...Eddy?"- "Well, buddy, what do you think of the name...Eddy?"

How d'you do?
Hello! Pretty good, things have been rather somber over here due to the date (9/11), but other than that I'm alright. How are you doing?

" Girls will run around in your head ,  till you wished you liked boys instead !"  02:02, September 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * Yeah sure thing, I'd like to do that. I'm kind of doing the same thing with Raidra with her on-going story in the WW (Houseguests Series), so I don't think I'll have a problem doing that. Chapter-by-chapter would probably be best. Send it to me whenever and I'll try to take a look as soon as I can. Thanks!


 * And perhaps I could take a look at that Pokemon thing of yours at some point too.


 * " Girls will run around in your head ,  till you wished you liked boys instead !"  03:27, September 14, 2016 (UTC)


 * Alright, cool. I'll try to take a look soon. Also, are all the chapters that short? If they are, you could probably send three or so chapters at a time to me. Just might be easier for you.


 * " Girls will run around in your head ,  till you wished you liked boys instead !"  05:01, September 16, 2016 (UTC)

The ghosts of pretzels past
The last sentence is a little clunky, but it looks good. I've seen skies that look like that, so I can picture it in my mind (as well as the TV looking brighter).

The fourth-wall breaking in the George of the Jungle movie was great! One line went something like, "The bad guy falls in poop! A classic element of physical comedy! We will all laugh now!" I also liked the first promo because it seemed like it was going to be a serious Tarzan movie, and then a gorilla started playing the theme song. X-D About the same time Cartoon Network showed the original cartoon, which was great. One of the funniest parts in the cartoon was when George tried to summon the hippos and accidentally summoned the hippies. Cartoon Network tried to do a new version a few years ago, but it wasn't nearly as good, and changed a lot of things to boot. :-/

I was in a store today looking at some cleaning supplies, and I saw a sponge that looked like a smiley face. No, I hadn't inhaled fumes; this really exists (This isn't the store I was in, but this site has a good picture of it- ). The back of the package showed it being used to clean a spoon, so it looked like someone was spoon-feeding the sponge. X-D Creative people who make useful and cute things like this are part of what makes this country great! Go 'Murica! :-D Raidra (talk) 03:06, September 12, 2016 (UTC)

~laughs at title~
It took me a second to get the title, but that's funny! X-D The revision looks great.

Do you have any experience with a show and game called Yokai Watch? Apparently it involves creatures and spirits from Japanese folklore. It looks like it would be interesting, so I wondered if you had any thoughts. Years ago I made a cryptids guide for my brother, and recently I wondered if anyone has ever thought to have a Pokemon rip-off based entirely on cryptids. I have a character with a couple cryptid pets and I've been thinking about giving him more. Raidra (talk) 00:26, September 15, 2016 (UTC)

Yokai, watch this cute Wooper
I saw some channel advertise that it was going to be on, but I forgot which one. We upgraded our cable package a few months ago so we get some great new channels along with a lot of nonsense. Ironically I came across a wiki for Yo-Kai Watch this morning. I still don't know what it's about, though, so I'll have to do more research. I looked at a handful of entries, though a couple of them I regret looking at (A flatulence yokai? Really?). I have a lot of aliens, monsters, and fantastic beasts in my comics, and I know how valuable reading through myths, folklore, and legends is in trying to come up with creatures to populate a fantasy world. I came across a list with some yokai one time and it's fascinating. There was one that licked ceilings and another that licked bathrooms. I misremembered and thought there was one that licked floors, so I asked my friend, "Did you know that Japanese folklore has a spirit that licks floors?" We had a hilarious conversation about that one.

I'd be a lot more interested in seeing that movie than the recent Ghostbusters movie.

Ahhh... :-D Wouldn't it be nice if we all could make cheerful and uplifting artwork by painting with our faces? Raidra (talk) 00:16, September 17, 2016 (UTC)

The Rocky Pokemon
I sometimes have trouble too. Once or twice someone has changed a period to a comma, or vice-versa, on a story of mine (whether it needed it or not) and at first I looked at the edit comparison trying to figure out what had been changed. Shoot, sometimes I look at an edit comparison and never do understand what was changed.

I'd say posting it on your wiki first is the best bet, especially since this site has gotten reluctant to accept new Poke-pastas. ~chuckles at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles~ I look forward to other Pokemon-related puns.

I know it's a little late, but I found out today is Batman Day, so have a good one! ~draws cape over face~ Raidra (talk) 00:33, September 18, 2016 (UTC)
 * By the way, what do you think if the Alolan Exeggutor? Earlier today I thought, "It's like they responded to demand for a new giraffe Pokemon in the weirdest way possible." Raidra (talk) 17:13, September 18, 2016 (UTC)