User talk:TheAzumangaDaiohFan/Archive 13

~Knock, knock!~ Housekeeping!
There you go! I even did a trick I learned from Jay, which was grouping all the archives together on one page.

That is a surprise. Speaking of triggered, I recently made an addition to one of my author's notes to criticize people who misuse that word (It is okay to use it to mock those people, though). I first sought the advice of Dr. Frank, who told me, "Set those poopyheads straight!" It was shortly after my birthday, so he also shared this video with me. Good ol' Dr. Frank! :-D

I didn't read the whole thing, but I noticed that Shin Migami Tensei fit a nuclear explosion in there. I'm thinking, "Uh, excuse me, what did that have to do with the price of eggs in China? You can befriend demons without a nuclear explosion!" Yeah, I'd rather follow Yo-Kai Watch because they don't feel the need to shoehorn in weapons of mass destruction.

That takes me back too! I don't know if we ever did it in class, but I remember children's shows with variants of it (For instance, it may end with, "Safe at last, we're home! Whewww!").

I figured it was either auto-correct or there was a Chris Kattan video in the background when you typed that. Raidra (talk) 02:17, May 31, 2017 (UTC)

Sandwich with a side of self-defense
~gives "I got your back" finger point~ All I can say is I'm glad there's a Preview button so you can try to fix anything you may have done wrong before posting. I think some people are unaware there is a Preview button, if you know what I mean.

I would, but not right now. I think I'll wait until you've written some more before asking for the link. Speaking of waiting, I have a book with weird 911 calls, and one of them had a woman asking for a police officer. She didn't want one right then, however, because "the timing [had] to be right". I'll have to get the book and transcribe that call because it was so odd that a brief recap won't do it justice.

I like the new part. It's simple, but realistic. It made me think of times I had to go somewhere early in the day and packed a simple lunch to take with me. It also made me realize that I haven't had supper yet because I had a good lunch and then got distracted by other things. Raidra (talk) 03:08, June 1, 2017 (UTC)

Big Covfefe Couch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJwS1mfj6j4 [Warning- Video contains clowns]

Being a robot would explain the lack of humanity. I heard someone claim, "Oh, it was an in-joke." If that's true, then it may be the dumbest in-joke ever. Usually with in-jokes you can be an outsider and still understand that something is an in-joke. For instance, Dr. Frank and I will use the term "poopyhead" when conversing as a reference to a conversation we once had. Other people reading our conversations may think, "They like using that word; I guess there's a story there I'm just not aware of." Having an incomplete sentence with a made-up word just confuses people.

Thankfully, yes. He just hasn't been able to come down here recently because 1) he misplaced his password and 2) he's been busy with his dad's doctor's appointments and job orientation. Yep- He got a job! His dad's foot's doing better too, so that's good. :-D He's been busy lately, but Monday afternoon we were able to play some rounds of Pokemon Showdown, so that was good.

Here's that call I was talking about. This is from What's the Number for 911 Again? by Leland H. Gregory III. O-kay... I have an idea what may have been happening here, but it's still one of the oddest transcripts in the book. I think that at the end the dispatcher was just glad he or she didn't have to talk to her anymore.
 * Dispatcher: 911
 * Woman: I’m going to want an ambulance…
 * Dispatcher: What’s the address, ma’am?
 * Woman: 1634… not right now. Not now. Because it has to… the timing has to be right.
 * Dispatcher: Ma’am, you’re going to have to call when you need him. I can’t schedule an officer.
 * Woman: Well, send a black one and a white one and a red one and a green one and one with a mustache and one with a beard and one with a red bandanna. Okay?
 * Dispatcher: What’s that for?
 * Woman: For props. Uh, for the nat… the television. For the color.
 * Dispatcher: What for?
 * Woman: For national coverage.
 * Dispatcher: Uh-huh. Okay.
 * Woman: Okay, thank you. I love you.
 * Dispatcher: Good-bye.

How many games are there? It's a little confusing when something has a "2" in the title, but there are apparently more than two games in the series. Raidra (talk) 03:26, June 2, 2017 (UTC)

Covfefe Squad, where you at?
There was an Anime America video with musical anime, and they used it as an excuse to show Vegeta singing and dancing. Robin noted, "That will never not be funny!"

I love the idea of there being Pokemon books for children just like there are animal books for children in our world. I hadn't thought about it, but they probably have the equivalent of Zoobooks in the Pokemon world. I think Thundershock would be a logical choice, though Growl might be good too.

I love TheJWittz's videos! It's a shame they haven't created more balls because, as fans have noted, there are so many you could have. Sometimes the fans are more creative than the creative teams. It's a shame about Kurt, too. The entries for the Battle Ball, Glamour Ball, and Slacker Ball didn't show up. It said they had been removed. I take it the Slacker Ball is for lazy Pokemon like Snorlax and Slakoth? I liked the ones I could read, and I noticed the references to that draft you showed me.

Oh, that's cool! We haven't been to the zoo in a long time, but we always enjoyed it when we did. The last time we went I brought a couple friends along, and one of them fled the Reptile House because of the giant albino Burmese python (It was in a case, but just the sight of it scared her). Retired NBA player John Salley said one time that mascots creeped him out, explaining, "You never know what they're looking at, and sometimes they're talking to you through their neck..." Raidra (talk) 17:27, June 3, 2017 (UTC)

Poke-Ballin'
They are working now. They look good too. I like how the Glamour Balls work better on "high-class" Pokemon, but still have higher capture rates for other Pokemon. It'd be a shame if people paid all that money and then were were only a few Pokemon the balls actually worked on [I know there are some balls, like the Moon Ball, that are better at catching only a few kinds of Pokemon, but those aren't super expensive like the Glamour Ball is].

From time to time they'd send me the elephant issue for free (to try to get my parents to buy a subscription). Other issues/books I'd get from my school library or the public library. There was an issue on parrots with a section about why getting exotic pets was a bad idea. For instance, parrots were cool, but they had strong beaks that could crack nuts. This was accompanied by a drawing of someone's finger getting chomped by a macaw's beak. Bush babies (I think) were cute, but they were nocturnal and called loudly at night. This was accompanied by a drawing of someone looking almost like a zombie due to fatigue. Zoobooks- Keepin' it real!

My dad did too. One time someone at a flea market had an Easy Bake Oven for sale. I wanted to get it, but my dad told me that if I wanted to bake something, we could get a cake mix and bake it in the regular oven. He was a smart and protective man. If you and your children bake together, not only will they be safe, but you'll have happy family memories in addition to baked goods. A few years back there was a news story about defective Easy Bake Ovens burning children, so we can consider ourselves lucky.

I agree, that elephant is cute. As for the other one, my first thought was a bootleg Big Bird. It appears to be wearing a Santa cap, so if it's supposed to be an Easter chick, then whoever made it was very confused. Years ago there was an incident in which some woman excused one of the Three Little Pigs (at one of the Disney Parks) of groping her. However, it turned out that the costume did not have workable arms or movable hands (The arms were just hard plastic stubs ending in hooves). It's pathetic what some people will do or say to try to scam money out of others.

The e-mail address is DoomVroom@writeme.com. Raidra (talk) 21:25, June 4, 2017 (UTC)

Is this the mascot you claim attacked you?
You're right on both counts. There was a separate incident involving false claims against Winnie the Pooh, and both stories have become urban legends. Here is an article about the incidents.

That is strange. I wonder how some things suddenly become memes. I remember going to YouTube over a series of days and finding a bunch of experimental "All-Star" videos. I thought, "Oh, okay, I guess this is the big thing now." It was interesting, unlike some memes which are just stupid.

I remember that! I don't know if I ever asked for that, but I know Dad wouldn't have let me have that either. I think that may have been recalled and discontinued eventually, so Dad knew best! What he did let me have, however, were the Creepy Crawlers gummi candies. Yep! There were gummi candies (which probably caused some confusion because the inedible bugs were gummi too). I enjoyed those. I would sometimes form a pair of wings out of an old blanket and pretend to be a bat while I ate them. I always was a strange girl, but hey, I have fun!

Sure. It's woconnor@att.net. The passage with the bike may be a tad long, but overall I like the realistic description gradually hinting at something not quite right. "In other words, I didn't post it for real since it cost actual money to post job offers on Craigslist." My first thought was, "You also don't want people thinking the ad is real!" and then you said the same thing. I wonder if that unfortunate pizzeria still gets loads of calls or if it's slowed down. I haven't heard much about the franchise in a few months, so I'm hoping things have slowed down. Those people are going to brag to their friends that they called up the number to see if it were real, the friends are going to look at them like, "You're an idiot," and they'll question all their life choices that led to them making the call.

Oh, that's really cool! I'm glad someone made that because there are so many fascinating and unique yokai.

I'm guessing he also hates golf courses and sausage factories for the same reason. ;-) Raidra (talk) 13:53, June 5, 2017 (UTC)

Zubat-Girl!
~laughs~ Aww, that is so cute! :-D

I don't either, but unless he gets really busy I'd say you'll get a response before too long.

I heard about that too! Jimmy Fallon even showed a couple clips on The Tonight Show (telling the audience ahead of time, "This is real; we did not doctor these clips."). The clips they showed had western Trump talking about building a wall and then threatening to sue somebody. I don't remember if Jimmy followed up with a joke or just let the clips speak for themselves. It's amazing how things like that can happen sometimes. Of course, what would have been really weird is if he'd said, "Covfefe," at any point. :-0

I think the shorter bike passage is an improvement. For some reason I also like the part about chaining the bike to the milk jug. Maybe it's because the narrator is making use of what's available.

Plot twist- Both the brother and the truck are buried next to Lorenzo. I shouldn't have any trouble with the site because I've read pages with different colored backgrounds and text before. The only issue would be if it were something really glaring (like bright yellow on white).

I think that if it's first person perspective, the character's name has to be revealed organically so it doesn't seem forced. The narrator has to introduce himself or herself to the audience personally, reveal their name in the course of conversation (like your narrator did with the job application), or have their name revealed by a third party. If it's second person, the writer probably isn't going to give a name because they want to put the reader in the driver's seat. For third person... eh, you got me. The only reason I can think of that the main character of a third person narrative wouldn't be given a name is if the writer wanted to create some sort of generic character/everyman character. It's been happening for a while; look at how many first person stories Poe wrote involving unnamed narrators. Speaking of first person, I have four creepypastas told in the first person. Two of them have female narrators (since I'm female and the narrators are basically other versions of me), one has a male narrator (because that's what was best for the story), and one has an undisclosed gender (I personally consider the narrator female since I'm female, but it's up to the reader's interpretation since there's nothing in the story to say which sex he or she is). Raidra (talk) 19:27, June 6, 2017 (UTC)

The final fate of The Bundys' car
The summer special of The Adventures of Pete & Pete had a scene in which they went to the beach. The father had a metal detector, which was actually how he met their mother (She had a metal plate in her head). Eventually he came across something big. They dug in the sand and found a station wagon that had somehow become buried there. They drove their new treasure home. That's what I loved about the show- the slice-of-life moments interwoven seamlessly with the surreal and bizarre.

Emily used Inhaler! It was super-effective! I enjoyed the fight so far. I like Emily figuring out what to do, and having the battle not be one-sided is something you'd see in the anime. Kuni's going to lose money from this fight because of A) the loss and B) having to fix the hole in the stage. By the way, you misspelled "electricity" as "electrify" just after Kuni order Vincent to use Dig. I saw a video mentioning Wooper and Ice Punch recently, and I noted, "It's smiling happily despite that, though." Look at that adorable face! With a smile like that, it doesn't matter if it makes sense or not.

Christopher Lee reading Poe- a match made in horror heaven! Speaking of bare-chested, my college sociology textbook used this in an example of mores (pronounced "moray" and referring to customs) and taboos. The example was if a man walks down the street topless, a social more has been broken; if a man walks down the street bottomless (or if a woman walks down the street topless), a taboo has been committed.

I think so too. I'm glad they finally made an announcement so people would have some idea as to what's going on. A lot of people were spreading rumors that there was going to be a new game called Pokemon Stars. I've decided that I don't like rumor videos because they create hype and then very rarely turn out to be real. People release videos saying, "Such-and-such is definitely happening in the cartoon!" or, "Such-and-such a game is definitely coming out!" and then such-and-such doesn't happen. Hopefully the new game or games will be as good as the originals. Raidra (talk) 14:33, June 7, 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, here's something else. If it's storming where Vroom is, then he won't be on-line because of the danger of the computer/electricity getting knocked out.  The weather will be a factor on how quickly he can respond. Raidra (talk) 16:16, June 7, 2017 (UTC)

Now we begin the Double Title Jeopardy round!
Sorry about the delay. I didn't feel great yesterday, but I'm feeling well today. Here's someone else who had trouble deciding on names- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_R55ZErQzc.

I think we all know about rushing to turn off things when we hear thunder. A few years ago we lost several appliances to a lightning strike, so we try our best to prevent it from happening again.

My church has a separate building with a kitchen, basketball hoops, etc. for dinners, youth group, and things like that, and the soda machine is an old Crystal Pepsi machine that they got secondhand from somewhere. They just fill it with various sodas and stick labels on the buttons so you'll know what you're getting. I was visiting someone in the hospital a few months ago and was surprised to see Crystal Pepsi for sale in the cafeteria. I guess they have or had brought it back for a limited time (like some snack companies and soda companies do from time to time). If they're still selling it I'd be tempted to buy one just to feel like I have a collector's item.

I didn't like the story (I think the cans of Crystal Pepsi from 1993-94 would be less stale than the ending was), but I liked the soda constantly being poured as a placeholder image, and I agree Creeps has a good voice. The voice can really make or break a video. I once saw a video of one of my favorite creepypastas, but the delivery was so stilted and mechanical it wasn't enjoyable. I think the "narrator" had used a text-to-speech program (and botched it to boot since it read the caption to a picture right in the middle of the story). Jeez, if you're heart's not in narrating the video (or if you're not feeling well at the moment), then don't do the reading! Incidentally, I checked and all that person's videos have been removed. Weird.

I had another thought- maybe its tail is its fist. Looker needs to get on the case and solve this mystery! Some time ago I think I showed you a picture of the cleaning sponges that look like smiley faces. I bet the Pokemon World has sponges like that, but with Wooper faces. How adorable would that be? :-D

~paddle, paddle, paddle, paddle~ ~flap, flap, flap, flap~ ~squirms and gets foothold~ "Hey, man, I'm cool!"

"Oh, look at that goose with blue eyes! Isn't he just- ah, Ah, AAHHH!"

Awww! Who's the cutest little kaiju? That's you!

I'd say run-down barns, sheds, etc. would be something you'd see, and maybe some rusty equipment and machines. Raidra (talk) 22:19, June 9, 2017 (UTC)

Read Pepsi and new Crystal Pepsi!
Thanks. Speaking of sick days- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhoKhYYQSYA

I liked it, and I also noticed a subtle but important detail. "After that, I hung up and traversed through the unkempt grass, as I didn't see any clean path leading to the house," implies that just like people aren't visiting the farm very often, people aren't leaving very often either. It's an isolated family that dwells there. I've seen people (like Planet Dolan) talk about creepy things caught on Google Maps. There's a story, called "Satellite Images", that I think is good too.

I love the Poke Bean cameo! In fact, here's footage of my reaction. I also like how Vincent is moving slowly due to injury and possibly fighting off the effects of Static. If someone claims Vincent shouldn't be able to move because of Eddy's Static ability, point out all the times in the games in which it says the opponent is paralyzed, and then it attacks anyway. Speaking of Pokemon, I found a couple moving videos recently. Pokefans used Feels! It's super-effective!
 * Mama- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBQyZjtLLMk
 * How Gladion Joined Team Skull- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNboQgzQjr8

I'll have to listen more later, but from I've heard so far it surprised me. I assumed it would just be party music, but this is deeper than that. It should be cool!

"Though for me, I was kind of liking the story up until the end of the third act." Exactly! The theme of someone suddenly doing something terrible to somebody isn't so bad (It's been done before, but it wasn't handled so badly), but I hate that someone did something terrible to the protagonist and no one believed him. "Our son got injured, but let's just take the neighbor's word over his- even though the doctor's diagnosis supports his story, something has frightened him terribly, and he hasn't displayed any history of violent behavior- and not give him any sympathy or support!" Ugh!

It's a shame that Baum wanted to write other books, but they just wanted him to churn out more Oz stories (Reading about that after learning about the passing of Adam West makes it even more poignant). As for the Raggedy Ann play, that brings up the question of when is subject matter too intense for children. I can appreciate them exploring darker, more mature themes, but it sounds like it wasn't executed well. If you make something too dark and disturbing you're just going to traumatize children instead of making them reflect. Raidra (talk) 00:10, June 11, 2017 (UTC)

Holy References, Batman!
I love the title! That's a great tribute right there! Speaking of bombs, the plot of Naked Gun: 33 1/3 involved a bomb being planted in an envelope at the Oscars. Lt. Frank Drevin (Leslie Nielsen) managed to get on stage to present an award in some category, and the announcer noted that all the nominees were big hits except for one. Frank peeked inside the envelope and saw the explosive device. He announced, "IT'S THE BOMB!" and the cast of the disappointing movie began celebrating because they thought they'd won. X-D

I think you're right on both counts. Another example of somber content being done well is (of all things) the recent episode of the Sun & Moon anime with the death of Stoutland. ~struggles not to use the mention of this moving episode as an opportunity to bash everything else about the Sun & Moon anime~

Coke- It's the Really Doesn't Make a Lot of Stupid Mistakes Thing. People have been merciless in bashing the Jenner Pepsi ad. For instance, I happened to be on YouTube and saw this Saturday Night Live spoof. I think shortly after that was the United Airlines fiasco, and people had some great and cutting memes about that. In fact, someone had two or three videos about Twitter roasting United. One of them said something like, "Pepsi: We just did the dumbest thing ever. United Airlines: Here, hold my beer." [In case you're not familiar with this expression, like the guy doing the video, "Hold my beer," is an expression meaning someone is about to follow someone doing something stupid by doing something even stupider] As far as cola is concerned, it's interesting because I don't really like cola, but I love gummi cola bottles, cola-flavored Icees/slushies, and cola syrup over crushed ice (The latter is a stomach remedy while the first two are just delightful).

Some things are just bad sensory experiences. For instance, if a bug crawls on me it leaves me feeling like I want to shower. Lying on soft grass- fun. Getting bitten or stung by an ant- not fun. Raidra (talk) 17:24, June 11, 2017 (UTC)
 * Here's something I forgot to mention earlier- Coke has had some great commercials lately. Coke- The Really Understands How to Make Good Commercials, Unlike Someone We Could Mention, Thing. Raidra (talk) 17:40, June 11, 2017 (UTC)

Waiter, I'd like a fuller glass of Coke!
Here's something weird- I just remembered that I mentioned Pepsi in one of my stories. It wasn't to promote Pepsi or diss Coca-Cola; it's just that one of the characters had a sweet tooth, and I've heard Pepsi described as being sweeter.

That would make Fuller the second character to have actually learned something in those movies, then. ;-) It makes more sense when you learn that Trump owned The Plaza at the time, but yeah, it's still weird.  Dr. Frank pointed out that Tim Curry, who was in that movie, is now one of the few actors who can say they appeared in a film with a future president.  You're not the first to think something's wrong.  I saw a link to an article which all but stated they thought he had dementia.  I do think something's wrong, and it's very sad.  I pray he gets the help he needs.  I've said that one day he may come to his senses and ask his supporters, "How could you let me say all those things?"

The first and third videos have been removed for now (at least that's what YouTube said when I tried to watch them), but I saw part of the second one, and it's certainly interesting! X-D I love how the pageant was handled. Thanks for sharing! I have a list of thoughts about scary movies, and being a fan I've noted, "This goes with what I said earlier about horror movies and comedies sometimes having similar plots, but recently I realized that a lot of the elements in the Home Alone movies would fit perfectly in horror movies if played straight." Raidra (talk) 14:10, June 12, 2017 (UTC)

Tryst and Shout
I'm glad you found some interesting ones! "However, they did it in a way where you could still see what was going on." That's the key phrase here. Some movies make the scenes so dark it seems like they're ashamed of their own film. Speaking of darkness, there was a film called Darkness Falls which had a lot of dark scenes on purpose. The director made some comment like, "It won't be completely dark, but it'll be dark enough for viewers to know when it's supposed to be dark," and a reviewer replied, "Huh? If someone can't tell when it's dark or not, maybe they shouldn't be seeing this movie." From what I can see in the video on 20,00 Leagues Under the Sea, it looks like they did it right. It looks like a neat film. I also liked Kirk Douglas's turtle shell guitar (at 2:05 and 3:45). A while back I heard that he was celebrating his 100th birthday. I thought, "That can't be right," but no, it was true, so I thought, "Good for him!"

I'd never heard of The Bye Bye Man, but that title makes me want to laugh. It sounds like a bad bootleg of some better film. Whatever it really is about, I like your take better.

SEX GAME! (GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL)(IN THE HOOD)(ALMOST DIED)- Premiering Fall 2017.

I'm not good at telling ages and things like that, so I won't be much help. However, you could have James give the description and note that he estimated her age based on that. I like the mystery of Roy's limp. "I got out my phone and selected the farm’s hotline from my recent calls list." Speaking of hotlines- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrYd2dbxiT4. I don't know what this means either. I do know this was funny, though (and yes, that's Jimmy Fallon as Bob Dylan).

I used to know someone (a teenager/young adult) who was afraid of Teletubbies. She explained, "It's just something about their eyes!" Raidra (talk) 22:15, June 12, 2017 (UTC)
 * Sure enough, that was a cool and disturbing video! I laughed at the artist's rendition of Evil Barney.  That took a hard left turn around minute 13, but I have to say I appreciated the surreal and absurd horror elements.  I've been both a Barney mocker and a Barney fan in my life.  Now I'm pretty much Barney neutral, but I've always enjoyed Barney heckling and always will. Raidra (talk) 22:40, June 12, 2017 (UTC)

Terror Says, "Eh-oh!"
~laughs~ Oh, my gosh, that is great! "The tree sloth...is a sloth!" "I didn't know that!" "Imagine, your brand new child in the mail every month." X-D I wanted to respond earlier, but then a clap of thunder rocked the house, so I decided I'd better wait.

If you look at the Nightmare Fuel galleries, it's interesting because a lot of the pictures are from what is supposed to be children's entertainment. Some of the things in those galleries I genuinely find unsettling and some I find amusing or even nostalgic. There's a picture of, and I noted, "Oh, my gosh, I had one of these when I was little! I think it's still in the storehouse somewhere (though I don't know about the cards). It may be nightmare fuel for some people, but it just brings up memories of childhood for me." There's also a picture from, which used to air on TLC when I was little. I can still hum part of the theme song. On the other hand, I went through a period in which I was really freaked out by the cartoon character Mr. Magoo. Whenever there was a cartoon on I'd go into my room and hide. I still don't like Mr. Magoo to this day.

Dang, I had forgotten how prolific June Foray is! From time to time you see someone with an amazing filmography like that. There's a character in Naruto called Orochimaru. He's obsessed with eternal life and youth so he steals people's bodies from time to time. This has led to memes like this.

I'd say that's the thing to do. I'd try posting a message on his talk page too (since the site sends e-mail notifications if someone leaves a message on your talk page). Raidra (talk) 23:04, June 14, 2017 (UTC)

Orochimaru- The White Snake of Pop
Hey, I was just leaving a message for someone and saw you'd left a message! I think it works really well. I also agree with the decision to go right to the introductions. There's nothing creepy about Becky coming to the door, so there's no reason for dread or anything but ordinary conversation. Here's what happens when the transitions aren't organic. There was a bad story on here recently in which someone was led into a room with "scythes, hammers, shovels, cinder blocks, and a box of black garbage bags" and became terrified. Someone in the comments section asked, "So let me get this straight; she got scared of a tool shed?" X-D

The weird thing is I saw an article talking about a meme, and the comments section gave a major spoiler! Someone noted that the article needed a minor spoiler alert warning and the comments section needed a major spoiler alert warning. See, this is another reason not to look at comment sections. I hadn't planned on seeing it, but I appreciate that. I can't remember the last time we saw a movie in a theater. I do have a cool story, though. When Jurassic Park III came out, my brother and sister-in-law were going to see it. My parents and I went to babysit their son/my nephew, who was three at the time. We arrived and suddenly my brother asked, "Would you like to come?" I agreed and the three of us watched the movie together. My brother and I used to go see movies together when we were younger, so it was like old times. :-D

I get that. I get a lot of emails, and sometimes they're for things that aren't important. Sometimes it'll alert me that a page has been edited, and then it's so minor I can't even tell what's been changed.

As an MJ fan I get that. In fact, when I looked at that meme again I thought, "Well, this is a Michael Jackson joke waiting to happen..." X-D

The green one is a parrot, and I believe the guy in the purple coat is supposed to be a leopard. I honestly don't know the others either; it's been so long. Ringo Starr once played a Hispanic gardener in a movie, so The Mock Turtle isn't even the strangest part he's played. Raidra (talk) 03:02, June 15, 2017 (UTC)
 * Meaning it dealt with a difficult/personal issue? Raidra (talk) 03:08, June 15, 2017 (UTC)

Keep on hopin'/Tool sheds by the coean!
NOT THE BEES!!! :-0 Excellence Pokemon reference, by the way.

Here you are- http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Sea_Breeze. While you're at it, take a look at the page's edit history. When it was Marked for Review, I made some grammar edits the story needed. The author undid my edits ten minutes later, as if to say, "Oh, my gosh, someone made necessarily edits that helped my story!? Well, we certainly can't have that!" ~rubs head~ Later someone else made edits similar or even identical to the ones I made, and apparently that was fine. ~rubs head again~

That's good. I am too. I thought earlier today we should leave positive messages on the talk page from time to time (funny, encouraging, whatever) just to let him know we're thinking of him and wish him well. Raidra (talk) 01:07, June 16, 2017 (UTC)

Fowl language
It looks good. It flows organically and is realistic. The only thing I can think would be to have a note that the house is the office/headquarters for the farm. I only say that because someone may ask, "Why did he feel comfortable enough to go into the house?" I know the answer is, "Because that's the main building," but that may go over some people's heads.

I gave it a mediocre review at the time, but I find myself thinking less and less of it as time passes. Of course, I don't know how much of that is due to the editing incident. Speaking of which, did I ever tell you about the time I made some grammar corrections to one of Mmpratt's stories, and someone wrongly undid my edits and falsely claimed I was wrong to make them? If not, then I can tell the story when I'm able (I'm either going to do lawn mowing this evening or tomorrow).

The term "cold turkey" is similar. People decided that addicts going through withdrawal had flesh resembling a cold, plucked turkey's. By the way, I looked up the entry in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary for more information, and there's a section asking readers why they looked up the term. One guy replied, "John Lennon's Cold Turkey, I'm an native-spanish speaker, so I tought he sang about a cold bird." You gotta love the honesty! Raidra (talk) 21:29, June 16, 2017 (UTC)

Storytime!
It looks good! I'll let you know if I think of a good transition. Right now I think you could have the narrator reflect on the scene and/or comment on Roy descending the stairs, but I'll see if anything else pops into my mind.

All righty! You know that when I read stories by my friends, I do spelling and grammar clean-up as well (often by request, might I add). I’m not perfect, but I do the best I can, and I treat their stories as I would my own. I read and reviewed Mmpratt’s story “Preta”, and as usual, I did slight grammar and spelling clean-up. Shortly afterward someone undid most if not all of my edits. I later discovered that they were making a number of minor and downright unnecessary edits to pages. Not only did they undo my edits, they left me a very lengthy and extremely pretentious message claiming I was wrong to make the edits in the first place. They would quote what I’d changed and claim, without evidence, “The original was correct.” Noooooo, it wasn’t correct! I wouldn’t have changed it if it had been correct! I don't make edits just to say I make edits. Well, I didn’t take this insult sitting down. Do you know how I got my grammar smarts? Both my mother and one of my aunts are both retired Language Arts teachers (“Language Arts" referring to grammar, spelling, and other aspects of writing). I also had them as teachers (Mom in seventh grade and my aunt in eighth), and they didn’t go easy on me.  I took the list of alleged errors and showed them to Mom, and one by one she told me why my edits were in fact correct.  She even told me different ways a couple of them could be corrected.  Furthermore, we also have some textbooks from her teaching days, so I can look up grammar rules as well.  I responded to the criticism by passing on what Mom had said for each one.  The person never apologized or admitted that they were wrong, but they went and undid most of their edits.  Most, not all.  I went and undid the rest of the edits, and what happened?  They went and not only undid one of my corrections, but left a link that they must have felt would justify their edit (and “teach” me something, I guess). This, as I already noted, was after I had left a detailed explanation, backed up by a professional, as to why my edit was correct. This would be like someone coming to you and insisting "Poof de Fromage" was not a real Haunting Hour episode, you providing evidence, and them still claiming it was made-up. These are the moments that make you want to put your head into the screen. Jay stepped in, undid their edit, and told them to leave me alone since I knew what I was talking about. That was really nice of him.

That’s not the end. There was one more case in which I made an edit (and justified it), they changed it (ignoring my justification), and I had to change it back, but there was something else that happened. I left a comment on a poem I enjoyed, and this person left me a note saying I might like another poem. I thanked them, read & enjoyed the poem, and left a comment on that one too. This at first seems like an attempt to be friendly and move on from the past, but I found out later this wasn’t the case. This is because the person later applied to be an admin. They bragged about all the edits they had made and talked about how many times they’d been thanked, even listing a specific number of times they'd received thanks. So, yeah, they left me a suggestion just so I could thank them and they could add it to their total. I can't find the quote right now, but Doom noted that the only way they could have seemed more impersonal would have been if they’d said, “I’ve been told, ‘Thank you,’ X number of times, ‘Thanks,’ Y number of times,’ etc.” Their application was soundly turned down. A large part of it was them making mistakes (such as saying someone they could do something that was actually against site rules) and acting inappropriately, and their treatment against me was one of the things Empy mentioned in opposing the nomination. The person has laid low since then.

Glad to hear it! :-) Have a good night! Raidra (talk) 02:54, June 17, 2017 (UTC)

Crooked Hailey
I had heard about that from Blameitonjorge, but I didn't know Wayne Brady was in it! That sounds awesome! Yeah, there's that moment when you see something years later and go, "Oh, my gosh, I actually remember this!" There are also times when you hear something that sounds far out, and then it turns out to be true. For instance, Nickelodeon had a show called Roundhouse, and one episode had someone report that Prince had changed his name to a symbol. I thought, "Where do they get this stuff?" and then I found out that it had actually happened.

That's good. Out of curiosity, was Emily still in Eddy's wool when he got thrown back onstage?

Not Keanu Reeves- What if he had a Salandit-catching attempt that went awry?

Whoever did that probably thought, "I'm being so clever! No one has ever called a politician a name before!" There's a college football coach named Lane Kiffin. Some team was doing poorly under his leadership, so someone went to a Fire Lane (You know, the lanes that are supposed to be kept clear so fire and emergency vehicles can get to a building easily) and added "Kiffin" to the end. I have to admit, that one was just too perfect. He did get fired shortly after that, so maybe someone saw the "Fire Lane Kiffin" graffiti and thought, "You know, the fire lane is onto something!"

It had a scene with a fly getting eaten by a monster, so PETA would probably be up in arms over it. Raidra (talk) 14:47, June 17, 2017 (UTC)

Suit System- You're gonna like the way you look
The talk about keeping things in wool reminds me of Johneawesome's Let's Play of Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. Miror B's lackeys didn't want him to sneak up on them, so one of them put a tracking device in his Afro. They ended up losing the tracker so the player could use it to find Miror B. instead. When Miror B. flees for the last time, he asks, "What's this in my hair?" and throws away the tracking device. Johnawesome and TheJWittz both talked about how great a character Miror B. was. He was just so over-the-top and fun.

I love the Suit System idea! :-D It's cool how suits can have additional effects and that some suits replace multiple HMs. Wasn't one of the complaints about the Gen III games that you needed so many water-related HMs? The Gen III development team- We don't care if your Pokemon are inconvenienced.

"You crashed the game! LOL Idiot!" X-D It's Mr. OP's world- we just live in it. I actually have heard of video games trolling players who try to cheat.

I did see it, but thanks! He recently had another list of unintentionally creepy children's characters from around the world. I didn't think it was as good as the original, but it was still pretty interesting.

That's good! One time we went to a night game in a nearby city. It went into extra innings, and between that and the terrible traffic (They decided to gradually reduce a four-lane highway into a one-lane highway, and to have no signs alerting motorists of this ahead of time), it was something like two in the morning by the time we got back home. ~crawls into Snorlax sleeping bag~ Raidra (talk) 18:35, June 18, 2017 (UTC)

Class of Potentially Unsafe Websites
I wouldn't be the least surprised. "Boys, go to the Mareep shearers! I'm going clubbing tonight and I have to look awesome!" I wonder if he has a variety of wigs made to look like different round Pokemon and/or Pokeballs.

Anime America had a top ten list of the laziest Pokemon designs, and they did a funny job ragging on the design of Voltorb and Electrode. I thought the whole video was hilarious. A friend of mine recently said he had trouble catching Electrode and then he figured out he should just catch a Voltorb and evolve it.

No, I don't think it was awful; I just didn't like it as much for some reason. Sequels usually aren't as good as the original. There's a lot of nostalgia with some of these videos. I liked Class of 3000 pretty well, but I never cared much for Kids Next Door. The only episodes I really liked were the Vase-ball episode (which had a lot of funny jokes) and the Christmas episode (with Wintergreen and Elpha Force- a spoof of Wolverine and Alpha Force from Marvel Comics. Being the nerd I am I recognized every all four parody characters). It's cool that they still have the games available for those who want to play them, though. I recently paid a visit to an arcade site I hadn't visited in years, and a lot of games were missing. ~pouts~

I heard that if you take pictures of bodies of water in Sun & Moon, one of the messages that pops up is, "Too much water." It's cool that Nintendo actually put that reference into a game. Raidra (talk) 16:26, June 19, 2017 (UTC)
 * By the way, seeing Chandelure as an honorable mention on that video made me wonder how many players name their Chandelure "Sia". Raidra (talk) 16:27, June 19, 2017 (UTC)

Can you Dig it
I understand that Eddy is very light, but Miki lifting Eddy effortlessly still reminds me of the anime where people can lift a Pokemon weighing over 200 pounds no problem. That's not a complaint; just an observation. There are videos and memes saying that Ash and other characters have super-strength.

That is weird. Here's another weird thing. I have a villain named Hyena Harry. I've been writing entries for all my major characters, and it insists the word "Harry's" is a typo. What the what? Sometimes I think the spellcheck has lost its dang mind. As far as reviewing a friend's story goes, I prefer to give spelling and grammar feedback when the final draft is done.

Oh, my gosh, those pictures really are perfect! Slow Burrito looks uncomfortable, doesn't he? Then again, he looks happier than the actual Mega Evolution. I swear, it's like they didn't even try with that one. I heard that someone years ago made a joking illustration saying Slowbro's next evolution would be him getting eaten by the Shellder, and then it actually (sort of) happened. Hey, could someone make a joke about the anime becoming good again and see if that comes true too?

I honestly don't know. I haven't heard from him either. :-( I'll send another message this evening.  I hope he's okay. Raidra (talk) 20:19, June 20, 2017 (UTC)

I wanna milk with somebody
X-D And I will always love moo.

Remember, in the event of an emergency, your Mareep can be used as a flotation device!

I'm a little tired right now, but I can spare some time for my favorite Pokefan-fiction writer. Wait, would that be Pokemon fan-fiction, or fiction about Pokefans? In either case, I love the anime/game physics demonstrated in Vincent's defeat/Eddy's victory! It'll be fun when Eddy gets a new move and Emily figures out what's happened. I just realized that having a younger protagonist makes it easier to insert explanatory elements into a story. If it were, say, a forty-five year old trainer still needing the basics explained to him, you'd have to wonder a little.

It's hard to pick because you make good cases for both of them. Is there a rule saying that a Gym leader has to have three Pokemon? I think that even if you only use three in the battle, you should still introduce all four.

W.A.L.L.Y.'s doomed! Raidra (talk) 02:56, June 22, 2017 (UTC)
 * Moves: (Giga Impact, Work Up, Crunch, Aerial Ace)
 * Ability: Intimidate

Allturnahtive Spelllings
"I'm gonna build a wall, and I'm gonna make Creepypasta pay for it!" I should note that we make harmless little jokes- unlike a certain actor, who makes incredibly stupid jokes (If you haven't heard of the incident I'm talking about, I can explain).

Thank you for that. :-D You haven't done the Whitney chapter yet, so there's still time for that one.

That's good. I don't like how Pokemon can only have four moves. There's the joke about how Alakazam is so smart and remembers everything, but it can't use more than four moves. I'm sure they have excuses, but I wish they'd at least expand it to six. I recently thought that since the different games take place in different regions, maybe Pokemon having different movesets in different generations is like a pre-Alolan version of regional differences. Maybe there's something in the water or environment of the regions that makes the movesets different.

I love everything about the Game Corner sheet! The owner and his wife sound like good people. I grinned and chuckled when I saw the description "Those Rigged Claw Machines". X-D Picross, yay! :-D I discovered Picross in a book of puzzles. It's a challenging yet rewarding puzzle.

I'd be tempted to say it should be something water-related or something related to dancing/performing. Of course, if it's a bad pun, you should have at least one other Kimono Girl boo her. Raidra (talk) 15:25, June 23, 2017 (UTC)

Science and lyintology; it's fun, you'll see!
The title is a reference to this jingle- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSR2Ov9LuhM. I love this public service announcement (even though the "chemistry" appears to be just mixing paint).

Wow. ~laughs~ I actually have seen people go on tangents about things that are either barely related or completely unrelated to a topic, and it's usually someone trying to promote an agenda and/or advertise themselves in some way. I know there wasn't any advertisement in there, but a lot of people post comments on something and then it turns out to be a promotion. For instance, someone might rave about the health benefits of pomegranates or steam showers, and then it turns out they have a pomegranate juice business or a steam shower business. Sadly there are some people who will use any excuse to put in their two cents about something. One time I was talking to someone about sports and someone else came up, started saying insulting things about teams and athletes, and then started about presidents he didn't like. I just walked away in disgust about being shut out of my own conversation. If that happens again, I am going to chew someone out royally. In any case, the person who left that comment on your page probably expected high praise for "taking a stand", and instead they got a brief comment. X-D

Looks good to me. I imagine the celebratory running is something you'd see often on the sheep racing circuit.

He was at some festival in England and he told the audience, "When was the last time you heard about an actor assassinating a president? I think it's about time!" ~holds head like the Star Trek:TNG meme~ The Secret Service merely noted that they were aware of his comments. Depp has since said it was just an attempt at a joke and he didn't mean any harm. Really? You thought that one would go over well and no one would misinterpret that, huh? It irritates me when people do stupid stunts like that and then claim, "It was just a joke, bro!" Well, guess what? Actions have consequences, bro! There was a clip from some foreign prank show with a prank gone wrong. The prankster pretended to paint someone's car while they were stopped at a red light or something (The paint would wash off easily, but the driver didn't know that). The driver got out of the car, and while the prankster tried to go through his routine, the driver began beating him up. The prankster told him, "You're on such-and-such a show! It's just a prank!" and the driver still kept beating him up.
 * Batman- The Bat-Computer reveals that it was Johnny Depp.
 * Robin- Holy Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman!

This has nothing to do with anything wither, but hopefully it'll be interesting! I found these articles last night. Raidra (talk) 15:11, June 24, 2017 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel
 * http://www.yesicanusechopsticks.com/capsule/
 * https://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffreymorrison/2016/07/24/what-its-like-to-stay-at-a-japanese-capsule-hotel/#69fae5c61448

Raidra-la-la
You gotta love how the sheep carry dolls to serve as riders. I first saw that on a show on Animal Planet, and the narrator for the segment jokingly gave the sheep names such as Itchy Sweater and Won't Shrink In Wash. There was a show on another channel with weird competitions, and they had a segment on snail racing. One of the commentators joked, "Hey! Look at that S-car go!" and got booed for the escargot pun. There were a couple Encyclopedia Brown stories involving pig racing. One of them had a miscreant try to fix the pig race by inserting a cookie into the pen, causing the pig to get a late start because it was busy eating the cookie. You really do have to be a lowlife to sabotage a pig race.

I thought about adding, "I'm not into violence, but this just felt right!"

Yay! :-D I'd just like to thank- ~gets cut off by exit music~  Dang.

Cool! It's sad how people just ignored the bullying at first, but I'm glad it had a happy ending. I told Vroom a while back that I think a lot of people are into anime because there's so much emotion and storytelling.

I'd say you'd be better off rooming with Bender. Yesterday I also found this article on Korean public bathhouses. Pros- They're large and luxurious with health benefits. Con- There are some areas in which you're required to be naked, resulting in a different kind of nervousness entirely. Raidra (talk) 23:00, June 24, 2017 (UTC)

Re: Unexpected but appreciated Hello!
I'm fine, why? What about you?

Also, Whenever I click a different link to anywhere but my talk page, it says "you have new messages", but whenever I click back, it just shows yours, lol. I wonder why that is.

" I was living the dream ... That is, until I woke up " 01:10, June 26, 2017 (UTC)

Re: James the Smart Protagonist
That "new messages" button gets me every time lol.

I'd love to read it, though I'm not much for feedback. I'll do my best, especially for someone who is able to sneak the word titular into normal-sounding writing.

" I was living the dream ... That is, until I woke up " 01:51, June 26, 2017 (UTC)

It's all about the Poken
It's funny how they bashed pandas, then gave the contact information for the World Wildlife Fund so money could be donated for their preservation. Was this... was this their way of raising awareness? College Humor, you sly, sly dogs!

I really don't know. You could try Wattpad, but I wouldn't because of all the creeps and plagiarists.

I thought about something. I forget if you included this in the new draft, but in earlier drafts the Kimono Girls were shocked to see a trainer with a Pokemon that wasn't a Grass-type, Fire-type, or Water-type. While I can understand that to some degree, it suddenly occurred to me that there are examples of young trainers who have different types. There are also cases of people having Pokemon as pets/friends since childhood, and the Kimono Girls themselves don't appear to have starter Pokemon themselves, so why are they so shocked to see someone with a Pokemon that's not a starter? Maybe you could have them note that it's tradition for a trainer starting out on a journey to have a certain kind of Pokemon, and Emily can explain that she met and befriended Eddy as she began her own journey (without telling the circumstances behind their meeting).

I love the new part! The part with the Poken was really sweet. Raidra (talk) 16:43, June 26, 2017 (UTC)

Wattpad- We just stopped caring!
Come on- they work hard coming up with complete dreck when they're not copying & pasting quality stories from much better writers. ;-)

Okay. I just suddenly realized, "Why were they so shocked, like this is something unheard of?" I think it would be more like someone putting mustard or chocolate syrup on french fries. It's not what's traditionally done, but it's not unheard of.

Cool! I'll have to check it out later (I finished mowing the lawn earlier, and I haven't had supper yet, so perusing literature will have to wait). I've done some research on items lately, and what I found interesting in that the manga has sometimes depicted some healing items in injection form. I don't know the story there, but I know it's standard to show them in spray or aerosol form. It shouldn't surprise me that there's a Pokemon version of Monopoly. I think that and real life Yen are good inspirations.

By the way, I'm not sure whether the title of your last message was a reference to "When A Man Loves A Woman", the Laura Numeroff books, or both, but it was cool either way. :-D Raidra (talk) 23:01, June 26, 2017 (UTC)

Rom Com Reddit
First off, I need to praise you for something. You see, there's this user on the wiki who recently got banned for making spam blogs. What did he do after his ban ended? He claimed the ban was because Empy hated him. Sure, his punishment wasn't because of him breaking the rules; it was because someone has it in for him. ~rolls eyes~ I told him exactly what I thought of his claim and he insisted that Empy had displayed "obvious agression [sic]" during "every" exchange, and that, "I know for a fact that I'm paranoid, but I'm not imagining that." ~rolls eyes again~ The kicker? This guy appears to be about 40 years old. I just wanted to congratulate you for being loads more mature than some guy double your age, and I mean that sincerely. It's good to see someone who doesn't whine and sniffle like Whitney in Gold & Silver every time something doesn't go their way.

Have you ever been to Long John Silver's? They have bottles of malt vinegar handy (I know you said that's not your favorite, but at least it's there). We found out the other day that the Long John's closest to us had closed, go we'll have to go to a new one. I think Steak'n'Shake has salt and vinegar fries too. Nutella is very popular. A few years ago there was a story that jars of Nutella were frequently stolen from some college's cafeteria. I'll have to look it up, but some guy did a series of books of misheard lyrics. The titles were When a Man Loves a Walnut, He's Got the Whole World in His Pants, 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, and, for Christmas-related misheard lyrics, Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly.

That's good. Recently I found an article misconceptions people have due to anime. Actually, I found more than one, but this is one of the few that's actually trustworthy. There was some blog with a guy bragging about how he wasn't going to go to Japan because they hated Americans and he respected them too much to insult them by coming to their country, and people asked, "What in blazes are you talking about? No, they don't." This guy apparently thought he'd be praised for taking a stand, and instead people pointed out all the flaws in his post (both false information and flaws in logic) and criticized him for making defamatory comments about the Japanese.

Oh, okay, that makes sense. I guess it's not surprising that things might change as a concept develops.

"The other is called Kanto edition." I wonder if that one is secretly a repackaged version of the original game (Things like that are not unheard of). TheJWittz did a series of three videos on difficult Pokemon board games. Raidra (talk) 20:18, June 27, 2017 (UTC)

Clown Control to Mao Tse-Tung
The title of this message is a misheard lyric (or mondegreen) of "Ground control to Major Tom" from David Bowie's "Space Oddity". Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly has a great cover too. Here are links to the other books-. I was lucky enough to find them at a used bookstore. I got them for my brother and his wife, but I read them all first, and they are hilarious! One of them has a mondegreen from "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The line is, "You don't need a penny just to hang around," but John Fogerty sings "penny" with a strange pronunciation for some reason, so it sounds like, "You don't need a pinhead just to hang around." The page has an illustration of an average Joe receiving a warm welcome from a gang of pinheads. X-D

~laughs~ Speaking of decades, it gets worse. Seriously, brace yourself for how much worse this gets. The guy tried to justify his claim by asking, "So picture this scenario. It has been 1 year after the WTC attacks, and it is still fresh in Americans [sic] minds. Then, out in public, you spot a Muslim guy dressed in an American flag suit talking to some other Muslims how much he loves The Simpsons, Nicole Kidman and Budweiser.  Wouldn't that upset you a little bit?" Um...huh? You're honestly claiming that someone's reaction to something that happened decades ago (most likely long before they were even born) would be the same as someone's reaction to something that happened one year ago? The guy then adds that no, he's not trying to insult Muslims, he knows a guy who's a Muslim. Oh, well, that's good enough for me! ~rolls eyes~ Someone shortly afterward replied, "And if I heard some non-American Muslims talking with other Muslims about the Simpsons and so on, I'd be frankly a bit amused and hope he comes to enjoy better parts of American culture as well. Well-- I like the Simpsons too, actually! And I think a serious practicing Muslim wouldn't be enjoying a Bud!" [Note: In case you didn't get the last comment, alcohol is generally taboo in Muslim culture, though there are some who violate that commandment just like there are Jews who eat non-kosher foods.] Here's the page so you can point and laugh if you want. I wouldn't get too far into it, though, because I'm guessing it gets ugly further in. From the little I read, the sad thing is he kept insisting he's right despite all the evidence to the contrary (mainly people's personal experiences) and resorted to name-calling- after asking people to post their thoughts! What I thought was funny, though, was the rebuttal from someone asking, "Well, who am I going to believe...my friends, both Japanese and non-Japanese, who have lived in Japan for countless years, or a 19 year old from MA who is basing his argument on youtube videos." X-D

No, it's even better- a restaurant with steakburgers and milkshakes. :-D Here are a couple links- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_%27n_Shake, https://www.steaknshake.com/. They have good food, though sometimes the service is slow.

Gotcha. The fact that there's a Johto edition makes the Kanto edition make more sense, and that would also help distinguish the new game from the original.

I guessed his age by his profile picture (He made a deal about using his real name and picture for his profile, so if that's not his real picture, there's another falsehood). I'm not good with such things, but it appears to me that he's either in his 40s or his conspiracy theories have prematurely aged him. You're certainly welcome! :-D Raidra (talk) 01:24, June 28, 2017 (UTC)

So if you have some i-dee-a/Didn't think so, well, I'll see ya!
Weird Al did a hilarious parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" called "Smells Like Nirvana", and the story about how he got permission is pretty funny. Nirvana was performing on Saturday Night Live, so he asked his friend Victoria Jackson (who was an SNL cast member at the time) to ask permission for him. Kurt Cobain seemed okay with it, but then he asked, "It's not about food, is it?" and she replied, "Actually, it's about how no one can understand your lyrics." Despite giving permission, the band members were a little worried at first, but then they saw the video and laughed their rears off. They later said that's when they knew they had made it big.

I'd say upper leg, maybe close to the knee, but I'll have to work on it. When it comes to things like measurements I do better working things out on paper than in my head.

You'd have to live in a pretty small place to know all the eateries, stores, etc. Jon Agee wrote a book called Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp? about oxymorons, phrases that seem contradictory (like "old news" or "resident alien"). One of them was "small crowd", and the illustration showed a town with a population of five people. The thing was nobody was in town at the moment. Four out of the five people were across the street lined up at the ice cream stand operated by the fifth one. That's one of my favorite illustrations in the whole book. Raidra (talk) 17:21, June 28, 2017 (UTC)
 * From what I can tell it would be the upper leg below the hips. Raidra (talk) 21:18, June 28, 2017 (UTC)

Friends who are deer to us
Somewhere I have a drawing of a monster I made called "The Ear Deer". It was a fiendish-looking buck which stood on its hind legs and had ears all over its body. I made it around sixth grade or so back when I was obsessed with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. I'd like to think my creative skills have gotten sharper and more refined since then.

The video for that is hilarious, but then again, aren't most of Al's videos? It's hard for me to pick, but "Headline News", "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long", and "Fat" come to mind.

Yay! Here's something to celebrate when you finish all of season three- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-S-eeInJVk

That sounds good to me. Sometimes simple descriptions are the best. Raidra (talk) 01:24, June 29, 2017 (UTC)

Magic wand, make my monster cheesy!
Let's see what Rita would do to the people demanding, "WHy U DELEET my Creepypaste!!?!1!"

I think it looks good. The only thing I would add is maybe note that he has some lines on his forehead. Lines on the forehead can be a sign of either age or worry since they can be formed by repeated frowning, and Roy seems like the kind who's been through some stuff.

That was a good list! Before I watched I wondered if the Eye Guy would make an appearance. "Hey, let's make a monster that looks like he could be taken down by a poke or a dust devil!" I think of Eye Guy whenever I read I Corinthians 12:17. As far as the Frankenstein's Monster rip-off goes, you gotta love the Franken-bolt nunchuku! "I've got bolts in my head and I know how to use them!" Raidra (talk) 22:08, June 29, 2017 (UTC)

The Macancheese Monster
~laughs~ When it comes to those themed boxes of Kraft macaroni and cheese (like X-Men), some of the pieces look so little like the characters they're supposed to resemble that it's scary.

Cool! I agree that it's best to do research first so you don't look stupid. That's something that's beneficial in and of itself (The doing research, not the looking stupid). I've learned all sorts of things in doing research. For instance, Italians generally pluralize nouns by changing the last letter (For instance, "bambino" is child while "bambini" is children). There's also a style of fencing based on the Korean alphabet. I also think it's a must for people travelling to a country to do some research so they don't get embarrassed and/or arrested.

(#ComeOn,SomebodyNarrateOneOfHailey'sStories) ... Yeah, I'm not sure how hashtags work, but my heart is in the right place! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! One of those did that Crystal Pepsi story, right? Yeah, it's great when you can tell they enjoy what they're doing and have their own style. One time I came across a countdown video, and I decided afterwards I wouldn't watch any more of their videos for two reasons. One- It was inaccurate (featuring some "unsolved mysteries" that had already been solved) and two- the narrator had a weird vocal pattern. People commented, "He sounds like a drunk George Takei," and I thought, "Yes, that's it! He sounds like George Takei on cough syrup!" "The Taos Hummmm... The Taos Humm is described as sound-ding like a run-ning dies-sul en-gine!"

Hopefully I can read through the entire Johto saga so far next week. No, I don't think it is. Things are happening at every step, so it's not like there are long, empty stretches. One of my complaints with the anime at one point was it sometimes felt like they'd dedicate whole episodes simply to introduce new Pokemon and not have a real plot. Raidra (talk) 10:39, July 1, 2017 (UTC)

Eye eye, captain!
I'll check it out after I've recovered from my wild and crazy weekend (We had supper with my brother and his family today and we'll have a church dinner tomorrow). I'm definitely interested, though. (#SupportForHaileyRightAfterRecoveringFromTheWeekendButByGum,IDefinitelyPlanToDoIt!)

I've seen that photo before, and my reaction was, "Wow! I didn't know there was a Zalgo Popsicle!" Looking at it again, I noticed that on the right end of the wrapper there's a joyous looking SpongeBob, like he's excited to see an abominable Popsicle that appears to be crying ink. X-D

I'm sure I will! I just need some time. (#I'mNotGoingToTypeThtaLongHashtagAgain,ButTheSentimentStillStands!)

I don't understand that either. Maybe the anime produces more episodes each year? Earlier I thought that maybe I was a little too harsh because an episode showcasing a Pokemon and doing little else is better than an episode that doesn't do a doggone thing. "Okay, what happened in this episode?" "Ash and Pikachu were together, and Ash tried to catch a Pokemon, but failed." "Whee, things are really getting exciting now!"

Here are a couple things of note. One- I found a countdown with odd things on Craigslist. Two- More importantly, I heard from Doom! He's busy with work and other pressing matters (It looks like he's going to lose his health insurance), but he's okay. Raidra (talk) 01:57, July 2, 2017 (UTC)

Meep!
Hey, there! What's up? You have good taste in anime lol. Umbrello (talk) 14:42, July 2, 2017 (UTC)


 * I'll try to take a look at it if I can stop playing LaTale. XD Umbrello (talk) 23:23, July 3, 2017 (UTC)

"He's wearing mud-covered overalls. Oh, and he's dead."
(#MakeDoomVroomGreatAgain)

I think he should have some reaction followed by him reasoning it away as them figuring that one worker wasn't enough to take care of the farm properly.

So on the line-up I have the two revised episodes, the new section for episode three, and the story on the WW. Just to make sure first, the revised episodes (Episodes one and two) are on your website, right? Although they are entertaining, I don't want to read the whole things and then be told, "Oh, no, those weren't the episodes you needed to review."

Although I never paid much attention to it, I remember when LazyTown was on Nick Jr. I remember telling someone, "They have people wearing prosthetic faces. At least, I hope those are prosthetics.  If that's what they really look like, then that's unfortunate." I also remember that the hero of the show was weakened by sugar, which was different. I heard that a song from LazyTown became the subject of a popular meme a while back, and the timing was actually good because one of the actors was really sick and that raised awareness of his condition.

I guess we just have good tastes in countdowns! ;-)

I'm worn out from keeping everyone supplied with ice and soda for the church dinner. I think I'll go take a nap. (#MakeNapsGreatAgain) Raidra (talk) 20:23, July 2, 2017 (UTC)

That guy has some nerve and that's being kind
That guy seems like a jerk to me. Anyone can criticize and then not give specifics or how to improve things. If he'd really wanted to help, he would have offered advice. I have to wonder A) if you had jumped right into the story, would he have complained that you didn't have enough set-up/background and B) what he'd say about Audition. (In case you didn't get the reference, Audition is a deeply disturbing Japanese horror film. The entire film builds up to the last ten-fifteen minutes)

That's all right. I appreciate your patience. :-) I have everything copied onto a word file so I can read/review things at my leisure.

That's good! It'd be nice if more good things came from memes. The newest trend I've noticed seems to be putting SpongeBob music over things (like car crashes and strange street fights).

I recently discovered this site with stories from pizza delivery people (the good, the bad, and the weird). There are currently 488 of them and I've read a hundred so far. Some are inappropriate and outrageous, but there are some funny and even inspiring ones too. Sometimes you laugh and sometimes you shake your head, but it's an entertaining site. I always tip the pizza guy well because they're just trying to make a living like everyone else. Raidra (talk) 01:42, July 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and I hope you had a good one too! Have fun! :-D Raidra (talk) 15:25, July 5, 2017 (UTC)

Back
Hi! I had some free time and thought I'd check in and let you know that I'm surviving. Sorry that it's taken me so long to get back to you. I've been real busy with work and real life stuff. I saw the email you sent a few days ago, but didn't have the time to reply (I hadn't the time to even open my inbox for about a month). I don't know how consistent I'll be about being on here and replying, but I felt that I should check in with you. I hope things are going well on your end! Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  23:27, July 5, 2017 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I hope so too.


 * That's great to hear. I haven't gone on a vacation in five or six years; it's crazy how time flies. Did you do anything like ride roller-coasters or did you just go sight seeing?


 * I'm glad that things sound like they are going well and that you are toying around with some changes instead of being dead set on something. I find that writing organically/letting things change as you go to be the most fun and rewarding method of writing. I hope I don't sound rude here, but it will be a long time before I can read over your stories again - at least, I suspect it will be. I've got a lot to do, but no time to most of it. I haven't even written since May :( I will try to get around to it eventually, but uh, it probably won't be any time soon. On a more positive note, your writing style keeps improving each time I see it, so keep pulling those ideas out of your head and putting them on screen (just be careful to not do too many in a single story).


 * Again, sorry if that sounded rude. I'm super duper pressed for time and I have to manage it a way that I can buy food, go check my balances and pay bills/rent, plus things related to some of things you know that are going on in my life. I'll catch ya later! Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  13:01, July 7, 2017 (UTC)

your story
Sorry it took me so long to read what you've go so far on Sunny Hill Farms. It's not bad, but it needs work. Most of it is explaining every detail and action. I tend to fall into this trap myself. The trick is to not write as though uninteresting things are important for the reader to know. For example: when you talk about getting the bike from the shed, you should just say something like "I grabbed my bike from the shed". Taking more than one sentence to explain something that trivial, but then not delving enough into the character's introspections, emotions and sensations, makes for a dull read. There needs to be a balance between telling the reader what the character is doing, and telling the reader what the character is feeling. Sometimes it's better to be metaphorical rather than literal, as long as the reader understands what is actually happening. It helps us to understand the narrative on a different level.

Then there's the knife. It really doesn't make sense for the character to bring a knife, let alone a kitchen knife in a sheath. That's just weird. It makes the main character seem a little crazy. I get that it's craigslit but it's not like they're meeting someone to hook up or something. The answer they give to the first question on the phone was also really odd. The only way it would be acceptable is if the character realized what a stupid thing it was to say and had a short internal monologue about it.

The main issue is that it doesn't really build to anything yet. I know something weird or horrific will probably happen at this job (or fake job, or whatever it turns out to be) but there's no suspense, just a few lines about a strange feeling and their heart beating faster. Look for other ways to get us in the mood and want to know what's going to happen. I liked the car being sunken into the ground. Giving more details like that will make the reader curious, whereas extraneous details will make them bored. I hope this is helpful. Umbrello (talk) 20:24, July 6, 2017 (UTC)

The Oak Invasion
~laughs~ Run for your lives!

Okay, I finally read through those stories! Overall I thought the descriptions of the Pokemon worked well, though there were a couple descriptions I thought could have been more detailed. I assume Emily's plushie is a Marill. The color was described well, but I feel that adding some description of its form would be helpful too (For instance, saying it was round like a beach ball and had a pair of round ears atop its head). The same goes for Johnny. I had to do some research to figure out he was a Luxray, so I think some more description (such as describing the gleaming eyes and describing the front legs as having blue and yellow stripes at the back) would be helpful. By the way, am I the only one who finds it weird that they make a big deal about Luxray having excellent vision, but don't give it Keen Eye as an Ability?

I didn't think much of the latest part of the third episode because some things confused me. I get that the conversation about some guy doing something stupid was an inside joke, but I don't see any reason that it needs to be kept so secret the audience remains clueless. I also don't understand the part about the rage candy bars. Is Kuni guilty of using performance-enhancing sweets? Was Eddy only attracted to her because of the bars, and did he secretly eat her whole stock? Inquiring minds want to know. As for the story on the WW, I'll respond to that on the thread. Have a good one, and thank you again for the patience. :-D Raidra (talk) 22:30, July 10, 2017 (UTC)

I'm sorry Hailey, I haven't got the chance to look at it :/. As soon as I can get off my phone and onto a computer I'll check it out

" I was living the dream ... That is, until I woke up " 14:21, July 12, 2017 (UTC)

Too tired for a funny title
Sorry I didn't respond earlier. Our power went out yesterday about three in the afternoon. The power didn't come back on until about noon today and the TV, phone, and Internet didn't come back on until about seven tonight.

Oh, okay. The blue and cream automatically made me think of Marill (though I should've know that wasn't it because its underside is white). I'd change it to "blackish-blue" just to be sure. I like your echidna description too; I think it'll work really well. Thanks! I'm glad I could help.

That makes sense. Yeah, I thought you were going for an anime reference, but if the reader doesn't have any information then they can't appreciate the reference. I like your suggestion as to what the reference is going to be. I think I sent you a link a while ago, but I thought The Aura Guardian's video about stupid mistakes in the anime was pretty funny. For instance, when talking about a stupid gym battle in the BW series, Aura noted, "No...Ash can't be that stupid..." and then sighed as it turned out that yes, he was. There was another battle (also in the BW series) in which Cilan noted that one of the fighters was bound to make sure his Zebstrika had a varied moveset. It was then revealed to know four Normal-type moves (Double-edge, Facade, Stomp, and Giga Impact). Aura asked, "...What?" and later exclaimed, "This is the most redundant moveset I've ever seen!"

I'll talk more later. Raidra (talk) 00:46, July 13, 2017 (UTC)

The Scent of a RageCandyBar
I checked the entry for that guy's Zebstrika and it reads, "Zebstrika's known moves are Shock Wave, Flame Charge, Double Kick, Stomp, Thunderbolt, Giga Impact, Double-Edge and Facade." So it does have more than four moves, but those are the only four it used in the battle- those four freaking Normal-type types. I think Agility and Rock Smash would have been better choices than Stomp and Double-edge.

Here's actual footage of what can happen as a result of improper archiving-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zo7PXui_XU.

At least they're conscious that they're roadblocks! It's good to know your place in life. ;-)

That new passage explains a lot.

That reminds me of what we were talking about earlier. People who care will give you honest feedback, what they think works and what they think can be improved. Trolls will just be negative and not give you anything useful.

The Rivalry ability does make sense.

Yay! Raidra (talk) 22:05, July 13, 2017 (UTC)

Japan- The Land of Weirdness
I'm not feeling well today, but I wanted to go ahead and respond somewhat.

Thanks for the videos! That Japan one was really cool (though unsettling in a couple places). I had heard of Miyake-jima before, so I went into the list thinking, "I'll be disappointed if that's not on here." I’m glad it was number one, but they dropped the ball on that segment. Here's a link if you're interested- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyake-jima (There are links at the end of the article, so hey, bonus links!). The doll village (at number 15) is something people find either cool or creepy (I think it's cute myself). I wondered what the locals (what few there are) thought, and then I realized they're probably used to it. The baby octopus and quail egg pops were kind of cute, but definitely not something I'd eat.
 * 1. Residents required to carry the masks all the time, not wear them.
 * 2. The makers of the video needed to use other pictures because it’s been proven the ones that they used aren’t from the actual island. I know the ones they used got the point across, but there are real pictures of the island and residents that they could have found on Google (or even YouTube) if they’d just looked enough.  Instead they went the laziest, most sensationalistic route and used those misleading and debunked pictures.
 * 3. Miyake-jima and the other Izu Islands have nature preserves and they get some tourism from that (although Miyake-jima, like they said, is primarily noted for gas mask tourism).

Commentary on insane soccer moms and neighbors pending... Raidra (talk) 20:15, July 14, 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'm back! Last night we went to Urgent Care.  Mom got a shot in her hip because it was hurting and I had to get earwax removed because my ears were clogged (I'm not ashamed; there are worse reasons to go to urgent care).  I'm feeling better today (and I'm definitely hearing things a lot better).
 * Thanks for the links! I wonder how these raving idiots in these videos feel after seeing people's reactions.  The sad thing is some people post themselves doing things that are hateful, outrageous, etc. thinking they'll get praised for it, only for it to backfire miserably.  To all the parents who are raising their children to be brats, look at the neighbors compilation and gaze in horror at what your child's future will be unless you change your ways!  Note that the girl in the first soccer mom clip (the one that fell out of the cart because the mother had her stand up and then moved it suddenly) appears to have a cast on one of her arms.  I thought, "Oh, my gosh, this isn't the first time..."  I like Tonya Harding saying she couldn't think of a better word than stupid for that last soccer mom.  Speaking of World's Dumbest, I saw this hot dog maker on one of the episode- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUTPCEA-al0.  Say what you want, but this commercial is awesome! :-D
 * Tell him I said happy birthday!


 * It sounds vaguely familiar; it's possible you've mentioned it before. It sounds really cool, and it's also really cool that he's respectful.  It is sad that some places get trashed; this is why we can't have anything nice!  Making my own comic books and stories, I look at abandoned places a little differently than other people.  What I mean is I see some places and think, "That would make a good hideout."  For instance, I have one character whose hideout is located underneath a mostly abandoned strip mall (http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Doom_Vroom/Archive_9#Specter.27s_Hideout_Tour).  Also, sometimes a store in a mall will close and be sealed off until someone else moves in, and I think, "Wouldn't that make a great secret meeting place for a group?"  I think the same thing about ghost towns.  I feel a sense of sadness looking at these places, but I see opportunity too. Raidra (talk) 17:07, July 15, 2017 (UTC)

I can hear clearly now, the wax is gone
There are mixed signals because first they say use a Q-tip to clean your ears, and then they say no, that can make things worse. Oh, I hear those are painful! Hopefully you won't get any more, or at least they won't be as bad.

I did some reading about him last year, and he sounds awesome! I wish more cartoonists would show that kind of creativity. That one centaur threw a rock at that bird and I thought, "Dang, man! What'd that bird ever do to you?" PETA would lose their minds over that short. The article said the centaur short didn't seem to have a plot and I thought, "What do you mean? There's plenty of plot!" Boy centaur meets girl centaur, and then they visit the elder centaurs with an odd-looking baby centaur foal thing in tow. How is that not a plot? I think whoever wrote the article for The World of Power and Women misspoke when they said the typist found out about the affair. I think they meant to say the wife found out because the typist would already know she was having an affair with the guy (unless something terribly wrong is going on here). In any case, those articles were really cool. :-)

One time they had a bad female driver, and comedian Brad Loekle lamented, "Oh, no! Am I going to have to work bad women driver jokes back into my act?" Watching that first clip I wondered, "What do these people think? Do they think that if they run and act defiant, etc. the police will just let them go and never, ever try to arrest them for the rest of their days?" About that time one of the commentators expressed a similar sentiment. Note to anyone who does think that way- It doesn't work that way! The police aren't going to go, "Yeah, this is hard, let's just go home!"

You've played games on a Nintendo 3DS, haven't you? I've been watching more Let's Play Pokemon videos and it's made me think about getting one (though it'll be a while before I'll be able to). Raidra (talk) 00:57, July 17, 2017 (UTC)

The pretty nurse has Pokeballs upon the tray
This title is a reference to "Penny Lane" by The Beatles.

That's true. It seems the more you hear about Winsor McCay, the more you respect him. People like that are rare. There was also a guy named Gordon Parks who was involved in photography, writing, and a number of other forms of art. I have a lot of respect for people like that.

That could be. That's a real shame. It is interesting to think about how voice acting, something we hear all the time nowadays, was practically non-existent back then (This was the first Japanese cartoon with voice acting, but who knows how many other places did it before this). Back then filmmakers, cartoonists, etc. were really breaking new ground.

Aw, that's a sweet picture someone made! I agree with that, and if it's not deviating from the games too much, I might even go as far as to make the nurses slightly different from each other. For instance, you could give some of them different hair colors and styles, make some of them a little taller or a little pudgier, give some of them slightly different uniform colors, etc.

Well, I'm going to finish lunch! I've been reading stories on Tip The Pizza Guy and it's time for a break. Raidra (talk) 19:00, July 17, 2017 (UTC)

It's the final countdown! ~dramatic music blares~
I'm keeping an eye on it. After it reaches fifty, I'll archive it like last time.

Thinking about it, I have to agree. Another reason is Eddy already helped himself to all of Kuni's RageCandyBars. Having him raid a machine so soon will make readers think, "Well, this guy's a glutton..." I agree that it's probably best to save it until the next episode.

I heard somewhere that some of those old silent movies had two or three different instrumental soundtracks (I don't know how they'd decide on which one to play for the film. Maybe it was up to the theater owners). It would be interesting if someone would do that today, though they'd probably crab that it would cost too much money (as if stupid & unconvincing CGI effects and overpaying big actors to be in terrible movies weren't wastes of money). A few years ago The Late Show with David Letterman had a segment (close to the Oscars) about the nominees in sound editing. It would give the name of the film and play a sound bite, except the sound bites obviously weren't from the movies. I laughed out loud when I realized the sound bites were actually from routines by the late Charlie Callas (a comedian who employed sound effects and stuttering in his joke-telling).

I never knew there were J-Kong films until you mentioned them the other day. See, you learn something new all the time! King Kong Appears in Edo sounds like it would have been an interesting film. The thing about the original Godzilla is it was supposed to be a commentary on nuclear warfare. Unfortunately the American dub changed and added a lot of things, so the meaning was lost. At least we get a whole genre of entertaining movies out of it. I thought of something else related to those bad driver clips. Some show years ago (probably Max-X since they usually didn't take themselves too seriously) had a clip with an officer pulling over a couple girls who were driving erratically. He greeted them with, "Evening, ladies," and one of the girls, trying to be a smart aleck, jokingly replied, "We're men!" The other one replied, "Sorry, officer, we're really drunk," which was polite, but still probably not the best thing to say to an officer of the law. I just thought it was funny. Raidra (talk) 18:06, July 18, 2017 (UTC)

The last post (until the next one)
Well, this is it! The next post will be on a freshly cleaned talk page. :-D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26nRxzUvFHU

Eddy the Shiny Mareep- beating the system! (Realization: That sounds it should be the name of an artist and song. "Now let's listen to Eddy the Shiny Mareep's newest single, 'Beating The System', off their latest album Rage Candy Dreams!")

~laughs at crab joke~ He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first crab!

I found out that the Godzilla Steve Martin was played by Raymond Burr, who played Perry Mason. Here's something weird. I found a clip of him in a Godzilla movie from 1985. It talks about a farewell and a monologue, but there's no sound! I checked my computer to check that it wasn't on mute, and even held one of the speakers up to my ear, and no, there's no sound in the video! What is this madness?!

Oh, that is great! "After the girls entered the restaurant, which has not been named, they sat in a private room near a window that was big enough for a person to fit through." What if they'd eaten so much they couldn't fit through the window anymore? "Pull! Oh, shoot, the manager's coming! Leave her!" "The girls, who over three hours ate shabu shabu, fried chicken, edamame, french fries, chocolate parfaits and other foods, told police they had heard from a friend that it was possible to run without paying at the restaurant." Oh, a friend said it? Well, it has to be true, then! People never say anything that turns out not to be true! Raidra (talk) 21:54, July 20, 2017 (UTC)