User talk:TheAzumangaDaiohFan

/Archive 1/

/Archive 2/

/Archive 3/

/Archive 4/

/Archive 5/

/Archive 6/

/Archive 7/

/Archive 8/

Done
Not a problem, archived it for you!

Yeah, you can go ahead and send those. Three at a time would generally be best, unless it's an extra-long chapter like you mentioned. If there are some extra-small ones in a row, you can group those together as well, I don't mind.

I'll take a look at that too.

" Girls will run around in your head ,  till you wished you liked boys instead !"  23:48, September 19, 2016 (UTC)

Ice Ice Vulpix
First off, welcome to the eight archives club! I'll be there someday too. ;-) Second, can't you imagine a trainer fresh to Alola hearing that their opponent will use a Sandshrew and sending out a Bug/Flying type, only to be confronted with the Alolan Ice/Steel type Sandshrew?  "Oh, what is that?! Are you kidding me!?"  Speaking of types, I recently made a blog post on your wiki talking about how Ash was wasting the Pokemon he had.  It was a rant, but I like to think it was a well-researched one.

Today I was in a comic book/collectible shop called Phasers Set to Stun! to get a Christmas gift for my brother (I like to do my Christmas shopping early, and plus I have to shop when I have the money. I was able to find a book I think he'll enjoy). They had a basket with these little Pokemon figures for 99 cents each, so I got a Fearow, Honchkrow, Infernape, Krokorok, and Zoroa. I now have a Pokemon figure for every type but Steel.

Mom went to the foot doctor last week. She has a friction blister on her right big toe, but they say it shouldn’t be an issue. She went to another doctor and got some medicine for it. It’s already looking better, so that’s a relief. She also picked up her special shoes last week, so things are going well. :-D Raidra (talk) 00:30, September 20, 2016 (UTC)

Groovy!
Earlier I was worried that I had messed up because I thought, "Wait, isn't the first rule of eight club not to talk about eight club?" Then I remembered that was something different, so we're good!

Back pain is not fun. I hope your mom feels better soon! On MXC: Most eXtreme Elimination Challenge, they had a game called "Boulder Dash" in which contestants had to race up a hillside while people threw large papier-mache rocks at them. One time a contestant had trouble getting past a "boulder" and a commentator observed, "Nothing's more painful than trying pass a stone that size."

That sounds cool. When I was little, I used to pretend to be various things, both human (cowgirl, princess, doctor, etc.) and non-human (dog, panther, dragon, etc.). At one point I liked to pretend to be a hippie. I made myself a bandanna with a flower design (Flower power!) and a beaded necklace (love beads), bought a pair of colored sunglasses from the dollar store, and said "groovy" things. This was inspired by a two-part episode of the 1990s Nickelodeon show Roundhouse that dealt with time-travel. Part of the 1960s segment had a Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers parody called “The Mighty Morphin’ Flower Power Rangers”. The funniest part of the sketch was when the members of the quartet introduced themselves. “I’m Sunshine!” “I’m Rainbow!” “I’m Moonbeam!” “And I’m Clyde. I just joined the group.” There's a romantic myth about hippies/flower children, but then you find out more and realize that in real life some of them are selfish. Someone once mentioned an example of hypocrisy. There were some hippies talking about wanting to protect the environment (That's good!) while driving their cars, vans, and motorcycles as much as possible, contributing to air pollution (That's not good). Raidra (talk) 00:29, September 23, 2016 (UTC)

I saw you and cows walking in the rain
Today's random song reference is to "The Rain" by Oran "Juice" Jones.

I agree. Jeff Foxworthy had a routine in which he said, “People from the South are just as intelligent from people anywhere else in the country; we just can’t keep the most ignorant of us off the television. Whenever there’s a tornado they never interview a doctor or a lawyer. They interview the woman with the muumuu and the sponge rollers saying things like, ‘It was pandalirium! I thought we’d get kilt or even worse! I looked out just in time to see the Johnsons’ trailer fly overhead, and I thought, “Sheila still has my Tupperware”!’” I think every group has the same problem. Now that you’ve explained the premise it sounds even more like it could make for a creepy and chilling story. There have been disturbing stories in real life of people doing things out of misguidedness. For instance, there used to be patent medicines containing things like cocaine and morphine (some of which, chillingly enough, were marketed for children). There are stories of people becoming addicts or dying because a well-meaning relative or doctor kept giving it to them thinking it would help them. I could give more examples too.

Yeah, I remember that one! I remember one part in which he stalled people by going, “Flash!” causing them to duck and cover out of habit. Then there’s the part in which he’s told he needs to recreate the situation with the microwave oven to get back to his own time. He’s happy at first, but then he realizes, “What a minute, microwave ovens haven’t been invented yet!” and the other guy shrugs like, “Oh well, I tried! I don’t have all the answers.” I’ve heard of that musical, but I’ve never seen it. There’s a movie called Godspell which I think is along the same line. I’ll have to check those out. I actually found an interesting piece of trivia today on the Internet Movie Database. Someone asked the great Bruce Lee “why so many martial arts films were period pieces. He simply used his fingers to mock pulling a gun out of his jacket, saying that this was the big reason.” Raidra (talk) 00:22, September 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * By the way, do you have any thoughts about a site called Pokemon Showdown? Apparently you can choose your line-up and battle people for free.  It sounds like something I'd really enjoy. Raidra (talk) 01:16, September 25, 2016 (UTC)

We have all your Pokemon needs!
That's okay. That fundraiser sounds cool.

I'm with you about PETA. I care about animals too, but they just go nuts. Years ago there was a woman in Dayton (Ohio) accused of killing her baby in an especially disturbing manner. What did PETA do during the trial? They had a poster, flyer, whatever basically saying that if you ate pork chops, then your act was just as terrible as the woman's. ~jaw drops~ Are. You. Kidding. Me. I admit that some changes need to be made (I eat meat, but refuse to eat lamb or veal because of how those poor little creatures are treated in those slaughterhouses), but saying that eating meat is as wrong as killing one's child?! That is warped! That is just sick. I forget if it were PETA or not, but years before I read a story about some supposed animal rights group releasing minks from a place that made furs (I like to say that I'm against fur except for people who need the warmth, and on Joe Namath . Lookin' good, Joe!). They must have thought they were the minks' saviors, but the thing was, the minks didn't know how to survive in the wild. It would basically be like releasing puppies and kittens from a pet store into a forest or field somewhere and expecting them to flourish and live long & happy lives. So, yeah, it went terribly. Didn't PETA also have a Pokemon rip-off where the goal was to make the Pokemon attack people violently? ~shakes head~

I could be wrong, but I think they do have Generations 1-6, so that should be fun. Here are a couple websites I found-. I think I'll try this sometime. I'll have to come up with a user name, though, since "Raidra" and "Kara" are both taken. I'll think of something. Raidra (talk) 01:55, September 27, 2016 (UTC)

PETA and horse hockey
Thanks for the links. Yeah, that's inexcusable. There's a HUGE difference between committing genocide and eating a bacon sandwich. They're just fanatical. Here's a bit of an amusing story. PETA, for some bizarre reason, is apparently against using horses in movies. It would be one thing if they were killing, maiming, or torturing horses, but now you're not allowed to do any of those things, hence the "No animals were harmed during the making of this picture" disclaimer. For that matter, I think they're against horses pulling carriages in New York City too. They apparently believe that having horses gently trot along while pulling a small carriage is cruel, and if horse-drawn buggies were banned, the horses would be free to live long, carefree lives on farms in the country. It's been pointed out that in reality the horses would most likely be shipped off to slaughterhouses because the owners couldn't afford to take care of them without the income from the carriage rides. Yeah, you really should do at least one PETA-related story. Anyway, when they found out about the computer-generated alien horses in Avatar, they sent a gushing letter praising them for not using real horses. The thing was, they had used real horses- they just covered them with the motion sensor balls like with the human actors. So, yeah, that was pointless.

I know what you mean. I haven't joined yet, but it would be cool if we could play against each other sometime. I wonder if that would be possible. As for the Haunting Hour pasta, let me think about it. Raidra (talk) 00:25, September 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm leaning toward the protagonist going back to watching the episode without incident Raidra (talk) 01:28, September 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * Earlier I thought I'm going to have a real issue if PETA says anything about these sweet children- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdqFuI9XJj4. Raidra (talk) 00:17, October 3, 2016 (UTC)

Re: How Has it Been?
Hey! Fine, thanks for asking. I really have to apologize for the lack of activity; my computer screwed up badly and I wasn't able to get on the wiki for a few days. I definitely haven't forgotten your story, however, and I'll be able to review those parts tomorrow. Sorry for the wait.

" Girls will run around in your head ,  till you wished you liked boys instead !"  00:27, October 1, 2016 (UTC)


 * Alright, here's what I thought of the first few parts. I'll start off by listing some errors I found.


 * "I constantly wondered" has an extra space (Which won't show up here on the talk page for some reason).


 * "DVD's with me" should be "DVDs with me".


 * "Her collection mostly consisted of titles that I haven't heard of". "I haven't" should be "I hadn't".


 * "odd looking DVD case" should be "odd-looking DVD case".


 * "rest for awhile" should be "rest for a while" as "awhile" isn't actually a correct word.


 * " I noticed that I was". Extra space.


 * "my hard to contain excitement" should probably be "my hard-to-contain excitement".


 * "Not only that but she also felt like we were mature enough to go by ourselves, but reminded us to be on our best behaviour anyway." The use of "but" here twice is redundant.


 * There were also some other random things I thought I should let you know of. Firstly, I would suggest italicizing/putting into quotations the TV show and episode titles. This gives it a more professional/correct look. Another note is that generally small numbers (Usually from 1-9) should always be written out as words (one, two, three). Bigger numbers are fine as numerical symbols (1, 2, 3). And finally, attributions after quotations should always be uncapitalized if it is still one sentence. For example, in your story you wrote:


 * ""Are you alright?!" Asked Erika."


 * The correct way would be this:


 * ""Are you alright?!" asked Erika." Since this is one whole sentence, the attribution stays uncapitalized.


 * Since you do this capitalization error a few times in your parts, and since I assume you do it in the future, I would suggest going through all your parts and making sure that all quotations are correctly capitalized. This link should also help you out. And finally, when switching between speakers in the story, it is correct form to begin a new paragraph containing the new speaker's dialogue.


 * Anyways, as far as the story itself goes I can say I'm interested. I'm pretty familiar with the Goosebumps TV series and the books as well so I can get a sense of what the protag is talking about. I'm anxious to see where you go with the mysterious episode/DVD. There really isn't much to go on yet regarding the plot so far, but I think you did a good job of setting up the background and atmosphere. You've got a good level of description going and the grammar seems nice. I could get an image of the locations described and the protag's thoughts and actions seemed pretty realistic/relatable. I just overall like your voice in the story. This weird entity/monster making noises seems pretty weird, so I'm looking forward to seeing what that is. But yeah, as I said, I think the buildup is good and you've got my interest so far. Nice job.


 * Okay, I hope that helped. You can send the next ones whenever you want.


 * " Girls will run around in your head ,  till you wished you liked boys instead !"  07:32, October 2, 2016 (UTC)