Okay so my kids pull a Mad Mal on me last night. The come up to me a proclaim to know how Pokemon were created. You see there was this battle between Ants and Monkeys and when they were done all of the animals in the forest turned to Pokemon. There were no humans in the forest at the time just the animals. Then later humnas started to pop up out of the ground because the Pokemon were so fun and needed some one to play with.

 

Hmmm, who knew that this evolving from monkeys thing had such a large application to our world.

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Hehe. How old are your kids anyway, jwm?

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I swear, now you're just doing it to piss me off.

People have children to test their own sanity.

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Nihil est ab omni partum beatum.
(Nothing is an unmixed blessing)

My boys are age 6. I think that Pokemon is running through their mind at all times.

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I think that's a sound theory how Pokémon came about. You really shouldn't let them watch Pokémon so much, make them watch more healthier shows like Transformers. Pokémon teaches how pitting animals against each other in violent battles for entertainment of people is fun, Transformers is as violent but at least has that whole good versus evil thing going on.

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Scratchit: But he's a cripple!
Blackadder: He's not a cripple, Mrs Scratchit. Occasionally saying "Phew! My leg hurts!" when he remembers to wouldn't fool Baldrick!

One thing I've always wondered about Pokémon: Pokémon trainers make their Pokémon (which are quite obviously sentient creatures) live inside little balls and they're trained and encouraged to fight each other for their owners amusement... what I want to know is - where the heck is "People for the Ethical Treatment of Pokémon"?!?

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'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.' - Arthur C. Clarke.
'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.' - Gregory Benford.

Perhaps slavery is legal where they live. Pokemon are not human therefore they have no human rights?

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Nihil est ab omni partum beatum.
(Nothing is an unmixed blessing)

But there are animal rights. These creatures are rarely fed, those balls are never cleaned out (a Pikachu can leave a lot of mess behind) and this blood sport is as bad a badger baiting.

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Scratchit: But he's a cripple!
Blackadder: He's not a cripple, Mrs Scratchit. Occasionally saying "Phew! My leg hurts!" when he remembers to wouldn't fool Baldrick!

But they all seem so happy.

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Well it IS Hollywood.  Ever seen Pokemon: Behind the Scenes?

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons

Nope and if it exists don't tell me about it. *shudder*

 

I just hope my kids never find out about such stuff.

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Sadly, Jwmblade, they probably will. The best you can do as a parent is prepare them for it.

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Nihil est ab omni partum beatum.
(Nothing is an unmixed blessing)

Or you could right a strong letter to the makers of Pokemon demanding that they stop making it.

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Scratchit: But he's a cripple!
Blackadder: He's not a cripple, Mrs Scratchit. Occasionally saying "Phew! My leg hurts!" when he remembers to wouldn't fool Baldrick!

Today's Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 80. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 72. Former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta is 68. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 61. Actor Bruce Davison is 60. Actress Kathy Bates is 58. Actress Alice Krige is 52. Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 46. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 44. Actress Jessica Hecht is 41. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 41. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 40. Actor John Cusack is 40. Actor Gil Bellows is 39. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 37. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 37. Actress Tichina Arnold is 35. The Mighty Jwmblade is 35, Actor Alessandro Nivola is 34.

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Has it been another year already?  Haha I remember you doing the same trick last year

Well happy 35th, Jwm

Lots of distinguished names on that list, though one does stand out far more than most!

And of course Im talking about Mel Brooks!

Kidding!  Kidding!

I hope its a great day, man
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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons