TOTALLY GEEKED!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Pokemon GO

apple · Guru

I wonder if tomagochi's might make a return?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Ok. I was wrong.

It was 96 when Pokemon made its debute.

It was called pocket monsters.

But it was already being played in Japan.

There have been cartoons, cards, and electronic versions since the beginning.

Oh, I remember that! Thanks.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

apple wrote:
I wonder if tomagochi's might make a return?

Would that be before or after pet rocks?

biggrin

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Tamagotchi are still around.

apple · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Tamagotchi are still around.

Yes but in an app format?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

apple wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Tamagotchi are still around.
Yes but in an app format?

I think so.

Or some version of it.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Just checked my play store.

Tamagotchi classic is .99

There is another that is free.

So yes, it's there.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Here. A screen shot of what is available.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

One of the best marketing schemes I've seen in recent years.

-- Edited by I know what to do_sometimes on Tuesday 12th of July 2016 07:02:26 PM

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Okay, Lily:

Truth time...My boys are playing. DS1 has some down time at work, and gets to explore Chicago. And, as he reminded me, Pokemon WAS a part of his childhood.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
One of the best marketing schemes I've seen in recent years.

-- Edited by I know what to do_sometimes on Tuesday 12th of July 2016 07:02:26 PM

It is. It's pure genius.

You know there are actual tournaments?

Mary Zombie · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Mary Zombie wrote:
Lily was just describing what she did. She's on topic. I wouldn't have known what you all were talking about otherwise. Geesh.
Chill out and have some fruit or something
Well, I don't usually know what YOU'RE talking about, so we're even.
Do you mean you DON'T know what Pokemon GO is? Or how Lily has claimed that big bad flan habitually mocks her children?
Why would fruit help? If YOU want fruit, have at it.
flan

WTH. what is your problem? The thread is about the Pokeman thing. What else would I be talking about.

that aside , I like the FB meme with Kermit saying you can go out and look for Pokeman but not a job. It made me giggle especially when we saw a bunch of peeps playing in the parking lot at the restaurant last night. Too funny

-- Edited by Mary Zombie on Wednesday 13th of July 2016 09:25:09 AM

Ohfour · Hooker

Saw this on Facebook:

Everyone's playing Pokémon again, Blink 182 has a #1 song, Clinton is running for President, and Tarzan is in theaters.
Welcome to 2001

LOL!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Ohfour wrote:
Saw this on Facebook:

Everyone's playing Pokémon again, Blink 182 has a #1 song, Clinton is running for President, and Tarzan is in theaters.
Welcome to 2001

LOL!

Okay, THAT'S funny.

flan

Mary Zombie · Guru

Everything comes full circle.
I would rather have a game where you search for beers. Beerpokepong?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

We have three pokemons across the street, many born here, DD says it is because of the pond we have, pokemons are born from water she says.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
We have three pokemons across the street, many born here, DD says it is because of the pond we have, pokemons are born from water she says.

They spawn a lot.

And there are water pokemon.

apple · Guru

I was at Costco last night and my son got/caught seven critters in the store.
I wonder if there is some sort of corporate sponsorship going on?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

apple wrote:
I was at Costco last night and my son got/caught seven critters in the store.
I wonder if there is some sort of corporate sponsorship going on?

Yep, stores love this.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Public places are meant to have more.

And the more the activity, the more they spawn.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
We have three pokemons across the street, many born here, DD says it is because of the pond we have, pokemons are born from water she says.

No, not all of them (at least in the original version).

There were also fire & grass & flying...

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Everyone around here thinks this is really really stupid and no one is playing. DD does not know any teenagers playing it either. They are all making fun of it.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Holy cow, someone here in town owns a pit bull. A teenager jumped her fence in the middle of the night to fetch a Pokemon and was bitten. Now they're suing the homeowner for damages.

NAOW · Vette's SS

OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That's what I don't understand.

You can be 10 -15 feet away and get it.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Holy cow, someone here in town owns a pit bull. A teenager jumped her fence in the middle of the night to fetch a Pokemon and was bitten. Now they're suing the homeowner for damages.

Ridiculous! The homeowners did nothing wrong!

I absolutely loathe that cases like this even make it to the docket. The teen was trespassing. She has absolutely zero right to be on their property, especially in their (I'm assuming) backyard. She should apologize to the homeowners for trespassing on their property and take responsibility for her actions. Shame on her parents for thinking it's even remotely ok to sue.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

NAOW wrote:
OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.

I know right! Plus everything that chef just said. It's her backyard! I think this lady has had issues with Pokemon being all over her yard. Chef is so right!

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.
I know right! Plus everything that chef just said. It's her backyard! I think this lady has had issues with Pokemon being all over her yard. Chef is so right!

The homeowner should pass the lawsuit on to the app developer.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I don't know how close or far you have to be to pick these things up but I know I have a pretty big backyard. If it's in certain places in my yard you'd have to be in my yard to get it. Good luck though. Layla and Carlee would be more than happy to have an evening snack.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.
I know right! Plus everything that chef just said. It's her backyard! I think this lady has had issues with Pokemon being all over her yard. Chef is so right!
The homeowner should pass the lawsuit on to the app developer.

100% this

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
Everyone around here thinks this is really really stupid and no one is playing. DD does not know any teenagers playing it either. They are all making fun of it.

I'm moving in with you...

Thank goodness.

Games are fine. But it's the mindless obsession that concerns me...It's like they're robots...or lemmings, jumping over a damn cliff.

And ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY has to TELL people to respect the grounds. furious

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.
I know right! Plus everything that chef just said. It's her backyard! I think this lady has had issues with Pokemon being all over her yard. Chef is so right!
The homeowner should pass the lawsuit on to the app developer.

REally? So when people take a run into a lake because their "gps" told them to they should sue the navigation company?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

The stories of stupid people getting hurt are tiring. It's a fun game if you like that sort of thing. And it's not the first of it's kind. When portable nav systems were becoming popular there was a device that had just GPS coordinated on it and people would go hiking to "find" particular coordinates. I believe most coordinates were located in hiking/biking paths. It was fun.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
The stories of stupid people getting hurt are tiring. It's a fun game if you like that sort of thing. And it's not the first of it's kind. When portable nav systems were becoming popular there was a device that had just GPS coordinated on it and people would go hiking to "find" particular coordinates. I believe most coordinates were located in hiking/biking paths. It was fun.

Do you mean geocaching?

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.
I know right! Plus everything that chef just said. It's her backyard! I think this lady has had issues with Pokemon being all over her yard. Chef is so right!
The homeowner should pass the lawsuit on to the app developer.
REally? So when people take a run into a lake because their "gps" told them to they should sue the navigation company?

No. Are these people blind? Can they not SEE the lake???

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
The stories of stupid people getting hurt are tiring. It's a fun game if you like that sort of thing. And it's not the first of it's kind. When portable nav systems were becoming popular there was a device that had just GPS coordinated on it and people would go hiking to "find" particular coordinates. I believe most coordinates were located in hiking/biking paths. It was fun.
Do you mean geocaching?
flan

Yes!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
OMG! Chasing Pokemon is not a legitimate excuse for trespassing.
I know right! Plus everything that chef just said. It's her backyard! I think this lady has had issues with Pokemon being all over her yard. Chef is so right!
The homeowner should pass the lawsuit on to the app developer.
REally? So when people take a run into a lake because their "gps" told them to they should sue the navigation company?
No. Are these people blind? Can they not SEE the lake???
flan

Exactly, they drove into due to stupidity not because some electronic told them to, just like the Pokemon game is responsible for acts of stupidity, Gharmin isn't responsible for driving into lakes.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

When we first got our Garmin, we almost drove into the creek! It was dark and we were using it to find a restaurant which is out of town in a densely wooded area down backroads. When we got near the restaurant , it told us to turn left. It looked as if there was a road there. And, there are a lot of dirt and gravel roads in this area. Anyway, we turned down it, and then realized this was a launch for boats! The actual turn was up the road and was the next turn but the Garmin thought this was the turning spot. Anyway, we as humans tend to believe what we are being told!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
When we first got our Garmin, we almost drove into the creek! It was dark and we were using it to find a restaurant which is out of town in a densely wooded area down backroads. When we got near the restaurant , it told us to turn left. It looked as if there was a road there. And, there are a lot of dirt and gravel roads in this area. Anyway, we turned down it, and then realized this was a launch for boats! The actual turn was up the road and was the next turn but the Garmin thought this was the turning spot. Anyway, we as humans tend to believe what we are being told!

I rarely believe machines...other humans, yes.

evileye

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

A 28-year-old driver in Auburn, New York crashed into a tree on Tuesday night. He was reportedly playing "Pokémon GO," the wildly popular new mobile game where players track and catch Pokémon in the real world using their phone camera.

This is seemingly the first major car crash caused by "Pokémon GO."

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

How do these things get into people's yards in the first place?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Divine Geek wrote:
How do these things get into people's yards in the first place?

They spawn in certain areas more than others.

They can spawn anywhere.

The more response it gets in that area, the active it is.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We've found them in 3 rooms in our house.

In the car.

It's a computer.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

When you pull it up, it looks like a modified version of google maps. You see outlines of buildings as well as walkway and roads. Sometimes you see leaves floating around which is supposed to mean there is a pokemon in the area. Then out of nowhere, one appears. You tap it and it pulls up camera mode to where you 'see' the pokemon in your camera view. You then swipe toss the ball at it.

I think it is the real world experience that makes this fun.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Me, too.

Divine Geek · Guru

I'll admit, there's a part of me that wants to check it out. Then the rest of me thinks it sounds like a lot of work.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I downloaded it an hour ago.

I've got four already.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Divine Geek wrote:
I'll admit, there's a part of me that wants to check it out. Then the rest of me thinks it sounds like a lot of work.

I want an app where they go collect themselves.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

actually, it does that too. I guess there is 'incense' where for 30 minutes, it draws them to you. I got 3 of them last night just sitting on my couch doing nothing! HAHA!