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June 23, 2007

Let Me Show You Them

WildChild's dad & stepmom sent him a Pokemon game for his GameBoy, which he loves. Apparently you name your character at the start of the game, and well.....he named his 'Ash'. Or so I thought, even though it sounded suspiciously like he was saying 'Ass' when he was talking about it. Hilarity promptly ensued, with such sentences as "Ma! Come see what my Ass did!" "Ma, when I finish my shower, can I play with my Ass some more?" "I like my Ass!"

I kept correcting him of course, but I had a serious case of the giggles b/c he kept mispronouncing it. Then he asked me to help him pull up a menu in the game so he could save his progress. I did, and then saw what he had entered as his character's name:

ASSSSSSSSSSS

Ass, the newest Pokemon. Available soon at stores near you.

I don't even want to know what his special powers are.

Even worse, the way to capture the Pokemons is to pick up Poke Balls & throw them at the Pokemons. I can't wait to hear "Ma! My Ass picked up 2 balls!"

The possibilities are endless.

Posted by Rita at June 23, 2007 08:07 AM

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My daughter is nuts for Pokemon, too. Which, in turn, drives me nuts. I guess I'm just too old, because I don't see the point.

I asked her, "So, these Pokemon are your "friends" and you keep them locked up in balls and only bring them out to fight other Pokemon? Some friendship."

That made her made, so I dropped it.

Posted by: Craig at June 23, 2007 09:01 AM

Yeah I don't get it either. It's teaching them the way to get friends is to beat the crap out of someone & then keep them locked up. Sounds suspiciously liberal to me.

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 23, 2007 10:38 AM

That is way too funny - and yes, thinking of the possibilities gives me a giggle too!

Posted by: bogie at June 30, 2007 06:07 AM