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Pokemon
Topic Started: Jul 19 2016, 07:47 AM (256 Views)
Dialtone	Jul 19 2016, 07:47 AM Post #1
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	Anybody know what's up with the latest craze Pokemon go ? I usually take the dog for her evening walk about 6.30, but last night I was a bit later and couldn't believe the throngs of people down at our usual park. I suspected maybe it was just the time, but I passed group of about 8 people blocking the walkway, all were glued to their phones, and the kids were yelling, "there's a pokemon here, here's pokemon !! ". The adults and kids were just about all the same, like zombies with Iphones, blindly walking along as if in a trance. This morning on our street there was a couple guys walking along watching their phones, not where they were going, and then the JWs came to the door to tell me I'm soon going to die. The human race is becoming a collection of Iphone zombie, gun-toting, religious, idiot arsehole fanatics without any common sense at all. I'm starting to feel lucky I'm getting old and won't have to see how it's all going to be in 30 years, maybe by then with any luck, the AI machines will be running the show. Edited by Dialtone, Jul 19 2016, 08:14 AM.



agate	Jul 19 2016, 08:23 AM Post #2
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	Quote: The human race is becoming a collection of Iphone zombie, gun-toting, religious, idiot arsehole fanatics without any common sense at all. I'm starting to feel lucky I'm getting old and won't have to see how it's all going to be in 30 years, maybe by then with any luck, the AI machines will be running the show. All to true Dial laugh123 I haven't been exposed to any of it as I do not get out and walk.



Shorty	Jul 19 2016, 05:40 PM Post #3
Red Star Member Posts: 2,301 Group: Member Member #1,150 Joined: February 12, 2015	You described it well, Dialtone. We were in a little town and watched a group of adult zombies walking along. The next day we were in a park watching pre-teen and young teens doing the same thing. Once they found it, they sat on the grass and were socializing.



Trotsky	Jul 20 2016, 12:51 AM Post #4
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	The Pok�mon G0 thing is nuts. Somebody on the New York forum asked about it a couple weeks ago and I said that I used to be a big fan of GO and that I could not find opponents and it required more concentration than I was able or cared to muster up any more. I was set straight about it being more Pok�mon and less GO. So, not having cell-phones I was saved. And then I read that retailers could buy into the game and create themselves as destinations and drum up business and that told me how typical this kind of nonsense is. Apparently it is a world wide phenomenon. Quote: I'm starting to feel lucky I'm getting old and won't have to see how it's all going to be in 30 years, maybe by then with any luck, the AI machines will be running the show. I'm starting to root for Nibiru. Edited by Trotsky, Jul 20 2016, 12:53 AM.



Darcie	Jul 20 2016, 12:53 AM Post #5
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	People need to get a life with value.



Trotsky	Jul 20 2016, 02:16 AM Post #6
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Gotta Love It: Quote: 2 California men fall off edge of ocean bluff while playing 'Pokemon Go' [/b ] ....L.A. Times



Darcie	Jul 20 2016, 02:20 AM Post #7
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Trotsky Jul 20 2016, 02:16 AM Gotta Love It: Quote: 2 California men fall off edge of ocean bluff while playing 'Pokemon Go' [/b ] ....L.A. Times laugh123 1r Is he in heaven now or did they save him?



Olive Oil	Jul 20 2016, 04:50 AM Post #8
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	It's just insane. We went for dinner on Saturday at The Forks (lovely place in central Winnipeg where the two rivers meet) and there was a huge crowd of young people standing like statues and looking at their phones. DT is right - it looks like a zombie invasion.. What fun they could have had if they had looked at each other but they were all in their own little world.



Trotsky	Jul 20 2016, 07:39 AM Post #9
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: In North San Diego County, two men fell off a bluff while playing the smartphone game. Quote: In Anaheim, a man who was playing the game into the wee hours Wednesday was stabbed multiple times by a group of men at a park, police said. Quote: About 100 miles south, a brother and sister were robbed of their smartphones Sunday while playing �Pokemon Go� in San Francisco. Quote: On Wednesday, two men who had just finished playing �Pokemon Go� were nearly robbed about 2:40 a.m. in Lakewood while walking home, sheriff�s officials said. A tan four-door vehicle pulled up next to them and a man with a gun stepped out and tried to rob them, according to a department press release. One of the victims fought back against the gunman, who ran back into the car, authorities said. The car�s driver tried to run the men over, but missed, then escaped, officials said. Quote: In San Luis Obispo County, Dan De Vaul reported that his sober-living facility, Sunny Acres, had been a designated stop in the latest �Pokemon Go� craze. The facility houses released sex offenders, which was a concern for De Vaul because he said his clients can�t be around children. As far as I know, nobody has died yet. Edited by Trotsky, Jul 20 2016, 07:40 AM.



Dialtone	Jul 20 2016, 08:05 AM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	This morning we went for a walk around the city's main park, it's huge and has a big lake, lots of people and dogs to socialize our rescue dog. We had no sooner started along the walkway, when we encounter a couple teens following their smart phones, we probably encountered about 25 doing the same in a half hour, one almost fell into the lake backing up over rocks, but unfortunately he didn't, I was hoping for splash. IMO, our modern culture is going bonkers, we are witnessing true "techno dementia" , I agree with Trotsky, bring on Nibiru . gaah.gif de�men�tia noun MEDICINE a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. synonyms:mental illness, madness, insanity, derangement, lunacy Edited by Dialtone, Jul 20 2016, 08:45 AM.



blizzard	Jul 20 2016, 03:50 PM Post #11
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	Encountered my first case of the Pokemon craze st a restaurant tonight. Seems one fellow was trying to figure out how to catch(?) a Pokemon while the other kept telling him it was pretty easy. I had dinner and a show.



Trotsky	Jul 22 2016, 06:19 AM Post #12
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Last night's news: a woman climbed a tree to get a Pok�mon piece. She had to be rescued by the fire department because she couldn't get down. Of course she could call for help because she had her cell phone.



wildie	Jul 22 2016, 06:49 AM Post #13
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	I almost ran down a fellow who was walking diagonally across a four lane street with his face stuck into his cell phone. He seemed oblivious to his surroundings ! Pokemon?



Trotsky	Jul 23 2016, 05:02 AM Post #14
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	So there was a stampede in Central Park last Friday for an exceedingly rare piece called the VAPEREON. He's cute: Posted Image



friendshipgal	Jul 23 2016, 11:47 AM Post #15
Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians Posts: 12,815 Group: Member Member #241 Joined: February 12, 2006	It requires a good data plan, hope these people are monitoring their usage as their bill could be a big surprise, but to each his own, it's not for me to tell them their lives are of no value. It sounds a bit like geo caching to me but at least my hand held GPS doesn't require a data plan.



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