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The Magikarp Sea Shanty
Pokemon is a ripe topic for parody, and will so forever be. Which brings me to The Magikarp Song: A Pokemon Shanty by Random Encounters. It’s a catchy tune about a fisherman who just wants to capture a Pikachu. For those who don’t understand, Magikarp is a fish pokemon that basically just flops around and splashes in puddles. That’s the joke. But you’re not here for the comedy, you’re here for the shanties!
Someone Caught a Real Live Pikachu!
And by ‘someone’ I mean the VFX artists at Final Cut King. And by ‘caught’ I mean made a Youtube video. And by ‘real live Pikachu’ I mean a real live Pikachu! Oh my god, you guys, this is amazing! It’s also possibly the most adorable video clip you’ll see all day. Thanks to Topless Robot for the find.
Pokemon is Tragic
I found these comics by artist Mare Odomo while randomly surfing the Internet today, and they are brutally hilarious. You kind of have to know a bit about Pokemon to get the dark humor, and about the cartoon show. But I do know, so I found these to be utterly brilliant. Basically it’s the protagonist and pokemon trainer Ash writing letters to his absent father. Whatever happened to Ash’s father? Nobody knows! He’s never mentioned on the show, I don’t think ever. Hence why these are gust bustingly funny and horrible!
Enjoy! Oh, and visit Odomo’s site for more of the comics, and maybe to order the book.
The Funniest Pokemon Battle Ever!
Be warned, there is excessive swearing in this video.
But the guys at Egorapter animated the funniest fucking pokemon battle ever. It’s well animated and very well written. One tip for people who aren’t familiar with pokemon, the creatures are only supposed to say their name. Watch and enjoy, my friends!
On Politics and Pokemon
I’m not going to talk about politics all that often on this blog, but a certain moment recently came to my attention when Republican Candidate Herman Cain dropped out of the race. He quoted Pokemon: the Movie 2000. First he did it unknowingly, then the media called him on it, and in his concession speech, he just straight up admitted it.
See for yourself:
I won’t blame you if you stop watching that video after the first 20 to 30 seconds. I just think it’s awesome. That has to be my favorite part of the Republican race for the presidency so far. I’m not following the campaign with any depth. I haven’t watched a single debate. And I’m barely even keeping up via The Daily Show. All I know is that Herman Cain quoted the Pokemon movie, and he admitted that it was the Pokemon movie, and that just makes my day.
Apparently Cain has been using that quote since 2003, attributing it to an unknown poet.
Life can be a challenge. Life may seem impossible. But it’s never easy when there’s so much on the line.
Later he said it was from the theme of the 2000 Olympics. Not so, Mr. Cain. Once he started using it in the campaign, some Pokemon-savy people out there pointed out that this big quote he’d been living by, been using, was from Pokemon: The Movie 2000. At least the man was brave enough to admit on camera when he’s quoting a children’s cartoon.
It’s too bad Cain is dropping out of the race. It just got interesting.
He's gotta catch'em all!
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