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The New Comic Thread for Wednesday, March 17, 2010

scsscsscsscs Registered User regular
edited March 2010 in Social Entropy++
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Pokéwalker

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Parenting at its finest.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Is a pokéwalker a real thing?

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  • animal companionanimal companion xenomortis Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    birthday comic <3

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Also children.

    Are they real or just invented by the liberals to make me spend extra money on libraries.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    yes blake

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    They didn't accent the e

    I was like "What the fuck is a pokewalker" until Blake said something

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  • nukanuka What are circles? Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    This is a good idea. If this Texas shit gets out of hand, any kids of mine aren't going to school so what else are they going to do for 6 hours?

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited March 2010
    So what is a pokewalker?

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  • scsscsscsscs Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I enjoyed this comic.

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  • TenTen Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So, is Gabe using the pokéwalker as a way to be lazy when letting his kid get some exercise, or is he using his kid as a point farmer for the game on the device? I'm assuming the latter.

    Edit: Because I actually googled the thing and apparently it's a pedometer with a pokemon game built in and you gain some sort of currency by walking with the thing

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited March 2010
    Blaket wrote: »
    Also children.

    Are they real or just invented by the liberals to make me spend extra money on libraries.

    Every child you've ever seen has been a midget.

    Even those childhood pictures of you, midget.

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  • FizFiz Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Blaket wrote: »
    Is a pokéwalker a real thing?

    Yep, and I consider it a brilliant way to get fat kids to either exercise or jack off more. Either way they are moving.

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  • Fort1tudeFort1tude Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    this is great

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ten wrote: »
    So, is Gabe using the pokéwalker as a way to be lazy when letting his kid get some exercise, or is he using his kid as a point farmer for the game on the device? I'm assuming the latter.

    After researching what it is it looks like he is just point farming him.

    Really the smart thing to do would be to attach it to the wheel of a car and drive around a bit.

    I wonder if that would actually work.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I think the pokewalker is a pedometer that levels up your pokemons when you walk around

    at least that's what I guessed from reading the comic

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Cardboard Tube wrote: »
    So what is a pokewalker?

    it's a little thing that comes with the new pokemon game
    you put pokemon from the cart into it, walk around, collect points and capture pokemon / get items on it

    you get 1 point every 20 steps

    it's a good way to make kids walk around

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  • TenTen Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Blaket wrote: »
    Ten wrote: »
    So, is Gabe using the pokéwalker as a way to be lazy when letting his kid get some exercise, or is he using his kid as a point farmer for the game on the device? I'm assuming the latter.

    After researching what it is it looks like he is just point farming him.

    Really the smart thing to do would be to attach it to the wheel of a car and drive around a bit.

    I wonder if that would actually work.

    Yeh, that's what I figured. It also makes it funnier that way.

    And I assume that would work, pedometers don't usually need a whole lot of motion to count a step

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I made Vivienne farm for minerals for me yesterday in Mass Effect 2.

    I can see Gabe's view in this.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Blaket wrote: »
    Ten wrote: »
    So, is Gabe using the pokéwalker as a way to be lazy when letting his kid get some exercise, or is he using his kid as a point farmer for the game on the device? I'm assuming the latter.

    After researching what it is it looks like he is just point farming him.

    Really the smart thing to do would be to attach it to the wheel of a car and drive around a bit.

    I wonder if that would actually work.

    look I know moving things are difficult to understand for you lot, but wheels go in a circle. The force is always directed in the same direction with regard to something stuck on the edge of the wheel, which would be completely different to the forces it would experience when you're walking.
    It would only do anything from the car bouncing up and down, like if you've got shit shock absorbers or something.

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Attach it to an engine piston, then.

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  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The pokewalker some like a decent thing to include in your grindy games.

    I applaud you, Pokemon license holding corporation.

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  • UmaroUmaro Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Attach it to my dick and you'll be level 100 in days B)

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited March 2010
    I like the comic even more now that I get the point farming angle. At first I thought the joke was just Gabe getting his kid to run around.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    L|ama wrote: »
    Blaket wrote: »
    Ten wrote: »
    So, is Gabe using the pokéwalker as a way to be lazy when letting his kid get some exercise, or is he using his kid as a point farmer for the game on the device? I'm assuming the latter.

    After researching what it is it looks like he is just point farming him.

    Really the smart thing to do would be to attach it to the wheel of a car and drive around a bit.

    I wonder if that would actually work.

    look I know moving things are difficult to understand for you lot, but wheels go in a circle. The force is always directed in the same direction with regard to something stuck on the edge of the wheel, which would be completely different to the forces it would experience when you're walking.
    It would only do anything from the car bouncing up and down, like if you've got shit shock absorbers or something.

    This is why I wasn't sure it would work!

    I am unsure if the pedometer measures change in acceleration or just acceleration. Cause if you just leave it on a wheel it will get constant acceleration.

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Fiz wrote: »
    Blaket wrote: »
    Is a pokéwalker a real thing?

    Yep, and I consider it a brilliant way to get fat kids to either exercise or jack off more. Either way they are moving.

    They had a Pikachu one about 10 years ago? I took it to see how many steps I would take while I was on patrol
    I never paid attention to it other than the number. It was happy all the time in spite of that

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So is the alternative to the whole fitness angle just eating a bunch of Rare Candy?

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  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Eating Rare Candy doesn't catch Pokemon or find items for you like using the Pokewalker does.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    So is the alternative to the whole fitness angle just eating a bunch of Rare Candy?

    well the thing is, you can only level your pokemon one level in the pokewalker per time you put it in there. however, you can use it to catch dudes that arent in the main game, so

    also get rad items

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I see

    Good on Nintendo then

    Between this and Wii Fit it's nice to see them try to do something to promote fitness

    Also after finding out what the Pokewalker is, this is a great comic

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I suppose it depends on the specific mechanism, apparently modern ones use MEMS which are the things on the left here

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    old ones used pendulums but I don't think any of them would work well with a wheel

    I suppose I could go to the garage and stick one of the ones sitting beside me on the back wheel of my old bike and test it, but it's raining and I would have to go outside

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  • existexist Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Opty wrote: »
    Eating Rare Candy doesn't catch Pokemon or find items for you like using the Pokewalker does.

    also rare candy doesn't increase your pokémon's stats as well as regular level ups do

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I like my pokewalker quite a bit actually.

    I attached it to my front pocket, walked around the niehgborhood, caught a pidgey, then found some potions and stuff. Kept walking, and actually wound up coming home with 3 new pokes and 3 fairly expensive items. I dunno if people will actually go out and walk 8,000 steps a day like I did, but just having it sit on your hip and go about your day is a nice way to get rewarded in pokemans.

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  • TasteticleTasteticle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I know a young kid - he's a neighbor and I have looked after him from time to time and he is a pretty sweet kid

    Problem is he likes to skimp on his homework

    He is HUGE into pokemon and has this game and the pedometer

    So I struck a deal with him

    He keeps his parents informed of all the homework he has - I agree to keep the pedometer on me during the week

    (I run 10k every other day)

    They joy on his face was ridiculous

    So far this plan seems to be working quite well

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  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Good job, Tasteticle.

    Just be sure to inform him that the punishment for lying to you is the deletion of his save game

    And a kick in the balls

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    This comic is doubly wonderful for bringing this delightful trinket to my attention.

    Now if [game company] would put out one of these for [game I enjoy] they'd be rich, rich as kings!

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  • TasteticleTasteticle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ringo wrote: »
    Good job, Tasteticle.

    Just be sure to inform him that the punishment for lying to you is the deletion of his save game

    And a kick in the balls

    I told him if he lies I will make sure all his legendaries get swapped with a waiting group of magikarps on my ds

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    i had a pokemon pikachu!

    http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Pikachu

    it was pretty sweet

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    also on the bus yesterday there were two girls

    who were QUITE attractive, easily both 7s

    and they both had just bought these things and they were FLIPPING out
    bitches love pokemon

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    also on the bus yesterday there were two girls

    who were QUITE attractive, easily both 7

    and they both had just bought these things and they were FLIPPING out
    bitches love pokemon

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    hah!

    nice

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