WTF WORD OF THE DAY! 3/2/13!

flap jack [flap-jak]
noun
1. A hotcake or pancake.

EX. I could probably do a long-winded discussion about the horror of puppetry that was Salem the Cat on Melissa Joan Hart's television show...?(I mean I guess it was a show) Sabrina the Teenage Witch OR I could do something about the canceled Cartoon Network cartoon oddity that was The Misadventures of Flapjack, but instead I'm going to do nothing helpful or really educate you on anything flap jack related. Instead, I'm gonna share an adult with an amusing voice getting angry that his cat won't eat a disturbingly cute stack of kitty-sized pancakes.

BREAKFAST WITH SUSHI

Think Garfield but maybe funny and from the depths of Hell? Also, he was probably a Nazi at some point.

NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! MAR 2-MAR 8/13!

#618 STUNFISK

Technically, this wasn't completely random (I usually use a number generator) and was more determined by my stumbling across some cute fanart of this pugly Pokémon, Stunfisk. Wait, did I describe him as being pugly-- cuz Stunfisk is more like PUGNIFICIENT!

LAST WEEK'S POKÉMONS OF THE WEEK: #317 GULPIN & #318 SWALOT

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/1/13!

pistol shrimp [pis-tuhl-shrimp]
noun
1. A small shrimp distinguished by a large claw the use to stun/kill their prey with the sonic blast created by snapping the claw.

EX.  PISTOL SHRIMP

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/28/13!

encore [ahng-kohr]
interjection
1. Again, once more (used by an audience to call for a repeat performance).
noun
2. A demand, often accompanied with applause, for a repeat performance from the performer/s or for the performer/s to return to the stage for another bow.
3. A performance repeated, usually in response to audience demand.
4. A rerun.

EX. And now for an encore performance of implejr of Dumbledore Shot First attempting to woo the audience with a pseudo-inciteful Word of the Day! Here comes a major criticism for the Pokemon trainers in the Pokemon games that you end up playing against-- most of them seem to suck and suck hard.

"QUICK MAGIKARP! USE SPLASH!"

It's bad enough that they demand a battle, even if you're an unequal match, they just watched you barely come out ahead in your last battle and you need to get to a Pokécenter, their Pokémon just suck, or whatever other reason they really should've left you alone, but they often make reckless mistakes. You ever been getting your butt kicked by an opponent with an OP Pokemon (like Whitney's Miltank being able to steamroll most teams) and then suddenly the trainer does something stupid like use one of the dozens of moves that are basically useless fluff or just don't fit the situation? Is the problem fixable?

Nope. The fact is that the number of variables involved in Pokémon are so deeply intense that even if they wanted to program the AI to make the most logical move in almost any situation, with the occasional gambit to mix it, they would still probably be unable to keep up with the literally millions of possible scenarios you can wind up playing out. Furthermore, they aren't gonna fix it because Pokémon's single player campaign is supposed to be fairly easy to complete (I beat Pokémon Blue when I was eight) and, while that is hardly a barrier to many other game franchises that appeal to a wide audience, it would change the formula to much for the series that consistently sells millions of copies and moves handheld consoles off the shelves.

So, yeah, the point was as moot as a Bidoof. He's lame, but we like having something lame without feelings to hit up on. We're all monsters. What was I talking about? Was it about Disney's Lion King?

WTF WED! SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE DRAGON BALL ECCH!

WTF WEDNESDAY PRESENTS

NSFW: SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE SPIDERMAN

Well, this is a horrifyingly amusing bit of animation set to the classic Spiderman tv show music with a healthy dowse of Spider-butt-- after all, we all know that spiders shoot silk out of their backsides to build webs and the like. To be fair, if he was more scientifically accurate he would have eight limbs and live in a moist wall somewhere. Spiders are weird, but also necessary. Just like super heroes and animated parodies.

DRAGON BALL V

This is something that I can't even properly classify or understand, but I will sat that you might find it weird and slightly amusing if you're a DBZ or anime fan or a sadomasochist who enjoys punishing their brains with nonsense.

ECCH GRUMPS

Last but not least, it has been a little over a week since I shared a healthy dose of Grumps-- so let me correct that with another Experience Bij challenge! I've given you Afro Circuses and Egoraptor Screams, but this week it's all about the mucusy grunts and grumbles of the often congested Jon Tron; this video is a montage of every "ecch" noise Jon has made on dozens of Game Grumps episodes and I dare you to try and sit and listen without feeling uncomfortable or that you need to clear your throat with a video that has more "ecch" than a Jewish nerd and Arabic nerd arguing about whether the jedi religion is more reflective of a Judaic or Islamic tradition.

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/27/13!

malfunction [mal-fungk-shuhn]
noun
1. A failure to function.
verb
2. Failing to function.

EX. I see no malfunction here. More Picard = less problems.

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 2/18-2/24/13!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

POKÉ-"GIF" VS. POKÉ-"JIF" WEEK!

7. POKÉMONS OF THE WEEK! #316 GULPIN & #317 SWALOT

Who knew that Gulpin & Swalot are Poké-cannibals!?

6. WTF WED! THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC & THE AVGN in THE MYSTERY OF THE YANNICORN!

I was glad to at least find two awesome WTF videos last week-- considering that it seems like the well is sorta dry lately. I may have to go searching a little more out there to find content. Any stuff you guys wanna recommend?

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/22/13! Bell Jar.

I thought "Devil in a Bell Jar" was a literary phrase, but maybe I just imagined it... hm...

4. MUSICAL MON! BRAVE SILVER SAYS "IT'S NO USE" TO GO BACK TO SKYRIM!

I've been playing a lot of Skyrim over the last week or so. Or should I say, "so good!"

3. WORD OF THE DAY! 2/18/12! Nymph.

Move aside Fennekin! All eyes are on Sylveon to be a new Pokémon type! Check out this guy's thoughts on the theories.

2. WTF WORD OF THE DAY! 2/24/13! Hot Diggity Dog!

CRUSH. KILL. DESTROY. SWAG. I'm glad to have seen this article pay-off! ^...^

1. MIXED BAG. PS4: MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS!

"I [felt as if I] was rushed along... by a pair of surly Oompa Loompas and out the backdoor without so much as a single ironic rhyme about why I wasn't good enough for the PS4."

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/26/13.

atiptoe [uh-tip-toh]
adjective

1. Standing or walking on tiptoe.

2. Eagerly expectant, as anticipating a desired event or arrival.

3. Moving with caution or stealth, as avoiding calling attention to one's presence. 

EX. I know that all the Pokémon fans out there are atiptoe for news on the upcoming 3DS release Pokémon titles, X & Y. We want information, we want spoilers, but most of all we want to know that the 6th Generation is going to be amazing. Just like the kids below who're standing atiptoe with the head of a Pokégod as a sacrifice to Arceus to keep Fennekin from evolving into another Fire/Fighting type.

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/25/13!

dash [dash]
verb
1. To eliminate by a literal or figurative crossing-out with lines.

EX. It seems that he wasn't the only one with dashed hopes. I thought they were about to announce Starcraft Ghost-- a ludicrous a thought one could have.

SONY PS4 ANNOUNCEMENT ABRIDGED

PS4 LAUNCH EVENT FALLS FLAT-- TAIWANESE ANIMATED NEWS!

MUSICAL MON! THE DEATH OF HARLEM SHAKE!

MUSICAL MONDAY PRESENTS

THE DEATH OF HARLEM SHAKE

Linked above is the "original Harlem Shake" video, which included several characters associated with the youtube character, Filthy Frank. I first found out about the Harlem Shake on Know Your Meme and I didn't think much of it. Consequently, I then stumbled upon the other stuff on their channel and thought it was surprisingly funny (if not fairly offensive/silly).

But within a few hours of me finding out about the meme-- IT EXPLODED! And now it seems like its dying a quick, but noble death. I don't hate the meme-- in fact, I think Harlem Shake is harmlessly lame, at worst, and good fun, at best. It usually just involves some people being silly and sharing their silliness. Nobody gets hurt and some people have a good time. So, this is my sort of send-off for a decent meme.

WTF WORD OF THE DAY! 2/24/13. MAYBE NSFW.

APOLIGIES-DESU TO ANYONE IS OFFENDEDESU! WHEN & IF I POST AN ARTICLE WITH "WTF" IN THE TITLE, THAT SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR YOU NEED TO BE OPEN-MINDED & STUFFS, FRIENDO.

hot diggity dog [hawt-dig-it-ee-dawg]
interjection
1. An exclamation of excitement.

EX. Hot diggity dog! I've decided to share with you a series that smashes together the stylings of Ren & Stimpy with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, thrown into a burlap sack, and then drowned in a river of butt-hurt.