*exhalationofnasalairwhichis a signthat a personhasfoundsomethingfunny, butitisnotfunnyenoughtoproceedwiththeactionofmakingspontaneoussoundsthatindicatelivelyamusement*
Tobefair, youhavetohave a veryhighIQtounderstandPokemon. Thehumourisextremelysubtle, andwithout a solidgraspofstrategicbattlemovesmostofthejokeswillgoover a typicalviewer's head. There's alsoAsh's optimisticoutlook, whichisdeftlywovenintohischaracterisation- hispersonalphilosophydrawsheavilyfromthephrase "Gottacatchemall", forinstance. Thefansunderstandthisstuff; theyhavethetrueintellectualof a nineyearoldtotrulyappreciatethedepthsofthesejokes, torealisethatthey'renotjustfunny- theysaysomethingdeepaboutLIFE. As a consequencepeoplewhodislikePokemontrulyAREidiots- ofcoursetheywouldn't appreciate, forinstance,
thehumourinPikachu's existentialcatchphrase "PikaPika" whichitselfis a crypticreferencetoAsh's battlewithBrockinthePewterGym. I'm smirkingrightnowjustimaginingoneofthoseaddlepatedsimpletonsscratchingtheirheadsinconfusionasSatoshiTajirigeniuswitunfoldsitselfontheirtelevisionscreens. Whatfools.. how I pitythem. ? Andyes, bytheway, i DOhave a Butterfreetattoo. Andno, youcannotseeit. It's fortheladies' eyesonly- andeventhentheyhavetodemonstratethatthey'rewithin 5 IQpointsofmyown (preferablylower) beforehand. Nothinpersonnelkid ?