Ok not really, but this latest piece of news is pretty funny.
Oops. Sorry, wrong story.
Lemme fix that for ya:
And people wonder how I got to 2390 posts so quickly. :rolleyes:
I saw it here.
Geller stated: “Nintendo turned me into an evil, occult Pokémon character. Nintendo stole my identity by using my name and my signature image.”
There is also a star on the Pokémon Geller character’s foreehead and lighting-bolts on his chest. The legal action claims this is a reference to the Nazi SS during World War II.
I remember seeing the Pokemon that bends spoons (and I did think “Ooh, he must be psychic, like that one guy who bends spoons”–I couldn’t remember the guy’s name) and his name was “Kadabra”. So, at least in the English version of Pokemon, the monster’s name has nothing to do with Uri Geller.
I looked up the thing in my kid’s Pokemon book. It has a pink, five-pointed star on its forehead, not a yellow Star of David. It does hold a spoon. If the stripes on his chest were anything like any symbol the Nazis used, I’d be pretty much ready to chalk it up to coincidence. There are three jagged lines on his chest, vaguely “S” shaped (if you were looking for it). Do we have to watch ourselves every time we try to draw a lightning bolt?
Its evolved form is named “Alakazam”, and it holds two spoons. However, it is free of the offending star and marks on the chest.
I don’t think the thing was portrayed as “evil” or “occult” on the show. It was an adversary to Ash, sure, but not evil. If you think psychic powers are “occult”, well, then, fine, but then the guy would be calling himself “occult” as well.
At least in the U.S., I think the only thing he may have them on is the spoon thing. Can you trademark spoon bending?
Hey, Uri Geller got the watch my grandfather gave my grandmother 50 years ago to work again… swear to God! Heh, well ok so it’s probably pure coincidence, but he did this TV thing and said “If you have a watch that doesn’t work, go and get it.” My grandma figured “aah what the hey” (she would never say what the hell) and got the watch my grandfather gave her in 1945 that hasn’t worked since like the '60’s. Not sure what came next, but she held the watch like Uri told her to, and when she looked, it was running! Hasn’t stopped to this day, and that was like 5 years ago. Pretty damn freaky… and cool! It’s become a family legend, the “Uri Geller” watch.
Oh, and just to stay on-topic, did anyone else find this incredibly funny? “Nintendo turned me into an evil, occult Pokemon character” I picture a little wild eyed, spoon wielding Uri running around fighting assorted other Pokemons… hee hee!