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Funkybutt
LIF Adult
Member since 4/15 3049 total posts
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Pokemon Go
Anyone else obsessed with Pokemon Go? I downloaded it yesterday and both myself and my 6 year old feels compelled to catch them all! We walked over 11,000 steps both days.
Mad props to the people that thought it up - something that's loved by kids and adults and promotes exercise! Brilliant! I saw a tweet that cracked me up - Pokemon Go has done more for childhood obesity in 2 days than Michelle Obama did in 8 years. :D
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alli3131
Peanut is here!!!!!!
Member since 5/09 18388 total posts
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Allison
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Pokemon Go
I saw a neighbor and her 2 kids doing it and then they told me they were running into grown adults doing it by themselves. i thought it was a kids thing but I guess not because I even saw a friend who lives in Sydney posting about doing it and he doesn't have kids.
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| Posted 7/10/16 6:59 PM |
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hotelcalie
LIF Adult
Member since 12/05 1392 total posts
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Pokemon Go
I downloaded it to see the hype. It's pretty cool. Think it's great. Getting people moving! I only caught one though. Lol.
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| Posted 7/10/16 7:20 PM |
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starlitdragon
Me and my love
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Pokemon Go
I may or may not have made friends with the teenagers down the block from me over Squirtle... 
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| Posted 7/10/16 7:37 PM |
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shadows
LIF Adult
Member since 1/10 4694 total posts
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Pokemon Go
I downloaded the app but wasn't going to tell anyone because I'm too embarrassed. LOL
I had trouble logging in though so I haven't tried it yet. DH and I don't have kids but think it looks so fun!
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| Posted 7/10/16 7:45 PM |
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PhyllisNJoe
My Box Is Broken
Member since 6/11 9145 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
I think it's funny. I plan on playing with DHs phone bc he has sprint and unlimited data
I have a feeling tho that kids are gonna be going over their data plans and parents are gonna lose heir minds. Wifi isn't always available everywhere you go
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| Posted 7/10/16 9:45 PM |
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WannaBeAMom11
LIF Adult
Member since 1/11 7391 total posts
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Pokemon Go
There were 15 teenage boys playing it at the park today, I thought I was awesome. Then driving down main street saw groups of kids playing it.
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| Posted 7/10/16 9:54 PM |
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Jenn79
One more?
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Re: Pokemon Go
Been trying to register and I can't. It's getting frustrating
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| Posted 7/10/16 10:27 PM |
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ElizaRags35
My 2 Girls
Member since 2/09 20494 total posts
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Pokemon Go
I've been playing since this morning and I'm already level 4. Don't judge lol.
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| Posted 7/11/16 12:43 AM |
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blu6385
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Re: Pokemon Go
my friend had me download it saturday night and we walked around playing the game bumping into tons of others playing! i am currently out of poke balls and dont want to buy them and i havent had a chance to get to a spot to collect them 
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| Posted 7/11/16 8:23 AM |
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Jonsgirl04
Love my two girls! xoxo
Member since 9/08 6079 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
I downloaded it this morning..haha! Caught 4 already!
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| Posted 7/11/16 10:28 AM |
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nraboni
Uggh...
Member since 10/09 6905 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: Pokemon Go
I've been trying to register my account for 2 days and it keeps telling me it's not available. 
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| Posted 7/11/16 11:32 AM |
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TnDM10
LIF Adolescent
Member since 2/09 781 total posts
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Teri
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Re: Pokemon Go
FH had me Download it and now I'm addicted to it
Message edited 7/11/2016 11:46:19 AM.
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| Posted 7/11/16 11:45 AM |
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Jenn79
One more?
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Re: Pokemon Go
Posted by nraboni
I've been trying to register my account for 2 days and it keeps telling me it's not available.
My baby woke up at like 4 am and I was able to finally do it then! During the day/after work times seems impossible
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| Posted 7/11/16 12:10 PM |
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Nik09
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 1982 total posts
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Nikole
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Pokemon Go
I keep hearing all about this. What is it exactly? I don't want to download and get addicted...yet!
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| Posted 7/11/16 12:32 PM |
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beachbabe
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/15 731 total posts
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Pokemon Go
Can anyone explain what this is? I keep seeing people posting things on FB
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| Posted 7/11/16 2:30 PM |
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AliceCullen
LIF Adult
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Re: Pokemon Go
I go running in the park on my lunch hour. The place was packed with hordes of teenagers playing this and many adults on their own walking around playing.
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| Posted 7/11/16 2:45 PM |
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shadows
LIF Adult
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Re: Pokemon Go
Posted by Nik09
I keep hearing all about this. What is it exactly? I don't want to download and get addicted...yet!
I don't know a ton about it, but it's basically an app/game where there are little creatures called Pokemon out and about in the world. Like the real world we walk around in lol - the app shows where they are and you go capture them. The app uses your camera on your phone so you see them as though they are right in front of you. (I think "augmented reality" is the nerd word for this). It sounds so dumb as I'm typing this but honestly it's so cute. It makes you walk around and really see places/things you might otherwise not. A lot of times they are by landmarks or public places. It's like a scavenger hunt in a way. I'm sure there is way more to it but this is all I know so far.
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| Posted 7/11/16 4:09 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
It's virtual Geocaching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go
Pokémon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. It was released in beta in July 2016. The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual Pokémon who appear throughout the real world. Although the game is free-to-play, it supports in-app purchases. An optional companion wearable device, the Pokémon Go Plus, is planned for future release and will use Bluetooth to alert users when a Pokémon is nearby.
You wander around the real world, and Pokemon will appear. You can "capture" them, collect them, train them, and battle them at virtual "gyms".
It's a real-world version of the cartoon, where Ash Ketchum wanders the country looking for Pokemon.
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| Posted 7/11/16 4:11 PM |
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Funkybutt
LIF Adult
Member since 4/15 3049 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
Posted by beachbabe
Can anyone explain what this is? I keep seeing people posting things on FB
It's an app - you register a user and give it access to your phone's GPS (and camera, but it's not necessary). Then you pull it up and walk around. When you get close to a Pokemon (obviously fake, but it looks like it's in the real world when you connect it to your camera) - you throw a Pokeball at it to catch it. That's the basics.
You could look around at the other features - one part lets you know if there are any Pokemon nearby, and another section shows you all the Pokemon you've captured. You also can collect eggs that grow into Pokemon. When you walk far enough (I've seen 2km and 5km) then it hatches.
There's another aspect of battling at the gym, but I haven't tried that part out so I can't say how easy or hard it is to battle. My 6yo and myself just like running around the neighborhood and parks looking to catch them.
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| Posted 7/11/16 4:14 PM |
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w8andsee
LIF Adult
Member since 10/09 1193 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
Saw this on the news.
Pokemon Go Robberies
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| Posted 7/11/16 5:10 PM |
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Kitten1929
LIF Adult
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Pokemon Go
I feel like I am way too old for this LOL
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| Posted 7/11/16 5:57 PM |
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ElizaRags35
My 2 Girls
Member since 2/09 20494 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
Posted by Kitten1929
I feel like I am way too old for this LOL
I'm older than you (by 6 months I believe) and I'm doing it! 
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| Posted 7/11/16 6:12 PM |
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shadows
LIF Adult
Member since 1/10 4694 total posts
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Re: Pokemon Go
I am way too old but figured, why not.
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| Posted 7/11/16 6:34 PM |
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Funkybutt
LIF Adult
Member since 4/15 3049 total posts
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Pokemon Go
I'm 45 and addicted! I usually enjoy going out with my 6 yo, but I just got a new phone and I'm nervous he's going to drop it in his excitement.
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| Posted 7/11/16 9:10 PM |
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