rant · moment 2 of 14
Thinking It Was Terrorism, It Was Just Pokemon
from Pokemon and Percocet · #2
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3 minTim tells the story of walking down Fifth Avenue at night, seeing a frenzied crowd running and assuming it was a terrorist attack, only to learn they were chasing a Pokemon in Central Park.
- 3:36Tim walks down Fifth Avenue at night and sees a large group of people running in a frenzied panic.
- 4:44He immediately assumes a terrorist attack is happening and reflects on the timing—his career is finally going well.
- 5:07Tim contrasts this moment with previous years when he prayed for death every day on tour buses.
- 5:44He joins the running crowd without understanding what's happening, refusing to run hard because he won't die undignified.
- 6:21A kid explains it's just Pokemon in the park, not a terrorist attack.