TV news reporter obsessed with Pokemon Go walks in front of weather guy on live TV

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/07/13/471705.html

Okay, I’m sorry to be that seal, but…

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Yeah, local morning news shows are typically a lot more bubbly than regular po-faced newscasts. They do exactly this kind of thing all the time.

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@xeni I kinda wish this post had a title…

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Hey! Blank Lines Matter!

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This is a gag. On air talent may not always be MENSA folk, but they aren’t morons.

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I like the headline, not clickbaity, unagitated and smooth. refreshing in the times of over-the-top titles

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What’s Pokemon?

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The morning crew on Detroit’s NBC affiliate would totally do something like this as a gag.

This game would be a lot better if they’d replace the Pokeballs with a shotgun.

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I was gonna suggest it was a paid advertising stunt but then realized that whoever made that game doesn’t need to pay a dime for advertising.

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Vital viral marketing?

This was fake but an old classmate of mine who now works at Angie’s List was trying to catch a Jynx at work when he realized he was walking by Angie. At least he was on lunch.

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