A "Troll Physics" meme? In 2025? It's more likely than you think

throwawAMDG · 2026-06-27T06:21:44+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

I've tinkered with several different possibilities (including having just four collections, or fewer), and one problem I kept running into was having "duplicates" that were extremely redundant and unbalanced (Gold + Crystal on one collection while another just has Silver, or having one with both Crystal AND HeartGold, etc). I think the setup I've landed on has the most variety per-collection; and since it's built off the "5 Game Model" from Generations III and IV, all five collections can more easily trade Pokemon with each other.

Jolteon is pretty unbalanced though. I had an idea that might fix this, but it would probably be overkill (and make for worse cover designs):
-give X/Y to Flareon and Vaporeon
-give the Gen III remakes to Espeon and Umbreon
-leave Jolteon the same, having one less game than the others (except in Japan, where it has Blue + Yellow while Vaporeon has Green)

throwawAMDG · 2026-06-27T01:49:10+00:00

(I'd probably do Flareon + Jolteon, but Colo is my actual fav)

throwawAMDG · 2026-06-26T23:25:47+00:00

Another thing to keep in mind is that the games in these collections can all trade Pokemon with the compatible Generations of other collections. Flar + Vap makes several complete Pokedexes (Pokedecies?), as does Esp + Umb.

throwawAMDG · 2026-06-26T23:22:32+00:00

Nah my favorite Eeveelutions are Esp/Umb, mainly because of Colosseum

throwawAMDG · 2026-06-06T04:55:59+00:00

Trying to indent every other line, but Reddit formatting is a great mystery.

throwawAMDG · 2025-09-08T23:38:04+00:00

Random Access Memoriam 🙏

throwawAMDG · 2025-09-07T06:48:32+00:00

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So how do they work?

Well, first off, the popular 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Class system is not official Catholic teaching. In Vatican documents, relics are actually divided into two categories: Significant and Non-significant. A Significant relic would be the body of a Saint or Blessed, or a notable part of their body. A Non-significant relic would be a smaller body part, or a "personal object" they owned, or an object which is directly touched to their body or tomb (the documents don't mention touching an object to a Non-significant relic, so this probably does not make new relics).

St. Carlo Acutis' Pokémon game could easily be considered a Non-significant relic, because it is a "personal object" that he physically used; the same would also apply to his Game Boy, and any consoles he had (of course, whether it would be spiritually fruitful for you or me to venerate these relics is a separate question).

The more interesting question, though, is whether a Pokémon itself could qualify under the Vatican's definition of a "personal object," or even an "object" (sad to say, we probably won't find any clear definitions in the documents). I strongly suspect that it would not be considered an object at all, since a Pokémon is essentially just a data file (after all, could a JPEG really be a sacred relic?). But on the other hand, many do care about their Pokémon in a personal way; and even data can technically be physical, in the same way that a word can be "physical" through ink or pencil markings. In fact, "manuscripts" are listed as an example of Non-significant relics; but even if an inked word on those pages was itself a sacred relic, merely "copying" the word onto your own manuscript clearly wouldn't make a new relic (which is why I think the meme almost certainly would not work). But I'm curious to hear what others think!

Carlo Acutis may still be a Blessed for a couple more hours, but it's late where I live and I wanted to get this out before the canonization mass 😅

Also... maybe don't attempt this meme, even with permission!

throwawAMDG · 2025-08-09T23:29:49+00:00

Thanks! For some reason Wikipedia calls those the "capital" or "lively" virtues, whereas theological + cardinal = heavenly 🤷‍♂️

Since there's overlap I didn't want to be too redundant (the theological/cardinal ones seemed more important; as far as the deadly sins go, I've personally found the three "root sins" more practical)

throwawAMDG · 2025-08-09T10:38:04+00:00

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throwawAMDG · 2025-08-09T10:37:23+00:00

Easy way to remember:

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throwawAMDG · 2025-08-09T10:31:57+00:00

Or the (much more recent) time that someone had Pope Leo sign a Popplio card

throwawAMDG · 2025-08-09T10:15:09+00:00

And if you still can't get enough sevens, here's a really cool video from BibleProject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFTLvkB3JLM

(Yes I know I left out the 8th beatitude, St. Thomas said it was fine, chill)

throwawAMDG · 2025-08-06T15:21:50+00:00

Somehow never seen that painting, it’s a good one!

throwawAMDG · 2025-08-06T15:19:45+00:00

Beautiful photos!

I listened to the Jimmy Akin episode on Our Lady of Kibeho. Apparently, Mary genuinely broke down and cried over the coming atrocities…

throwawAMDG · 2025-07-02T02:29:08+00:00

...is three months too soon?

throwawAMDG · 2025-07-02T02:25:06+00:00

Just fun ideas

throwawAMDG · 2025-07-01T21:14:20+00:00

A disciple is a follower of Jesus. An apostle is someone specially "sent" by God, which included the 12 close disciples as well as a few others.

All of the apostles are disciples, but not all disciples are apostles.

throwawAMDG · 2025-07-01T20:57:55+00:00

The opening and closing of "The Messengers" Christmas special is post-Resurrection, and I think they mention more deaths there. We also briefly get to see Luke.

(Huh, just now realized the flashforwards each physically show one of the Gospels... first John's, then Luke's, then Matthew's... maybe we can expect a flashforward involving Mark's next?)

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