King Cobra: OK, I have been reading the articles from Pojo, and the thing
that bugs me is, well, actually it is 2 things, which I will explain in
detail later.

Arbok: Oooo, the reptilian Pokemon Trainer (and self-proclaimed "Perfect Dark
Warrior" You know, Perfect Dark, as in the game) is going to let us in on
some of his vast knowledge. I can't wait.
<Please note the heavy sarcasm here. It is like a sumo wrestler sitting on
your chest>>

King Cobra: Shut your trap, or I will show you a new tool I found for
controlling sarcastic snakes. It is called a Shock Stick, which delivers
10,000 volts of electricity to the target. Now be quiet!

Arbok: OK. *whimpers*

King Cobra: The first thing I want to talk about is being egotistical, smug,
brash, whatever you call it. I have been playing at tourneys for a good
length of time now, going undefeated. I started to get an ego. Finally, I
lost to a 9 year old boy in a tournament. What did I do? No, I didn't cry and
whine and complain and throw my cards away. I simply said good game, and was
thankful that I lost to someone before I got too egotistical. I saw it as a
good thing: My ego was shattered and it wouldn't be coming back. There is
another factor in this, though. Self-confidence. It is hard to draw the line
between ego and self confidence, they are together like a drunk man and his
beer mug. The thing to remember is this: You can tell the difference easily
if you know what to look for. Ego often gets people mad and angry at you, but
with self confidence, you feel it inside but it doesn't show very much on the
outside. You will feel calm, happy, maybe a little bit on top, and confident
that you CAN win. Notice I said CAN, not WILL. Nobody in this game is the God
of Cards. Everyone will be beaten by someone else. Heck, my friend Sam can
often whip my deck up, but my 11 year old brother can smash his deck apart
and I can cream my brother's deck. It is a never ending circle. On to the
next subject!

The second thing is writing articles and being able to deal with the
responses you get. Satoshi explained this very well, so bravo to Satoshi!
Anyway, people need to check the accuracy of their info before they write an
article. I haven't seen this much, and yes, mistakes do happen, like the time
I misread Dragonite's Pokemon Power and thought you could get 2 Pokemon per
turn. Sorry about that one, guys. Since I haven't really seen any problems on
this, we can move on. The next thing on writing articles is how you write
them. Triple X talked about this subject and also did a fine job. Bravo,
Triple X! Make them funny, have a Pokemon, do whatever, but the bottom line
is to get the facts across. Also, try to write the article in a way that will
not offend anyone. Instead of saying "I hate haymakers, they suck" you could
say "I am not really fond of haymakers as they are a little simplistic."
Please don't send me any hate mail about this example, I acutely like
Haymakers. Also, please include your email address. I have wanted to write to
people commenting on their articles tons of times, but found no email address.

King Cobra: Well, that's all I wanted to say. If I could give you one bit of
advice to help you live through life, it is never make fun of Dr. Crash's
secretary and always drink water when you are hot.

Hey Arbok! Come here.

Arbok: You aren't going to zap me are you?

King Cobra: No. I just think that we need to become friends. Like Spike and
his Vulpix or Satoshi and his Blastoise. Hey, let's go get a Pepsi and tick
off the old cranky lady who works at the pawnshop by sitting in front of the
store without buying anything.

Send all mail, hate mail, death threats, marriage proposals, fan letters, and
theories of life on other planets to us at KingCobra2498@aol.com (yep, I got
a new email!)

~King Cobra, the "Perfect Dark Warrior"
and Arbok, the sarcastic snake.
Email: KingCobra2498@aol.com

PS Pojo rules! ;)