droolicious : comedy

Toy Microphone For Your Future Performer

Chris Ford — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT

One of the things that has proved to be a favorite from Christmas this year in my house is this toy microphone. The stand is a speaker that amplifies your kid's voice, but the best part about it are the three foot pedals. One provides instant applause, one a hip-hop (more jungle really) beat, and the last has a stand-up comedian's rimshot and cymbal.

Keep in mind that it is a toy, so the overall construction of the thing is pretty flimsy. Consequently if your kid is prone to destroying stuff than you'll need to pay extra attention. But my girls love getting on the mic and singing, making noise and especially introducing one another. And I honestly don't mind a little extra noise around the house - it's when they're being really quiet that I seem to get really scared.

The Electronic Stage Microphone, $27.95 from ImagineToys.com

Free Father's Day MP3 (NSFW): Daddy's Curses

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:35:00 GMT

For all you dads who have trouble feeling warm and fuzzy when it comes to Father's Day, I understand. But while it's easy to let a rotten childhood color your sentiment about the upcoming weekend, the irony is that if your dad was a jerk, you've probably got the most to look forward to on Dad's Day. Because no matter how many milestones he missed during your childhood, no matter how many of his own failures he tried to project onto you, your dad handed you a gift more precious than anything you'll ever find in a catalog: He sent you into fatherhood armed with the knowledge of exactly how not to raise your own offspring.

That said, I'd hate to see any of you who are still sulking head into Father's Day weekend without a smile on your face, so for all the damaged dads out there, I bring you a gift most wonderful, courtesy of my pal Henry at Chunklet: a free MP3 download of Daddy's Curses, the now-classic, completely NSFW 1987 audio document of one dad's failed, profanity-strewn attempt to repar a piano. Grab it below, and make sure you're wearing headphones if you're in polite company.

To the kid who surreptitiously recorded this, a hearty thanks -- here's hoping you're currently raising your own family the best way you know how. And to all you dads out there, damaged or otherwise: a happy, healthy weekend to you and yours.

[Daddy's Curses (NSFW) MP3]

And The Winner is....(drumroll please)

Karen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:27:00 GMT

We've picked a winner to receive the Knocked Up DVD! Wanna know who it is?

The lucky Babble reader is Tori from Radioactive Girl. Congrats Tori!

Giveaway: Win a Copy of the Knocked Up DVD!

Karen — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:00 GMT

Knocked Up stars Emmy Award winner Katherine Heigl, who plays Alison Scott, Ben Stone's one night stand. Little does Ben (Seth Rogan) know what's in store when his one-time lover shows up 8 weeks later, pregnant.

Comedy ensues as the pair try to make a go at maintaining a relationship, despite having very little in common.

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