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Hot Dogs With Spaghetti Inside - What's NOT For Dinner

Brett Singer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:30:00 GMT

So, like, ew.

BoingBoing links to a page on LiveJournal (I can't tell you the site name because it appears to be in Russian or another language that I don't recognize) that shows a new way to cook hot dogs.

You stick dry spaghetti in them and then cook.

The result looks like something that might be served at a Nathan's on the Island of Dr. Moreau.

BoingBoing quotes "DrO" as saying that stuffing the dogs with noodles creates "amusing culinary constructs that kids seem to love."

I think this would gross my kids out. They aren't big frankfurter fans to begin with, and I don't think making the weenies look like they have worms inside would increase their appeal.

Do you think your kids would eat this?

Source: LiveJournal via BoingBoing

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Brett Singer — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT

The jury is still out, but many are saying this video (via BoingBoing) is phonier than a campaign promise. Take a look and see what you think.

At first, the swinging doesn't seem so bad. Then the "Sporty Babysitter of the Year" (as he was called on the original site this video was on, random-good-stuff.com) gets into some major league Flying Baby action. In general, most are freaked out by the vid, saying that even if its fake, it's a little nauseating. Another BoingBoing commenter had a different take: "I'm horrified, but there's something that I can't help but love about this." Bottom line: don't try this at home. Ever.

So – real or fake?

Sources: BoingBoing, random-good-stuff.com, liveleak.com (the original video was removed from YouTube but liveleak posted it.)

It all started when Mary needed a laxative

Brett Singer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Old advertisements are the gift that keeps on giving.

Take this gem, posted on BoingBoing, found originally at the Learning 2 Share blog. A few favorite lines:

"It all started when Mary needed a laxative."
"I'd seen those laxative tantrums before."
"I asked [the school nurse] for advice. She knows so much more about children."
"All mothers should think more about the laxative they give their children…Forcing a child to take a bad-tasting laxative can shock her delicate nervous system."
And, once mom tries the product, Fletcher's Castoria:
"[Mary] hugged me and said I was the best mommy in the world!"

And of course, "it all started when Mary needed a laxative."

Because, you see, if you don't give your child a good tasting laxative, you are a crappy parent. No pun intended.

source: boingboing, via learning2share

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Brett Singer — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

There's some debate on BoingBoing over whether or not this is real or staged. Either way, it's amusing.

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One argument for it being staged is the fact that the parents are nowhere to be found. I don't think I'd let kids that age out of my sight long enough to climb into the game. I also didn't think the little door was big enough for a person, even a kid-person, to get through. Then again, I didn't think that my youngest son could reach the high shelves in his room, and I myself once managed to get soup on the ceiling while seated in a highchair. Children are nothing if not resourceful.

source: BoingBoing, via haha.nu (thanks to a reader for the tip!)

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Attack of the Monkey Children

Brett Singer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

When your children get older and (finally!) move out of the house, what are your plans?

a)   Move to a smaller place
b)   Turn their room into a casino
c)   Adopt a monkey

No, I didn't make that last one up. Amazingly, there are people that, when confronted with so-called "empty nest" syndrome, decide that the thing to do is to adopt a monkey.

Now, before you think, "aw, how cute, a monkey as a pet" or even, "what a horrible idea, having a monkey as a pet", you need to know one thing: many of these monkeys are not treated as pets. They are treated as children. They call them – monkids.

Tonight at 10pm on ABC, "Primetime: The Outsiders" will profile Lori and Jim Johnson, a couple of lunatics humans from Orlando, Florida who have a capuchin monkey named Jessy as a…pet child. Lori had "adopted" the primate prior to marrying Jim; Lori told ABC News that "living with Jessy was 'all part of the deal' and that [Jim] 'signed up for both' when he married Lori." I know love is hard to find, but if a woman tells me on the first date that she has a monkey that she dresses in children's clothing, that said monkey eats at the table with her, and that she treats said monkey as if she were her daughter, including referring to the monkey as "my daughter", I'm thinking there's no second date, much less a wedding. But hey, who am I to judge? Check out these pictures. They certainly look happy. Well, "mom" does. Hard to tell how the monkey feels about all this.

This story was actually reported on by the Orlando Sentinel back in April; here's the story, and video (via BoingBoing). According to the Sentinel, there are 15,000 people in the U.S. who own/live with/adopt monkeys, despite the fact that the practice is illegal in 20 states. There's even a magazine that caters to monkey owners/adopters/parents (sheesh, what exactly do you call these people?)

For a slightly different take, let's be sure to mention Angelle Sampey, a successful professional motorcycle racer with a monkid. According to ABC News, she wanted to have kids, but didn't feel that she could while pursuing a pro racing career. "I can't race and, you know, bear a child… And I thought adopting a monkey as a surrogate child would be a good thing to do." So no empty-nest for her; the monkey is instead of a human child.

Myself, I think I'd just get a dog.

So tonight at 10pm, ABC. Have fun.

images: abcnews.com

Your baby is ugly

Help Baby Get Her Geek On

Brett Singer — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Not satisfied with the plain ol' blankies? Want your kid to stand out from the playground crowd? Or are you a geeky parent who wants to dress your spawn in sci-fi/superhero goodness? Baby Leo Designs has your back. Check out the Retrobots blanket, available in sizes ranging from "Security Lovee" (around here we call them "burp cloths") to full-on blanket, or you can get the design on a bib. There's Skullfinity Blue for once and future metalheads, and also the more traditional Funky Monkey or Animal Crackers.

For some real fun, pick up a cape. Oh yes. That's right. A CAPE. "Baby Leo Designs satin capes are lined with supersoft velvet chamois and adorned with retro-cool handsewn woolfelt applique. It has a high neckline with a one-size-fits-all snap closure." No plastic junk for your Superkid, this is the real deal. They don't make them daddy-sized, but maybe that's a good thing.

Everything looks to be custom made, which is always nice. Check 'em out.

Via BoingBoing.

image: BabyLeoDesigns

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