But. What. About. The. Children???!! - Page 2

Pie · 03-12-2009, 01:55 PM

Ha-ha!</nelson>

Shawnee123 · 03-12-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

xoxoxoBruce · 03-13-2009, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

It pisses me right off. That guy was right. What if it'd shown a picture of a child slumped (apparently fatally) in inactivity with a sinister looking book in their hands instead of a joypad?

Make 'em go out and play... reading should be done under the covers, with a flashlight, after the parents have gone to bed.

Beestie · 03-13-2009, 02:48 AM

That has to be the worst children's fitness campaign I have ever seen.

It motivates no one and alienates everyone.

Besides, everyone knows telling kids to do something or to stop doing something because it might hurt them or kill them is a complete waste of time.

If you want kids to get off the couch then give them a compelling reason to hit the playground. Besides, I would think that poor eating habits have a lot more to do with shortening a child's life span than a sedentary lifestyle.

Pie · 03-13-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

If you want kids to get off the couch then give them a compelling reason to hit the playground.

<brandishes a frying pan>You want a compelling reason? I got your compelling reason riiiight here! Now git!

Trilby · 03-13-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

<brandishes a frying pan>You want a compelling reason? I got your compelling reason riiiight here! Now git!

I like this approach.

I also endorse it.

Shawnee123 · 03-13-2009, 10:55 AM

After spending too much time inside:

Mom: Will you go outside and blow the stink off of you? Thanks.

lol

glatt · 03-13-2009, 11:01 AM

walking up to my kid, tagging them, saying "you're it," and running away usually works. Don't know how much longer though.

HungLikeJesus · 03-13-2009, 11:09 AM

Try water balloons.

Cicero · 03-13-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Oooooo - goody! What book would it be?

What book could kill?

Let's think about this and meet up later with our ideas....the list is potentially endless....

...right off the top - Pet Semetery!

It used to be Justine..........Now it's wow.

Pie · 03-13-2009, 02:25 PM

(Obvious) The Golden Compass

04-06-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

That has to be the worst children's fitness campaign I have ever seen.

It motivates no one and alienates everyone.

Besides, everyone knows telling kids to do something or to stop doing something because it might hurt them or kill them is a complete waste of time.

If you want kids to get off the couch then give them a compelling reason to hit the playground. Besides, I would think that poor eating habits have a lot more to do with shortening a child's life span than a sedentary lifestyle.

I absolutely agree with you Beestie. This is 100% the wrong way to motivate. Not all kids are getting enough excercise, true. But what kids are doing otherwise is not all bad either. I know many kids who spend their free time working with clay or like some of you said, reading. This add is simply ridiculous and I think most people will see it as that..therefore although whoever put the add out could have had a very effective and and meaningful add, they wasted millions of dollars just pissing people off.

Trilby · 04-07-2009, 07:22 AM

*waves at MissBrianna*

HI! You're lovely!

Here's a flower for you

welcome!

03-12-2009, 01:55 PM	#16
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	<nelson> Ha-ha!</nelson> __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-13-2009, 02:48 AM	#19
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	That has to be the worst children's fitness campaign I have ever seen. It motivates no one and alienates everyone. Besides, everyone knows telling kids to do something or to stop doing something because it might hurt them or kill them is a complete waste of time. If you want kids to get off the couch then give them a compelling reason to hit the playground. Besides, I would think that poor eating habits have a lot more to do with shortening a child's life span than a sedentary lifestyle. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-13-2009, 10:55 AM	#22
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	After spending too much time inside: Mom: Will you go outside and blow the stink off of you? Thanks. lol __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-13-2009, 11:09 AM	#24
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Try water balloons. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-13-2009, 02:25 PM	#26
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	(Obvious) The Golden Compass __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-13-2009, 11:01 AM	#23
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	walking up to my kid, tagging them, saying "you're it," and running away usually works. Don't know how much longer though.

04-07-2009, 07:22 AM	#28
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	waves at MissBrianna HI! You're lovely! Here's a flower for you welcome! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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