But. What. About. The. Children???!!

DanaC · 03-12-2009, 06:07 AM

Read this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7937991.stm

glatt · 03-12-2009, 07:27 AM

for those too lazy to click the link, it's an advertising campaign urging parents to encourage their kids to exercise more. The ad implies that kids who just sit on the couch playing video games will die early. The video game industry doesn't like it.

DanaC · 03-12-2009, 08:00 AM

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?

Trilby · 03-12-2009, 08:05 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?

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!

glatt · 03-12-2009, 08:27 AM

Well, for the purposes of propaganda, A kid reading The Anarchist Cookbook would be good.

Pie · 03-12-2009, 08:27 AM

The White Mountains
The Witches
Little Brother
The Anarchist Cookbook
...and to throw gasoline on the fire:
The Qur'an

Perry Winkle · 03-12-2009, 08:30 AM

Anything endorsed by Oprah.

Trilby · 03-12-2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

Anything endorsed by Oprah.

How right you are.

Trilby · 03-12-2009, 08:35 AM

Here's one...

A Hitman's Guide: author :anonymous

In 1993 a triple murder was committed in Alabama by a man who was alleged to have used this book as his guide. The family of those killed by the hit man sued Paladin Press (the published) saying Paladin Press aided the murder.

HungLikeJesus · 03-12-2009, 10:11 AM

I think it would have to be Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby.

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Lullaby is the story of Carl Streator, a newspaper reporter who has been assigned to write articles on a series of cases of sudden infant death syndrome, from which his own child had died. Streator discovers that his wife and child had died immediately after he read them a "culling song," or African chant, from a book entitled Poems and Rhymes Around the World. As Streator learns, the culling song has the power to kill anyone it is spoken to.

Pico and ME · 03-12-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

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?

Because of gaming, I dont think that would be a problem. Most kid would rather play Call of Duty than read a book.

Shawnee123 · 03-12-2009, 01:18 PM

Oh, Dana's right. What a load of crap.

When I was a kid, I read my ass off. I also climbed trees, played baseball, football, kickball, bombardment, ghost in the graveyard, went swimming and biking, joined sports leagues, and a million other non-sedentary things. Yes, books were just as fascinating to me as the video games that came along later...but they weren't my whole freaking life.

When we got Atari, I was a teenager. I loved it, but I didn't turn into death waiting to happen (sinister theme music: duh duh duhhhhhhhhh) from inactivity.

If your kids are doing nothing BUT playing video games, well that's just bad parenting and is no different than 30 years ago if you let (made?) your kid watch TV 24/7 because you just couldn't be bothered to throw the ball with them.

HungLikeJesus · 03-12-2009, 01:22 PM

Thanks Shawnee. My mom never threw the ball with me.

Shawnee123 · 03-12-2009, 01:23 PM

And see how you turned out?

HungLikeJesus · 03-12-2009, 01:49 PM

03-12-2009, 06:07 AM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	But. What. About. The. Children???!! Read this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7937991.stm

03-12-2009, 08:27 AM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	The White Mountains The Witches Little Brother The Anarchist Cookbook ...and to throw gasoline on the fire: The Qur'an __________________ 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.

03-12-2009, 08:35 AM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Here's one... A Hitman's Guide: author :anonymous In 1993 a triple murder was committed in Alabama by a man who was alleged to have used this book as his guide. The family of those killed by the hit man sued Paladin Press (the published) saying Paladin Press aided the murder. __________________ 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

03-12-2009, 01:18 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh, Dana's right. What a load of crap. When I was a kid, I read my ass off. I also climbed trees, played baseball, football, kickball, bombardment, ghost in the graveyard, went swimming and biking, joined sports leagues, and a million other non-sedentary things. Yes, books were just as fascinating to me as the video games that came along later...but they weren't my whole freaking life. When we got Atari, I was a teenager. I loved it, but I didn't turn into death waiting to happen (sinister theme music: duh duh duhhhhhhhhh) from inactivity. If your kids are doing nothing BUT playing video games, well that's just bad parenting and is no different than 30 years ago if you let (made?) your kid watch TV 24/7 because you just couldn't be bothered to throw the ball with them. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-12-2009, 01:22 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Thanks Shawnee. My mom never threw the ball with me. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-12-2009, 07:27 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	for those too lazy to click the link, it's an advertising campaign urging parents to encourage their kids to exercise more. The ad implies that kids who just sit on the couch playing video games will die early. The video game industry doesn't like it.

03-12-2009, 08:00 AM	#3
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	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?

03-12-2009, 08:30 AM	#7
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Anything endorsed by Oprah.

03-12-2009, 01:23 PM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	And see how you turned out? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-12-2009, 01:49 PM	#15
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	__________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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