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Facts and Fallout 3

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Shared on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 09:55

Exciting scientific research on the bus this morning. For the last few miles I decided to put down my book and look out at cars below me. I have confirmed (always suspected) that the number of bumper stickers on your car is directly related to the number of old McDonald's bags and other pieces of trash that you have in your car.

People that love bumper stickers are dirty and they love fast food. I saw one truck that was covered completely in bumper stickers (except for the windows). They were all about left-wing politics and Jesus. Kind of an anomaly, but they had the dirtiest car for sure. Interesting.

Oh - one more observation this weekend. When did opening a can of goldfish or fruit snacks and shoving the food into a crying kids mouth and saying "num" become an effective way to get a kid to stop crying? I keep seeing this in grocery stores these days. I'm sure it works, but at what cost? Ah. flame me parents. I'm sure I don't understand.

Fallout 3 - I like you now. I won't spend a lot of time talking about it since the masses are done and gone or off to DLC on this game. But let's just say that I deleted my first save, started over, and focused my points instead of greedily spreading them across the skills. It's fun. It's addicting. It's trance-like wandering and scrounging. But you knew that.

Back to the Monday grind. Mope with me.

 

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H2Daddy's picture
Submitted by H2Daddy on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 09:59
As my 5 year old would say, Fallout 3 is the bombdiggity.
Big0ne's picture
Submitted by Big0ne on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:07
I would've replied quicker, but I was finishing my bag of goldfish.
kewljoe's picture
Submitted by kewljoe on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:08
cant wait for broken steel...hmmm I just realized that could be shortened as BS ...Fallout 3 BS its FUN!!
Lusetti67's picture
Submitted by Lusetti67 on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:15
Num, Num, Num. Num , Num...........
KingDrewsky's picture
Submitted by KingDrewsky on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:15
Food, bottle, binky - these are the weapons in the parental arsenal. Kids don't like shopping. Why would they? It's not a fun activity to be sure. Sometimes they are going to cry, and the only way to stop them from crying without resorting to the arsenal is to stop shopping and leave. And the family needs the food, so that's not an option most mothers will take. Kids are by nature selfish and need to learn the capacity to treat others with respect. This doesn't happen overnight. In the meantime, *nom nom nom*. The alternative to this is that the mother lets the child cry it out.
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Submitted by FadeIntoBlack on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:30
I just spank mine till they quit crying... ;) Yeah, exactly what Drew said. Kids just like eating, and they dont understand why they can't have some of the food that is everywhere around them at the grocery store. Admit it, there are times when you're shopping you'd like to open a bag of chips/crackers/candy and snack while you are walking the isles.
TANK's picture
Submitted by TANK on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:37
I still haven't played (but own) fallout 3 :)
Enosh's picture
Submitted by Enosh on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:46
I'm with Tank, it's on my personal pile of shame, waiting for me to get through Fable II before I dive into it for a few weeks.
J-Cat's picture
Submitted by J-Cat on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:53
Think of it this way... when you walk into a grocery store and smeel that bread... don't you get hungry and a little cranky? Now picture being 1, having no willpower or control over your emotions. I used to get bread, open it up: give her the heel of the loaf. Done. Mind you Erica is a remorseless eating machine. There was a time when she was never full. You would think I starved her every time we walked into a grocery store. She is MUCH better now. I have (thankfully) been able to cut down on teh food thing with her. I use the "engagement" technique. Basically I engage her in converstiaon until she is broken down :)
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Submitted by LadyisRed on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:00
yeah, crackers are a must have for the toddler and under crowd. And for husbands. I keep some extra animal cookies just for shakes when he gets whiney at the store. ;) My one year old has NO reasoning skills. He doesnt undestand most of anything I explain to him. But he does understand yummy. To be honest, the only time he gets crabby is when he is hungry, and being the youngest his sleeping and eating times get shuffled around to meet the needs of a big family. So sometimes I have to push the envelope and go shopping on the edge of a feeding time. I do think there is a difference between just shoving food in their mouth to get them to shut up and giving food to make them less hungry which equals less grouchy.
Big0ne's picture
Submitted by Big0ne on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:11
I came up in an age where Mom went to the store and I was left at home with Dad or G'ma. I'll get flamed as well, but I think it's better for all involved. The other parent gets some 1 on 1 time with jr. the shopping parent gets some alone time and the general public gets to shop in peace.
Zikan's picture
Submitted by Zikan on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:28
My wife usually grocery shops without the kids as well. But any developmentally normal child over 2 should be able to control themselves for a brief visit to the grocery store (and I am the parent of a VERY challenging 2-year old).
TDrag27's picture
Submitted by TDrag27 on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:28
The weirdest topics generate comments. I get it. Kids are reasonless, screaming little humans. I was just alarmed this weekend when I watched a women shove crackers into a kid's mouth as he was open-mouthed and wailing. I felt like she was more concerned with not being embarrassed of a crying kid than anything. It seemed like a choking hazard too. Just makes me wonder how long that strategy continues and at what point do parents cease to create a relationship between emotional distress and food. My only experience with children is being one and I remained a reasonless, and full of emotion until at least 17. I'm sure I'll eat my words if I bring my own spawn into this world someday. Or I'll just send Dean grocery shopping.
govnamac's picture
Submitted by govnamac on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:44
If we are out with my son and its close to his time to eat he will get a few crackers or puffs to tide him over. If he isn't cranky then he just gets a toy or his cup of water.
char's picture
Submitted by char on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 12:31
"Basically I engage her in converstiaon until she is broken down".....JCat....LMKO!!! I guess I don't pay attention to peoples cars. I'll be on the look out for bumper stickers now.
FadeIntoBlack's picture
Submitted by FadeIntoBlack on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 11:59
Tara, you're overthinking it. You'll see :)
ForensicsPhreak's picture
Submitted by ForensicsPhreak on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 13:37
The call of the wasteland. I knew it would eventually grow on you. I thought Oblivion was bad until i got Fallout 3. I need intervention. Now that I topped out all the achievement points, maybe MAYBE I can quit. yeah, that's it - i can quit anytime i want :-)
FUNKNSTIEN's picture
Submitted by FUNKNSTIEN on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 14:50
hahah I lol'd!!

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