----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [Brin-l] Why settle for a minivan, I say...
> "Horn, John" wrote: > > > > > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > I don't think there are many 8 year olds watching purple > > > dinosaurs. 3-5 > > > > year olds maybe. > > > > > > Or 18-month-olds whose grandmothers think the purple demon spawn > > > dinosaurs are OK, and later force the parents of said 18-month-olds to > > > bear with the purple demon spawn dinosaurs until they're "outgrown", > > > however long *that* takes. :P > > > > > > There's just something about the aforementioned dinosaur that is > > > incredibly appealing to 3-year-olds and maddening for adults. > > > > Personally, I never found the PDSD all that maddening. Maybe that's because > > I never truly grew up. What does drive me crazy is that you can't get the > > stupid songs out of your head. You are at work, slaving away, when suddenly > > you find yourself singing, "Look out the window, what do you see?..." > > Dan spent a week actually getting lots of face time with co-workers, and > the one he spent the most time with kept singing little songs. When > asked, the co-worker admitted it was the PDSD, and Dan doesn't want > *any* truck with it now. (Apparently it's worse than "Love My Lips", > which was driving him batty for a couple of days. "Love My Lips" is > sung by a certain ridiculous computer-animated cucumber.) > > > My oldest outgrew the PDSD at about age 3 1/2. My youngest never liked the > > PDSD. > > > > Now, the 4 gay creatures with electronic appliances in their bodies... > > Those he loved. And they are *infinitely worse* than the PDSD. > > The mother of the aforementioned 18-month-old finds those less annoying > than the PDSD. I guess what annoys varies depending on the person. > (Oh, and the only exposure I've had to those involved the purchased > videotapes, not the TV broadcasts. The TV broadcasts apparently have > the electronic appliances replay things, which the purchased videotapes > do not.) > Two words. Blues Clues. I know every word to every song on a kiddie show that was on while I was at work. Sheeesh!!! xponent Wonderful Show Actually Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
