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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:07 AM Original message |
Confirmed: Watching Sponge Bob makes kids stupid |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Was that not GWB's favorite show in the White House? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
60. Veggietales. nt |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Seems like a poor study. The kids weren't tested before (only after), |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
27. My thought as well...I wouldn't |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
72. Exactly. The study is an epic fail in terms of design and interpretation of results. |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. If they didn't test before the program.... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. i didnt let kids watch cause it glorified stupid. same with a few other shows like |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. Did it study whether watching "Caillou" made kids whiny and anoying? |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. *snicker* |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. amen... |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Seriously. It's tough to listen to Caillou |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. LOL! |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
61. +1 |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. I know I get 20 IQ points dumber after only 1 minute of it. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. I actually think it's kind of funny. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
8. I agree with others who said that the children need to be tested beforehand. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. Being smart is highly over rated |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
54. +1 |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. It's Satanic too! |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
34. You know it! Check this out... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. if it really caused attention problems they wouldn't sit through it for the full 9 minutes... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
12. Watching TV makes you stupid; Sponge Bob is TV. QED. nt |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. Awwwwww |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. My kids love it. And I find myself chuckling from the other room |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. 9/11 coverage |
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morningglory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
64. One time some little annoyance happened. My granddaughter |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. I honestly love that show |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. Completely agree about the live action |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
14. yet, an article about Pesticides in food linked to ADHD in kids is buried... |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
15. I watched it once |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
17. Confirmed: Watching a decade of 9-11 spin makes grown up stupid! n/t |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
18. And watching 10 minutes of The Disney Channel turns some kids into |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. true dat n/t |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
19. Callou? Seriously? |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. It's not as bad as 'Barney.' I swear I could feel the aneurysm. nt |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I spend some time in college mixing sound files.... |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Post Them, if you can---nt |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 12:53 AM Response to Reply #24 |
75. I never put them on any website or anything. |
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GermanDem (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. Barney the Dinosaur |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #51 |
74. I had him meeting Christopher Walken |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. that kid whines like a mofo... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. And now I've got the inspid theme music playing in my head |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
21. can you imagine |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. You might enjoy this.. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
71. My daughter loved Barney |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. So this is based on test performance right after watching the show? |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. this bogus study belongs in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
28. So anyway.... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. sponge bob appears to be written |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
35. I happen to like Spongebob; it's not really for toddlers. n/t |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
36. Be very careful with the word "confirmed" |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I would totally have understood all that |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. *spit-take* |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. I've been called a bad father for watching Spongebob with my kids |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. My grandson and I love SpongeBob |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
58. Yep. |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Adventure Time is the new fav for out family as well |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Puffy Space Princess' voice made me laugh until I got sick once |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. Caillou is a whiny little shit who expects everyone else to fix his fuck ups. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
50. This bullshit study makes Emo SpongeBob |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
52. I always am reminded of one of Jay Leno's Jaywalking bits: |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
53. LEAVE SPONGEBOB ALONE! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
55. Because the kids who have been watching "Caillou" are bored to fucking tears |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
57. Uh......this is a joke, right? |
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AmandaMae (330 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
59. Too much TV makes anyone stupid. I watched Spongebob as a kid and I'm fine |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
62. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #62 |
76. I put the song on my kid's cel phone as his ringtone |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
63. This bogus study belongs in a pineapple under the sea n/t |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
65. Correlation =/= causation. Epic study Fail. |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Exactly. And no pre-study tests were performed either. Epic fail. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
66. heh. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
67. I just went to YouTube and watched some Caillou |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I'm sorry. Caillou ended up being banned in my house. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Don't know Caillou, but if I ever see Dora the Explorer on the streets |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
70. I still love SpongeBob. My kids and I still make SpongeBob references, even |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
77. On th eother hand, I do let my 6 year old mellow to Kipper before bed. |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
78. is sponge bob the new code word for fox news? |
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