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It has come to my attention that children in many areas of the world have developed a sort of game whereby they simulate the hanging of Saddam. This is a very grave situation, for sure, as some children have died in the process (see link). I think it would be entirely hypocritical for a parent to dissuade
their children form playing this game and then continuing with the saturation of the original event's details at the dinner table. If you are a politically minded parent, you might consider this toy.
The play noose looks just like a real noose, except that it is made of two pieces of rope instead of one piece. The first piece attaches to the ceiling or whatever and it contains all those loops. The second piece fits around the neck of the gamer. The two pieces connect with a fitting assembly that unlocks at the onset of tension past a few pounds. In this way, the noose can be worn and will even provide a little bit of tug when the user falls, but it will disconnect before a dangerous amount of body weight is suspended.
Foolish Games
http://abclocal.go....on=local&id=4904242
A special form of cowboys and indians, at best. [daseva, Jan 19 2007]
Saddam *toy*
http://business.bos...bg?articleid=177525
[po, Jan 19 2007]
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Absolutely not. That's not hypocritical, I don't talk about it at dinner time either. Might be better used for fetish games - could have saved Michael Hutchence. |
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That reminds me, I met an alcoholic once who tried to hang himself in his stairwell in a fit of depression. He was so drunk that he forgot to tie the loose end onto the bannister and ended up just falling down the stairs. Having dried out he thought it was quite funny, retrospectively. I respect him for being able to laugh about it. |
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The Boy Scouts, however, are considering revoking some of his merit badges... |
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Main Entry: hy·poc·ri·sy
Pronunciation: hi-'pä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ypocrisie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide
1 : a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially: the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion.
--Merriam Webster |
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Adults chat while children play. When I discipline my kid, I am, hopefully, instilling my virtues into him or her. If I disapprove of their games while talking about the same events, is it hypocrisy? Maybe I'm missing something here.. |
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they listen to you more than you think... |
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they listen to you more than - you think! |
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They listen to you more then you think? |
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