April 13, 2006

Plush Gimp Pleather Gimp

You know why babies are so cute? It's their giant heads on their little bodies. IT'S JUST SO CUTE. And you know how you're always saying to yourself, "Aww, I bet if you made a doll of the Gimp from...
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Posted by greg at 11:32 PM | Comments (1)

NYT TV Critic Exposes Helpless Infant To Sesame Beginnings

Words like "evil," "losers" "plopping" and "Luddites" fill NY Times TV critic Virginia Heffernan's review of Sesame Beginnings, the 0-2 DVD series that has T. Berry Brazelton looking for a touchpoint alright, right on da kisser. Heffernan plops down [sic]...
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Unidentified Los Angeles Man Makes It Through Baby Shower Alive

Not getting beaten with a stick or shot is definitely something to celebrate. [image: people.com] Previously: "Baby Shower Gone Bad"...
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Japanese Retail Update: First, Getting To Zero

Babies R Us Japan is pleased to announce the opening of their member rewards program, which enables customers to collect points, which they can redeem for valuable merchandise and offers and blah blah blah. It's called "the mama & baby...
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Posted by greg at 10:24 PM | Comments (1)

How Is This Amazon/Seventh Generation Deal Different From Every Other Amazon/Seventh Generation Deal?

Because you order a spare case of diapers for Elijah? Actually, even though Amazon's running these Mountain-o-diapers sales on a near-monthly basis, there are little differences that add up. This time around, Amazon's still offering a $30 gift certificate,...
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Wagonboo: Coocaroo, Where Are You?

I'm still a Bugaboo believer--we're heading out on the town as soon as I finish posting this, in fact--but I can't fail to notice that there are times when we use the Cameleon as a glorified wheelbarrow. Every time...
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Give Back The Van: Missouri Couple Fakes Sextuplets For Loot

Two lessons to learn from the Missouri couple who claimed they were having sextuplets--hell, they claimed they had them, but had to put them in hiding in a NICU somewhere because some crazed family member wanted to kill them: When...
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