Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
Topic: Humor
1:27 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007
"Defuse the ticking time-bomb known as your child's imagination before it explodes and destroys her completely," said child-safety expert Kenneth McMillan, who advised the HHS in composing the guidelines. "New data shows a disturbing correlation between serious accidents and the ability of children to envision a world full of exciting possibility."
The guidelines, titled "Boundless Imagination, Boundless Hazards: Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe From A World Of Wonder," are posted on the HHS website, and will also be available in brochure form in pediatricians' offices across the country.
According to McMillan, children can suffer broken bones, head trauma, and even fatal injuries from unsupervised exposure to childlike awe. "If your children are allowed to unlock their imaginations, anything from a backyard swing set to a child's own bedroom can be transformed into a dangerous undersea castle or dragon's lair," McMillan said. "But by encouraging your kids to think linearly and literally, and constantly reminding them they can never be anything but human children with no extraordinary characteristics, you can better ensure that they will lead prolonged lives."
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Topic: Humor
11:52 pm EST, Feb 5, 2007
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27B Stroke 6's guide to the CDT's guide to this year in Internet Politics
Topic: Humor
5:32 pm EST, Jan 24, 2007
Lobbyists are drooling at how much cheaper it will be to buy votes with the Wii crowd -- who are happy to play golf on their television screen -- than with legislators who actually want to be flown to Scotland.
