Sunday, December 29, 2019

Just a guy from Akron...

So LeBron James was named Athlete of the Decade.

Wow!

You read that right... chosen over Tom Brady. Over Michael Phelps. Over Usain Bolt. Over Steph Curry.

Winning championships is great, and it's easy to judge his accomplishments in terms of sports. But his charitable work in his home town and abroad will be remembered long after his number is retired.

He's opened schools, hosted bike-a-thons, developed programs for at-risk kids... donated, donated, donated. He's a true champion on and off the field.

Want to treat yourself to something fun? Put your feet up and watch this video -

these highlights will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Monday, December 23, 2019

‘What kind of fancy a— child’ plays with a Fisher-Price charcuterie set?

(This is pretty much a copy and paste blog post, but I couldn't have captured it any better if I had written this myself... so apologies to the original author.)

This headline gave me a good laugh -

‘What kind of fancy a— child’ plays with a Fisher-Price charcuterie set?

and the picture with it was even better!

As it turns out, - shoppers are split over whether this Mattel toy is too fancy for kids — but it’s far from ‘bougie’-est option out there

This Fisher-Price charcuterie-board play set has a lot of tongues wagging, with one viral tweet asking “what kind of fancy a— child” has such refined taste.

Among the Mattel brand’s toys available for the holidays this year is the $19.99 “Snacks for Two” set. The 15-piece spread recommended for kids ages 3 and up includes two faux marble plates, a wood-accented cutting board and a fake knife to “slice” the soft salami, as well as play cheese, red grapes and crackers to offer guests. And if you want to get your kiddos to acquire a taste for puns early on, as well, the two fabric napkins are printed with “You’re Grape” and “Let It Brie.”

Even Fisher-Price’s own product description calls it “fancy.” What’s more, the promotional image shows a little boy in a bow tie and a girl wearing a beret.

“Little foodies will love indulging in fancy snacking fun,” the description reads. “This pretend charcuterie set is loaded with delicious hands-on play, including a soft salami kids can ‘slice,’ pull-apart grapes (perfect for sharing!), ‘crackers’ for stacking, stylish plates and real fabric napkins.”

What’s more, related Fisher-Price play sets include a Farm-to-Market stand with toy kale, as well as an On-The-Go Wallet with play credit cards, which the product description suggests could be used for “buying brunch,” as well as a pretend smartphone (for “making urgent calls”) and a plastic smartwatch (for “tracking their steps”).

Now, a big part of imaginative play involves kids mimicking the grown-up activities of their moms and dads. But some folks found all of this cheese set hard to swallow, with many bemused shoppers posting their disbelief on TwitterTWTR, +0.79% that it was too “fancy” or “bougie” — as in bourgeois — for young kids.

The comments about this new offering are even better.....

I think the headline substituted "fancy" for "pansy."

L BLeader

And to think as a kid, mayonnaise sandwiches and canned tomato soup made me happy.

Grass hopper2Contributor

All answers I know~ A.

leslie stantonLeader

Get over what you can't grasp. What's next to complain about..? Pocket size digital scales, baggies w/ twist ties, play money, rock candy and a  plastic 9mm handgun so they can play drug dealer..?

Joe SchmedlackLeader

Wow......  are the kids who get footballs and basketballs "left out" or lucky?

elio enidiasLeader

This is designed for Instagram.

Richard QLeader

if statistics are right, 70 to 80 percent of the people who bought this cannot miss a paycheck. Which means that some of the 30 % aren't necessarily "bourgie" and most of the 70% are faking it.

david weinstockLeader

how long can a small kid pretend to be eating before he or she wants real food. kids are only young, but the parents who buy this crap are either very rich to the point where money means nothing, or total idiots, or very rich idiots.

GARY FITCHLeader

Well I have two toddlers who have a street food truck kitchen window where one can be behind the window to prepare the food and drinks and the other can order from the menu that is available. When they have cousins over, that is the only thing they want to play. Both toddlers are 4 and their cousins range in age from 6-9. They play with this all day long while the others wait their turn. 

I played with the children one day and couldn't resist to tell one: "NO SOUP FOR YOU" because he was upset with his sister not getting his order right.

This new make believe toy, would be a perfect addition to add to the street food truck kitchen.

Mary FinnLeader

I would have played with that as a child.  It is similar to playing tea party.   It looks like an inexpensive toy for a young child.

Aurora HomuraLeader

that christmas list is hilarious.  a "new" macbook air?  Does she have one already?
and the 4,000 dollars at the bottom is icing on the cake.

EDWARD JONESLeader

...as the twig is bent, so grows the tree?

Neill RobertsLeader

Not meant for the Millennial's  Mickey D kids.

Sly ManLeader

Those whose parents have wine caves?

Len KarpinskiLeader

Some kid who might grow up to be a chef and own a nice restaurant by age thirty.

mike longLeader

fat doni !!!!

Shoeless Joe JacksonLeader

Quite normal for a French child as this is what they would eat for goûté, the 16:00 (4pm) snack.