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What do pirate babys say? wAARRRRRRR

Leefe — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:02:18 +0000

A friend’s recent baby prompted me to think about the sound they make.
Aren’t all newborns really just pirates in disguise?

wAARRRRRRRrrrrrrrr….

What do you use for baby showers?

Leefe — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:43:57 +0000

A friend had a baby show today, and I was supposed to send advice. Feeling I had already made some suggestions I drew this as a bit of comedic relief.

And the bank said “Go home and procreate”

Leefe — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:07:11 +0000

Japan’s largest banking group says ‘Go home and procreate’.

Taking the government directive to boost the population seriously, management at Mitsubishi UFJ sent staff an email telling them to go home at 5:10pm rather than the usual 7pm. The idea being this would leave them with more energy at the end of the day, and more time to pursue extra circular activities at home.

It is worth noting though that bank branches close to the public at 3pm. What do all the staff do for the next 4 hours?

Japanese bank MUFJ urges staff to enjoy ‘family time’ (ninemsn Money, 19 November 2009)

A supermarket aisle to marvel at

Leefe — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:18:26 +0000

Noticed this sign at the end of an aisle in Coles at Broadway shopping centre.

Perhaps it is a sign of things you will need together.

ie. if you eat too much canned fish, Mexican and Asian food, you will need a new pair of underwear or a nappy. After which you will only be able to eat baby food for a while.

Not too young for deodorant?

Leefe — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:06:10 +0000

How young is too young for girls to use deodorant?

In a supermarket the other day I noticed these ‘perfumed body spray’s, right next adult deodorant. Obviously they are aimed at young girls via the Bratz brand.

Do young girls really need to be pushed into the word of makeup and perfume?

Playground for little kids or big kids?

Leefe — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:51:36 +0000

Camperdown Memorial park children’s playground is in disrepair. From the pile of empty bottles outside the playground it looks as if there was a party in the playground. And a rowdy one at that.

The lock on the gate is broken. So without an ever constant eye a child may escape. Or a dog may enter.

And both sand pits are full of cigarette buts. Not to mention the odd bottle cap and piece of glass. Not really the thing for a kids playground. I can see some kid slicing their foot open.

The sandpits need someone to run them through a sieve, like they do at the major beaches.

Now the broken swing I can’t definitely blame on the apparent party, but it is another sign of disrepair.

Considering inner city Sydney has a baby boom, it would be nice if facilities for children were kept in better repair.

Prams put squeeze on Sydney buses

digg — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:28:49 +0000

There is a baby boom in Sydney at the moment, most apparent in inner city suburbs. But state public transport system is failing new parents with prams. New policies by State Transit are making it harder to use the service, at a time when people should be encouraged to be more green and use public transport.

LEGMO, playing with the building blocks of (plastic) life

Leefe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:47:19 +0000

Building Lego ducks for my child I ran out of appropriate blocks. Desperate to complete the project, as any Lego mad scientist would do, I chose to opt for a hybrid animal.

Using pieces from the farm set, cow genes were combined with the existing duck, resulting in the transgenic (cow)duck.

But how far should one take playing God?
Is it ethical to create GMO Lego?
And are we warping our children’s imagination?

In related news:
(of a more serious nature)

GM canola gets go-ahead in NSW and Vic (SMH, 27 Nov 2007)

Mattel recalls more toys in Chinese lead paint alert

digg — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:48:12 +0000

THOUSANDS more toys are being pulled from Australian shelves as an international investigation delves deeper into China’s disgraced manufacturing industry. In a recorded statement, Mattel’s Australian marketing director, Julie Kearns, said the company had been testing toys since the paint scandal broke. See service.mattel.com (SMH, 6 Sept 2007)

Thirty truths for young dads

digg — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:38:32 +0000

“IT’S FATHER’S DAY tomorrow and, while fathers of all ages deserve praise and acclamation, we should raise a special cheer for the nation’s more recent dads.” A humorous list of 30 changes in their lives new fathers may recognise. (SMH, 1 Sept 2007)