{"id":220,"date":"2006-10-18T13:22:33","date_gmt":"2006-10-18T18:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toddsingleton.net\/chronicle\/index.php\/?p=220"},"modified":"2006-12-03T06:16:42","modified_gmt":"2006-12-03T11:16:42","slug":"congradulations-you-are-a-nation-of-weenies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddsingleton.net\/chronicle\/2006\/10\/18\/congradulations-you-are-a-nation-of-weenies\/","title":{"rendered":"Congradulations.  We are officially a nation of Weenies."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\">Several school systems start banning &#8220;tag&#8221;, flag football and any other &#8220;contact activity&#8221; at recess.  Yes, a few of the biggest weenie&#8217;s around have decided that your children&#8217;s independent social building activities should be limited to walking around.  This, and the removal of jungle gyms not long ago, mean all your fat kids are going to have fewer and fewer reasons to move their lard asses.  The heaviest family wins right? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\">I don&#8217;t blame the lawyers who go after schools as liable for kids getting hurt on the playground.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\">I blame the parents that hire them.  They&#8217;re scared weenies looking to get paid.  Wait a minute.  That&#8217;s 3\/4 of America isn&#8217;t it?  Don&#8217;t forget that lawyers don&#8217;t have cases without clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\">The terrorists and bullies are coming so you better hurry up and vote for Jesus.  Oh ya,  he&#8217;s not on the ballot is he?  Well then, who can we count on to protect our kids from the bad guys with dodge balls?  If we don&#8217;t find someone soon we&#8217;ll all just have to go inside and lock the door for good because the evil will reign down on us like solar flares and burn our skulls until we&#8217;re all dead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana\">Then again, you&#8217;re more likely to die in a fiery accident during your commute to work tomorrow.  But you&#8217;ll put your kids in the car and trust your meager driving skill to risk that trip won&#8217;t you?  Of course, because there&#8217;s a check in it for ya &#8211; weenie. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several school systems start banning &#8220;tag&#8221;, flag football and any other &#8220;contact activity&#8221; at recess. 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