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I can't disagree with anything you wrote.
There's currently over 7 billion people on Earth. They've all been babies at one point or another; some still are. It's been estimated that throughout our history, there's been over 100 billion people that lived and died. Again, that means 100 billion babies. Sounds more like an infestation than something even remotely "special".
I'm gonna stop right here before I start channeling George Carlin.
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chriselst wrote: I have absolutely no interest in other people having babies. I cannot fake interest. I am generally pleased (for them) that they have a healthy one, but beyond that.
You're not alone. It's a masculine thing, so don't worry about it man. The masculine men in the world are just wired that way.
chriselst wrote: Even more irksome is being shown a photo of a baby with half the innards still all over it and being asked "who do you think it looks like?". Well it looks like a f***ing baby, just like every other f***ing baby I've ever seen.
Jeremy Falcon
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chriselst wrote: "who do you think it looks like?"
"Boris Johnson?"
They won't ask a second time. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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At least that's better than Boris Yeltsin.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I wish you'd stop boring us with your lengthy diatribes about babies.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Children are fascinating. The way the learn and put things together in innovative ways. The most fascinating thing I saw was when my friend's son was 2 or 3. We had this game, where I would point to a surface and say, "What's that" he would look and then I would bash his head into it (usually a pillow) he would then do the same and attempt to smash my head into the surface. One day I pointed to a table and said, "What's that?" the gears ground away in his head and he made a novel association and began to cry.
It isn't the crying that was fascinating but the fact that he invented completely new knowledge right there based on two different types of experiences and applied them to a third unknown and derived what would happen. Fascinating.
As for liking children? Not really, they are way to messy.
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I actually do agree with you on that point. I believe if we studied children more humanity would better understand what constitutes a "genius mind." If the common man learns the most he ever learns in life within the first four years then there's a lot to be said about that stage before reality sets in to mold them.
Jeremy Falcon
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: I would point to a surface and say, "What's that" he would look and then I would bash his head into it ... One day I pointed to a table and said, "What's that?"
That could be considered child abuse. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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chriselst wrote: I had a child of my own
Pictures or it didn't happen. ![Badger | [badger,badger,badger,badger...]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/badger.gif)
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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They're on fb. Go there and never return
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Obligatory Dilbert[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Bug ugly perfectly describes a friend of my sons sprog, I made the mistake of actually saying it in her hearing, they don't visit when I'm in town anymore. And the kid is still as ugly as sin!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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THEM: "Who do you think it looks like?"
ME: Your neighbor.
That's when the fight started...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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It looks like the Marines didn't pull out soon enough. 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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You can make a game of it. Without looking, just state a body part of the baby and say which parent they belong to. "He has his mother's eyes." People will look at the kid, then parent a few times and probably agree with you no matter what. Usually eyes work best. See how many times you can get them to agree with you without looking at the baby!
Having two of my own, I"ll say it takes about 2 years before they actually look like either parent!
Hogan
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Babies, food[^], whatever! 
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They see several sun sets and sun rises in 24 hours . Does anyone know what day it is up there ? It might be a weekend ?
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Well working on that same theory the weekend would only last a few hours, what fun would that be?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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There would be a weekend every few hours. Isn't that exciting?
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You would also get a Monday every twenty minutes or so...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I am no longer worried about being paranoid.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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You sure they aren't still watching you? 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Come and laugh wit me 
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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