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Sybarite

2011-10-26 12:51:06 PM

supichoo

2011-10-26 01:00:55 PM

I'd consider myself a bad parent if I took my kids there.

ecmoRandomNumbers

2011-10-26 01:07:00 PM

The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

serpent_sky

2011-10-26 01:14:54 PM

ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Shouldn't be a problem, just douse them with hand sanitizer.

I have a co-worker who wouldn't let anyone near her kid unless they scrubbed up with hand sanitizer before they touched the kid. Guess what? Kid is sick all the time.

dletter

2011-10-26 01:33:01 PM

serpent_sky: Kid is sick all the time.

Must have PI then... at least that's what the radio ads tell me.

stpauler

2011-10-26 01:41:52 PM

That's sad, that's probably all the exercise those fat little pork chops got was the wheezing up to the top of the slide only to get stuck on the way down. Now it's too germy for those 8 year olds to even take off their size 14 shoes.

FirstNationalBastard

2011-10-26 01:59:49 PM

serpent_sky: ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Shouldn't be a problem, just douse them with hand sanitizer.

LesserEvil

2011-10-26 02:06:04 PM

"Fecal matter on my balls? It's more likely than you think!"

Bob16

2011-10-26 02:07:08 PM

supichoo: I'd consider myself a bad parent if I took my kids there.

You'd be a bad pet owner if you gave that shiat to your dog.

moops

2011-10-26 02:07:14 PM

oblig

Trance750

2011-10-26 02:07:23 PM

If the food doesn't get you sick, the playground will

GameSprocket

2011-10-26 02:07:33 PM

And stay out of the McDonalds!

namegoeshere

2011-10-26 02:07:52 PM

Wait, was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

Pinner

2011-10-26 02:08:19 PM

ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Had some friends that had the "makes their immune systems stronger..." arguement. Their little kids were sick ALL the time. So were they. Seemed like every month at least the kids or they were sick from something the kids brought home.
Stupid arguement.
The kids are now 9 and 12. Still sick all the time.

Zeddediah

2011-10-26 02:09:14 PM

Wow, what an incredible busybody. Why just attack McDonalds, why not also your local schools, churches and community centers? They all have playgrounds. I appreciate that my local McDonalds at least has a bottle of hand sanitizer at the play area.

Ihatenascar

2011-10-26 02:10:22 PM

Is she black? I bet she is.

Pinner

2011-10-26 02:12:14 PM

Ihatenascar: Is she black? I bet she is.

Right. The lady in the article is a doctor

Ihatenascar

2011-10-26 02:13:50 PM

Pinner: Ihatenascar: Is she black? I bet she is.

Right. The lady in the article is a doctor

Are you saying doctors can't be black? Bigot!

scottydoesntknow

2011-10-26 02:14:02 PM

namegoeshere: Wait, was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

A little from column A, a little from column B

11of12

2011-10-26 02:14:56 PM

Pinner: Ihatenascar: Is she black? I bet she is.

Right. The lady in the article is a doctor

/Knows about being a black doctor.

The Homer Tax

2011-10-26 02:14:58 PM

Ihatenascar: Is she black? I bet she is.

Swabbing the farking McDonalds Playland and testing for bacteria and shiat is about as "White People Problems" as you get.

vernonFL

2011-10-26 02:15:35 PM

Ugh. There is probably less fecal bacteria in the McDonald's bathroom than in one of those play pits

*shudder*

BurnShrike

2011-10-26 02:16:07 PM

There's no way I'd let her swab my balls either.

/I know they're dirty.

scottydoesntknow

2011-10-26 02:16:11 PM

"We remain committed to working with an internal team on ensuring that our PlayPlaces are clean and safe for all customers."

Danya Proud, Spokesperson
McDonald's USA

Danya Proud....Donya Proud....Done ya proud....yea that sounds like a pseudonym

The Homer Tax

2011-10-26 02:16:56 PM

BurnShrike: There's no way I'd let her swab my balls either.

/I know they're dirty.

I clicked on her twitter link...

I'd let her swab my balls.

THX 1138

2011-10-26 02:16:56 PM

namegoeshere was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

Article says the latter. There's nothing more awesome than some overprotective parent who swabs fast-food playground equipment with a q-tip, takes it home, puts it on agar in a petri dish, cultivates whatever may grow over the next few days, then goes back to the restaurant and yells at the minimum wage 17-year-old behind the counter as if they're responsible.

Her website (linked in the article) clearly states that there are no regulatory standards for cleanliness of playground equipment, yet she harasses the restaurant instead of the lawmakers.

Pinner

2011-10-26 02:16:57 PM

Ihatenascar: Pinner: Ihatenascar: Is she black? I bet she is.

Right. The lady in the article is a doctor

Are you saying doctors can't be black? Bigot!

Well, maybe she plays one on TV

Shazam999

2011-10-26 02:18:02 PM

Germs are everywhere. That's why we do things like wash hands and not eat our own poo.

Ess_Aytch

2011-10-26 02:18:16 PM

The Homer Tax: Swabbing the farking McDonalds Playland and testing for bacteria and shiat is about as "White People Problems" as you get.

And being disruptive in a McDonalds is about as "Black Chick on YouTube" as you get.

Psychopusher

2011-10-26 02:19:43 PM

Pinner: ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Had some friends that had the "makes their immune systems stronger..." arguement. Their little kids were sick ALL the time. So were they. Seemed like every month at least the kids or they were sick from something the kids brought home.
Stupid arguement.
The kids are now 9 and 12. Still sick all the time.

And yet many of us have grown up never getting anything worse than a cold, having never concerned ourselves very much about sanitizing every square inch of the planet so we don't get other people's dirty, dirty cooties.

That's how the immune system works. It needs pathogens to recognize and learn to defend against. If you protect your precious snowflake against them at every corner their immune system won't know what the hell to do with them when some get through, and the older they are when this happens the worse the results will be.

SoothinglyDeranged

2011-10-26 02:19:54 PM

Pinner: ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Had some friends that had the "makes their immune systems stronger..." arguement. Their little kids were sick ALL the time. So were they. Seemed like every month at least the kids or they were sick from something the kids brought home.
Stupid arguement.
The kids are now 9 and 12. Still sick all the time.

Anecdotes, yaaaaay!

The immune system is an ever growing organism whose successful interactions with contagions helps it to grow better defences to those and similar contagions. Thus total avoidance of contagions is inadvisable as it prevents the immune system from growing said defences. Of course, if you're diligent enough the point would be as moot as the danger, but it seems unlikely one could actively avoid all contagions. That being said, exposure to a greater number of contagions at the prime age of growth will increase that persons immune system's effectiveness, but it won't somehow make them impervious to illness. Middle ground, people, it exists.

Current Resident

2011-10-26 02:20:21 PM

The Homer Tax: Ihatenascar: Is she black? I bet she is.

Swabbing the farking McDonalds Playland and testing for bacteria and shiat is about as "White People Problems" as you get.

Ayup...
FTA: "Dr. Erin Carr-Jordan, a mother of four,"
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BurnShrike

2011-10-26 02:20:34 PM

Shazam999: Germs are everywhere. That's why we do things like wash hands and not eat our own poo.

2 Girls; 1 Ballpit?

Pinner

2011-10-26 02:20:38 PM

The REAL test would be to take all of the balls out of the pit and see what kind of dried chucks of puke and crap are at the bottom

Masterstuff

2011-10-26 02:21:11 PM

THX 1138: namegoeshere was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

Article says the latter. There's nothing more awesome than some overprotective parent who swabs fast-food playground equipment with a q-tip, takes it home, puts it on agar in a petri dish, cultivates whatever may grow over the next few days, then goes back to the restaurant and yells at the minimum wage 17-year-old behind the counter as if they're responsible.

Her website (linked in the article) clearly states that there are no regulatory standards for cleanliness of playground equipment, yet she harasses the restaurant instead of the lawmakers.

Of course she hassles McDonalds. Which one of the two can provide a better payday? Doesn't matter that the origin of the problem lies elsewhere.

The Homer Tax

2011-10-26 02:21:25 PM

Ess_Aytch: And being disruptive in a McDonalds is about as "Black Chick on YouTube" as you get.

Being disruptive for them forgetting pickles on your quarter pounder, sure. Not being disruptive for playground sanitation standards.

Person

2011-10-26 02:21:29 PM

THX 1138: namegoeshere was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

Article says the latter. There's nothing more awesome than some overprotective parent who swabs fast-food playground equipment with a q-tip, takes it home, puts it on agar in a petri dish, cultivates whatever may grow over the next few days, then goes back to the restaurant and yells at the minimum wage 17-year-old behind the counter as if they're responsible.

Her website (linked in the article) clearly states that there are no regulatory standards for cleanliness of playground equipment, yet she harasses the restaurant instead of the lawmakers.

In this economy? More like the 43-year-old.

Daniels

2011-10-26 02:21:34 PM

Pinner: ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Had some friends that had the "makes their immune systems stronger..." arguement. Their little kids were sick ALL the time. So were they. Seemed like every month at least the kids or they were sick from something the kids brought home.
Stupid arguement.
The kids are now 9 and 12. Still sick all the time.

If they doused the kids in hand sanitizer, they'd still be sick all the time. Kids get sick. It's what they do.

popsnicker

2011-10-26 02:22:24 PM

She has a doctorate in educational psychology, that doesn't really give her the kind of credentials that are implied.

Minimally Hairy Beer-Powered Simian

2011-10-26 02:23:05 PM

During McRib season, being banned from McD's really is punishment.

The Homer Tax

2011-10-26 02:24:06 PM

Current Resident: Ayup...

I'd swab it.

Also, get a cover for the wires hanging from your wall-mounted TV. You're a University Professor, for god's sake.

Oh, Arizona State? Carry on...

Pinner

2011-10-26 02:25:31 PM

SoothinglyDeranged: Pinner: ecmoRandomNumbers: The dirtier those little bastards get, the stronger their immune systems. That used to be the case, but with the anti-vaxers spreading cholera, measles, and other assorted contagion, I'd probably keep away from there, too.

Had some friends that had the "makes their immune systems stronger..." arguement. Their little kids were sick ALL the time. So were they. Seemed like every month at least the kids or they were sick from something the kids brought home.
Stupid arguement.
The kids are now 9 and 12. Still sick all the time.

Anecdotes, yaaaaay!

The immune system is an ever growing organism whose successful interactions with contagions helps it to grow better defences to those and similar contagions. Thus total avoidance of contagions is inadvisable as it prevents the immune system from growing said defences. Of course, if you're diligent enough the point would be as moot as the danger, but it seems unlikely one could actively avoid all contagions. That being said, exposure to a greater number of contagions at the prime age of growth will increase that persons immune system's effectiveness, but it won't somehow make them impervious to illness. Middle ground, people, it exists.

I agree with levels of exposure that help build antibodies, it's just that they never even bothered to teach their kids to wash after using the bathroom or before they eat or to not let the kids' stuffed animals roll around on a public bathroom floor. (the basis of my rant, really) Just basic stuff that they laughed off with the immune system discussion.

xevian

2011-10-26 02:25:58 PM

Masterstuff: THX 1138: namegoeshere was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

Article says the latter. There's nothing more awesome than some overprotective parent who swabs fast-food playground equipment with a q-tip, takes it home, puts it on agar in a petri dish, cultivates whatever may grow over the next few days, then goes back to the restaurant and yells at the minimum wage 17-year-old behind the counter as if they're responsible.

Her website (linked in the article) clearly states that there are no regulatory standards for cleanliness of playground equipment, yet she harasses the restaurant instead of the lawmakers.

Of course she hassles McDonalds. Which one of the two can provide a better payday? Doesn't matter that the origin of the problem lies elsewhere.

That, and the fact the government wouldn't care either way. They got politics on the brain, and bacteria isn't a political issue unless its killing tens of thousands a day.

11of12

2011-10-26 02:26:47 PM

You mean that the play area at a fast food joint where people dump their crotchfruit while they inhale burgers made from grade D beef isn't very sanitary! Who would have guessed?

neversubmit

2011-10-26 02:27:17 PM

namegoeshere: Wait, was she banned for reporting the filth level of the play areas, or was she banned for being a disruptive biatch about it?

Whatever, dumbBoobies stood up for something lets knock her Weeners.

BitwiseShift

2011-10-26 02:29:02 PM

I'll have whatever she's having, whereever she's having it.

In unrelated news, McDonald's announced it's ending its lucrative relationship with the government to test biological agents on children after the recent anthrax vaccine/children testing revelation. There goes the next quarter profits.

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SoCalSurfer

2011-10-26 02:29:11 PM

Minimally Hairy Beer-Powered Simian: During McRib season, being banned from McD's really is punishment.

I'm still too scared to try the McRib.

I'll stick with the mcchicken thank you very much

neversubmit

2011-10-26 02:30:19 PM

WFT! That's not what I typed. I can and do f*ck up without help thank you very much.

AcneVulgaris

2011-10-26 02:30:59 PM

Shove a bunch of incontinent slobber monkeys through a series of tubes, and you're gonna have have nasty in the tubes.

Bob16

2011-10-26 02:31:23 PM

Masterstuff: Of course she hassles McDonalds.

White knighting a scumbag operation like McDonalds.

It doesn't get much dumber than that.

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