Menu foods has yet again expanded their pet food recall:
Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.
'Get It Done'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - May 04, 2007 2:57:42 am PDT #5507 of 10001
hip deep in pie
hippocampus - May 04, 2007 3:46:56 am PDT #5508 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
what's our definition of toddler; and how *alone* with and responsible for them would one be, and for how long?
and is there coffee??
Fred Pete - May 04, 2007 3:50:33 am PDT #5509 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm still trying to figure out why Teddy is so calm at taking his fluids at the vet's office but so yowly about it at home. We had to take him in last night for more help.
He was also very attack-oriented as a kitten -- I must have had scratches on my arms for two years solid.
Topic!Cindy - May 04, 2007 4:16:25 am PDT #5510 of 10001
What is even happening?
(I mean, obviously even infinite numbers of 6 week olds can't kill you, since they can't locomote.)An infinite number of 6 week old babies? Er...could they get points for driving you to take your own life? I adore newborns, but I have my limits. Imagine yourself stuck in a house with 6 colicky six week olds, and nobody else is there to help you. ijs.
I believe the collected Buffista wisdom put the age at somewhere between two and three. (I mean, obviously even infinite numbers of 6 week olds can't kill you, since they can't locomote.)
Yeah, 2 and 3 year old children are the toddlers. I think I'd expand the definition though, from probably just-walking (I had a niece who walked at 9 months, talk about your terror) through to the child's fourth birthday.
If you want the toddlers to win -- like say you want to knock someone off, without leaving any evidence that can be used in an indictment hearing, I think you'd get the quickest results from choosing from a variety of ages -- probably six months a part (i.e. closer together in age than nature intended).
Imagine a just-walking one year old, an 18 month old, a 2 year old, a two and a half year old, a three year old, a three and a half year old, and a four year old. They could do the job.
and is there coffee??
Right! And/or alcohol or other sedatives? Can you use it on yourself? Can you use it on the toddlers? Do the toddlers have access to caffeine and sugar?
hippocampus - May 04, 2007 4:34:52 am PDT #5511 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Do the toddlers have access to caffeine and sugar?
BWAH.
and... there is the poop issue. Even if they don't locomote, they can still seriously impair you.
Sheryl - May 04, 2007 4:39:12 am PDT #5512 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I've got nothing to add on the killer toddlers thing, though I find this discussion amusing.
Sparky1 - May 04, 2007 4:43:19 am PDT #5513 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
I say all you need to defeat the toddlers is a toy they all want, or all think they want. If you give them a stern "everyone share nicely" they'll almost certainly kill each other over it.
Signed, I don't have kids, I'm just amused.
§ ita § - May 04, 2007 4:48:11 am PDT #5514 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
they'll almost certainly kill each other over it.
But will they kill each other before you end up taking your own life in frustration? Remember, some of them are coming to you for arbitration and/or comfort.
Kat - May 04, 2007 4:51:16 am PDT #5515 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
This question is a good repeat one... I mean, it's not silverware or serial comma, but still a good one.
Sparky1 - May 04, 2007 4:52:10 am PDT #5516 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Since I don't have kids, I'm assuming none of them are mine. The only toddler I'm related to is Sox's, and she (eta: the toddler, not Sox) tells me to eat my broccoli more often than I tell her to do so, so my second assumption is that Iris is doing my job for me.
or something like that.