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Old 07-08-2011, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Powell, WY
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I know it's not a fairy tale, but those flying monkeys from 'The Wizard of Oz' STILL freak me heck out!
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Old 07-09-2011, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Geneva, IL
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I think the book is hilarious, and I love it. I have been known to utter a cuss word or two in my time, of course not in front of the kids. If people find it stupid or offensive, then lucky for them they don't have to read it or buy it.
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Old 07-09-2011, 10:58 AM
 
Location: The Midwest
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I just read a review on Amazon that said they hate the book because every night, their child would cry while the book was being read. Umm...

With that being said, I think it's funny for adults and really expressed how most of us have felt at one time or another while trying to get our kids to bed.
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Old 07-09-2011, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I just read a review on Amazon that said they hate the book because every night, their child would cry while the book was being read. Umm...

With that being said, I think it's funny for adults and really expressed how most of us have felt at one time or another while trying to get our kids to bed.
Haha - and there is a reviewer who missed the point entirely! Oy vey!
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Old 07-09-2011, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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Haha - and there is a reviewer who missed the point entirely! Oy vey!
Or one with a quirky sense of humor who was feeling mischievous enough to write a tongue in cheek review for a tongue in cheek book....
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Old 07-09-2011, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Or one with a quirky sense of humor who was feeling mischievous enough to write a tongue in cheek review for a tongue in cheek book....
Ah, I like your interpretation better...
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Old 07-09-2011, 06:53 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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Ah, I like your interpretation better...

I did get curious so I went to Amazon and here is a snippet from the "review":

"I don't normally give one star reviews. I would have given this a two star review if the authors had used a better word like "fudge" or "flock", as in "Go the Flock to Sleep", but now, thanks to this horrible book, my four year old is using the f-word every day and my baby son just said "flluch", so his first word was the f-word. Am I supposed to tell him this when he gets older? "Son, your first word was the f-word"? What's he going to grow up to be now? A tattoo parlor artist? A Democrat? This book is a disgrace. "

Someone is spoofing....
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Old 07-09-2011, 06:55 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I did get curious so I went to Amazon and here is a snippet from the "review":

"I don't normally give one star reviews. I would have given this a two star review if the authors had used a better word like "fudge" or "flock", as in "Go the Flock to Sleep", but now, thanks to this horrible book, my four year old is using the f-word every day and my baby son just said "flluch", so his first word was the f-word. Am I supposed to tell him this when he gets older? "Son, your first word was the f-word"? What's he going to grow up to be now? A tattoo parlor artist? A Democrat? This book is a disgrace. "

Someone is spoofing....
And it all becomes clear....
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Old 07-09-2011, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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And it all becomes clear....
There are some pretty funny reviews on Amazon. Some go viral....a few years back there was something about shirts with wolf images on them that was pretty funny....every now and then you come across one that is just someone having fun....
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Old 07-09-2011, 07:36 PM
 
Location: The Midwest
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I did get curious so I went to Amazon and here is a snippet from the "review":

"I don't normally give one star reviews. I would have given this a two star review if the authors had used a better word like "fudge" or "flock", as in "Go the Flock to Sleep", but now, thanks to this horrible book, my four year old is using the f-word every day and my baby son just said "flluch", so his first word was the f-word. Am I supposed to tell him this when he gets older? "Son, your first word was the f-word"? What's he going to grow up to be now? A tattoo parlor artist? A Democrat? This book is a disgrace. "

Someone is spoofing....
Agreed... I guess I stopped reading after the first paragraph and didn't catch the last part lol...
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