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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 11:30 PM
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22. His Mother
didn't say "it", (or exactly that ) his uncle did.


http://www.ksbitv.com/home/1620467.html

Brennan's uncle, Bob Hawkins, said his nephew may have been afraid to contact the strangers because they weren't using the password his family had adopted.

The family explained that Brennan was born prematurely and he is socially immature as a result.

"He doesn't have any disabilities; he's just immature," Toby Hawkins said.
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  -Is the little lost Boy Scout mentally deficient? kanrok  Jun-23-05 10:57 PM   #0 
  - As a matter of fact, yes he is.  SoCalDem   Jun-23-05 11:01 PM   #1 
  - What a shame  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:03 PM   #2 
  - I agree, kanrok. Looks as if he didn't head DOWN the hill, as most  Radio_Lady   Jun-24-05 12:11 AM   #62 
     - There's a big difference between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts  democracyindanger   Jun-24-05 01:45 AM   #99 
        - We went on camping trips  madeline_con   Jun-24-05 06:26 AM   #115 
        - They said he wasn't old enough to be a Boy Scout, so what  Shell Beau   Jun-24-05 08:36 AM   #118 
  - That is so sad when you think about it...  tyedyeto   Jun-23-05 11:04 PM   #3 
  - Sad and dangerous  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:08 PM   #5 
  - Link?  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:11 PM   #8 
  - That's horrible.  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:14 PM   #10 
  - His Mother  auntAgonist   Jun-23-05 11:30 PM   #22 
     - Then you agree with me.  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:46 PM   #38 
     - that is correct.  auntAgonist   Jun-23-05 11:54 PM   #45 
     - ..."Brennan’s mom said, “He was nine weeks premature." ...  SoCalDem   Jun-24-05 12:03 AM   #53 
     - So where do the "mentally deficient" and "slow" parts come in?  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:15 AM   #64 
        - In the family "gaggle" interview, they said that he  SoCalDem   Jun-24-05 01:29 AM   #94 
     - Why the Hell, Didn't they Tell Rescuers the Password THEN!!!  alphafemale   Jun-24-05 01:37 AM   #95 
        - geez ... You're absolutely right.  auntAgonist   Jun-24-05 02:04 AM   #104 
  - the article I read  mzteris   Jun-24-05 11:27 AM   #121 
  - They seemed really, really proud that the kid hid from the rescuers  Lex   Jun-23-05 11:06 PM   #4 
  - What is your source for this information?  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:10 PM   #6 
  - So, you were much smarter than him when you were a kid?  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:10 PM   #7 
  - Yep. I like to think so  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:19 PM   #12 
  - So go ahead and bash a little lost kid. DU rules forbid my saying more.  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:23 PM   #16 
  - Who's bashing?  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:25 PM   #18 
     - Yes, I get hostile when I see what I feel are needless attacks...  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:36 PM   #25 
     - How do you get that I'm attacking anybody?  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:39 PM   #30 
        - the phrase "mentally deficient" might be a clue.  ulysses   Jun-23-05 11:40 PM   #32 
        - You noticed that, huh?  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:44 PM   #37 
        - I doubt we're the only ones.  ulysses   Jun-23-05 11:49 PM   #40 
           - Superb, thank you. One of my best Friend's children is autistic...  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:53 PM   #43 
        - I'm open to suggestions  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:54 PM   #44 
           - PUT DOWN YOUR KEYBOARD AND BACK AWAY SLOWLY...  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:58 PM   #49 
           - I suppose it depends on what you're really trying to ask.  ulysses   Jun-24-05 12:04 AM   #55 
           - Very diplomatic, thank you. :-)  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:07 AM   #57 
           - oh, you have no idea  ulysses   Jun-24-05 12:09 AM   #59 
              - Uh huh, me too.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:13 AM   #63 
           - Nope....not stupid  kanrok   Jun-24-05 12:16 AM   #65 
           - "He was a little scared, and a little delirious." A reason to ask if...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:22 AM   #68 
           - Good point.  kanrok   Jun-24-05 12:32 AM   #77 
              - This is all Monday morning quarterbacking. I defy you to tell us...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:40 AM   #82 
                 - I have. But then I live in the woods.  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 12:47 AM   #86 
                    - not in Chicago?  ulysses   Jun-24-05 12:49 AM   #87 
                    - No way. I don't think I'd survive Chicago.  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 12:56 AM   #90 
                       - I was taught not to talk to strangers.  ulysses   Jun-24-05 01:19 AM   #92 
                          - I was taught ok to talk to strangers when you were lost or need help  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 01:24 AM   #93 
                    - Okay, so you've spent time in bear country, as I have. You're hardly...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:54 AM   #89 
                       - I see something gained.  patcox2   Jun-24-05 11:38 AM   #122 
                          - Thank you. There was a problem, WHAT was the problem?  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 12:32 PM   #125 
           - your concern for the child overwhelms.  ulysses   Jun-24-05 12:23 AM   #69 
           - Please realize that not every non-PC way of talking is meant wrongly  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 12:17 AM   #66 
              - I recognize that.  ulysses   Jun-24-05 12:32 AM   #79 
           - I did a google for ya'  bloom   Jun-24-05 12:34 AM   #80 
        - Sure, and the word is "you're."  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:43 PM   #36 
           - Oh, I see...not only are you clairvoyant  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:52 PM   #42 
              - Thank you. I am also an asshole, but I'm not exceedingly rare...  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:56 PM   #48 
                 - Well, at least we agree on one thing  kanrok   Jun-24-05 12:00 AM   #51 
                    - Not a problem, lots of folks here know I'm an asshole, but...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:03 AM   #54 
                       - I can respect an asshole that stands up for people bashing kids  kanrok   Jun-24-05 12:08 AM   #58 
                          - self-respect is a wonderful thing.  ulysses   Jun-24-05 12:10 AM   #60 
                          - That is your opinion, one not shared by everyone in this thread.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:10 AM   #61 
     - YOU are bashing.  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:38 PM   #29 
        - Oh Puhleeeze  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:40 PM   #31 
           - Was that kid brilliant? Great instincts? Intelligent? Insightful?  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:55 PM   #47 
  - this sounds familiar.  ulysses   Jun-23-05 11:23 PM   #17 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-23-05 11:36 PM   #26 
     - And thank you for the non sequiter  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:41 PM   #34 
        - LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:59 PM   #50 
           - You've got a strange sense of humor  kanrok   Jun-24-05 12:03 AM   #52 
              - Not as strange as your sense of reality.  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:05 AM   #56 
  - Yes.  aeolian   Jun-24-05 01:55 PM   #127 
  - Even if he weren't "slow"...  tuvor   Jun-23-05 11:12 PM   #9 
  - Oh well, I'm sure some of the kid's detractors would have...  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:19 PM   #14 
  - So the boy is mentally slow, so what?  elshiva   Jun-23-05 11:18 PM   #11 
  - So nothing, it's an observation  kanrok   Jun-23-05 11:23 PM   #15 
     - My point is/was that maybe his avoiding strangers was for  elshiva   Jun-23-05 11:29 PM   #21 
        - Thank you, Elshiva!  buddyhollysghost   Jun-24-05 01:40 AM   #97 
  - probably very scared.  ulysses   Jun-23-05 11:19 PM   #13 
  - What is your source?  Floogeldy   Jun-23-05 11:27 PM   #19 
  - source.  auntAgonist   Jun-23-05 11:32 PM   #23 
  - Yesterday on CNN the family had a press conference.  Swede   Jun-23-05 11:34 PM   #24 
  - My friend refused a ride home from her kindergarten teacher  yvr girl   Jun-23-05 11:28 PM   #20 
  - ...and your friend evidently survived...  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:50 PM   #41 
  - what might be your point?  ulysses   Jun-23-05 11:36 PM   #27 
  - Yeah, but Kanrok would have done so much better than that 11 year old!  BikeWriter   Jun-23-05 11:40 PM   #33 
     - He would have done great.  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:35 AM   #81 
        - I'm not sure how he'd do lost in Texas.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 02:04 AM   #105 
           - Oh I don't know  kanrok   Jun-24-05 08:28 AM   #116 
              - He had Poppie's and Ken Lay's money working for him, though.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 11:21 AM   #120 
                 - Good point.  kanrok   Jun-24-05 01:52 PM   #126 
                    - Not unless you're a repuglican and can do something for them.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 01:57 PM   #128 
  - People can  bloom   Jun-23-05 11:37 PM   #28 
  - My friend thinks he's autistic  proud2Blib   Jun-23-05 11:43 PM   #35 
  - I wondered about that.... eom  bloom   Jun-23-05 11:48 PM   #39 
  - I wondered the same thing--when he was finally rescued, he...  Shakespeare   Jun-24-05 11:39 AM   #123 
  - I wondered if he was (whatever the PC word is) also.  uppityperson   Jun-23-05 11:54 PM   #46 
  - Let us drop you into the woods for a couple of days . . .  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:20 AM   #67 
     - I would be scared and afraid. So would the youngsters I know.  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 12:24 AM   #70 
     - I suspect most 11 yr. olds of normal intelligence would figure out after  Mayberry Machiavelli   Jun-24-05 12:24 AM   #71 
     - Probably after 4 days, his hunger and thirst got the best of him  Lex   Jun-24-05 12:28 AM   #73 
     - Take another, even wilder guess.  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:28 AM   #74 
     - Jeez, it was just some wondering  GreenJ   Jun-24-05 12:26 AM   #72 
        - Let's put it this way  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:30 AM   #75 
        - That's great for you.  GreenJ   Jun-24-05 12:32 AM   #78 
        - Bully for you, but that doesn't mean the rest of us aren't allowed....  Shakespeare   Jun-24-05 11:40 AM   #124 
        - Usually the lounge doesn't get like this.  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 12:32 AM   #76 
        - Thanks for the welcome  GreenJ   Jun-24-05 12:42 AM   #83 
        - Don't let it get to you  Floogeldy   Jun-24-05 12:44 AM   #84 
        - Gee, it's "scary" in here!  Bluebear   Jun-24-05 01:58 AM   #102 
           - oooooooooooooo  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 02:10 AM   #107 
        - You can ask questions about most anything here. If you choose...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:46 AM   #85 
  - Well goodnight all  kanrok   Jun-24-05 12:51 AM   #88 
  - I have a few choice words for you too, but I will reserve them...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 12:58 AM   #91 
  - According to the family he doesn't have any disabilities  BuffyTheFundieSlayer   Jun-24-05 01:39 AM   #96 
  - Can you say "Shock and Dehydration?"  buddyhollysghost   Jun-24-05 01:44 AM   #98 
  - I know a forty year old hunter who was thoroughly demoralized...  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 02:15 AM   #108 
     - Yeah, say it. It's kinda Snarky  buddyhollysghost   Jun-24-05 02:17 AM   #109 
        - My choice of words is much more insensitive than that, I'm afraid.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 02:39 AM   #111 
           - I know, but I took an antihistamine for my allergies  buddyhollysghost   Jun-24-05 03:18 AM   #112 
              - Thank you.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 06:18 AM   #113 
  - Good idea, slam the poor kid  KitchenWitch   Jun-24-05 01:48 AM   #100 
  - The parents themselves said he was a "little slow"  Bluebear   Jun-24-05 01:53 AM   #101 
  - Exactly. Poorly worded question, but as GreenJ said up above:  uppityperson   Jun-24-05 02:03 AM   #103 
  - Thank you, Ma'am.  BikeWriter   Jun-24-05 02:06 AM   #106 
  - Talk about the snark factor.....  buddyhollysghost   Jun-24-05 02:18 AM   #110 
  - I wondered, too.  madeline_con   Jun-24-05 06:23 AM   #114 
  - Must be a paranoid village.  HypnoToad   Jun-24-05 08:35 AM   #117 
  - Well, when the mom was interviewed on GMA,  Shell Beau   Jun-24-05 08:40 AM   #119 
  - Locking  Midlodemocrat   Jun-24-05 01:59 PM   #129 
 

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