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In reply to the discussion: Grandparents Put Baby in Oven to Teach Dad a Lesson (no babies were harmed) [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)160. Whoa . . . that's a huge accusation
and in no way accurate.
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Grandparents Put Baby in Oven to Teach Dad a Lesson (no babies were harmed) [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
OP
It's not like they put some sliced potatoes and carrorts around the babies belly
snooper2
Nov 2012
#169
I can see being upset, but totally cutting yourself off from otherwise loving parents?
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
#94
If those were my parents they would never be left alone with my children again. Not fucking funny.
Happyhippychick
Nov 2012
#5
I remember a case where a woman stuck her child in microwave and actually microwaved the baby.
LisaL
Nov 2012
#10
pic was weird but then read Grandparents reasoning - They didn't mean any harm
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
#15
Well, thank God they aren't Nazis! That really isn't the entire point, though, "not meaning harm."
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#34
The difference is he turned the dryer on, and the point was to actually cause them pain and distress
redqueen
Nov 2012
#116
You're accusing the father of putting child porn on the reddit 'funny' pages?
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2012
#155
Never said that, didn't read about the photo's context either. Not interested.
proverbialwisdom
Nov 2012
#159
The PROP of an open oven with a baby or toddler inside was cited in both child porn arrest articles.
proverbialwisdom
Nov 2012
#172
both sets of kids grandparents were sensitive enough to understand our trepidation as new parents.
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#18
This is quite possibly the stupidest post ever on DU. Yeah, Liberals have an " inability to laugh."
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#33
Then you must have found it funny when Romney put the dog on a roof of a car?!
vaberella
Nov 2012
#36
Putting a baby in a squeaky clean over for a photo shot does not = dog on roof for 12 hrs
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#45
i laugh at a whole hell of a lot of stuff. ugly isnt funny to me. what an absurd observation.
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#42
No. We get what they were doing. We just don't find it amusing. My mother's side of the family did
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#77
I get what you're saying. Two things, though. I'm not going to call it Stockholm syndrome exactly,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#132
You don't know these grandparents. Maybe the guy had good reason to be a little nervous about
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#81
You don't know these grandparents either. Maybe the guy was just nervous without a reason
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#84
Nope. It could go either way. Unless you know them personally, it could go either way. Fail back
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#88
Your post was pointless because you *failed* to recognize and/or acknowledge that your point was
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#93
Why did I respond by copy/pasting your words and deleting "n't"? To quote your same words
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#101
Why? 1.Because you deluded yourself into thinking you were being clever, and 2. You can't seem to
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#126
Yeah, if only liberals had a sense of humor Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert might have their own
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#75
Your concern is noted. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt
msanthrope
Nov 2012
#92
Right. That "teaching him a lesson" bit made it even worse. We don't know if the grandparents said
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#83
Hey Grandma and Grandpa- how about we stick you on an ice flow? Just for fun.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#43
this really goes much deeper. these adults were making a point to the new parents. they do not
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#46
People who say "But the oven wasn't (...even) ON!" are missing the point.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#47
Hear Hear! Back when I was married, our traditional Thanksgiving dish was......
left on green only
Nov 2012
#56
I think maybe you need a bigger pan for babies. Looks a bit cramped to catch all the drippings.
LeftyMom
Nov 2012
#53
It's funny to me because I know neither set of grandparents would actually mistreat my child.
gkhouston
Nov 2012
#91
Just because someone doesn't share *your* sense of humor does not mean they don't have a sense
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#78
There's lots of different kinds of humor. Some people like macabre humor, some dont. Some like
stevenleser
Nov 2012
#131
And it is also arrogant and reminiscent of Bill Frist to diagnose mental disorder...
JVS
Nov 2012
#135
Please point to the post in which stevenleser or I diagnosed anyone.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#139
Oh, I didn't realize we were in the talking about each other personally phase of the discussion.
JVS
Nov 2012
#143
An interesting factoid: the oven used to be a kind of primitive incubator, keeping babies warm
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#80
Wow.Lighten up people. There's an Italian restaurant out here whose motto is"We put a little Italian
kath
Nov 2012
#103
Hey guys, do not, I repeat do NOT read Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" - it'll make
kath
Nov 2012
#104
Swift was, through satire, addressing the evils of society. It was not meant to be laugh out loud
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#129
I TAUGHT "AMP" for decades, and this photo isn't remotely similar in intent.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#145
Yeah the baby doesn't look comfy or amused. I'll side with the baby. WTF ASSHOLES !!!
Monk06
Nov 2012
#113
Actually, if you look at the photo closely, you can see a blanket or towel behind the baby. So they
kath
Nov 2012
#141
I think I'll trash this, never did before, because the picture makes me ill.....
fadedrose
Nov 2012
#112
It seems to have been the parent who put the photo on the web, as 'funny'
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2012
#114
Thank you for that link that it was the parent who thought it funny and posted it.
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#115
Isn't playing "what if" fun? Doesn't add much but it does exercise imaginations.
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#147
No. Your scenarios pose a risk. A mistake could result in harm or death.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#154
And "Home Alone" was just a movie. It is not that difficult to separate fact from fiction...
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#190
I knew a couple that for Halloween had their kid stand inside a recently carved pumpkin
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#157
that's really horrible. Glad your granddaughter survived. Orderly is in prison?
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
#187
If he'd put the dog on the roof for a photoshot, then took it out and let it ride in the car, then i
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#181
That's not safe at all. Someone might pick up their electric knife without noticing!!!!
uppityperson
Nov 2012
#180