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Re: Distaste for Jar-Jar (was: The Censors have won.)
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Date: 
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:30:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Faunce writes:
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
Jar-Jar is like Barney the Dinosaur -- it's hard not to love to hate him!

Words obviously spoken by a man without small kids.

How could you tell?  ;-)


Barney (and Elmo) is an hour of uninterrupted time in which you can actually
get something done.  With Elmo or Barney gracing the screen I can supervise
with one eye and be doing something else.

Mike (proud parent of a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 month old) Faunce

Back in the mid-90's when Barney-bashing was at its height, I remember hearing
about a lot of adults *with* small children who were going crazy from all the
Barneymania (uh, the adults, that is...not the kids :-).

But I actually *like* Elmo even though I detest Barney.  How do you explain
that?  And I hate Jar-Jar far, far, far more than I hate Ewoks.  I guess I
wouldn't even say that I hate Ewoks -- I just found them annoying because they
didn't look real enough -- you could tell they were fur suits.

--Todd



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Distaste for Jar-Jar (was: The Censors have won.)
 
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G3IM77.9yF@lugnet.com... (...) explain (...) The Sesame Street magazine had an article on the child psych design of Elmo's world. Each aspect of the 15 minute segment has a purpose. Adult (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Distaste for Jar-Jar (was: The Censors have won.)
 
I'll agree there. I'd much rather have Elmo on than Barney. Heck, 3 years ago I'd be in 100% agreement with you. It's funny that me, my wife and my sister-in-law and her husband as well as many more of our DINK friends were all anti-Barney and swore (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Distaste for Jar-Jar (was: The Censors have won.)
 
With the Ewoks, Leia was their advocate--she begged you to consider their good qualities. Qui-gon Jinn never had a connection with the little Gungan twerp. Plus, you could negotiate with an Ewok and they were rather intelligent. There is nothing (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: Distaste for Jar-Jar (was: The Censors have won.)
 
Words obviously spoken by a man without small kids. Barney (and Elmo) is an hour of uninterrupted time in which you can actually get something done. With Elmo or Barney gracing the screen I can supervise with one eye and be doing something else. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)

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