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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:30 AM
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Farce in San Franciso Bay. 7 Year old completes swim to
Edited on Mon May-22-06 10:31 AM by Feeney2
bay from Alcatraz. I'm giving my 12 year old some oars and a boat and pointing him towards England tomorrow. This stuff is just too plain silly for words.
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Caoimhe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:33 AM
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1. Yes it sure is terrible
when kids set goals and go for them. :sarcasm:
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:31 PM
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18. It's good as long as those were truly the kid's goals and not his parent's
Edited on Mon May-22-06 04:31 PM by Poiuyt
or his coach's. I used to coach junior high/middle school track and every once in a while, I'd get some poor kid who was being "encouraged" a little too much by his parents. They would be terrified of having a bad race because then, they'd have to go home and explain.

I think it's great for a student to set goals and to work hard in order to achieve them, though at that age, I think it would be a little healthier for him to be playing softball in the park with his friends.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 07:53 PM
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23. However, maybe the last thing he wants to do is play softball
And be on a team ... I know I've said it a few times on this thread, but I really mean it: read "Swimming to Antarctica."
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:34 AM
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2. Alcatraz. What was he in for?
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:42 AM
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5. LOL!
:rofl:
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:37 AM
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3. I've got that beat!
My wife and I are expecting and are already training our little fetus for his record breaking atlantic swim!

Make poppa proud!
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:39 AM
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4. That swim is a very...
longstanding tradition here in San Francisco -- completing it is a sign of a great deal of swiming skill and heart. Kudos to that 7 year old for such an accomplishment.
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Seedersandleechers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:45 AM
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6. Why burst a childs bubble by calling it a farce?
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 10:49 AM
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7. Link Here - Why is it a farce?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11100872/

Seems awfully ambitious for a 7 year old, but he wanted to do something and his coach and parents helped him achieve it. A far cry from the average 7 year old who wants to do something, then gives up a few weeks later.

Why is it silly?
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:17 AM
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8. Maybe the original poster doesn't know the meaning of farce.
farce n. 1. A theatrical composition in which broad improbabilities of plot and characterization are used for humorous effect. 2. A ludicrous and empty show; mockery.
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:27 AM
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10. Hmm
Maybe a mockery of the prisoners who tried to escape the hellhole that was Alcatraz?
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etherealtruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:22 AM
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9. Congratulations to that child ...
...and to his parents for providing support and opportunity. At a time when so many young ones can't be pried from the TV, computer and game screen ... at a time when childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions, this is a great story.
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SmokingJacket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:35 AM
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11. Great local story, but is it national news? nt
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:43 AM
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14. Because of the age of the swimmer, I'd say yeah
From what I've read, not an easy swim even for an experienced adult.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:55 PM
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20. The swim is an over-rated piece of cake for old folks
Jack LaLanne, shackled and manacled, towed a half ton rowboat from Alcatraz to shore in less than 90 minutes in 1974, on his sixtieth birthday.

I jest, because I have friends that have done the swim (unshakled) and are very proud of the achievement. Hats off to the young kid.
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:44 AM
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16. Considering last week's top story was "Bears eat Monkey"
Compared to that. I'd say this one's a headliner!
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carolinalady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:38 AM
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12. Have we become so bitter and sarcastic that we can't take joy
in the dreams of a child? There is nothing wrong with that making news. Do we really need to feed on the misery of our country every second of the day?
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:43 AM
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15. Agreed n/t
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 11:42 AM
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13. Why is this a farce? And why be snide about this kid's achievement?
Read "Swimming to Antarctica," and see how excited and enthusiastic a child can be about something like this...

I don't understand when someone has to go out of there why to knock someone down... even more so when it's a kid.
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 04:09 PM
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17. Thanks for the responses. I was expecting some "why rain on his parade"
comments. I say it is a farce because we do expect much more from younger children than ever before. I was pissed when the kid crashed a plane trying to set some "record" and it kills me seeing a child attempt (and set, I admit) a stunt for some "record" that should never exist. When can a parent tell a child, he is only for goodness sakes, a big fat NO.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:31 PM
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19. he did something terrific and it chaffs your ass?
puh-leez -- we americans will really butt our noses into crap that is none of our business.

if the kid tells he wanted to do it -- and his coach and parents helped -- why not take it at face value?

do you know these people personally -- are you in posession of horror stories about his folks being nightmare stage parents?

if not -- leave them alone.
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-23-06 07:54 AM
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24. Are you a parent. Have you had a 7 year old. And this AM they
have their .com displayed. Just call me a crank.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 07:51 PM
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22. Read "Swimming to Antarctica"
Not every kid is goaded into stuff by his/her parents. The little girl and the plane is a very different situation than this lad.
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linazelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 06:26 PM
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21. I'm calling the aw-thor-ah-teez on you right now!
Edited on Mon May-22-06 06:27 PM by linazelle
'Hello...NSA?...'

:crazy:
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