Why Americans Have Become Spoiled Brats: Blame Mr. Rogers

keg in kc · 07-09-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by trndobrd

Apparently FAX is the only one around here that had proper upbringing.

He didn't watch Mr. Rogers.

**HemiEd** · 07-09-2007, 01:00 PM

Here is a little thing on Mr. Rogers, RIP!

Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal,

combat-proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five

confirmed kills to his name. He wore a

long-sleeved sweater on TV, to cover the many

tattoos on his forearm and biceps. He was a master

in small arms and hand-to-hand combat, able to

disarm or kill in a heartbeat

After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained

Presbyterian minister and therefore a pacifist.

Vowing to never harm another human and also

dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help

lead children on the right path in life. He hid away

the tattoos and his past life and won our hearts

with his quiet wit and charm.

Amnorix · 07-09-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Here is a little thing on Mr. Rogers, RIP!

Snopes is your friend:

Fred Rogers served as a sniper or as a Navy Seal during the Vietnam War, with a large number of confirmed kills to his credit.

This same rumor has often been applied to boyish country singer-songwriter John Denver (among others), and it's just as false when told of Fred Rogers. Not only did Fred Rogers never serve in the military, there are no gaps in his career when he could conceivably have served in the military — he went straight into college after high school, he moved directly into TV work after graduating college, and his breaks from television work were devoted to attending the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963) and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development. Moreover, Fred Rogers was born in 1928 and was therefore too old to have enlisted in the armed services by the time of America's military involvement in Vietnam.

Fred Rogers always wore long-sleeved shirts and sweaters on his show to conceal the tattoos on his arms he obtained while serving in the military.

As noted above, Fred Rogers never served in the military, and he bore no tattoos on his arms (or any other part of his body). He wore long-sleeved shirts and sweaters on his show to maintain an air of formality — although he was friendly with the children in his viewing audience and talked to them on their own level, he was most definitely an authority figure on a par with parents and teachers (he was Mister Rogers to them, after all, not Fred), and his choice of dress was intended to establish and foster that relationship.

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

**HemiEd** · 07-09-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

Snopes is your friend:

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

Thanks for the clarification.
Well that is kind of a downer! I guess the part about Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin is false too?
But I want to believe this stuff, darnit!

BucEyedPea · 07-09-2007, 02:15 PM

My kid NEVER watched it!
She was raised on a purple Dinosaur and the Big Comfy Couch!
Since she got a Presidential Academic Award at the end of this school year the programming she had worked apparently! Barney rokks!

Simplex3 · 07-09-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

...she got a Presidential Academic Award...

Must...resist...joke...teed...up...too...high...

BucEyedPea · 07-09-2007, 02:19 PM

That's why " I love you. You love me. We're a happy f-a-m-i-l-y!" works better.

You can still love someone even if they're not alright.

T-post Tom · 07-09-2007, 11:30 PM

Fred Rodgers led a good life and left the world a better place. He was an advocate for children and good parenting. It's a shame that the WSJ chose to pollute the public record with this tripe. Pop psychology and partisan rhetoric should be reserved for the living.

**Mr. Kotter** · 07-09-2007, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by T-post Tom

Fred Rodgers led a good life and left the world a better place. He was an advocate for children and good parenting. It's a shame that the WSJ chose to pollute the public record with this tripe. Pop psychology and partisan rhetoric should be reserved for the living.

Eh, Rogers was a decent fella. But he was WAY over-rated IMO.

KCChiefsMan · 07-09-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Here is a little thing on Mr. Rogers, RIP!

Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal,

combat-proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five

confirmed kills to his name. He wore a

long-sleeved sweater on TV, to cover the many

tattoos on his forearm and biceps. He was a master

in small arms and hand-to-hand combat, able to

disarm or kill in a heartbeat

After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained

Presbyterian minister and therefore a pacifist.

Vowing to never harm another human and also

dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help

lead children on the right path in life. He hid away

the tattoos and his past life and won our hearts

with his quiet wit and charm.

well thats a fun fact I didn't know, is that really true?

KCChiefsMan · 07-09-2007, 06:09 PM

**HemiEd** · 07-09-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsMan

well thats a fun fact I didn't know, is that really true?

I guess not, see Amnorix's post 13. Kind of deflating, I had really enjoyed the read, that included him, Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin, probably all bull shit.
I was a real Lee Marvin fan, but never paid much attention to the other two.

Fish · 07-09-2007, 06:31 PM

Wow.... utterly baffled by Miss Rich Bitch in the above Youtube... and then I found her reply to that.... this can't be real.... nobody is that f'n selfish and spoiled....right?

Fish · 07-09-2007, 06:34 PM

Jeezuz.... it doesn't stop..... will someone please stab this twunt in the face already?

**luv** · 07-09-2007, 06:37 PM

I actually at down Saturday night and watched some marathon on VH1 of My Super Sweet Sixteen. One girl was actually 15, and still got a badass Land Rover. It was going to sit in their driveway for a year until she was able to drive it. Spoiled rotten brats. One of them was EZ-E's daughter. She rented a mansion, and got some sort of Porsche SUV.

07-09-2007, 01:00 PM	#2
HemiEd Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ozarks Casino cash: $-549436	Here is a little thing on Mr. Rogers, RIP! Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal, combat-proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to his name. He wore a long-sleeved sweater on TV, to cover the many tattoos on his forearm and biceps. He was a master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat, able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained Presbyterian minister and therefore a pacifist. Vowing to never harm another human and also dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help lead children on the right path in life. He hid away the tattoos and his past life and won our hearts with his quiet wit and charm.
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BucEyedPea Here comes Peter Cottontail! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $-330037	My kid NEVER watched it! She was raised on a purple Dinosaur and the Big Comfy Couch! Since she got a Presidential Academic Award at the end of this school year the programming she had worked apparently! Barney rokks! __________________ Hello, Bearcat. Two Questions: Are you Malcor? Because call-out threads don't get moved to the Romper Room, but asking who Malcor is, as in being mult was moved there. Only a mod can do that. Why is DC getting over-moderated these days?
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BucEyedPea Here comes Peter Cottontail! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $-330037	That's why " I love you. You love me. We're a happy f-a-m-i-l-y!" works better. You can still love someone even if they're not alright. __________________ Hello, Bearcat. Two Questions: Are you Malcor? Because call-out threads don't get moved to the Romper Room, but asking who Malcor is, as in being mult was moved there. Only a mod can do that. Why is DC getting over-moderated these days?
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T-post Tom Busy in a Kohl's restroom Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milk/Honey/Gazland Casino cash: $1747293	Fred Rodgers led a good life and left the world a better place. He was an advocate for children and good parenting. It's a shame that the WSJ chose to pollute the public record with this tripe. Pop psychology and partisan rhetoric should be reserved for the living. __________________ You seem nice!
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Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $-1481081	Wow.... utterly baffled by Miss Rich Bitch in the above Youtube... and then I found her reply to that.... this can't be real.... nobody is that f'n selfish and spoiled....right? __________________
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Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $-1481081	Jeezuz.... it doesn't stop..... will someone please stab this twunt in the face already? __________________
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07-09-2007, 06:37 PM	#15
luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1250000	I actually at down Saturday night and watched some marathon on VH1 of My Super Sweet Sixteen. One girl was actually 15, and still got a badass Land Rover. It was going to sit in their driveway for a year until she was able to drive it. Spoiled rotten brats. One of them was EZ-E's daughter. She rented a mansion, and got some sort of Porsche SUV.
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