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New Language Began With Baby-Talk
Here is a fascinating article in The New York Times about a new language, Light Warlpiri, which is spoken by a relatively small group of Australian Aboriginal people. Everyone who speaks it is younger than 35 years old. And it began with baby-talk.
From the Times:
There are many dying languages in the world. But at least one has recently been born, created by children living in a remote village in northern Australia.
Carmel O’Shannessy, a linguist at the University of Michigan, has been studying the young people’s speech for more than a decade and has concluded that they speak neither a dialect nor the mixture of languages called a creole, but a new language with unique grammatical rules.
Here is a video, “Monster Story in Light Warlpiri Child39”, from Dr. Carmel O’Shannessy’s YouTube account.
So what’s this about baby-talk? Again, from the Times: Read more »
Gizmodo Writer Tries Bionic Leg (Video)
Gizmodo writer Brent Rose wins the Internet for the day. He tried out a bionic leg.
Really. He did. There’s even video.
Cool, right? I didn’t read the entire article, but here are a few nifty bionic tidbits: Read more »
Child Care At San Diego Comic-Con?
Have you ever wanted to go to San Diego Comic Con (officially known as Comic-Con International: San Diego, I think) but didn’t know what to do with your children while you were there? Turns out the Con has child care!
This pic is from the NY Comic Con, not San Diego. Just so we’re clear.
I don’t know why I found this bit of news surprising. Maybe I need to get out more. (OK, I definitely need to get out more, but that’s a different issue.) Read more »
Links: Parenting Quotes From Tony Soprano
In memory of James Gandolfini (RIP), the superb Sunny Chanel of Babble.com collected some parenting quotes from Tony Soprano.
My personal favorite is “if she figures out we’re powerless, we’re f**ked,” which Tony says while discussing how difficult it is to discipline his daughter.
Click below for a lot more.
Remembering James Gandolfini: Lessons in Parenting From Tony Soprano | Babble.
Baby Spy With A Jetpack is Cute (Dirty Sock Funtime Band)
The Dirty Sock Funtime Band brings us this cute picture of a Baby Spy with a jetpack. Check it out:
Never underestimate the Baby Spies. http://t.co/hns10JI7kb pic.twitter.com/LMdnt0YJi6
— DirtySockFuntimeBand (@TheDirtySocks) June 5, 2013
Right? Cute kid, and well-done costume. We particularly like the flames.
For the uninitiated, The Dirty Sock Funtime Band has been described (by me) as the Frank Zappa of the children’s music scene. (It may be tacky to quote yourself, it does make for easy fact-checking.) You may have seen them on Jack’s Big Music Show
Here is the video for the Dirty Socks’ song Baby Spies
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If you like that — and why wouldn’t you, it’s great — you should check out the band’s RocketHub campaign for their new album, The Dirty Socks Come Clean. There a variety of ways you can “Join The Band” (not literally) while getting some cool stuff, such as a signed poster, t-shirts, and an early download of the new album. Learn more here.
Shop Dirty Sock Funtime Band albums
Video – Father And Son Sing Don’t Let Me Down (DaddyTube)
Today on DaddyTube, a father and son singing Don’t Let Me Down. Dad plays guitar. The little boy, presumably his son although to be fair we don’t know this for certain but a bunch of copies of the video on YouTube declare it to be true, sings and strums a ukelele. It is very cute. Watch the video.
Is it just us or does the kid sound like he’s in the correct key when he plucks out some notes halfway through the video?
(Hat tip to Karl Erickson via Facebook for the vid)
Baby boy playing Don’t Let Me Down on the guitar with his dad. – YouTube.
Deadpool Digital Comics On Sale (DaddyDeals)
DaddyDeal for today — Deadpool digital comics are on sale at Marvel.com. Or you could sign up for Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and read as much Merc With The Mouth as you want.
This deal is being offered in part to celebrate Deadpool’s new video game, which will be released on June 25, 2013. The game is Rated M, as in not for kids. Here’s a trailer. Don’t watch it at work. Or near your children.
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Comics featuring Deadpool are generally not kid-friendly, although at some point you may decide your kids are old enough for the joyful juvenilia that Wade Wilson provides.
If you have no idea what I’m babbling about, that’s OK. Although if you like babbling, Deadpool delivers. He has multiple personalities, a healing factor, and a totally reasonable obsession with Bea Arthur. (Yes, I’m serious.) Plus he’s Canadian!
Bottom line: if you want some Deadpool digital comics, you can get ’em for only 99 cents. Such a deal!
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Sale! Digital Comic Collection – Marvel Comics
