link (http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/parenting/10/12/sixteen.kids.ap/index.html)
QuoteLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again.
Johannah Faith Duggar was born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces.
The baby's father, Jim Bob Duggar, a former state representative, said Wednesday that mother and child were doing well. Johannah's birth was especially exciting because it was the first time in eight years the family has had a girl, he said.
Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he and Michelle, 39, want more children.
"We both just love children and we consider each a blessing from the Lord. I have asked Michelle if she wants more and she said yes, if the Lord wants to give us some she will accept them," he said in a telephone interview.
Okay, lets get a few things straight, in no particular order:
1. That's a litter, not a family; a stud and a sow, not parents; savages, not civilized humans.
2. This narcissism parading as selflessness makes suicide look downright altruistic.
3. No two people are so damned good that the world should be made to suffer 16 of their offspring, not if Einstein fathered them with Jessica Alba and gave them only his brains.
4. Only religious zealots, the impoverished, or enslaved people do this.
5. Under no circumstances is this responsible, even if Adam and Eve can financially support them; here's a test for responsibility: if everyone did this, would I approve it? If your answer to that question in the context of this story is in the affirmative, then verily you be as stupid as they come.
6. These folks don't exactly shy from the camera.
7. Assuming for the sake of argument that the sow brought each whelp to full term, she's spent 12 years of her life pregnant.
8. Exhibits infinity+1 and infinity+2 for why I won't reproduce: +1: doing so would make me more like these freaks and +2: I'd be dooming my offspring to contend with theirs--a fate to which I wouldn't condemn anyone, much less one of my own.
9.
Nondedum
Ba admires these folks, wherever he's lurking from.
10. This story well supports a line from Bill Hicks--God rest his soul--paraphrasing: child birth is about as much a miracle as a bowel movement is.
In other news, Fox cancelled "The Simple Life" thereby assuring that the cultural axis between absurdity and armageddon that this country teeters on is back to a relative state of equilibrium.
I think you're both missing the most important part of this story. Arkansas elected a guy to office who's name is Jim Bob which means that any sign of intelligent life that may have been residing in that state is extinct and it's now time to nuke 'em.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 12, 2005, 09:58:27 PM
In other news, Fox cancelled "The Simple Life" thereby assuring that the cultural axis between absurdity and armageddon that this country teeters on is back to a relative state of equilibrium.
no they didnt
All of the kids have names beginning with "J"... :P
I also saw the show on Discovery/TLC (whatever it was) where they were expecting #15. They spend like $1000 a week on groceries and drive a bus around....
That's nothing. Ibn Saud had like 200 kids.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 12, 2005, 11:31:21 PM
All of the kids have names beginning with "J"... :P
I also saw the show on Discovery/TLC (whatever it was) where they were expecting #15. They spend like $1000 a week on groceries and drive a bus around....
I remember a few months back seeing previews for that tv show "The Nanny" and they were going to this family's house and they had like 20 some kids......all adopted! These people had like 4 minivans and they had to hire people to drive them since the 2 of them couldn't drive 4 vans. I didn't see the episode but I remember that part from the previews. The only thing dumber than having 20 kids is adopting them.
QuoteWe both just love children and we consider each a blessing from the Lord.
You know, my dog thinks it's a miracle when he farts. His head snaps back to his ass and he gets that "what the farg just happened" look on his face.
Quote from: General_Failure on October 13, 2005, 01:45:26 AM
QuoteWe both just love children and we consider each a blessing from the Lord.
You know, my dog thinks it's a miracle when he farts. His head snaps back to his ass and he gets that "what the farg just happened" look on his face.
Children aren't blessing's from God. They're nature's punishment for being too stupid to pull out.
Quote from: MDS on October 12, 2005, 11:28:37 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 12, 2005, 09:58:27 PM
In other news, Fox cancelled "The Simple Life" thereby assuring that the cultural axis between absurdity and armageddon that this country teeters on is back to a relative state of equilibrium.
no they didnt
Yes, they did. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_en_tv/tv_simple_life;_ylt=AsUyLtTWUSDd3MrQkjOi5RlxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--)
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 13, 2005, 05:27:13 AM
Quote from: MDS on October 12, 2005, 11:28:37 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 12, 2005, 09:58:27 PM
In other news, Fox cancelled "The Simple Life" thereby assuring that the cultural axis between absurdity and armageddon that this country teeters on is back to a relative state of equilibrium.
no they didnt
Yes, they did. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_en_tv/tv_simple_life;_ylt=AsUyLtTWUSDd3MrQkjOi5RlxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--)
MDS is in denial.
:-D
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 12, 2005, 09:58:27 PM
In other news, Fox cancelled "The Simple Life" thereby assuring that the cultural axis between absurdity and armageddon that this country teeters on is back to a relative state of equilibrium.
Whether this is true or not, this is the best post I've read in a long long time by Rome.
Also, I love this thread.
i can honestly say i wouldn't have even noticed if the simple life was still on.
i did see on the news the family who just had the 16th kid, she's already planning on 17, had to build a 7,000 sq. ft. house with 9 baths for them, what does the dude do for a living.
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gggggggggoooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllll
Quote from: T_Section224 on October 13, 2005, 09:33:04 AMwhat does the dude do for a living.
Failed politician....and he sells real estate
They probably suplement their income from Church donations.
Extreme's suck...
It's Arkansas. He could work as a cashier at Wal-Mart and feed his litter.
I never understood the "litter" mentality. Selfish to an extreme. It's not like they need extra hands to mind the farm, and it's not like there's a 50% mortality rate anymore. And it's not like those kids will get the individual attention they need. I don't get it.
hey 16 chances to have one of the kids become a millionaire so they can retire early. ;)
Quote from: MURP on October 13, 2005, 12:22:44 PM
hey 16 chances to have one of the kids become a millionaire so they can retire early. ;)
TO can't feed his family on $7mil a year so in order for this family to live on easy street they'd have to win the lottery..........thrice.
I wonder if he could fit his whole arm in there by now.... :paranoid
Quote from: Zanshin on October 13, 2005, 12:21:45 PM
I never understood the "litter" mentality. Selfish to an extreme. It's not like they need extra hands to mind the farm, and it's not like there's a 50% mortality rate anymore. And it's not like those kids will get the individual attention they need. I don't get it.
It's warped Christian child worship. Sanctity of life and all that bullshtein.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 13, 2005, 12:31:13 PM
I wonder if he could fit his whole arm in there by now.... :paranoid
LMAO
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 13, 2005, 12:31:13 PM
I wonder if he could fit his whole arm in there by now.... :paranoid
perv! i like the way you think.
you just know one of them is going to be a linebacker drafted by the eagles in the 2nd round
Hey if he can support 16 kids go for it, I have a problem with people who have kids and live off the Government.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on October 13, 2005, 01:25:34 PM
Hey if he can support 16 kids go for it, I have a problem with people who have kids and live off the Government.
The world has an overpopulation problem. Don't go for it.
All I'm saying is that if the guy can support his kids (which I do not know his entire story) why is this a big deal? But yet our society continues to support people who keep on pumping out babies off the working people of this country, and you hear nothing of these stories.
Avian flu - that should help thin the herd.
Sooner the better, too.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on October 13, 2005, 02:00:02 PM
Avian flu - that should help thin the herd.
Sooner the better, too.
Sounds like someone has an inside angel on some vaccinations.....
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on October 13, 2005, 03:22:23 PM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on October 13, 2005, 02:00:02 PM
Avian flu - that should help thin the herd.
Sooner the better, too.
Sounds like someone has an inside angel on some vaccinations.....
Was
The Omega Man on AMC again last night?
Quote from: Zanshin on October 13, 2005, 01:31:15 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on October 13, 2005, 01:25:34 PM
Hey if he can support 16 kids go for it, I have a problem with people who have kids and live off the Government.
The world has an overpopulation problem. Don't go for it.
The US doesn't have an overpopulation problem. Seen Idaho lately? Arkansas isn't exactly looking like Hong Kong either. Plus, native births are below the population replacement rate and food production is growing faster than population.
I saw Idaho once. It was apparent why no one lives there.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 13, 2005, 07:00:24 PM
I saw Idaho once. It was apparent why no one lives there.
There are some tough times at my work, and I might soon be forced to decide between transferring to Idaho or being laid off. Unemployment here I come.
Arkansas isn't much better.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 13, 2005, 07:13:13 PM
Arkansas isn't much better.
Tell that to Erik Estrada.
16 kids?!?
What are they? Rabbits?
Her shtein is beat. Like throwing a tennis ball down a hallway, I bet.
She probably didn't even know she was pregnant until the kid fell out.
Annnnnnnnd... then the pendulum swings back again. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20051013/en_celeb_eo/17573)
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