July 2, 2009

Blubbery Sea Creatures To Motivate Blubbery Kids

by Balk posted @12:39 PM

Fatty sea, fatty do?"You can almost see a child in front of the exhibit, gyrating, trying to mimic the seal and saying, 'Well this is pretty cool. Then they go home and they may roll around in the backyard and then they may start to, you know … run." Paul Boyle, vice president of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, explains how a new exhibit at the New England Aquarium may encourage obese children to exercise.

 
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  1. mathnet [#27]

    Same reason I take my niece to strip clubs.

  2. KarenUhOh [#19]

    They're more likely to imitate what they see at the Monkey House.

  3. brianvan [#149]

    I came here expecting blueberries because I misread the headline.

  4. Tuna Surprise [#573]

    Will Dave Bry just go ahead and apologize for something already so we can start the holiday weekend?

  5. clarencerosario [#134]

    Great idea, until they hit the sloth exhibit.

  6. hman [#53]

    It seems like only yesterday that people were all about eating seals…

  7. MParcells [#375]

    I don't know about this idea. The Batman movies have already taught us where trying to emulate penguins can lead us. That's right, a life of crime.

  8. brent_cox [#40]

    Maybe they'd drop a few pounds if they cut out the McDonalds and started eating seal, like our friendly neighbors to the North.

  9. Colonel Mustard [#183]

    Oh yeah, great suggestion. My neighbor tried this, but his kids fixed on the bird exhibit instead, and now they crap all over my car whenever I park it on the street.

  10. giovanni [#224]

    I think it will just encourage obese kids to play Seal Attack for the Xbox.

  11. Maevemealone [#968]

    If Wii developed a "clubbing baby seals" game, the obese kids would burn a few extra calories.

 

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