Rue The Day!

Finally a delightfully demented children’s dictionary to torture the innocent amongst us.

Of course, I would love to have a pirate room and I’m certainly not a youngster anymore.

Most kids fantasize about being a hero when they grow up and plenty of them even wear the costume, but few are fortunate enough to be added to the esteemed list of Growing Up Heroes photos.

Personally, I love kids books, but there are some topics that just shouldn’t be included in their subject matter. All Things Mundane took a great look at a few extreme examples to prove that just because something’s marked safe for kids to read doesn’t actually mean you’ll want to let your children anywhere near it.

Photographer Anna Skladmann has a great photo series of creepy, upper-class Russian kids who act as though they are all grown up. There is no light in their eyes or childhood left in their faces. The effect is eerie. View them if you dare…mwahahahaha.

I am beyond enamoured with this concept -creating artistic plush dolls based on kids drawings. Best of all, the pieces were then sold to the parents as a fundraiser for the kid’s school. I can only pray that they have awesome fundraisers like these when I actually have children.

Quote of the Day:
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” -Bruce Lee

Fact of the Day:
The “mystery flavor” Dum-Dum Pop is truly random. The Spangler Candy Company combines the last of their flavorings at the end of a production run to turn out lollipops of mixed (and mysterious) flavors. -Source

Today’s Holiday:
National Thriftshop Day (I like today, I like it a lot!)

Link of the Day:
The baby’s first internet lesson.

Photo by: Theresa Thompson

Cracked has a great list of 20 baby products that should not exist. The baby high heels have creeped me out since I heard about them.

But this here manual snot sucker…just genius really.

I highly encourage everyone to read the whole list. Everything here belongs in “Stupidest Products Ever.” Everything. It’s shocking, disgusting, weird and every other adjective that you RTD readers have come to love.

Quote of the Day:
“Childhood is frequently a solemn business for those inside it.” -George Will

Fact of the Day:
Since weightlessness causes the spine to expand and straighten, astronauts may measure up to two inches taller in space than they do on Earth. -Source

Today’s Holiday:
Get to Know Your Customer’s Day -so if you don’t have customers, stay home today to avoid getting “known.”

Link of the Day:
Ham, cheese and veggies make sandwich art.

Quote of the Day:
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” -Groucho Marx

Fact of the Day:
100 years ago, the average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year, but dentists made $2,500 per year. -Source

Today’s Holiday:
Baby Food Day and Gummi Worm Day -your choice.

Link of the Day:
Cool mailboxes.