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Man Speaks Only Klingon To Child For Three Years

Posted by samzenpus on from the better-bring-your-bat'leth-to-school dept.

d'Armond Speers has a doctorate in computational linguistics but that wasn't enough for him. He is now pursuing the coveted "World's Worst Dad" title. To this end he has decided to treat his child like a verengan Ha'DIbaH and speak only Klingon around the child for the first 3 years of his life. "I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would acquire it like any human language," Speers told the Minnesota Daily. "He was definitely starting to learn it."

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  1. Re:Okay, please tell me this is April 1th. by ground.zero.612 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You must be from one of those countries where it's acceptable to think you know how to raise other people's children better than they do. Thanks for outing yourself, totalitarian prick.

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    "Be prepared, son. That's my motto. Be prepared." --Joe Hallenbeck
  2. sarcasm and/or facetiousness ?!?!? by mosel-saar-ruwer · · Score: 3, Insightful


    The older I get, the more I seem to be losing my ear for sarcasm & facetiousness.

    Assuming that the story is true [which I doubt], then PLEASE tell me that you were being sarcastic/facetious.

    I honestly can't tell anymore.

    .

  3. Re:Okay, please tell me this is April 1th. by ground.zero.612 · · Score: 0, Insightful

    You must be on of those people that sees parents beat their kids in a walmart parking lot and think they must be right and ignore it. Thanks for outing yourself, coward.

    You must be one of those parents that are raising children with a sense of entitlement by not beating them when they deserve it. Thanks for outing yourself, asshole.

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    "Be prepared, son. That's my motto. Be prepared." --Joe Hallenbeck