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A Little Brainwashing Never Hurt Anyone

Worried that your kids might not grow up to be Hog fans? Just to be on the safe side, it's best to begin the brainwashing early in their development process while they're still in an easily influenceable state. Luckily, there's a handy DVD featuring "footage of Arkansas sports, mascot, marching band and campus attractions in an exciting, playful and educational format".

As a parent of two young children who are growing up outside of the Natural State, I can see the benefits of exposing them to such valuable propaganda to prevent them from becoming ardent Pac-10 fans or something like that.

I do think, however, that this DVD should come with the following warning label: "The Surgeon General has determined that raising your children as Arkansas Razorback fans will expose them to dangerously high levels of raised expectations followed by inevitable heartbreak, as proven over the course of 40+ years of field research."

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If you’re worried about your kids not being Hog fans, you should be. Mine grew up in New Jersey and became a huge Mets fan, and for some reason a 49er fan. He has zero interest in the Razorbacks. However, the Mets’ monumental collapse allows him to feel the normal Razorback fan’s emotions — despair, frustration, and hopelessness.

I doubt even this book will help your kids. They’re doomed to root for Cal or Oregon, or maybe even someday, the Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV, maybe even the Las Vegas Gamblers when they enter the NFL, with Michael Vick as QB.

by Tab Prewett on Oct 6, 2007 7:53 AM CDT reply actions  

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