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03 July 2008

We want what we want. [More:]My 7-year-old has been asking for a hot tub since he was five. I don't know where this hot tub desire comes from. He has never been in a hot tub in his life. Tonight I sat down on the computer and this page was up.
The kid is searching for hot tubs. What next?
posted by LoriFLA 03 July | 21:10
I think he wants to be boiled.
posted by jonmc 03 July | 21:27
I think that's hilarious.

My younger brother grew up determined to have a waterbed. (We were children in the 70s, what can I say.) He bought one when he was a teenager in the early 80s, and kept it until he got married in the late 80s, and his much-smaller-than-him wife immediately realized the physics problem... every time he rolled over a little roughly, she got launched ceiling-ward, out of a sound sleep.

Since y'all live in the land of hotels, maybe you could spend a night or two at a hotel with a hot tub, so he can get the experience? (I know little kids overheat really quick in hot tubs, but depending on his size, I bet he can withstand a few minutes here and there over the course of a night.) Maybe that'd get him past his fascination for awhile, till he can afford his own hot tub. :)
posted by BoringPostcards 03 July | 21:47
That's awesome. I Like his style.
posted by jonathanstrange 03 July | 21:48
This is hilarious. And cute. Dude's determined.
posted by iconomy 03 July | 21:49
every time he rolled over a little roughly, she got launched ceiling-ward, out of a sound sleep.

Video of that would be much appreciated.
posted by jonmc 03 July | 21:52
He's not so crazy, your son. One of my past shared houses had a hot tub. Man, it was nice, particularly after a long workout, or a tough day at work. And the best was in January, when you could sit in heated comfort having a back massage while snow fell around you.

But I would not have seen the attractions of this at such a young age. Your son is precocious.
posted by Miko 03 July | 21:58
My youngest sister goes through phases of really wanting things. Being the baby and being the most stubborn person I have ever met, she tends to get what she wants. Except for when she wanted my parents to buy a boat (what kind? I have no idea; just some sort of boat).
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 July | 00:43
Hope you keep your credit cards locked up. :)
posted by knave 04 July | 02:09
Video of that would be much appreciated.

I'm surprised there's nothing on YouTube, considering this is one of the main drawbacks about waterbeds (at least, they now sell them with independently-sloshing sections because of this).

But there are precisely three types of video on YT: the British show that did a "leaking" waterbed prank, a Spanish-language show that had models falling backwards into pools of water disguised as waterbeds, and a Goodyear TV ad.

Seriously, there isn't even a "my [tenant's] waterbed leaked over vacation and here's the mess".

Anyway, LoriFLA, good thing he can't search for videos yet. The whole first page of results for "hot tub" is PG-13.
posted by stilicho 04 July | 03:40
Anyway, LoriFLA, good thing he can't search for videos yet. The whole first page of results for "hot tub" is PG-13.

Yes, that is a good thing. I thought of that myself. We don't have any filters on the computer yet. I'm just glad hot tub pron didn't come up when he did a google search.

That is a great idea, BP. We were just in St. Petersburg, but the hotel didn't have a hot tub. Our next hotel must have a hot tub! I feel kind of bad that I didn't make a hot tub a priority. :-)
posted by LoriFLA 04 July | 09:33
Oh that is so funny. I like the way your kid thinks.
posted by gaspode 04 July | 10:04
Your odd superspy/Grateful-Dead news story of the day: || What're you here to see?

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