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In response to "yep. funny that childhood obesity rates have soared after game consoles started selling tens or hundreds of millions of units" by zork

I'd suggest the suburbanization of the US has done more. No one walks anywhere anymore because nothing is withing walking distance. -- nm

Posted by TWuG Apr 7 '09, 10:07

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Not to mention destroying the grid system and building tons of cul de sacs -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 10:11 3
- Dude, cul de sacs are the best! - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:12 2
  - You are so not Canadian. Cul de sacs ruled for road hockey. -- nm - General Shaun Apr 7, 10:14 1
    - Not enough to play in my neighborhood. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:22
and there are a lot of other lifestyle ramifications inherent therein as well. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 10:09
In Southern California, we got lots of tract homes, without much thought to public parks -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 10:09
Couple with a feeling by parents, right or wrong, that neighborhoods just aren't safe enough for their kids to roam anymore. -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 10:09 4
- No kidding. I remember yelling in through the front door "I'll be back later!!!" and I'd get an "Ok." as a response. -- nm - General Shaun Apr 7, 10:10 2
  - i've heard numbers that say that kids are no less safe now than they were years ago. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 10:15 1
    - Wouldn't surprise me. Fear rules these days. -- nm - General Shaun Apr 7, 10:17
- coupled -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 10:10

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