"Were you surprised that you won?"

"Not really."

I know she wanted to slap his little mouth breathin Auggie Farks lookin ass.

Kids like that irritate me!!!!


Unless he's autistic or somethin. But he's probably like that from bein homeschooled and knowin nobody but his mom.

And that worked so well for this guy.

He has to be homeschooled.... Protect his butt form getting beat up EVERYDAY! And not just by other kids...

tinaz said:

And those kids from subsequently gettin shot. In a mouth breathin wheezin hail of bullets.

Yall know damned well he sneaks his own food into the cinema.

Not to thread jack or disrespect The V, but am I the only one that thinks PWN and PWNED need to be re-fucking-tired already? Like "wrecka stow" the shit was never that funny to begin with.

*ends ol' mean and bitchy rant. leaves before he gets nanned from the org*

Adisa said:

OTA ASS RANT FAIL

"A man of few words but when he utters them, he spells them correctly".

Now THAT is how a professional newscaster rolls!

I wonder if he as Aspergers's.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

I'm pretty sure it's social awkwardness due to homeschooling.

TheVoid said:

Dure. Noy, ouo dure pwned ,e kust yhen, juh/ Mo jard geelings/

Definitely something that can be diagnosed. I have to deal with these kinds of kids frequently as my wife is a teacher (I help in her classroom and on field trips when I can) and I coach a lot of intramural sports.

Kudos to the kid for winning, and also to the broadcaster for doing the best she could!

Assorted news fails

^^^

Stay Classy, Lawndale...

One giant vote against home schooling from me!

JustErin said:

it is more than homeschooling. this is something in the autism spectrum.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

It might help to have a cool male role model.


That don't exist in his humble abode. I guarantee.

I wanted to beat him up.

novabrkr said:

leave that cutie alone!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I thought he was cute too.


He's adorable. A bit obnoxious, and definitely needs social conditioning else he turn into some really socially awkward adult.
But, still kind of cute.

Homeschooling doesn't do this to a kid. I'd also bet money that kid is on the autism spectrum... which is perhaps why his parents chose to home school him.

Kudos to him.

Lammastide said:

Yes, homeschooling CAN do this to a kid. I used to babysit a home schooled kid that was just like this...zero social skills at all. I've known other children that were home schooled that were similar in terms of lacking social skills.

It's not always some form of autism and autism does not always show itself as being devoid of social skills.
[Edited 5/27/10 7:39am]

Lammastide said:

I suspect you're right.

JustErin said:

Lammastide said:

Homeschooling doesn't do this to a kid. I'd also bet money that kid is on the autism spectrum... which is perhaps why his parents chose to home school him. Kudos to him.

Yes, homeschooling CAN do this to a kid. I used to babysit a home schooled kid that was just like this...zero social skills at all. I've known other children that were home schooled that were similar in terms of lacking social skills. It's not always some form of autism and autism does not always show itself as being devoid of social skills. [Edited 5/27/10 7:39am]

I have to agree with this. Homeschooling removes a tremendous amount of opportunities to socialize and that is EXTREMELY difficult for the child. He can't possibly learn social skills when surrounded by only 1 or 2 adults (and maybe siblings) who cater his every need or only communicate with him in one form or another. He needs to be exposed to lots and lots of people.

Hell even pets need to be socialized lest they turn into barking, yipping messes.

TheVoid said: JustErin said: Lammastide said: Homeschooling doesn't do this to a kid. I'd also bet money that kid is on the autism spectrum... which is perhaps why his parents chose to home school him. Kudos to him. Yes, homeschooling CAN do this to a kid. I used to babysit a home schooled kid that was just like this...zero social skills at all. I've known other children that were home schooled that were similar in terms of lacking social skills. It's not always some form of autism and autism does not always show itself as being devoid of social skills. [Edited 5/27/10 7:39am] I have to agree with this. Homeschooling removes a tremendous amount of opportunities to socialize and that is EXTREMELY difficult for the child. He can't possibly learn social skills when surrounded by only 1 or 2 adults (and maybe siblings) who cater his every need or only communicate with him in one form or another. He needs to be exposed to lots and lots of people. Hell even pets need to be socialized lest they turn into barking, yipping messes. I should perhaps qualify my statement... While I'd imagine homeschooling can do something like this to a kid given the right mix of other variables, my guess is the sort of thing we see in this video is overwhelmingly not the norm and not necessarily a function of homeschooling in itself. It's not like these kids are locked up in a cage with zero human contact beyond mom and dad. All the homeschooled kids I know, for example, engage to varying degrees with extended family, playmates, folk in their neighborhoods, fellow church members, other participants in any number of extracurricular outlets, etc. And while, IMO, they tend to be more shy, a bit less competent in navigating peer conflicts and possibly a bit more "spoiled" (though we'll find no two people who can agree on what that even means), I've not seen them act like the kid in the above video... except for the two who have been diagnosed with Asperger's. That said, I agree not all kids on the autism spectrum behave quite like the boy in this video. But some degree of social difficulty is not a "sometime-y" thing with autistic children, as I understand it. It is a defining characteristic. And that awkwardness coupled with the pointed focus in spelling and as seen particularly in his hand gestures, his facial expressions, his aversion of the eye, and his speech and conversation patterns seems to say something. I'm not a pro at this, though. I hope I haven't offended anyone.

[Edited 5/31/10 23:09pm]

Lammastide said:

TheVoid said: JustErin said: Lammastide said: Homeschooling doesn't do this to a kid. I'd also bet money that kid is on the autism spectrum... which is perhaps why his parents chose to home school him. Kudos to him. Yes, homeschooling CAN do this to a kid. I used to babysit a home schooled kid that was just like this...zero social skills at all. I've known other children that were home schooled that were similar in terms of lacking social skills. It's not always some form of autism and autism does not always show itself as being devoid of social skills. [Edited 5/27/10 7:39am] I have to agree with this. Homeschooling removes a tremendous amount of opportunities to socialize and that is EXTREMELY difficult for the child. He can't possibly learn social skills when surrounded by only 1 or 2 adults (and maybe siblings) who cater his every need or only communicate with him in one form or another. He needs to be exposed to lots and lots of people. Hell even pets need to be socialized lest they turn into barking, yipping messes. I should perhaps qualify my statement... While I'd imagine homeschooling can do something like this to a kid given the right mix of other variables, my guess is the sort of thing we see in this video is overwhelmingly not the norm and not necessarily a function of homeschooling in itself. It's not like these kids are locked up in a cage with zero human contact beyond mom and dad. All the homeschooled kids I know, for example, engage to varying degrees with extended family, playmates, folk in their neighborhoods, fellow church members, other participants in any number of extracurricular outlets, etc. And while, IMO, they tend to be more shy, a bit less competent in navigating peer conflicts and possibly a bit more "spoiled" (though we'll find no two people who can agree on what that even means), I've not seen them act like the kid in the above video... except for the two who have been diagnosed with Asperger's. That said, I agree not all kids on the autism spectrum behave quite like the boy in this video. But some degree of social difficulty is not a "sometime-y" thing with autistic children, as I understand it. It is a defining characteristic. And that awkwardness coupled with the pointed focus in spelling and as seen particularly in his hand gestures, his facial expressions, his aversion of the eye, and his speech and conversation patterns seems to say something. I'm not a pro at this, though. I hope I haven't offended anyone.

[Edited 5/31/10 23:09pm]

I'd have thought aspergers, as well. I also agree that, often parents choose to homeschool when a child is having social difficulties and such.