Geeky Gifts for New Dads, The Goodfather 187
The Moose at Dr.MOZ writes "The Goodfather, 'for the baby he can't refuse.'
The Goodfather is a custom-boxed CD-ROM that teaches new dads hundreds of baby skills and baby related definitions through a fun parody of a famous American gangster epic (The Godfather). The baby/parenting topics in The Goodfather CD-ROM were selected for men by experienced dads and grandfathers, and edited by licensed nurse-midwives to ensure the material is medically sound.
In addition to the hundreds of baby skills lessons and definitions, The Goodfather also has a Baby Name Book with approximately 15,000 baby names and a Baby Card Maker which allows new dads to make and print their own baby cards. New dads choose from dozens of "new dad" card-types with provided art, or they are able to import JPGs to create their own customized baby cards! The Goodfather runs on both Windows® and Macintosh® systems and is proving to be the next 'must have' gift for the sometimes ignored new dad on the baby shower list."
Re:What the hell? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Good for naming servers, I suppose (Score:4, Informative)
wow.. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Usually... (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Just say no to this rubbish (Score:3, Informative)
You may be aware that Scott Adams actually had hundreds of letters from women saying, in effect, that they were either married to a Dilbert or would like to marry one. Marrying a jock is fine till he (a) just starts playing around (b) has his mid-life crisis (c) the boiler fails and he's helpless while the geek just gets in there, criticises the design of the controller and the user interface and fixes it in thirty minutes.
What you've just stated is what I've said one thousand times.
Women want the pretty bad boy while they're young. They go out and party and spread their legs like the red sea. They wouldn't give YOU (yes you, reading this, poindexters!) the time of day other than perhaps as a free meal before they go out on a booty call with the guy they really want to hook up with later that night.
However, when she's ready to settle down, be more of a prude, stop being as fun and needs someone to care for her and have children with her and be responsible, reliable and secury, she'll settle for you (yes you, you boring geeky poindexters!).
So if you don't mind that the chick you're talking about above is only going for you because she's decided that Mr. Boring is okay in exchange for security, then go for it. If you don't mind that she was serving people like the golden arches for a decade while she was young and hot and only found you interesting after she put up the "one billion served" sign, go for it. If you don't mind being the runner up, go for it.
It again goes to prove my "geeks settle, because they don't know better and are desparate" theory.