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Old 10-02-2011, 02:58 PM   #1
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SNL: Amazon Fire “expected to sell well among parents who always buy the wrong thing”
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While Amazon’s Kindle Fire is probably the iPad rival least in need of a good mocking, Seth Meyers did get in a good shot last night on “Saturday Night Live.”

“It’s expected to sell well among parents who always buy the wrong thing,” Meyers quipped about the $199 tablet during his Weekend Update news sketch.

If your gadget makes it to SNL before it is actually even for sale, you know you've hit the big time.
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Old 10-03-2011, 12:03 PM   #2
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It is true, though.
If your kid wants an ipad, he will be pissed if you get him a Kindle Fire.
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Old 10-03-2011, 12:28 PM   #3
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Very funny.

If I wasn't 50 and past birthday gifts I bet my mom would get me one. Then again it would not be the wrong thing for me anymore. Aah, getting old is great
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Old 10-03-2011, 12:36 PM   #4
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Very funny.

If I wasn't 50 and past birthday gifts I bet my mom would get me one. Then again it would not be the wrong thing for me anymore. Aah, getting old is great
But the good thing about being 50 is that you probably have the money to buy whatever toys you want .
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Old 10-03-2011, 12:48 PM   #5
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I loved that story on SNL. My daughter really wants an ipad for XMass, and even though this does everything she wants, I will have to spend the extra $$. I, however, am happy with an Android phone, my Samsung Galaxy Tab, and will love my Fire.
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Old 10-03-2011, 01:02 PM   #6
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Old 10-04-2011, 06:10 AM   #7
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i would be highly grateful to my parents for the thoughtful gift and remark on their smartly choosing price over brand name. *shrug*

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It is true, though.
If your kid wants an ipad, he will be pissed if you get him a Kindle Fire.
its probably good that i dont have kids lol. i'd tell the ungrateful little nugget that he gets nothing then and take it back to the store. i refuse to have a spoiled, brand-wh@re kid :P
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its probably good that i dont have kids lol. i'd tell the ungrateful little nugget that he gets nothing then and take it back to the store. i refuse to have a spoiled, brand-wh@re kid :P
Before I had kids, that would have been my experience. But you pick your battles. Last night, she cried because I wouldn't buy her an outfit from Nordstrom for "Immigrant Day." Made her Dad take her to Goodwill. If this had happened when I was a kid, I would have been knocked across the room.
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But the good thing about being 50 is that you probably have the money to buy whatever toys you want .
Ah, but when married, having the money doesn't always mean having the permission.

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But the good thing about being 50 is that you probably have the money to buy whatever toys you want .
I quite agree and am being perfectly honest when I say getting old is great. Dare I offend people and further say getting old and not having children is fantastic.
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I bet you have permission to buy your wife anything she wants!
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