# Effing "MEEP" and the Effing Aholes who Designed IT!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 26, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-meep-and-the-effing-aholes-who-designed-it/645182 "2012-12-26T13:55:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-meep-and-the-effing-aholes-who-designed-it/645182/41 "2012-12-29T13:28:07Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> 😕 But why would you have to?

Ostensibly, requiring a credit card number is supposed to ensure that an adult sets up the parental controls rather than a child, however, I expect that a large part of it is that the purpose of Meep is to use your kid to sell you more Meep stuff, so it is necessary to get your contact info:

From the [Meep website](http://us.oregonscientific.com/cat-Youth-sub-MEEP-prod-Meep!.html):

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> The number of MEEP! coins currently available will be shown as well (g). Clicking on it, you can request coins to your parents

Interesting use of the preposition.

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