# Verb. It's what you do. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 16, 2002, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178 "2002-12-16T22:04:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/21 "2002-12-17T16:45:23Z")
all jokes aside (And, yes I saw the sarcasm tags) …is the OP angry that someone is trying to encourage kids to go out and try new things? I’ve heard some of the verb commercials on the radio and I think they’re neat. It gives equal time to sports, the arts, cooking…anything that keeps a child away from the fucking t.v. for a second or two. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/22 "2002-12-17T16:52:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > I’ve heard some of the verb commercials on the radio and I think they’re neat. It gives equal time to sports, the arts, cooking… Yeah. We should fight obesity by teaching them how to cook! 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/23 "2002-12-17T16:59:06Z")
It’s my understanding that it’s also to keep them off drugs. It’s part of the anti-drug movement as well. And learning how to cook correctly WILL prevent obesity. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/24 "2002-12-17T17:08:40Z")
So there are ads on the buses too. That’s something I haven’t seen. This is one hell of a big campaign. I wonder how much this is costing me, the taxpayer? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > **all jokes aside (And, yes I saw the sarcasm tags) …is the OP angry that someone is trying to encourage kids to go out and try new things?** The OP is a cynical motherfucker with a huge goddam chip on his shoulder. Nice to meet you, **jarbabyj**.😃 ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/25 "2002-12-17T17:18:01Z")
1. Gather ingredients 2. Combine ingredients 3. Apply heat 4. Wait 5. Stuff your fat fuckin’ face Hmmmm… Maybe there’s a reason they didn’t pick me to teach that course at the Learning Annex. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/26 "2002-12-17T17:34:34Z")
**jarbabyj** , this is to help kids stay away from drugs, too? What about verbs like _toke_? [chortle] “Toke. It’s what you do.” [/chortle] ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/27 "2002-12-17T17:43:36Z")
I know I’m being an old crotchedy bitch here…but I just think it’s really sad when the two ten year olds I know do NOTHING but play video games and sit around the house when not in school. Their parents think it’s an easy way to keep an eye on them, and meanwhile, there’s so much cool stuff in the world they’re missing! I grew up and we’d get home from school, put on our play clothes and not come in until my mom was screaming from the porch… If this program can make getting off your lazy ass and ‘doing something’ cool, then I’m all for it. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/28 "2002-12-17T18:11:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*I know I’m being an old crotchedy bitch here…but I just think it’s really sad when the two ten year olds I know do NOTHING but play video games and sit around the house when not in school. Their parents think it’s an easy way to keep an eye on them, and meanwhile, there’s so much cool stuff in the world they’re missing! > > If this program can make getting off your lazy ass and ‘doing something’ cool, then I’m all for it. \*\* Oh, I agree. I just don’t think this is gonna do it. It strikes me as kind of hilarious the way they’re trying to force “cool” into something that is inherently not cool. What was that meeting like? “What are we gonna do about this child obesity problem?” “How about an advertising campaign with a grammatical theme? Kids like grammar!” “Okay, but we need a website with bad animation. And a script that produces nonsense words like _fundersplit_ and _xyrate_. We have to appeal to the critical ‘possessed by the devil’ demographic.” And the conceptual link they’re trying to form between verbs and exercise is just stupid. It’s just another contrived layer of abstraction. **cuauhtemoc** pronounces it “Lame All Around”. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/29 "2002-12-17T18:56:14Z")
I agree with big -C. **jarbabyj** , settle down. While I can’t speak for others, I commend public programs that wish to better the livelyhood of children who know nothing more than video games, I just think dislike advertising gimmicks such as this and “m-life” that blast you from all directions to peak your interest but don’t tell you what they are. Just to get you curious enough to go looking. Honestly, though I’ve seen and heard these ads for months, I had no idea what they were about until I read this thread. I thought it was just some cutesy thing like “Schoolhouse Rock.” Every time I saw a commercial for it, I would expect to see a new one proclaiming, “Noun. It’s what you are.” It makes it hard to take it seriously. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/30 "2002-12-17T19:01:53Z")
I’m not sure I was “riled up” Gorgon, but fair enough. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/31 "2002-12-17T19:02:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cuauhtemoc \* > \*\*You have been whooshed by a grammar joke, Lembeck. 😃 \*\* I guess I’m double-whooshed- who’s “Lembeck”? A _Charles in Charge_ reference? [sub]and since we’re on the subject of verbs, it’s “pique”![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/32 "2002-12-17T19:19:49Z")
Aw, you _know_ it, **Mojo**! At least I didn’t call you “Potsie”. And… uh, what’s this about “pique”? ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/33 "2002-12-17T19:19:50Z")
**OG VERB!** [sub]Sorry, really sorry. I just had to get that out of my system.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/34 "2002-12-17T19:24:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xavier \* > **VAGINA!!!** I’m thinking that’s not a verb, but you know, if you could make it into one, I’m sure the explanation would be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/35 "2002-12-17T19:46:59Z")
**Atreyu** … I don’t have the words to express my delight … ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/36 "2002-12-17T19:50:33Z")
**cuauhtemoc** , the pique thing was in reference to **gorgon heap** ’s post. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/37 "2002-12-17T20:09:40Z")
Oh, I see it now. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/38 "2002-12-17T20:21:29Z")
Read! It’s what you do! 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pythagras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/39 "2002-12-17T20:55:29Z")
“Mom, today I’ve chosen _to disseminate_ then me and Tommy are going to go _consolidate_.” ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178/40 "2002-12-17T21:15:55Z")
More here than meets the eye, babies. One of the corporate sponsors of this is McDonalds. Obviously American kids don’t get enough exercise, but fast food is a pretty hefty culprit as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verb-its-what-you-do/143178.md?page=3)