Over in the NYC comm, somebody posted a (spammy) link about Autism Speaks.

[conuly]

(And how on earth did that group get so annoying so fast?)

Apparently, Toys R Us is doing a fundraiser.

Well, in that off-topic post I was implored to "spread the link everywhere", and that is precisely what I am doing. I have also fired off an email to Toys R Us on my feelings, sticking strictly to the subject of murder most foul and those who attempt to normalize it.

All in all, it's been a productive 15 minutes. Should I call?

Edit: Well, it's been deleted, the entry. What's funny is they posted it probably all over the place, but they neglected to post it in autism. (I checked.) Weird, huh?

Comments

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

I think I have a pretty good idea of how they got so annoying so fast:
Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now Complete Merger (http://www.autismspeaks.org/press/autism_speaks_can_complete.php)

[conuly]

Oh. Well. That explains it.

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Depressing, isn't it?

Seriously, I wish the pro-neurodiversity crowd could get even a fraction of the funding that the curebie crowd gets... ::sigh::

[conuly]

On the other hand, we're getting media attention. For a change.

And no funding means that we can't ever be accused of mismanagment of funds!

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Toys R Us shut down here, it's now a pet store. One of those changes.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Chains.

Petsmart, that's it.

[conuly]

What, really? You live in a town with no Toys R Us?

Wow.

Still, pet stores are nice. I always had a fondness for those little foil balls you throw to cats.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it shut down before we got here, apparently. The Petsmart isn't very nice, we had to return a bird within minutes of buying it, and they didn't have much good stuff. Petco is nicer, here.

We have a DARLING store called Pixie Sticks, a tiny boutique toy shop, but with small things too (think Enchanted Forest in Soho), AND you can MAKE YOUR OWN PIXIE STICKS. They have a MACHINE and you can fill tubes with different flavors.

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

I think I have a pretty good idea of how they got so annoying so fast:
Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now Complete Merger (http://www.autismspeaks.org/press/autism_speaks_can_complete.php)

[conuly]

Oh. Well. That explains it.

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Depressing, isn't it?

Seriously, I wish the pro-neurodiversity crowd could get even a fraction of the funding that the curebie crowd gets... ::sigh::

[conuly]

On the other hand, we're getting media attention. For a change.

And no funding means that we can't ever be accused of mismanagment of funds!

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Toys R Us shut down here, it's now a pet store. One of those changes.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Chains.

Petsmart, that's it.

[conuly]

What, really? You live in a town with no Toys R Us?

Wow.

Still, pet stores are nice. I always had a fondness for those little foil balls you throw to cats.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it shut down before we got here, apparently. The Petsmart isn't very nice, we had to return a bird within minutes of buying it, and they didn't have much good stuff. Petco is nicer, here.

We have a DARLING store called Pixie Sticks, a tiny boutique toy shop, but with small things too (think Enchanted Forest in Soho), AND you can MAKE YOUR OWN PIXIE STICKS. They have a MACHINE and you can fill tubes with different flavors.