I've just been on the Newsround website looking at what the kids like these days.
Children are really shit at knowing what's good. They're also more goodie-goodie than I ever gave them credit for...42% say "family" is their favourite thing, in the world. What is this madness? They also prefer Lewis Hamilton to Jenson Button, for fuck knows what reason.
How thick were you as a child?
( Malchick, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:30, archived)

that's newsround for christ's sake
only nerdy goody-two shoes watch newsround
( Lightguy hail satan, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:31, archived)

in my day it was John Cravens Newsround
then they took it from him the bastards
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:33, archived)

the very next week he killed two research assistants with a sawn-off shotgun before turning the gun on himself

( Lightguy hail satan, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:35, archived)

I decided to see why he left.
His Wikipedia page has pearl of insight in it:
"On the program 16 November 2008, in an item about Oyster fishing in Truro, John revealed that he is allergic to oysters."

Who the shit watched that programme and said "THE WORLD MUST KNOW ABOUT THIS! TO WIKIPEDIA!"
( Malchick, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:36, archived)

I watched it when I was about 12.
Then I sent them scathing emails saying that they were patronising to their audience. They told me to watch the 6 o'clock news instead :(
( Malchick, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:34, archived)

wow, that makes you some kind of mega-dweeb

( Lightguy hail satan, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:35, archived)

I just found it frustrating that they talk so far down to kids.
There were a lot of shows also on CBBC at the time that didn't do that, so Newsround was frustrating.
( Malchick, Fri 29 May 2009, 1:38, archived)

I thought if you stood up to bullies
they would run away.

biff bang ouch not every time.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Fri 29 May 2009, 1:38, archived)