Webkinz

wolf · 07-10-2008, 12:41 PM

Okay, fess up. Who's addicted?

Everybody in my office has them, which led to a company-wide banning of Webkinz (although I harbor a suspicion that the HR director had the computer guy override the ban on her computer).

Most of my adult friends now have Webkinz as well.

In case you don't know, Webkinz are cute little stuffed animals that have cute little online existences, cute little virtual houses, cute little virtual clothes, cute little virtual jobs, and you play cute little flash games to earn "KinzCash" to buy other cute little virtual accessories.

Anybody want to be on my buddy list so I can invite you over to play in my KinzHouse or meet in the Clubhouse?

Cloud · 07-10-2008, 12:53 PM

Well, I have one . . . kinda by accident, because I wanted a stuffed Siamese Kitty.

I don't know anything about their "virtual" lives though. Am I missing out? Am I better off not knowing, LOL!

and . . . office-wide banning? What's the rationale for that? Banning those cute little plushy furry animals, awwwww, what meanies! Meanies! I say!

SteveDallas · 07-10-2008, 12:58 PM

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Okay, fess up. Who's addicted?

I'm addicted to killing the damned things. It bugs me to no end that my daughter wastes her money on these things. Yes, I understand that a) wasting your money is a necessary learning process. (I certainly did it.) and b) my children will likely always spend their money on things I don't like and/or understand. (I remember when I got my HP-15C calculator, my dad said, "I can't believe you spent $100 and it's so small.") But these things seem useless even by standards of useless childhood purchases.

The only thing I can say for them is, they're better than Shining Stars, which are similar in concept, but are run by the International Star Registry.

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Everybody in my office has them

But you work at The Nuthouse. QED.

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, which led to a company-wide banning of Webkinz (although I harbor a suspicion that the HR director had the computer guy override the ban on her computer).

That's just sad on every level. The perceived need to ban certain web sites, the misuse of authority to make arbitrary personal exceptions, etc. etc.

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Anybody want to be on my buddy list so I can invite you over to play in my KinzHouse or meet in the Clubhouse?

In a perhaps inevitable development, I understand that when you buy an animal at Build A Bear, they now have a web site where you can create a parallel online character.

EDIT: Cloud, I'm assuming she means the web site was banned.

glatt · 07-10-2008, 01:01 PM

My daughter has 4 or 5.

Shawnee123 · 07-10-2008, 01:53 PM

My nieces like them, but don't have dozens like some kids.

OK, I have one: they had a cute cow (I love cows) here in our bookstore I had to have. I registered him as Cow Webkin (not clever except that it sounds like Cal Ripkin.) This was months ago. I guess he's dead, as I've never fed him. Do they start to smell? Do they attract flies?

Anyway, the cute little stuffed guy is sitting on shelf in my office. Today, I walked by the bookstore and saw the Siamese kitty that Cloud mentioned. Yeah, I want him, but will refrain.

If I had interwebz at home I might get involved. It has some of the aspects I loved about Toontown: buying clothes (I think?) and furniture for your house, etc. It would be fun to meet up with wolf in the clubhouse!

Chocolatl · 07-10-2008, 02:21 PM

I used to work at a store that sold these and had one little girl boast that she had collected forty-nine of them, and had come to the store to buy her fiftieth. I saw quite a few children -- and adults -- go into fits over these things, so I decided never to buy one because I know I'd get sucked in, too!

Shawnee123 · 07-10-2008, 02:23 PM

Heehee...remember those damn beanie babies? I hated those things!

footfootfoot · 07-10-2008, 03:37 PM

When I was a kid all we had were pet rocks. And we had to make up names for them ourselves. And they only came in a crappy cardboard house. And you had to walk to the store in the snow to buy them. 17 miles uphill. And 23 miles uphill to get home.

Shawnee123 · 07-10-2008, 04:13 PM

I had a pet rock that already had googly-eyes glued to it, and a pin so you could clip it to your shirt.

morethanpretty · 07-10-2008, 04:55 PM

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. And you had to walk to the store in the snow to buy them. 17 miles uphill. And 23 miles uphill to get home.

You got to buy a legit pet rock? I asked for one and my brother picked up a rock off the ground and chucked it at me. I named it Fluffy, it lived in a shoe.

Shawnee123 · 07-10-2008, 05:24 PM

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~snip~I named it Fluffy, it lived in a shoe.

It had so many pebbles it didn't know what to do?

footfootfoot · 07-11-2008, 08:25 AM

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It had so many pebbles it didn't know what to do?

morethanpretty · 07-12-2008, 07:16 PM

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It had so many pebbles it didn't know what to do?

They got confiscated by PPS (Pebble Protection Services).

wolf · 08-01-2008, 10:50 AM

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When I was a kid all we had were pet rocks. And we had to make up names for them ourselves. And they only came in a crappy cardboard house. And you had to walk to the store in the snow to buy them. 17 miles uphill. And 23 miles uphill to get home.

I still have mine.

His name is Prentis.

I have the box and instructions.

Some day I will get over the sentimentality of it all, and sell him on ebay.

I can't do this right now, because the market seems glutted and you can only get $10 or so for them.

Cloud · 07-10-2008, 05:13 PM

so, it's only you Wolf. Lonely in your obsession?

(clutches her stuffed kitty to her breast-ignores virtual meows of smotherification)

are you not supposed to remove the tags?

07-10-2008, 12:41 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Webkinz Okay, fess up. Who's addicted? Everybody in my office has them, which led to a company-wide banning of Webkinz (although I harbor a suspicion that the HR director had the computer guy override the ban on her computer). Most of my adult friends now have Webkinz as well. In case you don't know, Webkinz are cute little stuffed animals that have cute little online existences, cute little virtual houses, cute little virtual clothes, cute little virtual jobs, and you play cute little flash games to earn "KinzCash" to buy other cute little virtual accessories. Anybody want to be on my buddy list so I can invite you over to play in my KinzHouse or meet in the Clubhouse? Attached Images __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-10-2008, 12:53 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Well, I have one . . . kinda by accident, because I wanted a stuffed Siamese Kitty. I don't know anything about their "virtual" lives though. Am I missing out? Am I better off not knowing, LOL! and . . . office-wide banning? What's the rationale for that? Banning those cute little plushy furry animals, awwwww, what meanies! Meanies! I say! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-10-2008, 01:53 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My nieces like them, but don't have dozens like some kids. OK, I have one: they had a cute cow (I love cows) here in our bookstore I had to have. I registered him as Cow Webkin (not clever except that it sounds like Cal Ripkin.) This was months ago. I guess he's dead, as I've never fed him. Do they start to smell? Do they attract flies? Anyway, the cute little stuffed guy is sitting on shelf in my office. Today, I walked by the bookstore and saw the Siamese kitty that Cloud mentioned. Yeah, I want him, but will refrain. If I had interwebz at home I might get involved. It has some of the aspects I loved about Toontown: buying clothes (I think?) and furniture for your house, etc. It would be fun to meet up with wolf in the clubhouse! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 07-10-2008 at 02:24 PM. Reason: forgot the name of the thing

07-10-2008, 02:23 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heehee...remember those damn beanie babies? I hated those things! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-10-2008, 03:37 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	When I was a kid all we had were pet rocks. And we had to make up names for them ourselves. And they only came in a crappy cardboard house. And you had to walk to the store in the snow to buy them. 17 miles uphill. And 23 miles uphill to get home. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-10-2008, 01:01 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My daughter has 4 or 5.

07-10-2008, 02:21 PM	#6
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I used to work at a store that sold these and had one little girl boast that she had collected forty-nine of them, and had come to the store to buy her fiftieth. I saw quite a few children -- and adults -- go into fits over these things, so I decided never to buy one because I know I'd get sucked in, too!

07-10-2008, 04:13 PM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I had a pet rock that already had googly-eyes glued to it, and a pin so you could clip it to your shirt. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-10-2008, 05:13 PM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	so, it's only you Wolf. Lonely in your obsession? (clutches her stuffed kitty to her breast-ignores virtual meows of smotherification) are you not supposed to remove the tags? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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