I'm sure that the trailer for the new Meet the Fockers (Little Fockers) ought to be on after the watershed. My DS aged 3 has spent the entire holidays shouting "Little Fockers!" and is showing no interest in stopping and he's back at school tomorrow 
AIBU in thinking that this shouldn't be shown when kids are lurking? It IS funny but I would bet my bottom dollar I'll be called in for a word with the teacher tomorrow...
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AIBU?
To want the people in charge of telly not to make my three year old swear?
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bupcakesandcunting · 03/01/2011 19:28
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bupcakesandcunting ·
03/01/2011 19:39
Sorry meant to say that in his accent, does sound an awful lot like he's saying "little fuckers" 
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bupcakesandcunting ·
03/01/2011 19:42
I have no idea why he's choosing to say it, tbh. We definitely don't swear in front of him. I think he thinks that the trailer is funny, which it is. He also shouts out "go compare.com" and "moonpig.com" so quite random really 
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purplepidjbauble ·
03/01/2011 19:45
bupcakes (awesome name ) I actually agree with you - I've had to have words with kids at youth club (where I work) over shouting words/calling each other names that sound like swearing. 'Twas funny for about 2 minutes, then just descending into bullying each other and doing it to wind up staff. Also, not too nice for passersby who weren't sure what was actually being said. Luckily the nearest neighbour is the police station so that reminder works
LaWeaselMys ·
03/01/2011 19:45
I like the implication that the OP is at fault. 
Ignore him and he'll stop eventually, don't worry about it.
bupcakesandcunting ·
03/01/2011 19:46
It probably is my fault. I do often refer to him as "gerrover ere now little fucker" heh heh 
purple what are these words that sound like swearing? Like twunt and stuff? I'm intrigued
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mutznutz ·
03/01/2011 19:47
Well then I would tell him it's a naughty word (even though it's not) just to stop people thinking he's got a foul mouth Lol.
When my youngest was 18 months old, he couldn't say 'blackcurrant' properly. It sounded exactly like he was saying 'black c*nt' and it was totally mortifying when he'd shout it out in the soft drink section of Tescos 
You have no idea how quickly we taught him to say 'Ribena' instead
bupcakesandcunting ·
03/01/2011 19:49
My reaction tends to be face rather than hysterical laughing...
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purplepidjbauble ·
03/01/2011 19:55
bupcakes, it was real kid stuff - very immature. Calling each other stuff like "layboy" and "ducker" 13-19y/o's so a bit different to yours
blametheparents ·
03/01/2011 19:58
YANBU
Focker is not a swear word, but it is intended to sound like one as part of the 'joke'.
I also hate that song 'I wanna be a billionaire so frickin bad'
Really annoys me, frickin is not a nice word.
As an aside I remember my friend's DS used to love doinf rhyming games - great until somebody held the door open for him and he kindle said 'Thankyou Wankyou'
PeeringIntoAFestiveVoid ·
03/01/2011 20:04
Jeez what a po-faced lot of replies!
YABU to think the fockers trailer shouldn't be on before the watershed, although children's creative pronunciation does cause a lot of problems re fockers, feckers etc.
Good luck tomorrow, maybe a quiet word with the staff about the fockers trailor would be advisable...
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bupcakesandcunting ·
03/01/2011 20:09
Exactly. I know it isn't a swear word but little fockers/little fuckers. It's supposed to sound like one which us obvious if you've seen the films. Let's hope the next one isn't called Little Twots or something
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