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• Somehow we can't picture Don Draper hangin' with Oscar in the trash can: Sesame Street to parody Mad Men.


• On a typical summer night, you like to a) hang out at home with Mom and Dad; b) head to the movies with your significant other; or c) don your appropriately hued bandanna, flash obscene digits at horrified bystanders, and pop some caps in your unsuspecting initiation victims. LA multiple-choice test designed to flesh out kids likely to join gangs.


• PRODUCT ALERT: A titillating new toy: Breastfeeding doll sure to create lots of interesting childhood mammaries.


• Bringing a whole new meaning to snow cones: a continuation of the ice-cream-man drug peddler epidemic, this time on Long Island.


• In defense of the playdate: It's not all bad.


• What the hell are they carrying in those things?! Consumer Reports rates best carriers for kids.


• A sign that today's matriarch is, indeed, a Rock of Love fan: American Pregnancy Association posts safety rules for moms who want to get a tat.


• And all we did was spike our Slurpies: Teenage girls soak tampons in booze to get drunk.


• This first-generation iPod shuffle totally sucks, so I'm giving it to my mom: Hand-me up toys migrate from kids to parents.


• Stop bitching you don't have enough hours in the day, moms -- there's plenty of awake time if you schedule it right.


• "Gaybies" proliferate: Number of children of same-sex parents continues to grow.


• Now I'm glad I was always picked last: Gym class causes more injuries than ever.


• Yea on spanking, nay on out-and-out beatings: New Zealanders add referendum on corporal punishment.


• CELEBRITY ALERT: Romber (a.k.a. Rob and Amber) welcome baby girl.