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• VIRAL VIDEO: Colbert speaks on aforementioned Eggo shortage -- and he doesn't waffle one bit on his position.


• To boldly go where no Trekkie geek has gone before: Dad speaks only Klingon to son for first three years of unfortunate kid's life.


• CELEBRITY ALERT: Pete Wentz thinks he's all that: Fall Out Boy singer's latest parenting accomplishments: planning SpongeBob birthday bash for Bronx Mowgli, cleaning up poop without the assistance of a nanny, not burning the house down.


• More durable than Donkey Kong, boasting a longevity that beats even his brother Luigi's, Mario proves he's the master of all video-game mascots: Nintendo's famous Italian-American plumber endures through nearly three decades.


• HOLIDAY HUBBUB: Ho, ho, h-ACHOO! Mall Santas demand to be placed on high-priority list for H1N1 vaccinations.


• My kids regularly resist going to bed, complete with all requisite histrionics. We've never, however, taken the hard-core stance of this mom.


• HOLIDAY HUBBUB: Yes, Virginia, there are pedophiles: Postal Service suspends letters-to-Santa program after registered sex offender found among volunteer "elves" penning response letters.


• Can these parents be saved? The backlash against "overparenting" continues.


• HOLIDAY HUBBUB: Screw pumpkin -- how about some plumbum pie this Thanksgiving? Environmental advocacy group finds high lead levels in Barbies, Disney-branded toys, just in time for Black Friday.


• BAD PARENTING: Trash-can children: "Poor judgment" leads dad to dump kids in garbage receptacle overnight.

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