Comments on: I wailed and rent my son

I wailed and rent my son

kenko — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:53:20 -0800

RentMySon is a subsidiary of ChildNet Services, with its corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA. In addition, we also maintain 4 regional offices across the United States.
RentMySon provides safe and trustworthy child-rental services in multiple metropolitan areas.

By: PurplePorpoise

PurplePorpoise — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:00:49 -0800

I wonder if there is a corresponding "RentMyDaughter?" Preview: there's a valid url at rentmydaughter.com - wierd.

By: pieisexactlythree

pieisexactlythree — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:02:13 -0800

Has Jacko seen this?

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:11:15 -0800

About Me: I am in my senior year of high school. I am really good at making unattractive and overweight girls feel comfortable. I make a good prom date - I am in a band and have a lot of good stories and most people think I'm pretty funny. Heh.

By: Armitage Shanks

Armitage Shanks — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:11:43 -0800

By: karson

karson — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:14:18 -0800

By: rkent

rkent — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:16:53 -0800

I went through several minutes of "WTF is this" before I found the Feedback page:

We recently used your services and I must say, you really saved the day! My 16 year-old daughter is a bit overweight and has always had a problem getting a date for her school dances. I had heard about your site through a friend of mine and decided to try it. We found a young boy in our area that was able to take my daughter to the dance, she had the best time and her attitude has done a 180 since! Thanks!

Oh dear... I wonder if they told the poor girl that her date was contractually obligated to go to the dance with her? I think that could undermine the attitude adjustment. Also, regarding the legal info on the FAQ, I'm so glad they've managed to get aroud child labor laws. If this technique is legal -- subcontract to the parent who is legally allowed to employ the child -- why hasn't there been a huge rash of it? I could see kids putting a real dent in the mortgage instead of all that worthless schooling.

By: selfmedicating

selfmedicating — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:18:36 -0800

this is a joke, right?

By: rkent

rkent — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:22:37 -0800

Armitage Shanks: Ahhh! They have Tera Patrick love dolls! I was about to ask why anyone would rent a dildo for $20 a month when they only cost about $35. Still... renting sex toys? *shudder*

By: clevershark

clevershark — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:24:56 -0800

There's something unhealthy about the idea of renting sex toys... literally.

By: dflemingdotorg

dflemingdotorg — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:31:11 -0800

We pride ourselves in being a one-of-a-kind company with a near-perfect track record. The words near-perfect scare the living hell out of me.

By: ontic

ontic — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:37:47 -0800

The words "child rental" did it for me.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:38:29 -0800

Hey, can I rent Sean when he turns 18, or will he have to have a massage license by then?

By: infini

infini — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:55:55 -0800

"take my wife...please"

By: ori

ori — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:00:11 -0800

I call hoax.

By: yuppiepunk

yuppiepunk — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:10:26 -0800

"Zach enjoys playing in the park. He has gone on several afternoons with single men trying to attract women by looking like the "father type." I can hear the first date conversation now: Girl: So tell me more about your son. Guy: Oh, I don't really have a son. Girl: Really, who was the kid you were with when we met? Guy: I dunno, I rented him. Girl: You rented him? Guy: Yeah, from the internet! Girl: "Oh my gosh, that's so sweet. Wanna go back to my place and do it?

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:16:58 -0800

I think the google ads are a big clue. Plus, some searching has lead me to believe there is no childnet services corporation. Faaaaake.

By: MLIS

MLIS — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:36:09 -0800

I call hoax. Well, yeah. Remember Rent-a-Negro? That was biting social commentary. This is lame.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:38:40 -0800

I'll bet a beer that it's an alternate-reality game or a viral for some movie.

By: MonkeySaltedNuts

MonkeySaltedNuts — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:42:51 -0800

Supposedly in Tokyo there is a thriving Rent a Puppy market.

By: RightsaidFRED

RightsaidFRED — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:46:32 -0800

I dont believe it... but I do believe I'll be telling my friends....

By: AwkwardPause

AwkwardPause — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:46:42 -0800

Or for the seriously perverted: rent-a-german.

By: maryh

maryh — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:02:48 -0800

I second NickDouglas. C'mon, that logo is gonna look great on a movie poster.

By: kenko

kenko — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:10:01 -0800

Are you kidding? That logo would look awful on a poster.

By: pnh

pnh — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:13:11 -0800

FWIW, they appear to be putting TrackBack spam into blogs. I just now deleted some from my own.

By: graventy

graventy — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:20:39 -0800

Aw, c'mon. It's fake. The 'make a reservation' links don't work.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:42:30 -0800

graventy, they worked for me. I just ordered a boy for September event "involving pinatas".

By: kamus

kamus — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:17:55 -0800

I call ... Federal sting operation. Domain by proxy, pictures of kids under legal age, for rent, by state, all boys. A few low population centers thrown in, but San Diego, Miami and New York all stand out. Wouldn't doubt that it logs IPs, the first and last name you enter for 'renting', your email address, etc. - more than enough for law enforcement with any decent net education to track you down.

By: apple scruff

apple scruff — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:23:27 -0800

I admit I was fooled...well made site though. ...looking at the kids profiles makes it pretty obvious. Reminds me of "The Onion" captions.

By: gagglezoomer

gagglezoomer — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:39:31 -0800

I call ... Federal sting operation I concur. On the feedback page there's the bait... "Nancy Doherty - San Diego, CA -- We recently used your services and I must say, you really saved the day! My 16 year-old daughter is a bit overweight" There's the hook: "Steve Pashley - San Marcos, CA -- I've been using your agency for about 6 months now and it's been nothing but positive experiences." And the login page, well that's where you reel in the sickos...

By: yhbc

yhbc — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:46:47 -0800

I think I saw a few of those kids at Technical Virgin as well. Coincidence?

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:04:16 -0800

God, do you people bite at every lure? Of course this is a fake; those "kids" are clearly midgets.

By: Jon-o

Jon-o — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:33:16 -0800

I'd like to see an option to rent-to-own. Short of that, I'd at least like to be offered an upgrade to the newest model when my rental expires... Do you think they've got that "new kid smell?"

By: Suparnova

Suparnova — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:32:55 -0800

Would the "new kid smell" be stale cheerios and the smell of poop? (If youve ever worked with toddlers/babies you know what I mean).

By: sveskemus

sveskemus — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:07:21 -0800

I laughed my ass off when I saw the google ads on the site for renting party tents. Actually I don't really know why I find that funny. I guess it's just the notion of renting a kid and a party tent. Now THAT'S a party!

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:45:15 -0800

Oh...so...tempted...to start the pedophile jokes in this thread...

By: sveskemus

sveskemus — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:31:50 -0800

I think pieisexactlythree started the pedophile jokes with the 'Has Jacko seen this' comment.

By: debralee

debralee — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:43:14 -0800

They're just priming these boys for the big time.

By: patgas

patgas — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:58:09 -0800

I smell an entry for the Contagious Media Showdown.

By: audiosonik

audiosonik — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:59:16 -0800

love this - but it also goes to show that a pretty site (with credible writing and production) can sell almost almost anything... ...and i can't wait for the inevitable hysterical backlash a-la bonsai kitten...!!

By: maryh

maryh — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:21:09 -0800

Isn't this how Jeff Gannon got started?

By: deborah

deborah — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:07:29 -0800

Pffft. Parents ought to be paying me to take the little ~~darlings~~ monsters off their hands.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:09:31 -0800

Coincidentally, while walking the dog this afternoon I saw a sign for this company: Rent-A-Son.