Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children
I agree 100% with Berkeley Breathed when he wrote:<p>Mister Rogers: Welcome to my neighborhood, boys and girls!<p>Did you enjoy meeting Senator Kravitz today? I did. He told us about something called "inflation," didn't he? Can YOU say "inflation?"<p>Opus: Inphlabph.<p>Mister Rogers: Good! Can you say "Mister Rogers should be paid more dough?"<p>Opus: Mister Rogers should -<p>Mister Rogers: Can you put it on a postcard?<p><a href="https://78.media.tumblr.com/dad9d0c81aab7c572572e6151483dd8c/tumblr_ntspnv3GTR1t3i99fo10_1280.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://78.media.tumblr.com/dad9d0c81aab7c572572e6151483dd8c...</a><p>I believe that was a Soupy Sales reference:<p><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greenmail/" rel="nofollow">https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greenmail/</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-OGy3Kh7yM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-OGy3Kh7yM</a><p>Here is Mister Rogers talking to the children in Congress, successfully asking them to send him millions of little green pieces of paper:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA</a>