Parents, do NOT buy these toys for X-mas gifts!!!!

[AmandaRuth]

Hi. As I was surfing the web, I came upon this little peice of toy awareness.

(Click on the red box, the one with the gun)

http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/17/news/midcaps/toys/index.htm?cnn=yes

MiniAmandaRuth

[Politicub]

1. The toy machine gun is insane

Who would get that for a child?

[AmandaRuth]

3. The people

from www.Werenotsorry.com I guess.

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. Some people in red states

not all, mind you, but some.

[alittlelark]

2. I was shocked by the realistic-looking uzi

I thought they were illegal?

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

5. A lot of those toys aren't dangerous.

Those toys aren't anymore dangerous than the toys I played with as a kid. Miraculously, I am still alive.

I would never get my son a gun toy.

[Deja Q]

6. Whoo-boy. The fun slides carpet skates just redefineds Darwinism...

:eyes:

"These carpet skates are designed to mimic the sensation of socks on a hardwood floor, and attach to shoes with Velcro straps," according to WATCH. "The package cautions: 'Do not use on or near stairs. Always make sure area is free of dangerous objects and obstacles.' Despite packaging language that protective gear should be used, the children and adults pictured on the front are depicted with no protection whatsoever."

And then there's this:


They say not to aim the megabuster sword at the face or eye. Uh, kids will be aiming it there. When I was 8, a bastard neighbor used an oil squirting rifle and got me straight in the eye. Let's just say I have no kind words for him. This sort of shit should be banned, a sword that fits snugly on the arm... x(


The Pocket Rocket. Sadly, this is not the male masturbation toy of the same name. Little idiots, who can't even walk with mommy and daddy in the shopping mall, yet alone are unable to grasp the simple concept of riding their bicycle on the same side as traffic, can use this abomination to go galavanting off at up to 12mph. And yet the automobile driver always gets the blame for accidents. :eyes: (of course, if some cretin was aiming a mirror reflection of sunlight into the bicyclist's eyes, then the punk should be jailed for life...)


Another winner is the Air Burst Rocket. This would be better as a female masturbation toy. And, as I said above, these toys WILL be misused. Poked eyes, death... insipid.


Sadly enough, the fake uzi doesn't appear to do anything except look butch. Unless it launches projectiles, this one's harmless - moreso than the other items above that could easily be used by bullies and other human garbage, best left for a slag heap.

[warrens]

8. but, but...

I WANT the Air Burst Rocket! Wantitwantitwantitwantit. And gonna hold my breath til I turn blue if you don't get it for me.

[Pithlet]

7. I can't believe the trampoline and the fun skates

passed rigorous tests for safety. Thanks for posting this. Because these toys aren't recalled, we may not have been aware of some of them, like the baby toys. I've bought Parent Magazine toys before.

I would have passed on the carpet fun skates anyway. They have ER visit written all over them. This list does make me wonder if standards are being relaxed now.

[Cush]

9. hey now, those carpet sliders and the rocket look cool!

those two would be fun

[johnnie]

10. These remind me

Of that guy that Dan Akroyd used to do on SNL. He always had those real dangerous toys and the one time he had the Halloween costumes.

[soothsayer]

12. Ah,the Bag O' Broken Glass, or whatever it was called...!

[BiggJawn]

11. I'm a HORRIBLE Parent!

I bought MY daughter a....a.....a....<SOB!>

A BICYCLE!!!

What was I THINKING???? Something that she could acutally go 15 MPH on! Something that doesn't ride on nanny-approved rails!

Oh, she's 22, BTW....