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I am talking about WATCH - World Against Toys Causing Harm. Their group is fighting against "dangerous" toys. While this is noble and respectable, just like treating animals ethically - you see where I am going with this, these people have become obsessed with their crusades against deadly toys and do their best to find the evil hidden in every toy.

A few toys on "this year's 10 most dangerous toys" list: Electronic Thing Hands, two different baby dolls, stuffed ponies, a paintball shooter, as well as the updated 1990s Moonshoes renamed Kickaroos.

Their reason for the Thing Hands:
These oversized fists, resembling those of a popular comic book and movie character, are sold to enable six year olds to "smash!" and "crash!" just like the "super strong creature." Remarkably, at the same time children are encouraged to engage in "clobberin time!", parents are warned that the toy is "intended to be used only for dress-up fantasy play", and that "serious injury could result" should it be used to strike a person or pet.
Psychological deception!

The dollar store paintball shooter:
The "PistolSplat" paintball shooter fires ".50 caliber" paint balls at a high velocity. The packaging alerts users that failure to follow the numerous safety instructions "could result in injury". Incredibly, while these instructions advise that goggles always be used, the bottle of replacement ammunition (sold separately by the same manufacturer) additionally warns that "proper protective equipment designed specifically for paintball use for eyes, ears, throat, and head must be worn at all times".
Well, paintball guns are dangerous. Thank you, Obvious Brigade, thank you.


Stuffed ponies:
This soft, colorful pony is sold for infants. The toy has long, fiberlike hair which is not adequately rooted and is easily removable, presenting an ingestion or aspiration hazard. This hazard is not referenced anywhere on the product or product tags.
Now, that is obviously believable, until you realize these things are not sold for infants. They are sold for toddlers and young girls into cute things.

These people are shining light onto the conspiracy that is the toy industry, run and hide!

I rather have lunatics wasting heir time with eliminating dangerous toys, than with eliminating dangerous races or whatnot. But what do they have against moonshoes? Soles too slippy?

Any parent who needs some stupid organisation to tell them what they should and shouldnt buy for their kid shouldnt be a parent.

I rather have lunatics wasting heir time with eliminating dangerous toys, than with eliminating dangerous races or whatnot. But what do they have against moonshoes? Soles too slippy?
The new "gravity-defying boots" are to moonshoes what roller blades are to roller skates. The problem with them? The warnings say they should wear appropriate protection.. but the kid on the box is wearing none! Obviously the most dangerous toy ever.


PS. Burger King's Zesty Onion Ring Dip has a little too much horseradish in it.

I think i may be on to something here

these people dont really have a job, they sit around thinking, "ok, what toys can we put on this list that make people have one of two reactions, either1. duh, thats what it is supposed to do(i.e. thing hands, paintball gun) or 2. say "what the hell?"( i.e. moonshoes, a pony with hair that at some point can be ripped out)

Job or no job, It's people like this that put a smile on my face, unknowing of the fact that other people can SEE WHAT THEIR JOB ENTAILS....lol....ignorance must be bliss.:headbang:

these people dont really have a job, they sit around thinking, "ok, what toys can we put on this list that make people have one of two reactions, either1. duh, thats what it is supposed to do(i.e. thing hands, paintball gun)

That´s it! It must be a conspiration to advertise whacky-selling toys. I bet this WATCH group only makes only one announcments each year: some weeks before chrismas. Damn toyitary-industrial complex!

ignorance must be bliss.:headbang:

Haha i just thought of something

I wonder if these people realize that the posting of such a list will only make the youth of america want to buy these toys even more

Ingenious marketing strategy....make a "dangerous toy" and have these WATCH people put it on a list, and then every child on earth will want it!!

Haha i just thought of something

I wonder if these people realize that the posting of such a list will only make the youth of america want to buy these toys even more

Ingenious marketing strategy....make a "dangerous toy" and have these WATCH people put it on a list, and then every child on earth will want it!!
Obviously. The Splatmaster Paintball Shooter is one of those crappy toys they sell at Dollar Stores and Fred's. People would have bought real paintball guns if not for this report.

you know I recently got into actually reading all the warnings on stuff.

My daughter has a doll house and on one of the little doll house peices of bread there is a sticker that reads "not intended for ingestion, do not eat"

like my 2 year old is really going to try to eat a plastic peice of bread:headbang:

I miss the days when you could buy lawn darts for your kids.
http://www.gardengames.co.uk/acatalog/dartssml.jpg

Apparently, you can't buy these in the US anymore, but you can buy these darts for your kids in the UK.

you know I recently got into actually reading all the warnings on stuff.

My daughter has a doll house and on one of the little doll house peices of bread there is a sticker that reads "not intended for ingestion, do not eat"

like my 2 year old is really going to try to eat a plastic peice of bread:headbang:
But it is a tiny piece of bread, who wouldn't eat it?

But it is a tiny piece of bread, who wouldn't eat it?


Duh. The masses of two-year-olds on the Atkins diet.

like my 2 year old is really going to try to eat a plastic peice of bread:headbang:

What is the age at which children no longer put everything in their mouths?

But it is a tiny piece of bread, who wouldn't eat it?
okay first my daughter wouldn't because she can't eat bread, but second because she is smart enough to realize that it is a toy.


The thing that really got me is that the little peice of bread, is intended for children from ages 2-4, do these people really think they can read the sticker that says not to eat it?

and if not, lets say it was for the parents, what kind of idiot parent tries to feed thier kid pieces of plastic bread ?!:rolleyes:

What is the age at which children no longer put everything in their mouths?
5 1/2

What is the age at which children no longer put everything in their mouths?
depends on the kid, general age is 3, but my kids stopped at about 1 year.

I wouldn't have minded if it had the little "your kid could choke on this" warning, but to have to say "don't eat it" :rolleyes:

and if not, lets say it was for the parents, what kind of idiot parent tries to feed thier kid pieces of plastic bread ?!:rolleyes:
The same kind of idiot that, lets say, encourages their daughter to rip the hair out of her pony and then try to ingest it.

The same kind of idiot that, lets say, encourages their daughter to rip the hair out of her pony and then try to ingest it.
yep.

I try to tear up all my dog's toys before I give them to him, because he's dumb.

I know for a fact though, if I bought my kid a doll or pony with hair, she wouldn't try to rip it out and eat it, and if she did, straight to the doctor with her!!!!!!!!!!

Any parent who needs some stupid organisation to tell them what they should and shouldnt buy for their kid shouldnt be a parent.

Fair point, well made. I really must agree with you.
Though on the other hand... some parents that are parents really shouldn't be parents, but are. I guess someone needs to look out for those kids.
But seriously... the stuffed ponies? Give me a break. Don't let your kid eat his or her toys, payy attention... everything will be fine. I had some badly made toys, and I turned out just fine!:D

I had some badly made toys, and I turned out just fine!:D
Hear, hear