'10 Worst Toys' are unwrapped

[m45]

Had to share this one with xmas coming and so many have little kids...

'10 Worst Toys' are unwrapped

Consumer group WATCH raises red flag for Supremo Slingshots, Ribbets the Frog and rubber yo-yos.
November 18, 2003: 4:08 PM EST
By Parija Bhatnagar, CNN/Money Staff Writer

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Supremo Slingshot, the Nickelodeon Gooze Soda Fountain and Ribbets the Rhythm Frog made the annual "10 Worst Toys" list unveiled Tuesday by a Boston consumer safety group.

Click for full story.. (http://money.cnn.com/2003/11/18/news/companies/dangerous_toys/index.htm?cnn=yes)

[jennaflower]

I read this while at work today... and I think for the most part.. it is a no-brainer...

# 2 Sling-shot????? not to mention #9...

as a parent.. I gotta say... DUH!!!

[LixyChick]

This stuff always makes me go DUH jenna! It's the media's need to "fill a spot" that gets to me. I'll be watching the news.....a reporter says......"High winds are expected today"....ok....ok...I gotcha.....thanks for the heads up........I can handle this..........and then they proceed to tell you......"Precautionary measures should be taken to secure loose objects that may be susceptible to the winds"......Uh, ooooooookkkkkk......ya think?.........and then they go on to say........."take in laundry on the clothesline, and umbrellas from your picnic table, and flags on poles.......blah, blah, blah".......OK ASSFUCKINHOLE.....I get it! I ain't stupid!!!!!!

Who pays these nut jobs to make these lists? Has it really gotten so bad (lawsuits.....etc.) that the mass media thinks we can't figure this out on our own??

Ever see the Saturday Night Live episode with Dan Akroyd and Jane Curtain......where he's selling Halloween costumes.......like "Invisible Pedestrian" [a big black plastic garbage bag a child should wear to go Trick or Treating]?

Come on.......cut me a big fat f'in break and trust that I'm not so stupid that you have to guide me on how to care for (my) a child! Those that would buy this shit........well...what can I say? There may be some who would.....but we can't account for all the assholes on the planet!

Damn, this stuff pisses me off........can ya tell? How do I get one of these......high paying, completely unnecessary, I'm smarter than you'll ever be and if you don't listen to me your child is doomed......kinda jobs??????

*USING EDIT FEATURE HERE* OMG! I re-read that and I feel somewhat like Andy Rooney.........who, if I'm not mistaken......should be retiring soon, huh? LOL!

*jumps off the soapbox and puts in a call to Mr. Rooney*

[jennaflower]

ROFL... damn Lixy.. I gotta bump up more threads like this for ya.. LOL.. YOU GO GIRL!!! :)

[gekkogecko]

>Who pays these nut jobs to make these lists? Has it really >gotten so bad (lawsuits.....etc.) that the mass media thinks we >can't figure this out on our own??

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public".

[m45]

>>>>>Has it really gotten so bad (lawsuits.....etc.) that the mass media thinks we can't figure this out on our own?? <<<<

Why do ya think there is a warning on top of the step latter that says "Do not stand here injury or death may resault..

or on the coffee at McD's Caution HOT!!

Ya a no-brainer all right..... for most, but not all...

[jseal]

Gentlefolk,

You’ll note that the list was compiled by Ed Swartz, a product liability lawyer.

It is interesting that someone who makes a living from product liability settlements, both in and out of court, prepares a list of products that his (he is the founder) "consumer safety group" asserts are the "10 Worst Toys".

I wonder if this could be considered a form of advertisement? It is, after all, prominently displayed on CNNMoney, read by millions. I wonder if the announcement could be introduced as an exhibit in a product liability suit, labeled "previously identified"?

Perhaps the browser’s Title Bar tells it all:

"Liability Lawyer’s group lists hazardous toys"

[PantyFanatic]

This is the 31st annual list compiled by Ed Swartz, a product liability lawyer for plaintiffs……
What a shocker that is!:eek:


Ya a no-brainer all right..... for most, but not all...
RIGHT! And you think we should protect and perpetuate these dummies?:confused:
(11/19/2003 14:52:45 (GMT) Estimated population of a planet that can safely sustain 3 billion is now 6,330,886,284):rolleyes:

[Scarecrow]

Newest warning form the Surgeon General
"Danger livings is detrimental to life"







You are going to die someday

[m45]

RIGHT! And you think we should protect and perpetuate these dummies?

Well excuse the hell out of me for doing what I do:(

I have been in the fire and rescue business for 25 years and a HUGE part of our lives is PREVENTION!!!

If I can Prevent JUST ONE insedent then I have done what I have been trained to do for most of my life!

We deal with stupid shit like this everyday of the week. Shit that most of us know better then to do is done by some fool everyday.

Come on.......cut me a big fat f'in break and trust that I'm not so stupid

I never said that you were stupid or anyone here for that matter and NO I can't account for all the ass holes on the planet.

HOWEVER if I can Prevent ONE INJURY I have done what I do.
I Have done this for years and WILL CONTINUE to do so..

If all parents thought and acted like you guys we'd be out of jobs.
Ya right...

PREVENTION is the KEY and our job is PERVENTION!!!

You are going to die someday

NO SHIT? That is news to me....

[jseal]

m45,

Whoah! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!

I was in NO way trashing you! I can see how you read that into my post, but that was a BIG mistake on my part. You reported it. You did good.

I remain VERY unconvinced about the lawyer. I see the good lawyer as having a MAJOR conflict of interest here. His motivations are therefore, in my mind, highly suspect.

But to refer back to the "Press Release" for a moment: to accuse a slingshot of being capable of "forcefully firing the balls with which it is sold and has the potential to cause serious eye injuries", is not unlike accusing automobiles of moving. And automobiles injure and kill more people each year than the totals reference in the article – and THEY (the automobiles) are under the control of adults!

I did a quick compare, and at least 124 words of the 578 in the story are rebuttals and responses to the accusations made by the lawyer and his group. No doubt the 4th Estate mouthpieces will claim that they are attempting to provide "balanced reporting".

I guess I shouldn’t be so down on Mr. Swartz - hell, everyone has to earn a living, but CNN and the other "News" organizations that publish this type of pseudo-news, should have enough journalistic integrity to read the hand outs before broadcasting them.

[PantyFanatic]

Originally posted by m45
Well excuse the hell out of me for doing what I do:(

I have been in the fire and rescue business for 25 years and a HUGE part of our lives is PREVENTION!!!

If I can Prevent JUST ONE insedent then I have done what I have been trained to do for most of my life!

We deal with stupid shit like this everyday of the week. Shit that most of us know better then to do is done by some fool everyday.
.....
As I’ve stated before, you and your profession are held in the true HIGHEST regard by myself.

We need every TREE we can get.



(11/20/2003 15:28:45 (GMT) Estimated population of a planet that can safely sustain 3 billion is now 6,331,091,831)

[Steph]

Ed Swartz is a product liability lawyer for plaintiffs AND founder of the nonprofit group WATCH, or World Against Toys Causing Harm.

I'm with m45 ~ I think the list serves a purpose, even if it just stops one crazy uncle without kids from buying something stupid for his nephew.

[lakritze]

HA! I remember that SNL episode.WAAAAAAYYYYY back when Saturday Night Live was actually er...ah....FUNNY. What's wrong with a rubber YO YO anyway?

[Oldfart]

Where did this guy get his info?

How can these toys compare with such perennial favourites as;

1. Kammi Kazi's hang glider/shroud combination toy.

2. Harry Kiri's complete auto-disembowelling kit (and band-aid).

3. Craniotomy_R_Us's new headache cure in three easy incisions.

The list goes on. . . . . .

[jseal]

Oldfart,

As I recall, the company that marketed those items had difficulty developing customer loyalty.

[LixyChick]

Is it really feasible to think that the wing nuts that go out and buy these "toys", actually take the time to check and see if it's on the "worst toys list"?

*Uncle Smarty Pants* "Oh damn, it's little Billy's (7 y/o nephew) birthday party today, and I forgot to get him something. Oh....I remember the fun we had with sling shots....I'll get him one of those!"

Uncle Smarty pants forgot how, when he and his sis were young, he almost put out her eye when the rock he shot from the sling shot hit her in the temple and knocked her cold......leaving a gash that required 14 stitches!

But Luckily....... earlier that day he accidently stumbled upon a helpful site and printed out the "worst toy list"...........as he was scanning the internet doing research on DNA and it's effects on forensic science.......and he whiped the list out of his pocket and saw that......."Ut oh, this toy is not such a good idea".

I am in no way criticizing the outstanding service that m45 does......nor am I comparing that "list" to what m45 does either! But Uncle Smarty Pants might not understand the difference!

All I'm saying is..........the idiots that need this information.....are the ones that never get it! And......they are the reason that this information is even thought to be necessary!

It's a vicious circle!

P.S. Andy Rooney hasn't retired yet! *sigh*

[PantyFanatic]

ROFLMAO@LC:D

[BIBI]

Don't mention toys to me......

I still get into a cold sweat when I see the Easybake Oven and the "Realistic" tool sets that are so readily avaiable for uncle and auntie to buy because "they're so cute"

[PantyFanatic]

For "SPECIAL" friends, I like to stay with the standards.:)

Drum sets and finger paints.;) ............. (in gallon cans:D)

[Lilith]

My son at 4 once got a gift from my brother. Huge box with the words "HA HA HA HA HA!" scribbled all over the paper. I should have immediately gotten rid of it...drums:D

[jseal]

Originally posted by Lilith
I should have immediately gotten rid of it

Lilith,

"It" the drums, or "It" the brother?

What did you do wrong to him...that that he would give your son a drum?