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The 8 Most Wildly Irresponsible Vintage Toys
Cracked.com ^
| October 19, 2011
| Tracy V.
Posted on 10/19/2011 11:11:00 AM PDT by EveningStar
These days, if a stuffed animal's plastic eye so much as wiggles, that toy is recalled faster than you can say "class action lawsuit." Back in the day, though, child safety consisted of just getting out of the way and letting natural selection do its thing. If a kid was too dumb to play with a toy the right way, well, he'd just have to learn to get along with one less eye.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: childsafety; dangeroustoys; nannystate; toys
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To: 12Gauge687
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posted on
10/19/2011 1:00:30 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: pfflier
“One website I just referenced said lawn darts were banned after three deaths.
Now on to Soccer deaths in England. Probably three deaths due to the game and the rest due to the rowdy fans.”
Not even counting the deaths from boredom.
102
posted on
10/19/2011 1:02:37 PM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: andy58-in-nh
103
posted on
10/19/2011 1:03:52 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: gunnut
Weren’t they called Jarts? I think we still have a set in the garage.
104
posted on
10/19/2011 1:05:58 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: pigsmith
..and the chemistry set, but I didn’t quite have the nerve to actually start mixing things up.
105
posted on
10/19/2011 1:07:20 PM PDT
by
pigsmith
(Gun control means using both hands.)
To: EveningStar
The Hop Rod Pogo StickThe worlds first, gas powered pogo stick. Check out the vintage commercials on Youtube.
106
posted on
10/19/2011 1:10:20 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: EveningStar
107
posted on
10/19/2011 1:10:20 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(Restricting access to capital - liberalism - the sharpest tool of big business, banks, etc.)
To: frithguild
You’re on the wrong thread. I think you wanted the 8 Most Wildly Phallic Vintage Toys.
To: frithguild
That doesn’t look like a finger!
109
posted on
10/19/2011 1:13:29 PM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: EveningStar
I ran across this old brochure a while back. So much about the image is politically incorrect today!
110
posted on
10/19/2011 1:14:02 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: EveningStar; Interesting Times
111
posted on
10/19/2011 1:14:16 PM PDT
by
The Shrew
(www.wintersoldier.com; www.tstrs.com; The Truth Shall Set You Free!)
To: kidd
112
posted on
10/19/2011 1:19:09 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(Restricting access to capital - liberalism - the sharpest tool of big business, banks, etc.)
To: Daffynition
Wow you could make a Mercury Bomb with that, nothing like an expanding cloud of mercury vapour powered by a m-80 to literally drive the neighbor kids insane!!!!
113
posted on
10/19/2011 1:21:09 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: listenhillary
No but one morning I’d forgotten that I had about a dozen cracker balls in my pants pocket along with some Japanese ten yen coins. I reached into the pocket for some keys and the coins, the cracker balls and my left hand all went up in a controlled explosion.
I wore a cast on my left hand for a month.
To: kidd
Whamo Air Blaster
115
posted on
10/19/2011 1:27:18 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(Restricting access to capital - liberalism - the sharpest tool of big business, banks, etc.)
To: Fresh Wind
The voice over is actor William Conrad if I’m not mistaken.
The kid looks familiar...
To: Eric in the Ozarks
A very young Kurt Russell.
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posted on
10/19/2011 1:40:57 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: EveningStar
118
posted on
10/19/2011 1:41:06 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(Restricting access to capital - liberalism - the sharpest tool of big business, banks, etc.)
To: EveningStar
119
posted on
10/19/2011 1:42:32 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(Restricting access to capital - liberalism - the sharpest tool of big business, banks, etc.)
To: JoeProBono
LOL! Look at that price! I was fully rigged up and at the TV for every episode of “The Untouchables,” and my all-time favorite, “Peter Gunn.” Que up Henry Mancini theme music.
120
posted on
10/19/2011 1:43:48 PM PDT
by
PowderMonkey
(WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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