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Media Head over 'Heelys' with 'Dangerous Toy' Hype
NewsBusters.org ^
| June 21, 2007
| Ken Shepherd
Posted on 06/21/2007 12:38:37 PM PDT by freemarket_kenshepherd
The Washington Post's Fredrick Kunkle let a leftist group skate away with the bland "nonprofit group" tag. The group, the Boston-based World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) named Heelys -- a pair of sneakers with small wheels recessed into the heel -- the worst toy of 2006.
But a review of WATCH's Web site reveals that the group is headed by a trial attorney who boasts of raking in "record-setting settlements and jury verdicts throughout the country."
Oh, and they don't like toy laser guns, although they, you know, don't actually shoot real lasers:
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: liberalbias; nannystate; regulation; washingtonpost
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To: freemarket_kenshepherd
Happy Fun Ball is still legal in 16 states. It’s happy. It’s fun. It’s Happy Fun Ball!
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:41:22 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Enoch Powell was right.)
To: freemarket_kenshepherd
My 10 year old nephew is on his second pair of Heelys, having outgrown the first pair. He loves them, and has not gotten hurt, so far as I know.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:41:31 PM PDT
by
Huntress
(The United States already has enough people with college degrees. Who is going to cut their tobacco?)
To: freemarket_kenshepherd
Am I the only one who gets the urge to clothesline some kid rolling by on his heelys while at a store?
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:42:16 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(A base looking for a party.)
To: ClearCase_guy
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:44:37 PM PDT
by
akorahil
(Thank You and God bless all Veterans. Truly, the real heroes.)
To: KarlInOhio
Am I the only one who gets the urge to clothesline some kid rolling by on his heelys while at a store?No.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:44:41 PM PDT
by
Huntress
(The United States already has enough people with college degrees. Who is going to cut their tobacco?)
To: akorahil
Happy Fun Ball contains a toxic, glowing substance that fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:47:22 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: freemarket_kenshepherd
I’ve heard of them before. Some of their concerns are valid, small pieces that a toddler would put in mouth and swallow, but they also have some like toy guns that make noise, rubber knives etc because they promote violence instead of peaceful resolution.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:47:35 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: SJSAMPLE
All who reject Happy Fun Ball can expect a ..... visit.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:51:32 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: freemarket_kenshepherd
“Oh, and they don’t like toy laser guns, although they, you know, don’t actually shoot real lasers:”
And don’t get them started on gravity.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:52:48 PM PDT
by
Spok
To: KarlInOhio
Am I the only one who gets the urge to clothesline some kid rolling by on his heelys while at a store? If he's 17, no. But be aware the store likely has video, and that's strong evidence in a lawsuit. :)
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:55:24 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: theDentist
What about, Johnny Human Torch and Bag O Glass?
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:00:11 PM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: freemarket_kenshepherd
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:02:23 PM PDT
by
Sybeck1
(Amnesty GOP members are betting on a Clinton nomination, to get their support back!)
To: Huntress
My daughter heelys all over the place including the mall. She loves them also but she did take a spill on the driveway one day, she was heeling on ice!
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:04:37 PM PDT
by
angcat
("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
To: angcat
I hope she didn’t spend too much time healing on the couch!
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:11:43 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Progressives like to keep doing the things that didn't work in the past.)
To: Sybeck1
>>Whats next? Lawndarts?
I really miss Jarts!
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:14:53 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:17:00 PM PDT
by
angcat
("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
To: KarlInOhio
No, you are not alone.
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:17:38 PM PDT
by
chaos_5
(1-800-882-2005 Amnesty Hot-line!)
To: KarlInOhio
"Am I the only one who gets the urge to clothesline some kid rolling by on his heelys while at a store?"Apparently not. I was polled yesterday by a national organization as to whether "tennis shoes with little recessed wheels" should be outlawed or just banned from stores/malls.
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:18:39 PM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(I traded freedom for security and all I got were these damned shackles.)
To: freemarket_kenshepherd
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:19:03 PM PDT
by
bigcheese
(tagline broke. send money.)
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