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Post by mintygreen on Apr 6, 2013 14:36:11 GMT -5
Nope, they won't. Two things prevent it; one is a law passed actually back in the 1930's that prohibits selling food with non-edible items inside because of the "choking risk", which was largely ignored until recently, when the Feds started reinforcing it for a different reason. Two, is THAT reason: The Federal government discourages selling fatty, high-calorie foods in association with toys or other things that children desire because they say it makes kids associate eating high-calorie foods with those toys, etc. Many cities have already banned putting toys in McDonald's "Happy Meals" for that reason, another example of how our government is trying to control what we eat. pitbulllady We have eggs with little toys in them here in Canada still....and there was a story in the news a few years ago about someone getting into trouble by trying to cross into the US with one: www.cbc.ca/news/story/2011/01/10/man-kinder-surprise-border.html
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Post by pitbulllady on Apr 6, 2013 15:54:40 GMT -5
Nope, they won't. Two things prevent it; one is a law passed actually back in the 1930's that prohibits selling food with non-edible items inside because of the "choking risk", which was largely ignored until recently, when the Feds started reinforcing it for a different reason. Two, is THAT reason: The Federal government discourages selling fatty, high-calorie foods in association with toys or other things that children desire because they say it makes kids associate eating high-calorie foods with those toys, etc. Many cities have already banned putting toys in McDonald's "Happy Meals" for that reason, another example of how our government is trying to control what we eat. pitbulllady We have eggs with little toys in them here in Canada still....and there was a story in the news a few years ago about someone getting into trouble by trying to cross into the US with one: www.cbc.ca/news/story/2011/01/10/man-kinder-surprise-border.htmlOh, good Lord-first it was liquor back in the Prohibition days, then Cuban cigars...and now candy eggs with plastic toys inside! It's one of those things that is, in the words of one of my students..."funny, but it ain't funny". It makes me sad and scared for this country, seriously. pitbulllady
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Post by mintygreen on Apr 6, 2013 16:26:38 GMT -5
Oh, good Lord-first it was liquor back in the Prohibition days, then Cuban cigars...and now candy eggs with plastic toys inside! It's one of those things that is, in the words of one of my students..."funny, but it ain't funny". It makes me sad and scared for this country, seriously. pitbulllady I agree. It's messed up really. It's also kind of sad how it's like they consider a chocolate egg with a toy in it to be more dangerous than a gun, it seems. I mean, I have no problem with people in the US owning guns....but I'm just saying it seems weird that they seem to think a chocolate egg with a toy inside is somehow more dangerous?
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Post by pitbulllady on Apr 6, 2013 18:28:11 GMT -5
Oh, good Lord-first it was liquor back in the Prohibition days, then Cuban cigars...and now candy eggs with plastic toys inside! It's one of those things that is, in the words of one of my students..."funny, but it ain't funny". It makes me sad and scared for this country, seriously. pitbulllady I agree. It's messed up really. It's also kind of sad how it's like they consider a chocolate egg with a toy in it to be more dangerous than a gun, it seems. I mean, I have no problem with people in the US owning guns....but I'm just saying it seems weird that they seem to think a chocolate egg with a toy inside is somehow more dangerous? I know, right? I mean, with the right paperwork, you can still transport guns across the US/Canadian border, legally. But a chocolate candy egg with a plastic toy inside? FAHGITABOUTIT! Such priorities. pitbulllady
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Post by RandallBoggs on Apr 6, 2013 18:36:42 GMT -5
It's the idiotcy of things. Back-in-da-day....I was a Pokemon addict, and Burger King was a big sponsor back when it got started. They had days when you could go in and TCG (card game players) and ethusists could hang out and what not...and heck, I had a great card collection. Got interviewed and on the radio about it. Good day for gramps. Anyway...it all ended because a toddler choked to death on a pokeball (part of the toy that came with the meal) and they got sued big time. Now, ok, that's sad and all...but the parents were idiots. You don't leave your toddler unattended for one (must've been as stupid as that guy in Pet Cemetery), AND there's a clear age restriction on said-toy.
Some people just get so uptight about things. There are real problems going on, but woe be to the little things that get blown out of proportion.
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Post by goldenponcho on Apr 6, 2013 23:19:37 GMT -5
Nope, they won't. Two things prevent it; one is a law passed actually back in the 1930's that prohibits selling food with non-edible items inside because of the "choking risk", which was largely ignored until recently, when the Feds started reinforcing it for a different reason. Two, is THAT reason: The Federal government discourages selling fatty, high-calorie foods in association with toys or other things that children desire because they say it makes kids associate eating high-calorie foods with those toys, etc. Many cities have already banned putting toys in McDonald's "Happy Meals" for that reason, another example of how our government is trying to control what we eat. pitbulllady Wooooow. One more reason to despise our government. This...makes me more angry than it should. Oh, good Lord-first it was liquor back in the Prohibition days, then Cuban cigars...and now candy eggs with plastic toys inside! It's one of those things that is, in the words of one of my students..."funny, but it ain't funny". It makes me sad and scared for this country, seriously. pitbulllady Ya know, speaking of guns, my mom was telling me about a couple of incidents she heard about recently, one being about a kid who, I believe, was sent home for shaping his cookie into a gun, and the other was about a kid who had a birthday cake at school and was forced to get rid of the little green army men on top. So apparently guns made of food and the likenesses of people who PROTECT OUR COUNTRY are more harmful than real guns too. It's the idiotcy of things. Back-in-da-day....I was a Pokemon addict, and Burger King was a big sponsor back when it got started. They had days when you could go in and TCG (card game players) and ethusists could hang out and what not...and heck, I had a great card collection. Got interviewed and on the radio about it. Good day for gramps. Anyway...it all ended because a toddler choked to death on a pokeball (part of the toy that came with the meal) and they got sued big time. Now, ok, that's sad and all...but the parents were idiots. You don't leave your toddler unattended for one (must've been as stupid as that guy in Pet Cemetery), AND there's a clear age restriction on said-toy. Some people just get so uptight about things. There are real problems going on, but woe be to the little things that get blown out of proportion. Aw! Those pokemon toys were some of the most awesome things I remember getting in a kid's meal. Of course, someone had to ruin it with their terrible parenting.
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Post by TheOnePistol on Apr 7, 2013 13:02:34 GMT -5
Those pez dispensers (obviously more updated) were leaked a while back and they were actually the first peek we had at MU Randall.
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Post by mintygreen on Apr 7, 2013 16:15:20 GMT -5
It's the idiotcy of things. Back-in-da-day....I was a Pokemon addict, and Burger King was a big sponsor back when it got started. They had days when you could go in and TCG (card game players) and ethusists could hang out and what not...and heck, I had a great card collection. Got interviewed and on the radio about it. Good day for gramps. Anyway...it all ended because a toddler choked to death on a pokeball (part of the toy that came with the meal) and they got sued big time. Now, ok, that's sad and all...but the parents were idiots. You don't leave your toddler unattended for one (must've been as stupid as that guy in Pet Cemetery), AND there's a clear age restriction on said-toy. Some people just get so uptight about things. There are real problems going on, but woe be to the little things that get blown out of proportion. Wow. I mean I do admit that I think it's impossible for people to be perfect parents....no matter how much you watch your kids, they're probably going to get their hands on something potentially dangerous at some point. My parents were good at trying to prevent my sister and I from getting into stuff but inevitably, it did happen once in a while. My sister was mostly the one who ate stuff that she shouldn't have eaten. She ate bird poop once, and she also ate our mom's contact lenses. I'm not sure how she got her hands on them but she did. You can be a really careful parent but every once in a while there's going to be something accidentally left out that the kid could get into or you're going to have your eyes off them once in a while, especially if they have another sibling. Just hard to watch kids all at once sometimes. Sometimes with these toys an older kid, who IS age appropriate for the toy, is the one that gets the toy. Then sometimes the younger child who isn't age appropriate for it, somehow gets their hands on it. It just inevitably happens sometimes though....stuff like that just happens. It doesn't mean that all of those kinds of toys should just be banned. You can't completely go around safe-proofing the world. I mean obviously there are a few instances where safety measures are needed.....but they really go too far overboard sometimes. I mean have you guys noticed that new playgrounds they have around these days seem like they aren't any fun at all anymore? They don't look like the kind of playgrounds I played on as a kid. And I wasn't a dumb kid. If I felt like I couldn't climb something without falling off, then I wouldn't climb it. Kids have to learn to determine that for themselves....if kids are too sheltered, they never really learn how to grow up and take any kind of risks in life. I'm not saying taking risks is necessarily a good thing...but being really sheltered isn't either. Here's an article about it: www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/science/19tierney.html?_r=0I mean this might also actually be why less kids play outside these days.....the playgrounds are just so boring. You can't swing as high anymore. You can't bounce as high anymore. You can't climb as high anymore. They're just....dull. Ya know, speaking of guns, my mom was telling me about a couple of incidents she heard about recently, one being about a kid who, I believe, was sent home for shaping his cookie into a gun, and the other was about a kid who had a birthday cake at school and was forced to get rid of the little green army men on top. So apparently guns made of food and the likenesses of people who PROTECT OUR COUNTRY are more harmful than real guns too. I heard about that. Pretty crazy. I think I also recall hearing about a boy....I think his name was Hunter.....and I think he was deaf or something like that and in order for him to do the hand signs to say his name, he would make a sigh with his hands that resembled a gun. I think whoever was in charge at the school or whatever wanted to force the kid to get a name change as a result or something.
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Post by goldenponcho on Apr 7, 2013 16:41:22 GMT -5
It's the idiotcy of things. Back-in-da-day....I was a Pokemon addict, and Burger King was a big sponsor back when it got started. They had days when you could go in and TCG (card game players) and ethusists could hang out and what not...and heck, I had a great card collection. Got interviewed and on the radio about it. Good day for gramps. Anyway...it all ended because a toddler choked to death on a pokeball (part of the toy that came with the meal) and they got sued big time. Now, ok, that's sad and all...but the parents were idiots. You don't leave your toddler unattended for one (must've been as stupid as that guy in Pet Cemetery), AND there's a clear age restriction on said-toy. Some people just get so uptight about things. There are real problems going on, but woe be to the little things that get blown out of proportion. Wow. I mean I do admit that I think it's impossible for people to be perfect parents....no matter how much you watch your kids, they're probably going to get their hands on something potentially dangerous at some point. My parents were good at trying to prevent my sister and I from getting into stuff but inevitably, it did happen once in a while. My sister was mostly the one who ate stuff that she shouldn't have eaten. She ate bird poop once, and she also ate our mom's contact lenses. I'm not sure how she got her hands on them but she did. You can be a really careful parent but every once in a while there's going to be something accidentally left out that the kid could get into or you're going to have your eyes off them once in a while, especially if they have another sibling. Just hard to watch kids all at once sometimes. Sometimes with these toys an older kid, who IS age appropriate for the toy, is the one that gets the toy. Then sometimes the younger child who isn't age appropriate for it, somehow gets their hands on it. It just inevitably happens sometimes though....stuff like that just happens. It doesn't mean that all of those kinds of toys should just be banned. You can't completely go around safe-proofing the world. I mean obviously there are a few instances where safety measures are needed.....but they really go too far overboard sometimes. I mean have you guys noticed that new playgrounds they have around these days seem like they aren't any fun at all anymore? They don't look like the kind of playgrounds I played on as a kid. And I wasn't a dumb kid. If I felt like I couldn't climb something without falling off, then I wouldn't climb it. Kids have to learn to determine that for themselves....if kids are too sheltered, they never really learn how to grow up and take any kind of risks in life. I'm not saying taking risks is necessarily a good thing...but being really sheltered isn't either. Here's an article about it: www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/science/19tierney.html?_r=0I mean this might also actually be why less kids play outside these days.....the playgrounds are just so boring. You can't swing as high anymore. You can't bounce as high anymore. You can't climb as high anymore. They're just....dull. Ya know, speaking of guns, my mom was telling me about a couple of incidents she heard about recently, one being about a kid who, I believe, was sent home for shaping his cookie into a gun, and the other was about a kid who had a birthday cake at school and was forced to get rid of the little green army men on top. So apparently guns made of food and the likenesses of people who PROTECT OUR COUNTRY are more harmful than real guns too. I heard about that. Pretty crazy. I think I also recall hearing about a boy....I think his name was Hunter.....and I think he was deaf or something like that and in order for him to do the hand signs to say his name, he would make a sigh with his hands that resembled a gun. I think whoever was in charge at the school or whatever wanted to force the kid to get a name change as a result or something. Yeah, I remember at my elementary school, we had the most awesome playground. The recently rebuilt the school, and now all they have is this dinky little thing that I know no kid older than seven or eight is going to want to play on. And getting the kids name changed?! That's an outright infringement on someone's personal life.
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Post by RandallBoggs on Apr 8, 2013 18:39:28 GMT -5
*prods head* You know...maybe this should be moved to things that sucketh, we're kinda getting moral-grounded and off the pleasing tone of MU toys ^_^;
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