August 28, 2004
Toys vs US
And no one noticed the darn things...right.
Maybe they could get more answers if someone flew a plane into L&M importers
Posted by: Doug at August 28, 2004 01:35 AMMaybe they got a shipment for Palestine and confused it with the shipment to Palestine Texas.
Somewhere in Gaza their trying to figure out what to do with a 40 foot crate of Cowboy Bob action figures.
Posted by: Papertiger at August 28, 2004 02:51 AMNo, no, Papertiger, Cowboy George....
Posted by: Valerie, Texas at August 28, 2004 01:02 PMComing soon: Headless Hostage dolls.
Posted by: Valerie at August 28, 2004 04:01 PMMy monitor is old and dim, but you might be able to make out the embossed "9011" on the base connecting the two towers in that photo.
"This was no boating accident. It wasn't a boat propeller or a corral reef. This was the act of a corporate scumbag who deserves at the very least to have his name published in every newspaper in America. Let mothers and fathers have this international plasticrap sadist logo be the muttered name at the tip of their tongue whenever they chase their tikes through KayBee toy shops.....Forever seared into the 'do not buy' list." - someone famous in the future.
Posted by: Papertiger at August 28, 2004 10:09 PMI think this game is better.
'Wack the Iraq' game irks Arabs
WILDWOOD, N.J. — A game called "Wack the Iraq," where players fire paintballs at people dressed as Arabs, has drawn ire from Arab groups after the city failed to convince the operator to change its name this summer.
The city of Wildwood, a seaside resort in southern New Jersey popular with summer vacationers, said the game would continue to operate until the end of this summer holiday season, but would change its name when it returns next year, according to Fred Wager, commissioner of public affairs and public safety for Wildwood.
The game is being run by a private company under a license granted by the city.
Arab groups have voiced outrage at the name and the notion of killing Iraqis for fun, and had asked that the city shut the game down immediately. Instead, a compromise was reached to change the game's name for next summer.
The game targets teenagers, said Aref Assaf, president of the New Jersey chapter of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. "[The game] tells them to kill Arabs and that it is legal, and you can have fun doing it."
Haven't seen anything from the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, or other groups outraged about the Wack the Iraq game say anything about the plastic toy however....
Andy - Can that story be true? Oh, and don't hold your breath waiting for any Arab group to be outraged about the toy - you'll turn dark purple!
Posted by: Valerie at August 30, 2004 04:43 PMCan that story be true?
Well, it was in the Washington Times, so I'm going to say YES. If it had been in the Post I might have some reservations about its truthfullness. ;)
Posted by: andy at August 31, 2004 12:02 AMHey Val, do they have Whack-a-Mole in France? You know, the carnival game where you whack the moles with a hammer to win a stuffed animal? More precisely: the carnival game which involves quickly and repeatedly hitting the heads of mechanical moles with a mallet as they pop up from their holes.
We play it all the time at the boardwalk in Ocean City MD. Nothing finer! (That is what Wack the Iraq is based on, I think…)
Val, from Texas, do they have that at the carnivals way down south there, or at the Gulf Coast boardwalks?
Whack-A-Mole must be in carnivals and arcades all across this country. Some variations of it probably exist across Europe. Perhaps in France it's Whack-A-Jew?
Posted by: Doug at August 31, 2004 03:38 AMWhack-A-Jew. OMG. (No pun intended.)
As for the bean-the-mole game, I can't really say for sure but I don't think I've ever seen it here. And I don't remember playing it back in TX, either. I think in TX, they like games having to do with guns more than hammers. :p
When I first read your comment, Andy, I thought you were making a play on the word 'guacamole'...but then, I just woke up...
Posted by: Valerie at August 31, 2004 07:49 AMyou'll turn dark purple!
Could I get a purple heart for that?
Posted by: andy at August 31, 2004 10:57 AMAndy,
Whack a mole? Hmmm, no, down here we just shoot 'em.
Actually I have NO idea. The State Fair of Texas is HUGE, and a whack-a-'Dillo (Armadillo)games could be here, but that is not exactly what I am seeking when I attend the event.
I'm lookinf for the FLETCHER'S CORNY DOG stand!! Hey, Val, how long has it been since you had a Fletcher's corny-dog? Toooo long!
"Howdy Folks, this is Big Tex!"
Posted by: Valerie, Texas at September 1, 2004 10:15 PMVal -
You just have to rub it in, donchya.
Them's fightin' words, little lady.
Posted by: Valerie at September 1, 2004 10:27 PMVal,
Pfftt! Your challenge is all hat and no cattle sister.
Not my fault you are there and the great fair ot the Lone Star State is here. Which starts up in about a month ya'll. Weather ought to be absolutely B-U-TEE-FULL!
Posted by: Valerie, Tejas at September 2, 2004 02:02 AM
The keyboard is mightier than the double-barrelled shotgun, little lady.
;P
Posted by: Valerie at September 2, 2004 02:14 AMSticks and stones may break my bones...
but my 12 gauge will turn your keyboard
into a honey-comb...
Ah, you're in a snit 'cause you can't be here in October. Yup, I'll be basking in golden sunlight, azure skies, munching on treats you dream about, and....watching UT get its ass whupped yet again by OU! Dang, why can't life be perfect?
