Petition For An Immediate Ban On All Noise Toys

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Petition For An Immediate Ban On All Noise Toys

An SI Board Since December 2001

Posts	SubjectMarks	Bans
25	2	0

Emcee: AugustWest	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

No, I'm not the BergerMister Misterburger. I just think things are getting a little out of control and I want it to END!

When I was growing up, the loudest toy we had was one of those bubble things you pushed and it clicked and popped the wooden balls inside it. Now days we got so darn many Noise Toys it's gone beyond the point of entertainment.

Okay, sure I admit to buying my son a drum set when he was four and living with ex-Mrs. West. But that isn't even comparable to what is on the market now.

And some of these Noise Toys, I'll be damned if I can figure how to turn them off- Yes, I have learned if you smash them, eventually they will stop! But then there are some of them that just go off periodically, as if to entice the kid to go pick it up and make more Noise.

And get a load of this one. It's set to go on with vibrations. I figured this one evening while relaxing late at night and the things starts laughing. I thought Grandma West was visiting<ng> After several times of different bursts of noise, I figured it out. It was the cars. Every time a car would drive past, the damn thing would sound off. And out the door it went!

So if anyone else shares my frustrations, just post a "yes" or "yea" here and maybe we can make a difference, NOT!

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Reply	Message Preview	From	Recs	Posted
25	No. You get different personalities though. The oldest one is distancing himself	Patrick Slevin	-	12/5/2001
24	WTF is a guy to do? God, I hate to think it6, but it ain't gonna get any ea	AugustWest	-	12/4/2001
23	LOL I've told you 100 times it is dudette!!! INSP is actually making a good	sandintoes	-	12/4/2001
22	Nearly every toy my 2 year old son has makes some kind of noise, or does somethi	Quahog	-	12/4/2001
21	I dunno, mine are 12, 16, 18 and it seems worse than it was ten years ago. Try	Patrick Slevin	-	12/4/2001
20	Yeah dude, UNITED we stand.	10K a day	-	12/4/2001
19	The important thing is does he feel our pain?	sandintoes	-	12/4/2001
18	Yeah, I feel his pain every time I pay my credit cards!	AugustWest	-	12/4/2001
17	Jane - I think you missed KUNG FU....Too. :0?	10K a day	-	12/4/2001
16	We are laughing WITH him...I feel his pain. -g-	10K a day	-	12/4/2001
15	Someone has a sense of humor, and for some reason, I don't think it is Jain.	sandintoes	-	12/4/2001
14	2.4. &7. What more noise can they make? Every morning it's like mom df	AugustWest	-	12/4/2001
13	It some how got placed into the "waste management" category too! I ju	AugustWest	-	12/4/2001
12	Strange, what is your new thread doing under INSP?	sandintoes	-	12/4/2001
11	Wait til your kids are older. You have no idea what Noise Toys are yet.	Patrick Slevin	-	12/4/2001
10	Hi Jane, furbies are okay I think. We don't have one/any. They don't m	AugustWest	-	12/4/2001
9	You can relive it without having lived through it with TVLAND.	DrGrabow	-	12/3/2001
8	Geez.. Looks like I missed all the fun being borne in the 70's! Jane	Jane4IceCream	-	12/3/2001
7	I wondered what happened to Chachi... tamug.tamu.edu <i><b>Thais	DrGrabow	-	12/3/2001
6	Ah, yes. Joanie loves Chachi. Truly mystical.	DrGrabow	-	12/3/2001
5	No...just SIT ON IT!! Like they used to say in Happy Days. Jane	Jane4IceCream	-	12/3/2001
4	Does that mean I have to give up my whoopee cushion?	DrGrabow	-	12/3/2001
3	Furbies	Jane4IceCream	-	12/3/2001
2	Gee, how did that quote get there<G>	AugustWest	-	12/3/2001
1	No dude, Buy InfoSpace... -g-	10K a day	-	12/3/2001

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