Saturday, January 06, 2007

Why didn't this exist when I was a kid?

Mirth alert!

The Gazette ran an article today about religious-based toys. There is an accompanying photo of an action figure that has black spots all over its arms and legs.

The caption reads: "An action figure of Job comes complete with boils."

I read that an hour ago and I'm still smiling.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Aren't toys for playing with? How do you play with a figure covered in boils? Clearly, I'm missing the point....

http://www.beulahenterprises.org/

I googled religious toys - so many websites to choose from! What sort of toys would athiests have?

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

Atheists would have the fun toys.

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

May I be the first to ask: what the frig is a rock tumbler?

Puzzled 8-year-old? I can think of a puzzled 45-year old who would've made the same face.

Anonymous said...

And I can think of a slightly older than 45 year old who is puzzled as well. Please explain!

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

Sounds like fun. I can't imagine any child not being delighted to receive such a gift.

Anonymous said...

Well, its different......and er, creative!!!!

cityofmushrooms said...

I've always wanted one of those

Anonymous said...

Wait - you grew up not 10 miles from me, read the same EATON'S and SEARS catalogues at Xmas and you don't know what a rock tumbler is? I got one for Xmas when I was young and I didn't even live in the big city like you did! Ask your sister if she knows what one is.

For your upcoming b-day, maybe I will pull mine out of storage and give you a shiny. polished rock. You will treasure it for all eternity.

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

Then I can say "I got a rock". I've always wanted to have a reason to say that.

P.S. I swear I don't know what a rock tumbler is. We didn't get the Eaton's or Sears catalogues. So I guess Consumers Distributing didn't sell rock tumblers?

Anonymous said...

It is entirely likely they did, actually.

I don't know where mine was purchased, but my parents often went to the CD that was near the Canadian Tire in your home town.

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

I scratched out many an order with dull, unsharpened pencils at that CD.

cityofmushrooms said...

let me understand: you went thru children WITHOUT the "christmas wish book"???! you'd better get yourself one next year: an easy bake oven (not to mention rock a tumbler)awaits!

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

You have no idea how much I wanted an easy bake oven. My cousins had one, but we didn't. This may in fact be the reason I've never learned to cook and/or bake properly. Childhood scars. sniff, sniff.

We've really gotten off the subject of Job's boils, haven't we?

cityofmushrooms said...

hhhhmmmm, job's boils or easy bake ovens....which one would you rather talk about?

I really think you should get yourself an easy bake oven- your suppers will never be the same what with all those little tiny cakes being cooked with that single light bulb

handy+ dandy