Comments on: Pink Hippo

Pink Hippo

PenDevil — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:14:00 -0800

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:49:00 -0800

Worst. Ever!?!, catagory it is. At least it won't sell. An adult buying this toy then giving it as a gift, would be playing russion roulette being liked. As this gun has no bang which can be said of its worth as a toy, boring.

By: muckster

muckster — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:56:07 -0800

so, where do I buy one?

By: davehat

davehat — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:06:24 -0800

Wow. Tasteless yet compelling. Its from this taschen book apparently.

By: ODiV

ODiV — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:49:55 -0800

Heh. I saw this on the SA forums, but it was entitled "Best Toy Ever."

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:08:40 -0800

I want one.

By: ElvisJesus

ElvisJesus — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:42:46 -0800

From the same company that brought us Bag O'Glass?

By: zaelic

zaelic — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:40:05 -0800

I just showed this to my girlfriend, who is from Japan. It's called "Hippo Kick" in Japanese. Apparently, the hippo's feet come out and kick you. As usual when she is shown odd Japan stuff from Metafilter, she said "What's strange about that? I had one when I was a kid."

By: vito90

vito90 — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:58:39 -0800

The sign the hippo is carrying on the box says, "Safe!" Very funny, thanks.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:08:12 -0800

Sure, we laugh about it now, but once all these Japanese kids grow up and can kick America's ass at Russian Roulette, then it won't be so funny. Get your kid one today!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:12:10 -0800

Worst. Childrens. Record. Title. Ever.

By: jmccorm

jmccorm — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:16:33 -0800

I like the game where they perform ritual suicide to save their honor, points going out to the person who doesn't cry out in pain.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:22:48 -0800

My friends and I would have played with one of these growing up. A big pink gun that fires hippo feet is hardly going to twist an entire generation of Japanese minds. They have Hentai for that.

By: RylandDotNet

RylandDotNet — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:16:59 -0800

By: aaronscool

aaronscool — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:30:25 -0800

Russian Roulette...y'know, for kids!

By: Dirjy

Dirjy — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:43:25 -0800

Worst. Childrens. Record. Title. Ever. Heh. My kids have that CD. It's not bad lullaby-type music, but the name of that title track always cracks me up.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:45:54 -0800

I always love educational toys...

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:46:54 -0800

soyjoy, RylandDotNet: Thanks for a good laugh!

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:58:25 -0800

Must. acquire. hippo-feet. gun. Must.....

By: etc.

etc. — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:14:11 -0800

A few years ago for my birthday, my friends gave me a gun-shaped toy that played lambada music when you pulled the trigger. The cool part: It was also a whistle if you put the barrel in your mouth. I enjoyed whistling along to the lambada music. Makes me want to try it with a real gun!

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:20:09 -0800

Screw the children, won't somebody please think of those poor footless hippos?

By: dglynn

dglynn — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:21:37 -0800

Not even close, unless you are seriously underestimating the twisted appeal and outright killing power of Jarts.

By: squirrel

squirrel — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:27:10 -0800

I believe this first appeared as part of "John Waters' L'il Deerhunter Adventure Pack."

By: Tacodog

Tacodog — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:36:34 -0800

Fisher Price's My First Seppuku.

By: squirrel

squirrel — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:47:20 -0800

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:35:41 -0800

Is this Fark?

By: TreeHugger

TreeHugger — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:59:00 -0800

ColdChef: Nothing wrong with a little photoshopping on MeFi, say I. We could use more fun and participatory creativity here.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:37:32 -0800

TreeHugger: I believe you meant to say "Nothing wrong with some images enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software on Mefi, say I."

By: dg

dg — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:59:20 -0800

People are sad.

By: Vidiot

Vidiot — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 06:28:30 -0800

Soon to be followed, undoubtedly, by Baby Smokes-A-Lot, Hi-Ho, My Eye! (from Milton Bradley), and Fisher-Price's My First Shiv.

By: squirrel

squirrel — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:16:51 -0800

Ah, one more: Hasbro's "Baby's First Skin Graft."