Cursed Tongue: Barbie Frets Retail Sag, China Holds the Bag

Posted by CursedTongue on August 12, 2007

A new spate of toy recalls includes Polly Pocket and other toys with tiny, shiny, easy-to-swallow magnets. Polly, manufactured by Mattel, shares the magnet recall stage with Barbie, Batman and the nauseatingly cute Doggie Daycare.

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Tags: humor, toys

Cursed Tongue: Bling Bling, Frankincense and Myrrh

Posted by CursedTongue on November 12, 2006

The vigor of the nation’s economy rests on the vibrating, furry-red shoulders of the 10th Anniversary Edition of the Tickle Me Elmo Doll.

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Tags: economy, humor, shopping, toys

Cursed Tongue: Gone to Heel

Posted by CursedTongue on November 5, 2006

Just because something can be bought in the toy aisle doesn’t mean that it’s safe. Of the thousands of toys one finds in the aisles at the local superstore, the occasional Mainway Bag O’ Broken Glass, Ecstasy Escape Barbie, or My First Meth Lab slips through the filter of good sense and lands on the shelf for consumers.

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Tags: humor, toys

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