# 10 Most Dangerous Christmas Toys of Modern U.S. History **URL:** \ **Category:** Open Forum\ **Created:** [December 21, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468 "2006-12-21T10:13:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brianlkennedy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@brianlkennedy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/brianlkennedy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/1 "2006-12-21T10:13:18Z")
Oh, what a touching Christmas feature, so how many of these did you have? The number one on the list, Lawn Darts, was a great, great favorite of mine. Shit those were the days. I pity children of the 21st century with nothing but video games—so sad. [radarmagazine.com/features/2006/12/toys.php](http://www.radarmagazine.com/features/2006/12/toys.php) yours in child safety, Concerned non-parent Brian p.s. I attribute my brain damage to my parents allowing me to have, use, and eat the results of killer toy number 7. the Creepy Crawlers set. Man, me and my brother used to spend hours making those things. My parents also bought me the the Johnny Reb cannon the Christmas it came out. My brother is right, he and I were blessed with loving parents who spared no expense in seeing that their children had good (I mean gooooood) toys to foster their development. ---
**Author:** ![MJB](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MJB](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MJB)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/2 "2006-12-21T10:45:59Z")
[quote=“brianlkennedy”]Oh, what a touching Christmas feature, so how many of these did you have? The number one on the list, Lawn Darts, was a great, great favorite of mine. Shit those were the days. I pity children of the 21st century with nothing but video games—so sad. [radarmagazine.com/features/2006/12/toys.php](http://www.radarmagazine.com/features/2006/12/toys.php) yours in child safety, Concerned non-parent Brian p.s. I attribute my brain damage to my parents allowing me to have, use, and eat the results of killer toy number 7. the Creepy Crawlers set. Man, me and my brother used to spend hours making those things. My parents also bought me the the Johnny Reb cannon the Christmas it came out. My brother is right, he and I were blessed with loving parents who spared no expense in seeing that their children had good (I mean gooooood) toys to foster their development.[/quote] without the slip and slide, this list is incomplete. Responsible for more carnage than all ten combined. Also cause for 3 broken bones/countless broken teeth in my front yard alone 😈 ---
**Author:** ![Stray\_Dog](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Stray\_Dog](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Stray_Dog)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/3 "2006-12-21T10:48:09Z")
Swingball? ---
**Author:** ![anon38216271](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@anon38216271](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/anon38216271)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/4 "2006-12-21T11:01:14Z")
A barbie doll. ---
**Author:** ![sandman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sandman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/sandman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/5 "2006-12-21T12:04:14Z")
Clackers. I remember I broke Billy Patterson’s cheekbone and smashed three of his teeth with a set of those things. But then, he used to sit in class and pick bits of fecal matter from his anus, so I suppose he kind of got what he deserved, in a way. ---
**Author:** ![fee](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@fee](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/fee)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/6 "2006-12-21T12:35:58Z")
“Bag O’ Glass” and the Johnny Switchblade Punk action figure. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/7 "2006-12-21T12:36:36Z")
Exhibit A: The toboggan! ![](http://www.arrowheadtoboggan.com/img/4toboggansb.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Huang\_Guang\_Chen](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@Huang\_Guang\_Chen](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Huang_Guang_Chen)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/8 "2006-12-21T13:08:42Z")
Preparing kids for the horror of Flanders for eons. ![](http://www.lovell-rugby.co.uk/products/690_Para_Match_Ball.jpg) HG ---
**Author:** ![Quentin](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/e47c2d/32.png) [@Quentin](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Quentin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/9 "2006-12-21T13:56:40Z")
toboggan You must be a Yankee. In real English, a toboggan is something you pull over your head when it’s cold. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/10 "2006-12-21T14:09:17Z")
[quote=“Quentin”]toboggan You must be a Yankee. In real English, a toboggan is something you pull over your head when it’s cold.[/quote] That’s all well and good, but we call those things “shirts.” 😆 Now that that’s out of the way, wtf are “clackers?” ---
**Author:** ![sandman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sandman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/sandman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/11 "2006-12-21T14:13:37Z")
[quote=“jdsmith”][quote=“Quentin”]toboggan You must be a Yankee. In real English, a toboggan is something you pull over your head when it’s cold.[/quote] That’s all well and good, but we call those things “shirts.” 😆 Now that that’s out of the way, wtf are “clackers?”[/quote] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clackers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clackers) ---
**Author:** ![Quentin](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/e47c2d/32.png) [@Quentin](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Quentin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/12 "2006-12-21T14:19:55Z")
I thought clackers were those wooden shoes they wear in Holland. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/13 "2006-12-21T14:23:52Z")
I thought they were testicles. ---
**Author:** ![sandman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sandman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/sandman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/14 "2006-12-21T14:32:50Z")
> [@jdsmith](#): > > I thought they were testicles. They were as hard as testicles but only about a third of the size. ---
**Author:** ![anon38216271](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@anon38216271](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/anon38216271)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/15 "2006-12-21T14:39:58Z")
> [@sandman](#): > > [quote=“jdsmith”]I thought they were testicles. They were as hard as testicles but only about a third of the size.[/quote] Err, if you testicles are hard, then i would be inclined to think you have implants. But it’s not like a good Catholic girl, would have first hand knowledge. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sandman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sandman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/sandman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/16 "2006-12-21T14:43:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Err, if you testicles are hard, then i would be inclined to think you have implants. I’m from Scotland, lassie. They grow 'em tough over there. ---
**Author:** ![Tyc00n](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Tyc00n](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Tyc00n)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/17 "2006-12-21T14:54:12Z")
> [@Quentin](#): > > I thought clackers were those wooden shoes they wear in Holland. They’re clogs. ---
**Author:** ![sandman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sandman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/sandman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/18 "2006-12-21T14:55:25Z")
> [@Tyc00n](#): > > [quote=“Quentin”]I thought clackers were those wooden shoes they wear in Holland. They’re clogs.[/quote] I thought those were what Broonale gave to his toilet. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonbones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dragonbones/32/1125_2.png) [@Dragonbones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dragonbones)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/19 "2006-12-21T15:04:46Z")
I got a BB gun for Xmas one year, heh heh heh… 😈 ---
**Author:** ![MJB](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MJB](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MJB)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468/20 "2006-12-21T16:19:03Z")
> [@Dragonbones](#): > > I got a BB gun for Xmas one year, heh heh heh… 😈 Ahh, BB gun wars…Those were the days. One toy, with the advent of the PU wheel back in 73, should deserve honorable mention: Responsible for broken bones, shattered teeth, road rash, lacerations, being hit by cars, the birth of the X-games, the bane of the moral majority. I give you… ![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/246502060_69aff069ac.jpg) And yes, some of us are simply too stupid to quit :homer: [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/10-most-dangerous-christmas-toys-of-modern-u-s-history/34468.md?page=2)