Dave Land wrote:
On Dec 18, 2005, at 9:29 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:18:28 -0500, Gary Nunn
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
2. Any toy sold in the US that makes noise of any kind, MUST have a
volume or on/off switch.
Heh. My mom always bought my kids the most anoying toys. Things
with whistles or electroninc drums. I always wondered if she was
trying to get back at me for something...
I heard a subtle way of dealing with this on the radio yesterday. Mom
took the most annoying toys given to her daughter by Aunty and put them
on a high shelf, telling her daughter that they were her *most* special
toys -- so special that she was only to play with them when she visited
Aunty's house.
This could apply to most any toy made by LeapFrog, which, although they
are purportedly educational, are excessively chirpy.
The ones we have at least have some form of volume control. (Phonics
Radio and one other.)
My friend's father-in-law gives her daughter the most annoying
battery-operated toys. This was at least bearable until her daughter
found out that batteries could be changed. (This man drives a school
bus for a living, and doesn't mind the kids making a racket as long as
they stay in their seats, so he doesn't fully comprehend just how
annoying these toys are for everyone else.)
Julia
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