It's recently been brought to my attention that a mother from Ashland, Kentucky has had her knickers in a twist over a packet of fun-shaped straws that she bought for her three-year-old girl.
The little girl chose a heart-shaped straw for her drink, which is just lovely. However, her mum was not at all impressed by the next ones to come out of the packet. Wal-Mart are on record as saying that they are clearly supposed to be rocket ships.
What do you think?
I need to ask because I've seen a number of messages posted on forums suggesting that this mother clearly has a depraved and filthy mind, and needs to take a good look at herself. But I can say with some certainty that she's not alone.
So - innocent space rocket, or phallic filth? Answers to the usual comments box please, I'm off to wash my depraved and filthy mind out.
14 comments:
Oh my. They'd be great for breaking the ice at parties.
Definitely phallic filth. The aerodynamics are all wrong for them to be space rockets. Those bollocks would cause way too much drag.
Luka: I'm glad it's not just me. Although why Wal-mart doesn't just repackage the offending items for their hen-party market is anyone's guess. Do they have hen parties in Kentucky, or is that a peculiarly British phenomenon?
Luka - I snorted coffee from my nose with the flow environment comment concerning the aerodynamically challenged phallic filth, thank you, my sinuses have cleared.
Melissaria - Yes they have hen parties in Kentucky BUT it's a very scary place up there in them thar hills....lots of banjo playing. (I went to college for a brief time in Kentucky.) Now, down here in Florida? Yeah, we have hen parties; cameras required.
Queen Goob: I thought so. I'm not sure where the forum posters that I read were from, but they were genuinely disgusted and outraged that someone could even have thought that the straw bore an uncanny resemblance to the old cock'n'balls. I'd better not go there. Ever...
I immediatly though penis. I will now go scrub my mind, because rocket never entered it.
Bonnie: I'm frankly amazed that anyone could possibly have seen anything other than a penis. The only explanation is that they have never actually seen one. Or a rocket ship - they don't look like that in the news articles I read!
Penii. Or whatever the heck the plural of penis is (Circle Jerk?). Hands down. No contest.
Ya got me!!! Still, it's always good to have it confirmed that I have a filthy mind!! Maybe we should offer to buy all their stock, and flog them to Ann Summers!!
I can't follow the hoo ha about this. If my daughter said to me "mummy this straw looks like a penis" I'd say "yes it does, well observed!"
We have a fast food restaurant in the States called Arby's and it reminded me of the cowboy hat on their logo...
Hmmm...I wonder if Arby's is trying to get me to purchase their big boy burgers?
Moi: Interestingly, my dictionary gives me a choice of plurals; penises or penes (which I'd never heard before). See how educational blogging is?
Helga: Well it would seem as though they are missing a trick if they don't! I'd have loved them for my hen night to go with the penis head bands and penis hoop-la.
EmmaK: I'm not sure if the original complaint was so much of a fuss as the aftermath would suggest. Buit I do love it when corporate megabastards are made to look foolish. A rocket ship, my arse...
Maria: Now, I had to Google that one, but I see exactly what you mean. And I think even without prompting, I'd have found that logo a bit unfortunate.
This all puts me in mind of the controversial logo for the London2012 Olympics. Some people have suggested that it looks a little bit like an act of fellatio. I had to squint quite hard to see that one, but have to admit that I can see it - try out your dirty minds on this one:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6719805.stm
It looks like something you insert for birth control..not that I've every used one but I saw a film
I will have to take your word on that as I've never seen or used on either! For some reason, that just reminded me of being 15 and being told in school that Mars Bar wrappers were never an appropriate substitute for a condom - not too much of a coincidence, as I'm stuffing my face with chocolate as I type. But it will stop me having seconds...
Pass the soap please, I have a filthy mind to clean.
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