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I didn't sleep well last night, so my maturity meter may be broken. But I can't stop giggling under my breath about these questionable silly straws a Kentucky mother bought at Walmart. Andrea Bailey thought she was buying a package of colorful, twisted straws for her three-year-old, but when she got home she realized she'd gotten so much more.The straws in question appear to be molded into the shape of a male sex organ, though they also could simply be a rocket ship. No matter, Andrea Bailey first called Walmart to complain and when she didn't like their response, she called the media. What resulted is a news piece that I don't think was intended to be funny...but it is. Even the newscasters seem to be a little embarrassed about the fact they're covering this story.
In the comments section of that news piece, a reader points out that there are websites who sell straws like this one, websites who make things for bachelorette parties, for example. So either this is a case of the wrong straw getting into the wrong package, or there's a silly straw designer out there shaking his hands to the sky and yelling, "It's supposed to be a rocket ship!"
What do you think?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 12)
3-20-2008 @ 10:07AM
RobMonroe said...Umm. Yeah. They really could be anything and she is making a HUGE deal out of nothing.
If it IS a penis straw - pull it from the box and trash it.
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3-20-2008 @ 11:06PM
lmitts1 said...I agree RobMonroe ---- I think that the poor woman is wishing it were what she thought it was or maybe that's all she's been seeing of late. Hope she just pulls it out of the box, dumps it if she thinks it's a penis (some folks can't get their heads out of their knickers anyway) and just get on with her life.
A little kid just likes the straws - if you look at the straw, it looks like two women standing back to back with saggy boobs and on their heads, if that's what you want it to be . :))
3-20-2008 @ 11:33PM
joe said...pic of the straws
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/16468151.html?146
3-21-2008 @ 2:26PM
Patricia said...I think the mother is making wayyyyyyy to much out of this... I mean its not as if wal-mart sat around one day and said I know we are just sooooo bored at out jobs we are going to put out some penis straws c'mon already. The mother should be ashamed for even thinking they were and I like the comment I mean if they offended her that bad then throw them out. I am quite sure that these straws were not a $100 dollars a piece
3-20-2008 @ 11:01AM
Amanda said...After looking at the picture, I would just say, hmmm, that COULD look like a penis if my mind were in the gutter, but hey, we'll call it a rocket ship for the sake of my three year old having a fun time with her drink. sounds like maybe that woman's got cobwebs :D
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3-20-2008 @ 11:29AM
Rob O. said...Good golly! Even if it were supposed to look like a penis, so what?! It's just a part of the human body! Would anyone have issues if the straw were shaped like a spleen?
This smacks of some folks who have entirely too much spare time on their hands and could stand to grow up a smidge...
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3-20-2008 @ 11:23PM
Frank J Eckert said...Spleen straw! I want one!
3-20-2008 @ 11:27AM
SKL said...Hmm, it's a close call. But I agree with the other posters - this woman is making an awful big deal about it. I am fairly sure a young child would not make the connection.
When I worked for a toy company, in order to round out our self-developed inventory, we imported some similar-theme Chinese toys. (Yes, they were tested.) We were always interested in seeing new ideas, so the toy companies would send samples. We did get some very unusual "toys" - some were very accurate copies of male sex organs. The blue-collar folks in China (and most other countries) don't generally read English, and they're trying to get things done fast (like everyone else), so mix-ups can happen. The stuff comes in boxes and they aren't going to be inspected piece-for-piece before they end up on the shelves. This sort of thing is inevitable as long as there is a market for sex toys and such. As long as no harm is done, really, people need to laugh and move on. And people who have a bias against Walmart (you know that's why this made the news) shouldn't shop there.
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3-20-2008 @ 11:48AM
Heather said...It could be a pear? not a pair of ...... lol. It is questionable. i could see how she thought it might not be a rocketship.
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3-20-2008 @ 11:57AM
ninainindia said...I'm sure her child would've been scarred for life if she had seen seen that straw.... come on people! Is there really nothing else going on in the world, that you have to complain about the shape of a straw?
This woman is exactly what is wrong with the world today.
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3-20-2008 @ 12:13PM
jane said...I can see how the mind can see what it wants to see. If at a bachelorette party, it could look like a penis but buying a package of straws for a child, it could be anything. I would not have seen it as this woman did. I think she must have needed attention that day or something. My mind wouldn’t have gone in the gutter over this. What a waste of these journalists time though.
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3-20-2008 @ 8:08PM
Kamichic said...Wow. This woman obviously needed the attention or she really is crazy. This could be a problem with older kids, but a three-year old?! Get real! It's not like the kid would ascociate this straw with a male sex organ, would they?
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3-20-2008 @ 8:10PM
ms.r said...another bs story for anti wally world . someone really wants to hurt um
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3-20-2008 @ 8:12PM
Kamichic said...Wow. This lady either needed the attention or she really is crazy. I mean, if this was with older kids, she might have some problems, but with three-year-olds, get real! If it is shaped like a male sex organ, great! But if not, big deal! Check before you put it in the media.
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3-20-2008 @ 8:12PM
bob said...probably some frustrated broad and everything reminds her of a penis
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3-20-2008 @ 8:18PM
robin said...Hmmmm never saw a penis shaped like that! ..Where has this mom been???
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3-20-2008 @ 8:19PM
Shelley said...This woman needs to get a grip. I wish something that stupid would be the most I had to worry about. She better hang on to her hat if her kid is just 3......the "good" stuff is yet to come!
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3-20-2008 @ 8:19PM
jen said...actually i bought a pack for my two little girls ages 5 and 7 last week and i thought the exact same thing i just kept telling my self its a rocketship its a rocketship but i finnally just through that one out
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3-20-2008 @ 11:46PM
Ginny Girl said...Get over it!!!!!
3-20-2008 @ 8:46PM
dotty said...um, it's a straw, it's suppose to be erect....so her problem with it was???????
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