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Filed under: Nutrition: Health, In The News, Weird But True
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 5 of 12)
3-20-2008 @ 10:27PM
adamighlworker said...Umm, yea well this woman has a dirty imagination. Besides, its not a stores fault what they get shipped to them thats packaged. I saw what they look like, To me it looks like a bell. Lady, chill out.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:34PM
Andy said...I wanted to say something eloquent regarding the ignorant dolts like this woman who waste the resources (time, energy, money) of the productive, useful people on the planet, but there's no way I can possibly improve on what Mark (see post # 70) has already said. Thank you, sir, for your concise and well thought-out comments.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:31PM
B said...PLEASE! I can't believe we are giving this silly subject any attention at all when we are in real, grave danger of someone like Obama or Hillary being elected President. If that happens, you'll cherish the days when all you had to worry about was identifying the shapes on kids' drinking straws.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:32PM
allison said...ewwww if this is supposed to be a penis then i feel really bad for the model...lol YUCCCCC HHH u g l y
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3-20-2008 @ 10:33PM
SKL said...I gotta say that I have been truly entertained by reading the comments here. Finally ALMOST everyone agrees on something.
Except that one person who insists that this is further proof that WalMart is the devil . . . .
Wonder what all this lady's friends and relatives are gonna think. Hee hee. And are they going to look at her hubby differently now?
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3-20-2008 @ 10:38PM
Jessica said...I almost bought a pack myself. I was just running down the juice isle real quick and I thought I would grab a pack of straws and surprise my 3 year old. Then when I got to looking at them I thought they looked like a male sex organ too. At that point I was going to get a pack just because I thought my husband would never believe I found that at wal-mart. But, they had been put on recall and couldn't sale them to me. I think it's just a funny mistake. I got a laugh out of it.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:35PM
Darlene said...A Rocket Ship? Yeah......maybe one in an Austin Powers movie..........It's Not Mine!!!!!..........Yeah, Babeee, Yeah.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:37PM
krissy said...her daughter is 3 - who cares. tell her its a rocketship, she won't know the difference!
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3-20-2008 @ 10:41PM
Snowbird said...Rocket Ship?........Yeah - maybe in an Austin powers movie........Really - it's not mine.......Yeah, Babeeee, Yeah!
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3-20-2008 @ 10:45PM
LT said...Bell? Pear? Gourd? maybe... Penis? no way, I've seen lots. never saw one like that... Obviously her baby was conceived in the dark.. what an idiot
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3-20-2008 @ 10:44PM
Lisa said...How ridiculous! This mother is enjoying her 10 minutes in the spotlight. She is the one with the inappropriate thoughts. I could just imagine her reactions to the Rorschach inkblot test. What a riot!
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3-20-2008 @ 10:46PM
Casandra said...I work for Wal-Mart and these straws were recalled we had to send back all of our product to the manufactuer. We thought it was a safety issue or something.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:46PM
Joe said...Wonder where I could get some of these if it's not
normally sold at Wal-Mart. It would be convenient.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:49PM
sharon said...lady, if you think that's a c#$k, you need a vibrator
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3-20-2008 @ 11:04PM
Kat said...Get over it!!! I think it's actually pretty funny. I would not make a big deal about it in front of my kids but would look forward to drinking from them on a girls night out. And of course... I would replace them with straws that are appropriate for children!
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3-20-2008 @ 10:51PM
KARRIELYNN said...This is a case of "my 15 mins of fame" Lady maybe theres more on your mind then you realise,I see nothing but a silly shaped straw,maybe she hasent been getting well ya know? next story...
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3-20-2008 @ 10:53PM
michelle said...Just shut up and suck.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:58PM
kathleen said...This is a case of "my 15 mins of fame" Lady maybe theres more on your
mind then you realise,I see nothing but a silly shaped straw,maybe she
hasent been getting well ya know? next story...
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3-20-2008 @ 10:56PM
ELishaCL said...That woman needs to get her mind out of the gutter.She needs to get a grip.She's probably going to try to sue and get money for this.
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3-20-2008 @ 10:54PM
yo said...well you gotta learn it somewhere lol
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