Little Ralphie takes aim, just before he shoots his eye out (From Angry Alien Productions) Every year about this time, some group of buttinsky do-gooders comes along with a list of "dangerous" toys that parents should avoid just because some kiddie somewhere might swallow something or put an eye out. When we were growing up, we weren't softies like these kids today. Our toys were hazardous. They were rusty. They gave us splinters. They exploded or stabbed us. We played with chemistry sets and concocted all sorts of toxic stuff -- and we'd eat it. We had Thingmakers that would melt Plastigoop, which could burn the skin off your arm. Our Erector sets could cut a finger off. Nowadays, kids aren't even allowed to play dodgeball or swing on the monkey bars, because someone might break an arm. Honestly! You kids today. Pick up your rounded corners, hypoallergenic, flame-resistant, no-small-parts toys and get off my lawn! Suggested Sites... W.A.T.C.H. List 2006 - warning guide to the most dangerous toys of the year. Boomer Baby Toys - boomers get nostalgic for the toys of their youth. TV Party: Kids With Guns - watch ads from the days when it was hard to get away from toy guns. Radar Online: The 10 Most Dangerous Play Things of All Time - toys so dangerous you'll beg Santa to take them back. Like Television: Toyland - watch vintage toy commercials.

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