
Alphabet puppy looking so sweet and innocent.
Joe has a dog toy with alphabet buttons along its back. When you hit one of the letters, it says the letter name and gives an example of a word beginning with that letter.
For instance, if you hit the D you’d hear, “D, dog.”
If you hit two letters rapidly, you get odd results.
For instance, Joe hit the B followed by the I. The B didn’t finish before the I jumped in. Therefore, this educational toy taught my son:
“B, itch.”
#toyfail, #betternotbetalkingaboutyourmomma!
I sometimes wonder if toy manufacturers have a wicked sense of humor and try to push the envelope in subtle ways, kind of like how Disney animators hide subliminal messages in some of their cartoons. Because why would you program the letter I to say “itch” when there are much more obvious choices for kids. Ice cream, anybody? Insect? Iguana?
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I also thought itch was an odd choice. I didn’t know if they were going for something a dog would say. I think it continues on to, “I have an itch on my ear.”
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Press those keys fast enough and you might hear “I have a bitch on my rear.”
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Haha!
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Oh that’s precious. A quick note to the manufacturer could be in order…
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Haha. I mean, female dog, which is what this thing is… Maybe it was purposeful! 😉
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and you wonder where they’re getting it from … 😉
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Hey!
🙂
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Oh my. Reminds me of the possessed mickey phone we had when the girls were young. Educational my rump. Made me sit straight up out of bed on more than one occasion wondering if it was a portal to the depths of hell in the early morning hours. Way to freak a new mamma out. Lol!
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Yikes! I can imagine. That sounds freaky!
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I look back now and it’s quite funny.
I would have pitched the toy, but it was one ofbtheir favorites. And my oldest would cry and cry for it. We figured it would eventually run out of batteries, but it never did.
Maybe the flames of hell powered it!?! Lol
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HAHAHA! Maybe so.
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It said that! Funny. I guess kids are learning grown-up language at a much younger age than I thought.
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Fortunately, by not reacting, he had no idea there was anything wrong with that. No doubt it was immediately forgotten. Phew!
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Awkward! Hope he didn’t start repeating it.
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Fortunately he moved on, and I’m sure it was forgotten. He had no idea what had just happened, of course, anyway. 🙂
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Is it one of those cheap Chinese toys, by any chance?
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Honestly don’t know.
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He’s too cute to use such language! 🙂
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The whole thing was a bit of a shock.
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Ooops. I imagine there are a bunch of combinations to try out. 🙂
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Haha! True. I hope we don’t stumble upon any more, however! 🙂
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To a puppy, that’s mommy. Or would you rather Alphabet Puppy say “dam”?
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That is true. #perspective
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All 13 letters, too.
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There’s some on the other side too, tref. 🙂
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Correction: all 37, then
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Uum, okay. Ha!
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Correction: Sorry, I was including in that number the symbol for the musician Prince, the ampersand, the second ‘L’ or ‘L2’ and a few I just made up. Still, it’s a nice toy.
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Well, duh, tref. Of course I knew that! 😉
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I bet that was a shocker!!! I can’t believe they didn’t think of this before they sold it!
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It’s such a random happening, I’m not that surprised they didn’t see it coming.
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So funny. and inappropriate…but funny.
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Yep. That about sums it up.
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I’m inclined to laugh….. but know I shouldn’t…..
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Heehee. I know, CM.
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Thank you for sharing this crazy story 👊😂 sometimes kids are just too good at figuring stuff out 😊
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It was purely accidental and unnoticed by him. Really just for my amusement… and that of my readers. 🙂
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Hmmm! Mind begins to wonder what other combinations you could come up with – better not go down that road!
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Haha! True. I don’t want to know! 🙂
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Lol! That’s funny. Do agree that kids’ toys manufacturers should pay more attention to details.
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Yeah, whoops! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Lovely! When I was growing up in the 80s, my dad brought home some kind of computer game that said, “Bad air!” every time you messed up in the game. We laughed for days about that one.
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Haha! What on earth was it supposed to say?
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😂😂 Oohps … not the words that you want Joe to learn … an obvious design flaw!😀 The alphabet dog is incredibly cute though so might be forgiven?!
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I can’t stay mad at that little pup! 🙂
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Yes, for a puppy this is mom! And most importantly, if the child said a bad word, do not get stuck! They are still small and do not understand the meaning of the words.
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Fortunately, my son didn’t say it. It didn’t even register with him. All is well! 🙂
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LOL! You know at some point Joe will realize the word is a “bad” word and will push the buttons on purpose just because 😀
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The puppy will DIE first!
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Lol! That’s too funny!
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Thanks, Leif. 🙂
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