AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Sunday, August 13, 2006 ----- BODY: From the "Now I've seen everything department" comes an import from overseas that is geared towards the kids. Playmobil has been around for years...mainly through mail order and FAO Scwartz Toy Stores. These toys arrive from Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark or somewhere else across the "Big Pond". So, now this is entertainment. A playset that lets the kids pretend they're a shoe bomber or someone smuggling liquid explosives onto a plane. Just like real life, these little characters are made to take off their shoes and clothes for a cavity search if the security guard thinks you're up to no good. The airport itself is sold on it's own but includes a jet plane. When the Muslim looking man makes it past the sleeping security guard and boards the plane, your kid can throw the plane into the wall where it breaks into a million pieces. I thought this thing was a joke. Not so. It sells through mail order for nine pounds. However that translates into American money is indeed a mystery to me. Can we say "bad taste?" Methinks so. From kids toys I jump ahead to Sunday morning talk shows. No Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien or Jon Stewart and the Daily Show making fun of Robin Williams and Mel Gibson spending some time in rehab. No, we're still on the subject of "terror". Today on Meet The Press, substitute host for the vacationing Tim Russert, David Gregory was pleased as punch to welcome Head of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. Why this guy agreed to be on the show is a mystery to me. He didn't want to say anything. So, they tell us not to worry however, they can't say anything because it jeoprodizes the cause. I call that a "double edged sword". Terror from Washington, and terror from overseas. A few sidenotes...Former WWE/ECW/WCW Superstar Chris Jericho is debuting on a new FOX television show where famous people do an "American Idol" type thing with singing. Jericho isn't wrestling anymore. He has a daily show on XM Satellite Radio and makes crappy "B" movies on The Sci-Fi Network. Puzzling to me, is the fact that his band "Fozzy" has a few CD's out. I don't know what we're trying to prove here....When I heard of the death of Michael Douglas, I thought it was the actor. For almost the last 20 years, every film he's done has been a clone of Fatal Attraction. Nope, the guy that died was the former talk show host whose claim to fame was having John Lennon on in the early 1970's. This was the interview that Lennon stated The Beatles were "bigger than Jesus Christ". Finally...I was lucky enough to get in touch with Maxwell Atoms (Creator of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" on Cartoon Network) Nice guy, and funny too. New episodes are in production right now however I was promised a chat soon. If he allows me to post it here, I will. -For the gals, he also did Atomic Betty. -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: Putting the "ism" into "terror" and making terrorism fun for the kids!

Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Putting the "ism" into "terror" and making terrorism fun for the kids!

From the "Now I've seen everything department" comes an import from overseas that is geared towards the kids. Playmobil has been around for years...mainly through mail order and FAO Scwartz Toy Stores. These toys arrive from Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark or somewhere else across the "Big Pond". So, now this is entertainment. A playset that lets the kids pretend they're a shoe bomber or someone smuggling liquid explosives onto a plane. Just like real life, these little characters are made to take off their shoes and clothes for a cavity search if the security guard thinks you're up to no good. The airport itself is sold on it's own but includes a jet plane. When the Muslim looking man makes it past the sleeping security guard and boards the plane, your kid can throw the plane into the wall where it breaks into a million pieces. I thought this thing was a joke. Not so. It sells through mail order for nine pounds. However that translates into American money is indeed a mystery to me. Can we say "bad taste?" Methinks so. From kids toys I jump ahead to Sunday morning talk shows. No Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien or Jon Stewart and the Daily Show making fun of Robin Williams and Mel Gibson spending some time in rehab. No, we're still on the subject of "terror". Today on Meet The Press, substitute host for the vacationing Tim Russert, David Gregory was pleased as punch to welcome Head of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. Why this guy agreed to be on the show is a mystery to me. He didn't want to say anything. So, they tell us not to worry however, they can't say anything because it jeoprodizes the cause. I call that a "double edged sword". Terror from Washington, and terror from overseas. A few sidenotes...Former WWE/ECW/WCW Superstar Chris Jericho is debuting on a new FOX television show where famous people do an "American Idol" type thing with singing. Jericho isn't wrestling anymore. He has a daily show on XM Satellite Radio and makes crappy "B" movies on The Sci-Fi Network. Puzzling to me, is the fact that his band "Fozzy" has a few CD's out. I don't know what we're trying to prove here....When I heard of the death of Michael Douglas, I thought it was the actor. For almost the last 20 years, every film he's done has been a clone of Fatal Attraction. Nope, the guy that died was the former talk show host whose claim to fame was having John Lennon on in the early 1970's. This was the interview that Lennon stated The Beatles were "bigger than Jesus Christ". Finally...I was lucky enough to get in touch with Maxwell Atoms (Creator of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" on Cartoon Network) Nice guy, and funny too. New episodes are in production right now however I was promised a chat soon. If he allows me to post it here, I will. -For the gals, he also did Atomic Betty.

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