Toypeedo

[mollykins]

There's a toy for children being released called a toypeedo. Your thought?


BTW is a toy version of a torpeedo if you were wondering, not an action figure of a peedo.

[benny3008]

Ha, sounds way too dodgy!

[mollykins]

That's what I thought, I heard something on the radio about it.

[gingejbee]

.... the second "action figure" would be a "toypaedo".

[bibblebub]

It's in The Now Show in R4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/...al_guest_Jon_Culshaw/

as is the new Transformer which hasn't been made available over here because of its name.

[mollykins]

which is what bibble?

[Dris]

Jee I spluttered there-surely they cant be serious ???

gingebee -what you on about (bit graphic)...

[bibblebub]

the new transformer is called Spastic everywhere except here

[Dris]

Really? What are the manufacturers thinking about with those names?

[bibblebub]

that word doesn't have quite the same connotation in America

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic

[NazNomad]

To me, 'spastic' means it doesn't work as it should (medically). To give a toy a name that implies it doesn't work is just daft.

Same as trying to sell the Chevy Nova in South America.

[steg]

they should rename it "stoat the baw"