Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/10/03/just-dropped-play-dohs-poop.html
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Will I be expelled for suggesting this is a good idea to get all those anal adults to face their inner child?
(With all this play-d’oh poop around, a Freudian slip is going to happen sooner or later anyway. )
My dog ate some crayons… I’m good.
Paul Conroy will be making his own Play-Doh from now on. What are the odds this is true? What are the odds he even has children?
I mean, lean into it.
Thank you, Picard, for yet-again expressing the inexpressible
German version is way better:
I don’t think the poop thing is inherently problematic, and i can appreciate some poop jokes but i just gotta wonder why the people at Play Doh thought it was a good idea. I don’t really get it
A missed opportunity for re-branding: Play-Doo
I think it’s OK to play with poop as long as it’s a learning experience. For example: if kids learn it’s fucking disgusting to play with poop.
No Mr. Potatohead-style Trump hair?
“Play-Doh Poop Troop: Shit just got real.”
A glance at his Facebook page is all you need. There are some pretty nutty people amongst the unhappy comments.
To be fair, it’s actually pretty easy to make DIY play dough; growing up, my kid came home from camp or daycare more than once with plastic baggies of the stuff.
That said, his vehement overreaction is really… something.
[looks down at date]
[no, not April]
hm…
The same price as Korn Koffee…
…I can’t decide.
I’m told many kinks start quite early.
Not fair OR funny, guilty, guilty as charged.
Maybe branding it as shit will make kids less likely to eat it? Might have a small public health benefit.