Elmo says, "Who wants to DIE?!"

[Pariah]

I heard this story on the radio the other day about an Elmo potty training book that has some buttons that play some audio clips.

I thought, "hey, we've got one of those."

The story went on to say that one of the buttons says, "Who wants to die?"

And then I thought, "hmm. Can't be our book. I'm pretty sure it doesn't say that."

The story continued and told how these books were in limited quantity because of a recall. Some of them have been selling on Ebay for $60.

So, I get home and press all the buttons on the Elmo book. Sure enough, Elmo asked me (after laughing like a maniac), "Who wants to die?"

Well, I can't have that sort of satanic talk in my house withini earshot of my son, so now I'm peddeling the sick little guy on Ebay (the book, not my son).

Ebay Auction for Sicko Elmo Bookhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Potty-Time-With...goryZ279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[thirty-two]

 

[brianarizona]

post on here how much you end up selling that thing on ebay for

 

[Pariah]

I will. Looks like most of them go for around $20, though.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Toddler's Talking Elmo Book Asks 'Who Wants To Die?'
Company Receives Several Complaints

A mother in Dallas is one of several parents complaining about a new interactive book for toddlers in which Sesame Street character Elmo asks "who wants to die?" according to a Local 6 News report.

Family members said 16-month-old Miranda Boll's new book, "Potty Time With Elmo," was supposed to teach an interactive lesson using voice commands.

However, when the book's buttons are pressed, it reportedly says something it is not supposed to -- "who wants to die?"

"It's a sick joke," mother Angela Bolls said. "If it's a joke then it's a bad one, you know? And it's not necessary. It's inappropriate."

Bolls said she checked another copy of the same book and found that it says something completely different; "Who wants to try to go potty?"

The company that makes the book said it has had several complaints concerning the book, according to the report.

 

[Pariah]

This is really disappointing. With 2 minutes left it's at $7.50.

 

[Pariah]

Hooray!

Winning bid: $18.39

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Hooray!

Winning bid: $18.39

Nice!

 

[thirty-two]

Hooray!

Winning bid: $18.39

i have a love/hate relationship with last minute bidders.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Lol.

 

[Ryanwb]

So you stole your son's book and sold it for comic book money on Ebay?

 

[bratwurst]

That kinda change will get you far in the quarter booths at zorbas... right Ryan?

 

[CQ]

i have a love/hate relationship with last minute bidders.

Me too! I love to BE a last minute bidder, yet I HATE it when other people snipe me on my bids!

 

[thirty-two]

Me too! I love to BE a last minute bidder, yet I HATE it when other people snipe me on my bids!

exactly!!!

 

[Ryanwb]

That kinda change will get you far in the quarter booths at zorbas... right Ryan?

Like 10 minutes, but that's 1992 prices I'm talkin' bout

 

[Pariah]

So you stole your son's book and sold it for comic book money on Ebay?

Yeah, I took the book that I bought for $5, found out it asked my son if he wanted to die, and sold it for a $13 profit. That's the story in a nutshell.

Any more questions?

PS--My son has plenty of age-appropriate books that don't question his mortality.

PPS--Yeah, the money did go to paypal, which I use to buy comic books.

PPPS--I guess Ben will have to learn to deal with pooping in his pants for the next 10 years because I sold his only chance at learning to crap on the pot with the book all of us grew up with. ....what? you never even knew there was a muppet named Elmo? Hmmm, maybe Ben will be okay after all....

 

[SuperSpck]

Aw crap I bought that book for my niece this Christmas.
Gotta make a phone call now.

 

[phillycard]

Who want's to die!!!!???

 

[Dback Jon]

That kinda change will get you far in the quarter booths at zorbas... right Ryan?

Quarter booths? Man, you are behind the times......

 

[Pariah]

Aw crap I bought that book for my niece this Christmas.
Gotta make a phone call now.

So, was it the "bad" book, or the "good" book?

 

[Red Dawn]

Whoever bought that obviously hasn't ever seen the Seinfeld episode where George tries to return the book he took into the bathroom. ewwwwwww

 

[Pariah]

Whoever bought that obviously hasn't ever seen the Seinfeld episode where George tries to return the book he took into the bathroom. ewwwwwww

Obviously, you've never tried to potty train a kid. That book is clean, unfortunately.

Now, on the other hand, the comic books I sent to BIM...well, let's just say I wouldn't have been able to return them.