Things meant for children that are supposed to be cute but are somehow highly disturbing instead.

I discovered this when my son got this same toy. Of course the dirty adult that I am, I tried to make this little caterpiller cuss to see if it would. You can set the switch to say the letter or sound the letter phonetically, and on either setting, it will just laugh at you if you try and make it say something "naughty". In fact, the laugh is almost creepy! But trying anything like the F sound followed by the K sound, and it just laughs. The S sound followed by the H and T sound, it laughs. I would imagine this was discovered in the test group phase and of course, little Johnny (we all know him, right?) made the caterpiller into Eddie Murphy in "Raw"!

Here is one that has been erased from the internet almost completely, due to lots of complaints and the guys wife calling out the lawyers on anyone who posts it to utube.

You will have a bit of a wait to see it as there is an advertisement at the beginning but well worth it if you like shivers.

Link below
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Regards, Iwinder

S&F to the OP.

Years ago a friend - who collects unusual items including toys - showed me a toy and asked me what I thought Children might learn from it.

The toy was a large hippo mouth and the teeth were large and coloured - the game meant putting your fingers inside the mouth and you would be bitten!

She also had a snow cone with baby Jesus and some items I could not begin to describe.

Much Peace...

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maybe if you figured out how to spell it you might get a bit farther.

Lmao, this is a pretty awesome thread. I used to have these creepy Dinosaur Attack cards when I was young... here's a few...

Originally posted by xXxinfidelxXx
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maybe if you figured out how to spell it you might get a bit farther.

What are you talking about?

Originally posted by Leftist

This is a character from Stephen Kings Dark Tower series called Blaine the Mono and is intended to be unsettling.

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That is fear and Loathing Style business my friend!
"All aboard!"

If I remember correctly, the character, Jake, briefly discusses how things that are meant for kids are creepy.




Actually it is Charlie the Choo Choo from a book Jake was reading

Originally posted by ziggypogo
If I remember correctly, the character, Jake, briefly discusses how things that are meant for kids are creepy.

edit on 19-4-2012 by ziggypogo because: Same answer in previous post

Actually it is Charlie the Choo Choo from a book Jake was reading

edit on 19-4-2012 by ziggypogo because: (no reason given)

You are correct, I was mistaken. That is Charlie the Choo Choo...

Charlie the Choo-Choo was a book purchased by Jake Chambers at The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind. It tells the story of Charlie the Choo-Choo and Engineer Bob. In the book, Charlie is very friendly and dependable, yet Charlie's smile is often described as being untrustworthy. Charlie bears many similarities to Blaine the Mono.

Charlie the Choo-Choo

Blaine is a pain, and that is the truth.

I can't believe this one hasn't been posted yet:



I still creep out at this guy!

Im a long time Edward Gorey fan. Art and literature thats already dark can take on scary dimensions when children are involved simply because the world is very different... (and often scarier) when viewed through the eyes of a child.

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it's embed, not inbed.

Originally posted by xXxinfidelxXx
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it's embed, not inbed.

Dude, please mellow out. For the sake of your own bloodpressure if nothing else.

There are two toys not yet mentioned,but they are only disturbing when they are put together...
They are Elmo and the Cookie monster from sesame street.
One is voice activated,the other tickle activated.
When put together they start behaving in lets just say a somewhat "adult"manner.

Not sure if i'll get slapped for posting it here,so look for it on YT if you fancy.

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*spits coffee out*

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Why does this feel so demonic? funnily,trippy and interesting,im a christian,so im a bit paranoid too watch the whole thing in case its some sort of cult...seriously...

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That's too funny.



ETA: If they didn't snip the Tarzan vid I posted, this should be OK.

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Oh how I wish I could. Life would be alot simpler if I could, but you have to realize that improper spelling is a sure sign that the poster didn't want to put in the effort into their post, which is the main reason why ATS has gone from a great way to find alternative news to nothing more than a glorified "water hole" for people who have no real business posting in anything other than the Off-Topic forums. You have to admit, if people put just a shred of effort into their posts, ATS would instantly jump up a couple of notches in my book. Grammar and spelling carelessness is actually a very fast way to tell if someone actually knows what they are talking about, or in most cases, that they really don't have a clue what they are talking about or are just too lazy to spell check (which is no excuse, as any misspelled word is underlined in red). The laziness is what really gets under my skin, not lack of intelligence, which is at no fault to the individual.

Originally posted by xXxinfidelxXx
reply to post by Leftist

 

Oh how I wish I could. Life would be alot simpler if I could, but you have to realize that improper spelling is a sure sign that the poster didn't want to put in the effort into their post, which is the main reason why ATS has gone from a great way to find alternative news to nothing more than a glorified "water hole" for people who have no real business posting in anything other than the Off-Topic forums. You have to admit, if people put just a shred of effort into their posts, ATS would instantly jump up a couple of notches in my book. Grammar and spelling carelessness is actually a very fast way to tell if someone actually knows what they are talking about, or in most cases, that they really don't have a clue what they are talking about or are just too lazy to spell check (which is no excuse, as any misspelled word is underlined in red). The laziness is what really gets under my skin, not lack of intelligence, which is at no fault to the individual.

A lot. Two words. The use of paragraphs would really increase the read-ability of your post as well.

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