Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 05:12:54 AM
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8739768
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Police are asking parents to pay extra attention when they purchase their child a Happy Meal from McDonald's. News On 6's Rusty Surette reports officers are concerned about the fast food chain's new Spy Gear toy.
McDonald's new Spy Gear toy is enough to keep children entertained, but the laser light coming from them could be a hazard to police.
"It could be misinterpreted by an officer or another person as a weapons sighting system and whoever perceives the threat could react in an unfortunate manor," Norman Police Capt. Leonard Judy said.
Norman police are hoping the meal toy doesn't create an unhappy encounter with an officer who thinks the light may be coming from a real weapon.
Russell Burgess, a father of two, agrees.
"I would see where they might have confusion, but if you're a responsible parent keeping control of your kid, I don't see where there would be a problem," Burgess said.
Police are taking no chances. They asked that parents keep a close eye on children who are playing with the "Secret Wrist Beam" and other similar toys.
"If a child does have access to a laser device of any kind, parents are strongly encouraged to monitor their use of that," Judy said.
McDonald's plans to give the toy with Happy Meals for one week. After the week's end, it will then distribute the "Spy Guard Motion Alarm," a toy that has a siren.
The corporate offices for McDonald's were contacted, but could not be reached for a comment.
McDonald's new Spy Gear toy is enough to keep children entertained, but the laser light coming from them could be a hazard to police.
"It could be misinterpreted by an officer or another person as a weapons sighting system and whoever perceives the threat could react in an unfortunate manor," Norman Police Capt. Leonard Judy said.
Norman police are hoping the meal toy doesn't create an unhappy encounter with an officer who thinks the light may be coming from a real weapon.
Russell Burgess, a father of two, agrees.
"I would see where they might have confusion, but if you're a responsible parent keeping control of your kid, I don't see where there would be a problem," Burgess said.
Police are taking no chances. They asked that parents keep a close eye on children who are playing with the "Secret Wrist Beam" and other similar toys.
"If a child does have access to a laser device of any kind, parents are strongly encouraged to monitor their use of that," Judy said.
McDonald's plans to give the toy with Happy Meals for one week. After the week's end, it will then distribute the "Spy Guard Motion Alarm," a toy that has a siren.
The corporate offices for McDonald's were contacted, but could not be reached for a comment.
Post by: Manedwolf on July 26, 2008, 05:25:14 AM
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 05:33:55 AM
Post by: Jamisjockey on July 26, 2008, 05:42:16 AM
Fearmongering 101.
Post by: Manedwolf on July 26, 2008, 05:42:33 AM
Well I don't doubt that. However, I don't have access to a McDonald's. The closest one I know of is in Kuwait and they don't sell Happy Meals.
They could expand into the extremist market in other countries around there by selling Unhappy Meals? The food isn't halal and can't be eaten, and there's a broken toy with tag saying that it's Israel's fault.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 05:47:27 AM
Well I don't doubt that. However, I don't have access to a McDonald's. The closest one I know of is in Kuwait and they don't sell Happy Meals.
They could expand into the extremist market in other countries around there by selling Unhappy Meals? The food isn't halal and can't be eaten, and there's a broken toy with tag saying that it's Israel's fault.
Well the one I am speaking of is actually on a CF base in Kuwait. It is the base you fly in and out of as you come into theater.
Post by: Manedwolf on July 26, 2008, 05:54:27 AM
Well I don't doubt that. However, I don't have access to a McDonald's. The closest one I know of is in Kuwait and they don't sell Happy Meals.
They could expand into the extremist market in other countries around there by selling Unhappy Meals? The food isn't halal and can't be eaten, and there's a broken toy with tag saying that it's Israel's fault.
Well the one I am speaking of is actually on a CF base in Kuwait. It is the base you fly in and out of as you come into theater.
Yes, I know. It's not exactly the target market, the entire region outside bases. People would be wondering why Hamburglar still has hands.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 06:07:25 AM
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
People's Republic of China
Hong Kong
Macau
Taiwan
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Samoa
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
United States
American Samoa
Guam
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe
The list of where there are McDonald's. They are in Kuwait.
Post by: freakazoid on July 26, 2008, 06:49:10 AM
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 07:24:04 AM
What exactly would the situation be like where a police officer would mistake a kid with a toy, one that doesn't even look like a gun, as a laser being emitted from one. Have they never even heard of laser pointers. How often do they have guns with laser pointers pointed at them that it just becomes a reaction to think that they have a gun pointed at them whenever they see a laser light.
If it is dark and all you see is a red dot on you, your first instinct is laser sight.
Post by: Manedwolf on July 26, 2008, 07:34:10 AM
What exactly would the situation be like where a police officer would mistake a kid with a toy, one that doesn't even look like a gun, as a laser being emitted from one. Have they never even heard of laser pointers. How often do they have guns with laser pointers pointed at them that it just becomes a reaction to think that they have a gun pointed at them whenever they see a laser light.
If it is dark and all you see is a red dot on you, your first instinct is laser sight.
I seriously doubt it's a laser. I think it's what's in the Nerf guns now. A T 1 3/4 red LED behind a cheap plastic lens. It makes a messy splotch of light on a wall out to about eight to ten feet, then it's just a flashlight.
If there's any sort of "dot", they are standing right next to the kid. It's a red flashlight.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 07:35:57 AM
Post by: mtnbkr on July 26, 2008, 07:43:33 AM
Chris
Post by: K Frame on July 26, 2008, 07:50:26 AM
The difference is she's four...
And she can use the English language properly.
Quick, everyone! A rousing chorus of the pedant song!
Post by: mtnbkr on July 26, 2008, 08:10:08 AM
And she can use the English language properly.
Quick, everyone! A rousing chorus of the pedant song!
Quick, everyone! A rousing chorus of the pedant song!
Next time I'm posting while simultaneously talking to my wife and installing Linux on a Mac Cube, I'll remember to consult my grammar guide in order to not offend you.
Chris
Post by: K Frame on July 26, 2008, 08:13:55 AM
Isn't that cute...
Post by: mtnbkr on July 26, 2008, 09:08:10 AM
Chris
Post by: K Frame on July 26, 2008, 09:14:00 AM
*expletive deleted*it.
Or in this case, no *expletive deleted*it I'm afraid...
Post by: mtnbkr on July 26, 2008, 10:10:50 AM
Or in this case, no *expletive deleted*it I'm afraid...
Contrast that with your sig: If you can make it past the humidity of doom, the beltway of death, and the Abby of unremitting pain, you're welcome to what little crap I've got.
Chris
Post by: seeker_two on July 26, 2008, 11:29:06 AM
What exactly would the situation be like where a police officer would mistake a kid with a toy, one that doesn't even look like a gun, as a laser being emitted from one. Have they never even heard of laser pointers. How often do they have guns with laser pointers pointed at them that it just becomes a reaction to think that they have a gun pointed at them whenever they see a laser light.
If it is dark and all you see is a red dot on you, your first instinct is laser sight.
wmenorr67: In your situation, it's a good instinct. For the LEO patrolling the McKids playground or most residential neighborhoods, not so much.....
Any shooter outside of a war zone should remember Rule #4.....
Post by: Jamisjockey on July 26, 2008, 11:36:10 AM
Dammit, I forgot to take mine before I left the house this morning.
*expletive deleted*it.
Or in this case, no *expletive deleted*it I'm afraid...
*expletive deleted*it.
Or in this case, no *expletive deleted*it I'm afraid...
Um, yeah.....I know where that one's going.
Post by: seeker_two on July 26, 2008, 12:00:36 PM
Dammit, I forgot to take mine before I left the house this morning.
*expletive deleted*it.
Or in this case, no *expletive deleted*it I'm afraid...
*expletive deleted*it.
Or in this case, no *expletive deleted*it I'm afraid...
Um, yeah.....I know where that one's going.
We really need to make Ned a moderator for threads like this.....
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on July 26, 2008, 04:22:23 PM
and why didn't they have cool crap like that when i was a kid.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 26, 2008, 07:45:57 PM
What exactly would the situation be like where a police officer would mistake a kid with a toy, one that doesn't even look like a gun, as a laser being emitted from one. Have they never even heard of laser pointers. How often do they have guns with laser pointers pointed at them that it just becomes a reaction to think that they have a gun pointed at them whenever they see a laser light.
If it is dark and all you see is a red dot on you, your first instinct is laser sight.
wmenorr67: In your situation, it's a good instinct. For the LEO patrolling the McKids playground or most residential neighborhoods, not so much.....
Any shooter outside of a war zone should remember Rule #4.....
Hell I would have a better chance of being shot while walking the streets in the US than I do overhere right now.
danny, a boy that a coustomer/friend of my employers had one when they came to pick up there dogs today. it does not appear threating and its 'laser beam' is just a rather weak red light. folks, its just a neat toy. nothing more.
and why didn't they have cool crap like that when i was a kid.
and why didn't they have cool crap like that when i was a kid.
What you still aren't a kid. My wife tells me everyday I am here biggest kid, and I am 40.
Post by: Harold Tuttle on July 27, 2008, 03:39:14 AM
Secret Wrist Beam: a wrist-mounted gadget that transforms to reveal a bright red laser-like light.
Spy Guard Motion Alarm: a padlock-style alarm with siren.
Spy Disc Defender: a hand-held disc shooter; discs are launched from a secret storage compartment beneath a flip-top lid.
Invisible Message Pen: a pocket-sized covert communication system with one invisible ink pen and one revealer pen.
Rear View Spy Scope: two tools in one a magnification lens to see distant objects close-up, plus a pop-out mirror to monitor what's going on behind you.
Mobile Message Bot: a rev-and-release vehicle that automatically pops its top to reveal encrypted messages, readable only by the spy facing the device.
http://www.happymeal.com/en_US/standalone.html?s=BoyIntro&swfH=450&swfW=772&bs=girlintro&swf=/en_US/swf3/sections/toys/boyintro/intropreloader.swf&bgc=%23000000&ID=#BoyIntro
Post by: Ned Hamford on July 27, 2008, 05:05:03 AM
We really need to make Ned a moderator for threads like this.....
Well, if its not mine it holds much less interest to me. Rather like other people's blood. Seeing a giant swath of it on the wall would be much more disturbing if it were mine.
:resumes watching horror movies:
Post by: Tallpine on July 27, 2008, 11:05:45 AM
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and why didn't they have cool crap like that when i was a kid.
When I was a kid we had this neat stuff called "dirt" to play with.
We would build roads and castles and whole little cities out of it.
Not to mention you could take a wad of it and throw it, and it would "explode" on impact.
Post by: Balog on July 28, 2008, 02:18:50 PM
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on July 28, 2008, 02:41:14 PM
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and why didn't they have cool crap like that when i was a kid.
When I was a kid we had this neat stuff called "dirt" to play with.
We would build roads and castles and whole little cities out of it.
Not to mention you could take a wad of it and throw it, and it would "explode" on impact.
yeah yeah yeah, and you rode dinosourse to school, and you loved it. whatever.
i want nifty toys. best happy meal toy (and this was about 2 years ago) was a my little pony with her own little stall. she sits and watches me type.
Post by: Scout26 on July 28, 2008, 06:27:41 PM
Post by: seeker_two on July 29, 2008, 01:04:09 AM
We were too poor to have dirt to play with, we would dream of the day when we could afford dirt.
We had dirt.....but my mom made us wash it before we could play with it.....ever try to give dirt a bath?.....
Post by: chaim on July 29, 2008, 06:13:10 AM
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I don't think they're offering those around here now. I ate at McD's with my family the other day. Both me and Abby got happy meals and neither one had the spy toys. I got a transformer, she got some bobblehead thing.
Chris
Quote from: Mike Irwin
"Both me and Abby got happy meals and neither one had the spy toys."
The difference is she's four...
And she can use the English language properly.
Quick, everyone! A rousing chorus of the pedant song! laugh
Quote from: mtnbkr
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 26, 2008, 07:50:26 AM
And she can use the English language properly.
Quick, everyone! A rousing chorus of the pedant song! laugh
Tongue
Next time I'm posting while simultaneously talking to my wife and installing Linux on a Mac Cube, I'll remember to consult my grammar guide in order to not offend you. Wink
Chris
Quote from: Mike Irwin
Aw... He wants a cookie for being a multi-tasker...
Isn't that cute... grin
You know, I've been seeing this stuff from you guys for a while (lurking here, reading at THR in the past to a lesser degree) and I just have to ask:
1) In a previous life were you guys husband and wife?
OR
2) Are you guys actually brothers?
Either one of those would explain a lot
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 29, 2008, 06:15:49 AM
Post by: chaim on July 29, 2008, 06:20:21 AM
They are neither as far as I know. Just two guys that hang out together. One single the other married with a daughter, Abby, that likes to beat up Mike.
Maybe they were supposed to be brothers but just happened to be born to different mothers
Post by: mtnbkr on July 29, 2008, 06:21:41 AM
1) In a previous life were you guys husband and wife?
Not only no, but hell no!
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2) Are you guys actually brothers?
Remember the movie Twins with Devito and the Governator? Well, I'm not Devito.
If you had come out Sunday, you too could join in the fun.
Chris
Post by: K Frame on July 29, 2008, 09:06:10 AM
While I have the body and hair of Danny DeVito (as well as the Louis DePalma personality), Mtnbkr has NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING of Ahhhnold. In fact, he could be the anti-Ahhhnold.
It's simply a case of I know the guy, and I like to give him a hard time.
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on July 29, 2008, 09:52:10 AM
If we were, he was definitely the wife.
While I have the body and hair of Danny DeVito (as well as the Louis DePalma personality), Mtnbkr has NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING of Ahhhnold. In fact, he could be the anti-Ahhhnold.
It's simply a case of I know the guy, and I like to give him a hard time.
While I have the body and hair of Danny DeVito (as well as the Louis DePalma personality), Mtnbkr has NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING of Ahhhnold. In fact, he could be the anti-Ahhhnold.
It's simply a case of I know the guy, and I like to give him a hard time.
and then he gets abby to beat you up.
Post by: chaim on July 29, 2008, 11:29:38 AM
If we were, he was definitely the wife.
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While I have the body and hair of Danny DeVito (as well as the Louis DePalma personality), Mtnbkr has NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING of Ahhhnold. In fact, he could be the anti-Ahhhnold.
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It's simply a case of I know the guy, and I like to give him a hard time.
Yeah, I figured that, but...where is the fun in that.
Actually, the best friends are usually those who you can give such a hard time.
Post by: seeker_two on July 29, 2008, 04:00:32 PM
If we were, he was definitely the wife.
If that's the case, you must have been extremely wealthy.....'cause I can't figure any other way it could have happened....
Post by: K Frame on July 29, 2008, 08:17:06 PM
Simple.
In that life he didn't have any standards.
Not much different than in this life, really.