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__Smurf__
12/16/11 4:55:00 AM
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Yet you can buy a gun.

what is wrong with you people.

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voltch
12/16/11 4:57:00 AM
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Wait, Kinder, as in the egg versions of Kinder Buenos?

.........it has to be because of the choke on small toys thing right,

But in that case why are Happy Meals from McDonalds legal damnit!

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Leebo86
12/16/11 5:00:00 AM
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Yeah, I demand that Happy Meal toys be guns that come inside a chocolate ball.

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__Smurf__
12/16/11 5:02:00 AM
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From: voltch | #002
Wait, Kinder, as in the egg versions of Kinder Buenos?


Yep and the ice cream bars Pingui and Maxi.

Best chocolate.

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__Smurf__
12/16/11 5:05:00 AM
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I found this article about "kinder egg smugglers" and all the resources the US put in to prevent it absolutely hilarious

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/01/10/man-kinder-surprise-border.html

The U.S. takes catching illegal Kinder candy seriously, judging by the number of them they've confiscated in the last year. Officials said they've seized more than 25,000 of the treats in 2,000 separate seizures.

Its like a real life South Park town.

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__Smurf__
12/16/11 5:08:00 AM
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Funny as well since I remember as a kid the container the toy is in is difficult to open. You'd need a parent to open it for you if you're young enough to legitimately think eating toys is a good idea.

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voltch
12/16/11 5:09:00 AM
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you could swallow the capsule whole i guess, though even then it'd be pretty hard.

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__Smurf__
12/16/11 5:18:00 AM
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they're pretty huge, it'd be like trying to swallow a yo-yo.

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Liquid Wind
12/16/11 5:26:00 AM
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__Smurf__ posted...
Yet you can buy a gun.

they're trying to change this too

don't forget that as of next month light bulbs will be illegal

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Menji76
12/16/11 5:35:00 AM
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We're in the wrong because we care about saving our children?

...okay

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Senjougaharaism
12/16/11 6:01:00 AM
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didn't you make this topic before

also kinder chocolate is pretty whatever, although buenos are okay I guess

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__Smurf__
12/16/11 6:02:00 AM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedamnmushroom/4475677154/

Considering those are legal and every other country manages to protect their children from products clearly labelled "not suitable for children aged 3 and under", unless american parents are substantially more stupid than the curve it shouldn't be a problem.

I'd say its more to do with discouraging foreign imports, the candy market in American is pretty insular. Kinder is a pretty huge chocolate franchise that maybe they don't want running rampant. I notice looking at the Ferrero site the European version has their chocolate range pretty prominent, the American site is only Tic Tacs and Nutella.

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Menji76
12/16/11 6:02:00 AM
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http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mother+calls+for+ban+after+girl+chokes+on+Kinder+egg.-a060703736

7 People have died from choking, seems like it could have been prevented if they were banned everywhere.

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greengravy294
12/16/11 6:02:00 AM
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only the internet would care about not having a chocolate ball in Amerika.

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ff6man
12/16/11 6:06:00 AM
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Can't tell if Menji is trolling or not, but rofl, that's hilarious. <3'd Kinder Eggs as a child.

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:09:00 AM
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From: Menji76 | #014
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mother+calls+for+ban+after+girl+chokes+on+Kinder+egg.-a060703736

7 People have died from choking, seems like it could have been prevented if they were banned everywhere.


'' We as parents are really stupid, we should then ban these toys because it's totally their fault and not ours! ''

I mean the capsule inside the egg is nigh impossible to swallow because of how huge it is, and it's kinda hard to open so children can't do it easily.

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Denzokuken
12/16/11 6:13:00 AM
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Menji76 posted...
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mother+calls+for+ban+after+girl+chokes+on+Kinder+egg.-a060703736

7 People have died from choking, seems like it could have been prevented if they were banned everywhere.


Thousands of people have died from choking on food, seems like it could have been prevented if it was banned everywhere

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xCha0s
12/16/11 6:22:00 AM
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guns can be used to protect yourself. kinder eggs are chocolate with a useless choking hazard for little kids thrown inside. i can see why theyre banned, why would you put a toy in a chocolate egg meant to be eaten, that appeals to little kids who can choke on it? screw that, im all for that ban. what if someone tried to give one away on halloween or easter, and some kid choked on it? do you defend needles in candy too, since you should know better and inspect your chocolate that came from strangers?
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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:23:00 AM
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From: xCha0s | #019
guns can be used to protect yourself. kinder eggs are chocolate with a useless choking hazard for little kids thrown inside. i can see why theyre banned, why would you put a toy in a chocolate egg meant to be eaten, that appeals to little kids who can choke on it? screw that, im all for that ban. what if someone tried to give one away on halloween or easter, and some kid choked on it? do you defend needles in candy too, since you should know better and inspect your chocolate that came from strangers?


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xCha0s
12/16/11 6:25:00 AM
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A few hundred people die from bees each year, let's put TSA in every corn field because something bad MIGHT happen.

exactly. guns arent banned in america, they are everywhere else because you can "kill people with it" lame excuse, they can be used to protect your life.
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FAHtastic
12/16/11 6:27:00 AM
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Guns don't kill people, Kinder eggs do. I saw it in a post on GameFAQs.

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nintendogirl1
12/16/11 6:32:00 AM
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From: FAHtastic | #023
Guns don't kill people, Kinder eggs do. I saw it in a post on GameFAQs.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4QBxWEoPgI/Tej_jIqJTwI/AAAAAAAAAVo/snIXvpil_2k/s1600/facebook-like-icon.pngnintendogirl1 likes this post.

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Suprak the Stud
12/16/11 6:32:00 AM
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This absolutely needed its own topic.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/61366682

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Biolizard28
12/16/11 6:34:00 AM
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To be fair, it takes a special kind of moron to think putting solid, inedible objects inside of a chocolate shell wouldn't lead to at least a few instances of children choking on them.

A ban is a little harsh, but you're acting like it makes any amount of sense.

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:34:00 AM
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From: Suprak the Stud | #025
This absolutely needed its own topic.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/61366682



Guess so.

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neonreaper
12/16/11 6:35:00 AM
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I still know where to get them :)

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Biolizard28
12/16/11 6:36:00 AM
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From: __Smurf__ | #012
unless american parents are substantially more stupid than the curve it shouldn't be a problem


Nice try, btw

I see you haven't changed.

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:36:00 AM
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From: Biolizard28 | #026
To be fair, it takes a special kind of moron to think putting solid, inedible objects inside of a chocolate shell wouldn't lead to at least a few instances of children choking on them.

A ban is a little harsh, but you're acting like it makes any amount of sense.


Pretty much real size of the thing : external image

I doubt that children are so retarded that they'll try to swallow this gigantic thing.

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Biolizard28
12/16/11 6:39:00 AM
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You're going to have to define pretty much for me, homey.

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:41:00 AM
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From: Biolizard28 | #031
You're going to have to define pretty much for me, homey.


The actual thing is a tad bigger, I have difficulty fitting it in my mouth whole (I've tried, don't ask, and by fitting it in I mean also being able to close my mouth completely), and I'm a grown up man.

A children can't possible swallow that thing.

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Suprak the Stud
12/16/11 6:43:00 AM
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They eggs are huge. A kid couldn't fit that in his or her mouth if they wanted to.

But, the chocolate in meh and the toy is garbage. Here is one of the toys I got from a Kinder egg my friend brought me:

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That is a half naked stripper firefighting baby, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah. Don't be fooled by the non-Americans here. The law is stupid, but Kinder eggs aren't anything special. You're not missing out on anything.

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:46:00 AM
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From: Suprak the Stud | #034
They eggs are huge. A kid couldn't fit that in his or her mouth if they wanted to.

But, the chocolate in meh and the toy is garbage


There's a ton of variety though, you just go a crappy one!

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLargeImage?AdId=339042605

Look at al them toys!

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neonreaper
12/16/11 6:47:00 AM
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the toys are great when you are a kid

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Biolizard28
12/16/11 6:47:00 AM
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I'm not saying they're going to swallow the entire capsule at once like they're an effing boa.

If you give a child a piece of candy, and there's a toy or some crap inside, the child will likely believe that the toy is edible as well. Why else would it be inside a piece of candy?

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:48:00 AM
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From: Biolizard28 | #037
I'm not saying they're going to swallow the entire capsule at once like they're an effing boa.

If you give a child a piece of candy, and there's a toy or some crap inside, the child will likely believe that the toy is edible as well. Why else would it be inside a piece of candy?


Because their parents told them? When I was old enough to eat those thing I was old enough to understand basic stuff like that.

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muddersmilk
12/16/11 6:49:00 AM
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Biolizard28 posted...
I'm not saying they're going to swallow the entire capsule at once like they're an effing boa.

If you give a child a piece of candy, and there's a toy or some crap inside, the child will likely believe that the toy is edible as well. Why else would it be inside a piece of candy?


You tried to eat the prize in a box of Cracker Jacks as a child didn't you?

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neonreaper
12/16/11 6:50:00 AM
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__Smurf__ posted...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedamnmushroom/4475677154/

Considering those are legal and every other country manages to protect their children from products clearly labelled "not suitable for children aged 3 and under", unless american parents are substantially more stupid than the curve it shouldn't be a problem.

I'd say its more to do with discouraging foreign imports, the candy market in American is pretty insular. Kinder is a pretty huge chocolate franchise that maybe they don't want running rampant. I notice looking at the Ferrero site the European version has their chocolate range pretty prominent, the American site is only Tic Tacs and Nutella.


usually I agree with "follow the money" but no one was ever worried about Kinder running rampant in America!

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:50:00 AM
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Aaah yeah.

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Suprak the Stud
12/16/11 6:52:00 AM
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If you give a child a piece of candy, and there's a toy or some crap inside, the child will likely believe that the toy is edible as well. Why else would it be inside a piece of candy?

What? No, I mean, the toys themselves are pretty big too so they'd have to gulp it down without chewing.

And McDonald's Happy Meal toys are awesome when you're a kid. So are throwing rocks and armpit farts. Kids are dumb. That doesn't mean that this is a quality product.

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neonreaper
12/16/11 6:53:00 AM
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Suprak there is a circle of hell for those disparaging kinder eggs I want to save you

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FAHtastic
12/16/11 6:53:00 AM
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Don't you guys put toys in cereal in America? How many kids choke on those every year?

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Suprak the Stud
12/16/11 6:57:00 AM
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Suprak there is a circle of hell for those disparaging kinder eggs I want to save you

Haha, what is with non-Americans pretending that Kinder eggs are good? It isn't just here; a European friend of mine brought all of my friends Kinder eggs when she came back from vacation, and with breathless enthusiasm told us how they were the most amazing things blah blah blah.

We don't talk to her anymore.

Kinder eggs are TRASH. Deal with it.

Do I have to show you the stripping firefighting baby again? Because I will.

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GANON1025
12/16/11 6:58:00 AM
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hah, so in AMERIKKKA this candy is NOT ALOWED but yet MURDERS HAPPEN??

looks like PRE$IDENT O$AMA is leading a FACI$T $TATE

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neonreaper
12/16/11 6:59:00 AM
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calling me a non-American is probably the highest degree of sin allowed by the natural universe

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Ayuyu
12/16/11 6:59:00 AM
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From: Suprak the Stud | #045
Suprak there is a circle of hell for those disparaging kinder eggs I want to save you

Haha, what is with non-Americans pretending that Kinder eggs are good? It isn't just here; a European friend of mine brought all of my friends Kinder eggs when she came back from vacation, and with breathless enthusiasm told us how they were the most amazing things blah blah blah.

We don't talk to her anymore.

Kinder eggs are TRASH. Deal with it.

Do I have to show you the stripping firefighting baby again? Because I will.


Did Kinder Eggs rape your mother and made you sterile too?

You seem to have a real grudge towards them!

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Suprak the Stud
12/16/11 7:00:00 AM
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COME AT ME BRO

Also, according to Wikipedia:
"While Kinder eggs have been available in Canada since 1975, the product has never been allowed into the US for several reasons. In 1993 the Ferrero Group (the maker of Kinder eggs) applied to have the eggs sold in the USA, but was turned down because of a prohibition against having an inedible item inside an edible object. Products like Cracker Jack that contain inedible toys in the same package are not subject to the ban because the toy is in the box, not in the food. More recently, the US Consumer Products Safety Commission determined in 2008 that the product did not meet the small-parts requirement for toys for children under the age of three, creating a choking and asphyxiation hazard in young children. Since 1991, at least 7 children worldwide have died of choking after swallowing the toy inside the Kinder egg."

So...toys in cereal are allowed because they are separate in the box? I dunno how that makes sense, but whatever.

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FAHtastic
12/16/11 7:00:00 AM
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Suprak the Stud posted...
Kinder eggs are TRASH. Deal with it.

Maybe in Canadia-land, but we get stuff like this:

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Inflatable, paper cat balloon (I actually got a pig in mine, but I couldn't find a picture).

Check and mate.

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