Blather: That's Jurisprudence, Baby

September 09, 2003

That's Jurisprudence, Baby

Wham-O is suing the studio and production company behind "Dickie Roberts" because of a scene in which the David Spade character attempts a waterless slide, causing a painfully chafed dermis (...and hilarity!!!). AP notes that Wham-O is also the manufacturer of the Frisbee, the Hula Hoop and the Superball, a virtual Death Squad of dangerous "toys" which have been responsible for over fourteen million child fatalities since 1966. (Via boingboing.)

Sep 9, 2003 2:59:38 PM | Fun With Jurisprudence

3 Comments

I wonder if Wham-O ever made lawn darts: the true monarch of all dangerous toys. Check out this site for a really neat graphic!
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5053.html

Posted by: Jessi Buchanan | September 09, 2003 at 04:02 PM

lawn darts... how could I have forgotten lawn darts, in all their eye-poking dangerousness.

Posted by: Bill | September 09, 2003 at 04:10 PM

I saw one of Wham-O's legal representatives on the TV news the other day, and by the end of the piece she had only succeeded in convincing me that their product really was dangerous, and if I had kids I shouldn't get one for them. Nice own goal, guys.

Posted by: eldan | September 12, 2003 at 01:02 PM

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