Baby toy: 'I hate you': Family finds Christmas gift uttering 'subliminal' message

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 | By Diana Lynne

[JohnHuang2]

A Christmas toy intended to spread the peace and love of the holiday apparently spews hatred.

As first reported by The Columbian, a Vancouver, Wash., family discovered that the toy they unsuspectingly attached to their son's crib utters the words "I hate you" amid the rhythmic ocean sounds designed to lull the baby asleep.

Blanche Skelton told WorldNetDaily she was giving her 6-month-old, Alex, his medicine the other night when she heard the soft voice of a woman or little kid repeating the nasty message over and over.

"The voice has a softness to it. It sounds hypnotizing. ... I think it's creepy," Skelton said. "My husband thought I was crazy until he heard it." Skelton's in-laws and everyone who has visited the house since have heard it.

Skelton describes the toy as being shaped like a boat, blue and white with a big red anchor on the side where you push a button to make it play either music or the ocean sounds. The front has pictures of fish and water.

Blanche does not remember the name of the toy, but said the box bears the Wal-Mart brand label Kid Connection.

She said the toy appears to be a Wal-Mart version of a similar "Ocean Wonders Aquarium" toy made by Fisher-Price and sold by Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart's website ranks the Fisher-Price toy as its third best-selling product among toys for infants age 0 to 6 months.

The box indicates Wal-Mart's Kid Connection toy was made in China.

"You know China is not friends with us," Skelton said, speculating about the explanation for what she fears is a subliminal message hidden in the toy. "They're trying to get back at us. What's the best way? Teach kids when they're young to hate. It's scary."

"How many kids are lying in their crib listening to that?" Skelton's father-in-law, Gary Skelton, posed to The Columbian.

Blanche Skelton said she and her husband went to the local Wal-Mart in Hazel Dell the next day to report the bizarre phenomenon. Finding four or five identical toys on a clearance shelf, Blanche said she played the toy for an assistant manager who, she says, "could hear something," but wasn't sure the phrase was "I hate you."

Still, he pledged the toys would be removed from the shelf and said if the couple would bring in their toy, they could receive a full refund.

The store manager declined to comment for WorldNetDaily.

The Columbian reports the toys were gone from the shelves the next day, but Wal-Mart spokeswoman Karen Burk said no toys were pulled from the shelves in Hazel Dell.

Burk said this was the first time she'd heard complaints about the toy and said she was having difficulty investigating the Skeltons' claim due to lack of information.

"I have relayed this information to our merchandise team," Burk told WorldNetDaily. "We're looking into it to the best of our ability. This is an important situation. Any product that is not performing properly is important."

"We are always sorry that a customer is not happy with a product they purchased at our stores, and we encourage the customer to come back for a full refund," she added.

The Skeltons don't plan on taking Wal-Mart up on the refund offer.

"It still plays music," said Blanche, "and if we take it back we lose our proof."

[JohnHuang2]

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Quote of the Day by unsycophant

[Jael]

wow

[Diddle E. Squat]

A horrid Commie plot!

And I bet those Chi-coms were actually the ones responsible for those glasses that turned America crosseyed.

[sushiman]

Reminds me of that old Twilight Zone episode starring Telly Savalas ...His step-daughter comes home with a new doll that talks - Talkie Tina - which ticks Telly off as it was expensive . The doll constantly tells his daughter , " My name is Talkie Tina and I love you very much " , but when the kid or wifey leaves the room the doll says stuff like " I don't like you very much " , graduating to " I hate you " , to " I'm gonna kill you " . Eric ( Telly ) tries in vain to get rid of the doll , but in the end he trips over the doll at the top of a flight of stairs and falls to his death . The wife finds him at the bottom of the stairs , with the doll right next to him . The doll turns to her and says something like , " You'd better be nice to me , or you're next " ... Great stuff ...

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[new cruelty]

hehe, ok, thats just creepy.

The Skeltons should video tape the doll and put it on a website so everyone can see it.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

The chi coms make it look ever so innocent.

I wonder what furby and pokemon say in sublimenal ways...

And too think China is our friend...yeah right!!!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I would not doubt this articles fact

BumPing

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[Poohbah]

I would not doubt this articles fact

I would.

Generally, people who spot "subliminal messages" in kid's toys are the sort who are a few cans short of a six-pack...

[dfwgator]

Another doll made in China reportedly spewed "Death to Yankee Imperialist Running Dogs."

[dfwgator]

[MrB]

people who spot "subliminal messages"

It's just a bit of over-active pattern recognition.
Everyone has pattern recognition, it's a survival trait, but some are overactive.
These same people are the ones that go for conspiracy theories.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

All's subliminal means is repetitive. It says, I HATE YOU. May be an oooops or the chi coms are smert cookies that own us and before we demise as a country would love to see our culture self destruct.

If you have seen a FURBY DOLL and the pokemon craze in our kids, you may? think differently.

[ricpic]

"Another doll made in China reportedly spewed 'Death to Yankee Imperialist Running Dogs.' "

I imagine that message would go right over the heads of the intended target audience.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

There are no conspiracy theories if facts are produced.

Hillary coined this trick--Vast Right Wing Conspirators-- to discredit everything but her agenda.

Folks (myself included) were called nut cases for speaking about the new world order of the U.N.'s. Go read their web page, the NWO/Globalization facts are there. Heck, black helo's DO EXIST!

I do not trust China-PERIOD.

We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak We are all vast right wing conspirators that will be seen as nuts if we dare speak

[Coleus]

I wouldn't say that. A few yrs. ago, the movie theater industry and drive-in movie theatres came clean and stated that they did indeed show subliminal pictures (quick flashes of a snack) of pop corn and other treats to get the patrons to buy, reason being--that is where they made the greatest profit. The tactic is used, whether or not it works is a different story.

Those damn communists!

[Coleus]

VRWC ping

[Ciexyz]

The Furby doll was pretty creepy. Gave me the willies.

[Billthedrill]

Man, that's nuthin'. FR has this subliminal message playing constantly hereabouts - put on your tinfoil hats, don your earplugs, and CLICK HERE.

Scary...

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Subliminal experimentation has been used for many years. In a Belk Linsay store in Fla. is was piped into the elevator music throughout the store for employees/ shoppers to stop stealing. Shoplifting went way down afterwards.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Yep and China,Clinton's and Communisim give me the what was slick willy up too, willies.

[RabidBartender]

(Here's another popular seller this holiday season)

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I am sure that red China got mixed up in their china/english interpretation and meant I LOVE YOU to be piped into the infant toy. (Chances are few and far between)

[fatima]

Thanks for the ping,who would beleive this.

[wimpycat]

"My name is Talkie Tina and I don't forgive you!'

[Junior]

All's subliminal means is repetitive.

Nope. Subliminal means it is perceived unconsciously. Repetition has nothing to do with it.

[wimpycat]

"It still plays music," said Blanche, "and if we take it back we lose our proof."

So, let me get this straight...the toy purportedly says, "I hate you", but they want to keep it because it plays music, too.

FLAKES!!!!!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Some subliminal messages are conscience, i e.... the popcorn and pop and candy at the movies. Repetitiveness is how the message is finally perceived/learned/tought whether by sub conscience, conscience (directly or indirectly)

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I took it as, they want to keep it for proof of their claim.

[Junior]

The movie messages were inserted as a single frame spliced into the movie -- they whizzed by far too fast to be perceived consciously. Repitition is unecessary for effect; it is used to ensure that everyone gets a chance to "see" the ad (someone might have been blinking when it first was shown).

[null and void]

Everyone has pattern recognition, it's a survival trait, but some are overactive.
These same people are the ones that go for conspiracy theories.

No we don't!

[wimpycat]

What claim? Are they going to make a legal claim against the manufacturer?

[MattAMiller]

The tactic is used, whether or not it works is a different story.

It doesn't. Many studies have been done, none have detected any effect.

Sopes has an interesting article on it here

[Harley109]

"It's just a bit of over-active pattern recognition."

Does this mean I am wrong when I hear Jimmy Hendrix say, " 'Scuse me, while I eat my fries..." in the ong 'Purple Haze?

Mis hearing the words was the firs thing I suspected when reading this story too.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

So the flying pop corn, Junior mints, Ju-Ju Bees, Raisinettes, ICE COLD Dr. Pepper do nothing? Or do they add to the minutely small hidden subliminal message of GO BUY THESE THINGS NOW! BTW: If 'one' is not thirsty or hungry it can't work, right? Or does it only work on weaker minds or non tin foil hat wearers? Or what?

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I think they want others to be aware. And if you said something as nuts as this but it is true you would want to keep the thing for evidence as well, possibly. Maybe there was a mistake. Maybe not. The toy was made in China they say,as mostly everything is nowadays. I do not think they are suing from what I got from the article, they are appalled,shocked and want it to be made known. Other identical toys to this one are on the clearance rack, so they are possibly not the only conspirator nuts, others have heard the strange I HATE YOU, as well-so they say.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

DON'T FORGET THE DR. PEPPER!

[Coleus]

Thanks, I knew some freeper out there would know.

I remember reading about it somewhere or watching it on a news magazine but I forget the outcome. I wonder if they are still doing it eventhough it doesn't seem to work?

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Buy my chicken now!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

There is something to advertising and the power of suggestion. AKA subliminal suggestions.

YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT!YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT! YOU MUST EAT KFC TONIGHT!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Advertising is subliminal, suggestive or otherwise.

[Junior]

Try this:

Eat more chicken

[Zack Nguyen]

Does this mean I am wrong when I hear Jimmy Hendrix say, " 'Scuse me, while I eat my fries..." in the ong 'Purple Haze?

I always thought it was "'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy!" Good grief, what is my pattern recognition?

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

LOL and you try this...

< / nothing >

Are you seeing nothing? Did I see nothing?

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I thought it was kiss this guy to. Scarey!

[CCWoody]

[CCWoody]

[Junior]

Hint: Try highlighting the missing line ...