# Boring, Unpopular Christmas Toys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 21, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258 "2003-12-21T03:01:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258/21 "2003-12-22T01:05:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \***Barrel of Monkey (think in terms of barrel of cheese)**

Heh! If you changed that into “Hickory Farms Barrel of Monkey” it’d have to be listed in that ‘Most Dangerous Toys’ thread.

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258/22 "2003-12-22T01:57:19Z")

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**1919 Style Death Ray**  
A very inferior toy which lacks the technilogical sophistication found in designs of the next decade.

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258/23 "2003-12-22T18:25:40Z")

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**Seasonal Affective Disorder Barbie™**  
She mopes, malingers, sleeps and watches lots of television.

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**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258/24 "2003-12-22T21:31:15Z")

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Who’s First? - The getting dressed racing game. Beat your siblings to get dressed and be downstairs to go to church!!

My dad actually suggested this to us when we were habitually behind in getting ready. He didn’t get very far.

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258/25 "2003-12-22T23:36:44Z")

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Scientist Elmo- Your favorite Sesame Street® friend dressed in a lab coat. Squeeze his arm, and he recites the Periodic Table of Elements. Not sings it, recites it. (I’d like this, but most children wouldn’t.)

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**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-unpopular-christmas-toys/220258/26 "2003-12-22T23:55:49Z")

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\<B\>My Little Irritable Bowel Pony\</B\>

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