# I hate this product and, **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 30, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408 "2005-11-30T17:41:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/1 "2005-11-30T17:41:06Z")
The people who made this product and the people that demand this product. The product is dumb. Dumb to the level of being offensive. This is what is wrong with America. This product, the people who make it and the people who buy it are all idiots who hate America and they probably don’t like Jesus or my Mom. > [@](#): > > Star Wars III Pull Pinata. Decorative ribbons (20-30) are pulled by each child to release the treasures within. A non-violent pinata that will add excitement and fun to your party. Measures 19x19x5. Add up to 3 lbs of candy. Pinatas sold empty. A \*non-violent \* pinata? Who the fuck needs a non-violent pinata? Nobody needs a non-violent pinata! No child wants a non-violent pinata. To top it off, a non-violent pinata for Star Wars III The Revenge of the Sith? The picture is DARTH VADER weilding his light saber. Oh wait, I forgot, We pussified Darth Vader so he isn’t a badass muther fucking-hand-chopping offing dude. He is just misunderstood and we let him talk about his feelings everything would be OK. So yeah I guess a non-violent pinata makes sense. Then again having the people who buy and make this crap suck my dick makes sense as well. If you don’t want your kids to wack a pinata then just hand them the candy. OK! You don’t get to change the rules on how a pinata works just because you want your children to be a buch of total pussies. \*\*NON-VIOLENT PINATAS ARE FORBIDDEN! ZEBRA HAS SPOKEN!\*\* ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/2 "2005-11-30T17:54:57Z")
Well said. What we really need is a pinata wired with explosives. Just a small charge or three…just enough to scatter the candy around the neighborhood. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/3 "2005-11-30T17:59:49Z")
Oh, boy, now’s your big chance to draw & quarter Darth Vader in a non-violent way! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/4 "2005-11-30T18:00:05Z")
But a non-violent pinata is like a porn-free internet! ERROR ERROR DOES NOT COMPUTE. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/5 "2005-11-30T18:02:55Z")
Hey, **Zebra** , you know what would be totally fucking cool? You know those party poppers that set off a small cap when you pull the string? Well, you dump out the confetti and shit and repack it with black powder, and put it in the pinata with the pull string attached to one of the ribbons. Then fill it full of candy. Kid pulls the right ribbon - **BOOM!!** Candy all over the fucking yard! _YEAH!!_ \*Way \*better than sticks. Way, \*way \*better. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/6 "2005-11-30T18:05:36Z")
Nobody says pinata anymore. The correct term is “Mezo-american Confection Horse”. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/7 "2005-11-30T18:07:31Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > The correct term is “Mezo-american Confection Horse”. That is being filed away for future use. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/8 "2005-11-30T18:09:09Z")
An America without _America’s Funniest Home Videos_ dads taking a pinata stick to the groin is an America I don’t want to live in. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/9 "2005-11-30T18:09:45Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > \*Way \*better than sticks. Way, \*way \*better. But not as good as one of [these babies.](http://masterreplicas.com/customer/starwars/starwars_product_detail.php?pid=8388&masterreplicas_ecommerce_PSID=892d188ffa864dc5f2b5af43c8c6f057) ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/10 "2005-11-30T18:20:51Z")
My brother had a pinata for his 6yo daughter’s birthday. Watching the video of a bunch of little girls taking turns tapping this pinata with a bat was hilarious. It went on forever. He was thrilled when one of the girl’s little brothers took a few solid whacks at it. Then he started hitting the pinata himself in between each girl’s turn, so the darn thing would actually break. That was a home video worth watching. ---
**Author:** ![myrnajean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@myrnajean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myrnajean)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/11 "2005-11-30T18:34:39Z")
I got a pinata for my nephews birthday party several years back. Hung it on a tree in the back yard, where the Papillons play. Those kids never realized they were getting a few extra “tootsie rolls” on their mad search for fallen candies! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/12 "2005-11-30T18:39:57Z")
Hold on a minute. Let’s back up a few steps. Pinatas sold separately? If I’m reading that right (and I’m probably not), that says something like “Pinata, $29.95. Pinata not included.” So, essentially, it’s $29.95 for air? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/13 "2005-11-30T18:48:05Z")
Pinata sold empty. There is no stuffing, you know like, candy or toys or kittens. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/14 "2005-11-30T18:55:27Z")
> [@Slithy Tove](#): > > An America without _America’s Funniest Home Videos_ dads taking a pinata stick to the groin is an America I don’t want to live in. As a dad who’s taken a shot from _an aluminum baseball bat_ to the groin (but not, thankfully, seen on AFHV), I welcome the non-violent pinata concept with open arms. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/15 "2005-11-30T18:57:12Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Pinata sold empty. Could you fill it with, say, reading glasses? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/16 "2005-11-30T19:10:27Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > But not as good as one of [these babies.](http://masterreplicas.com/customer/starwars/starwars_product_detail.php?pid=8388&masterreplicas_ecommerce_PSID=892d188ffa864dc5f2b5af43c8c6f057) \*from **Zebra** ’s link: > [@](#): > > Durable yet light chrome plated aluminum body looks and feels like a real lightsaber. > > New design is closer in look and feel to the size of a real lightsaber. Read that again. That’s right. It says “looks and feels like a REAL lightsaber.” A REAL lightsaber. dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/17 "2005-11-30T19:13:05Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Pinata sold empty. > > There is no stuffing, you know like, candy or toys or kittens. Kittens would work well with my design. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/18 "2005-11-30T19:14:17Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Could you fill it with, say, reading glasses? C’mon, now, you wouldn’t hit a pinata with glasses, wouldja? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/19 "2005-11-30T19:16:02Z")
Pinata _filler_ sold separately. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/20 "2005-11-30T19:17:11Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > C’mon, now, you wouldn’t hit a pinata with glasses, wouldja? Finally a use for the non violent pinata. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408.md?page=2)