# 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:** 2
**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, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/21 "2005-11-30T19:17:17Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > \*from **Zebra** ’s link: > > Read that again. > > That’s right. It says “looks and feels like a REAL lightsaber.” > > A REAL lightsaber. > > dumbass. A friend of mine bought one them. I’m waiting for the Mace Windu model. I tried his. It does look and feel like a REAL Lightsaber. It’s totally friggin sweet. So I went looking for a pinata of the training droid for next party. It makes perfect sense. How ever a non-violent Darth Vader pinata does not. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/22 "2005-11-30T19:18:30Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > 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. Are you serious? When I went at a pinata as a 6 or 8 YO girl, I WHACKED that thing. KA-POW! Now I want a pinata. Oh yeah, non-violent pinatas are stupid. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/23 "2005-11-30T19:19:06Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > 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. And crossed legs. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/24 "2005-11-30T19:23:44Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > A friend of mine bought one them. I’m waiting for the Mace Windu model. I tried his. It does look and feel like a REAL Lightsaber. It’s totally friggin sweet. Well, I think the point was that lightsabers, however regrettably, do not actually exist, therefore nothing can “feel like a real lightsaber.” That said, those things are fucking awesome and I want one for me and each of my friends for the next time we have a beach bonfire. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/25 "2005-11-30T19:27:04Z")
[Obligatory but not necessarily entirely relevant Spamusement link](http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/277). ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/26 "2005-11-30T19:36:49Z")
A pinata ya can’t whack. To me it makes as much sense as decaffeinated coffee and non-alcoholic beer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/27 "2005-11-30T19:37:49Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > Pinata _filler_ sold separately. Maybe we could make a Piñata Pinto: hit it in the ass and watch it explode. Sponsored by Ford. ---
**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, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/28 "2005-11-30T19:38:39Z")
Or a hooker you don’t have sex with. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/29 "2005-11-30T19:39:46Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Maybe we could make a Piñata Pinto: hit it in the ass and watch it explode. > > Sponsored by Ford. You do mean “explode” as in “blow up”, right? ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/30 "2005-11-30T19:39:49Z")
You’ve obviously never seen the [Darth Vader sprinkler](http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=1890). “Let the Dark Side defend your lawn against summer heat!” ---
**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, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/31 "2005-11-30T19:48:54Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Oh yeah, non-violent pinatas are stupid. You eat non-violent pinatas for breakfast. 😃 ---
**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, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/32 "2005-11-30T19:51:54Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > C’mon, now, you wouldn’t hit a pinata with glasses, wouldja? I don’t think glasses would break a pinata. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/33 "2005-11-30T19:55:32Z")
> [@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) :eek: Okay, I know what I want for Christmas. I hit pinatas as a little kid and besides randomly hitting small, colorful donkeys to get their sugary insides I turned out fine. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/34 "2005-11-30T19:58:01Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > 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. > > 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!\*\* Pssst…dude. Use your inside voice. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/35 "2005-11-30T20:06:39Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > You do mean “explode” as in “blow up”, right? Depends. Were there beans served that day? ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/36 "2005-11-30T20:34:23Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Nobody says pinata anymore. > > The correct term is “Mezo-american Confection Horse”. Yeah, that’s right up there with school teachers who are encouraged to call pipe cleaners “[chenille stems](http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p17317354?sourceid=3)” – because the word “pipe” encourages kids to smoke. “…Confection Horse.” 😛 _snort_ ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/37 "2005-11-30T20:47:10Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > A friend of mine bought one them. I’m waiting for the Mace Windu model. Let us know when [it](http://masterreplicas.com/customer/starwars/starwars_product_detail.php?pid=8386) arrives. I mean, let’s face it, when it comes to badass light sabers, no one tops that one! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/38 "2005-11-30T20:50:09Z")
> [@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. If I wasn’t so damn proud of the sig line **Ivylass** gave me, I’d be asking permission to use this. Somebody **must** adopt this as a sig line. It deserves a good home. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/39 "2005-11-30T21:03:37Z")
Non-violent pinatas have nothing on [these folks](http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:OW7MCB1s52kJ:parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/where2buy/pinflr.html+pinata+fair&hl=en), who make me ashamed to be a citizen of Alemeda county. Here are some choice quotes: “My daughter wants a pinata for her birthday. I like the pull string kind, but still have qualms about all that candy.” "Then, fill small plastic bags with the favors and put a sticker on each, then put those in the pinata. This way, kids search for their “match” (you could also write names on the bags instead) without as much of a mad rush and conflict over what’s fallen on the ground. Wendy " “I’ve read about people combining a dose of candy with fun toiletries such as travel toothpaste” “We once went to a party where the mom had made really nice little party bags - one for each child attending and those were in the pinata. This also stopped the rudeness, madness and grabbing for candy or toys that usually happens with a pinata - the part where someone gets hurt feelings and it seems as though some kids get more and others less.” Fair? Madness? Toothpaste? Groovy?!? When I was a kid, I was definitely the unathletic sort and my only chance with the pinata was to hang around the edges and hope to find the stuff the other kids missed (I ususally ended up with quite a bit, actually). But pinatas were still plenty of fun! I think there is a valuable lesson to learn from pinatas, which is that it’s not how much you get, it’s how much fun you have. Pinatas are already a game where everyone wins. Why the big need to make it even more fair? Learning how to be a gracious winner or a good loser is an important skill. I have a friend that was raised in an aptmosphere like this, and at times it’s intolerable. When we play video grames or something and he wins, he gloats. When he loses, he pouts and says he doesn’t want to play and generally acts like a whiny bitch. If he had a chance to learn that this kind of behavoir is socially recieved as a kid, he wouldn’t be working this all out now when adult friendships and jobs and stuff are on the line. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408/40 "2005-11-30T21:15:59Z")
[This](http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail10.html) is the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title. Just replace “I am a vampire” with “I hate this product.” (Warning: sound) Oh, **Zebra** , I pine for you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-this-product-and/333408.md?page=3)