# Penis shaped Play-Doh Toy: had to be intentional?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 1, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698 "2015-01-01T18:30:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/1 "2015-01-01T18:30:38Z")
[http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=6499525](http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=6499525)
[https://www.google.com/search?q=penis-shaped+Play-Doh+toy&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=penis-shaped+Play-Doh+toy&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)
I find it hilarious, though I’m sure some parents will find it a bit awkward. Someone on the design team for this toy had to catch this. My guess is, they let it go as some kind of joke or revenge.
At any rate, bravo, Play-Doh. Well played.
---
### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/2 "2015-01-01T18:45:01Z")
ROFL! I love how all of the media outlets are calling it Play-D’oh! 😃
---
### Author:  [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/3 "2015-01-01T18:49:16Z")
Dill-Doh
---
### Author:  [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/4 "2015-01-01T18:52:10Z")
Check out the Amazon reviews. (Warning: Adult content.)
> **[Amazon.com: Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset : Toys & Games](https://www.amazon.com/Play-Doh-Sweet-Shoppe-Mountain-Playset/dp/B005SDG6HU)**
>
> Amazon.com: Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset : Toys & Games
😃
---
### Author:  [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/5 "2015-01-01T19:12:52Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#):
>
> Check out the Amazon reviews. (Warning: Adult content.)
>
> [Amazon.com: Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset : Toys & Games](http://www.amazon.com/Play-Doh-Sweet-Shoppe-Mountain-Playset/dp/B005SDG6HU/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1420115501&sr=1-1&keywords=play+doh+cake+mountain)
>
> 😃
> [@](#):
>
> Great. My kids loved it. The extruder works great with all colors but for some reason the white play doh shoots out of it in spurts, not a steady stream. Almost like a pearl necklace or spiderweb.
😃
Now a sought-after collectors item!
---
### Author:  [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/6 "2015-01-02T01:44:35Z")
Is that a counter clockwise swirl? I think they owe Sienfield some royalties!
---
### Author:  [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/7 "2015-01-02T02:39:11Z")
“Suitable for ages 3 -12, and 18 - 65”.
---
### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/8 "2015-01-02T04:20:11Z")
Interesting: Facing the task of designing an “extruder,” both Darwin and Hasbro hit upon similar solutions.
---
### Author:  [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/9 "2015-01-02T08:04:07Z")
Okay, I’d like you to design an extruder which looks neither like a penis nor a medical syringe.
---
### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/10 "2015-01-02T08:09:11Z")
If you leave it out for a couple of days it gets really hard. And stays hard. Forever. Better than Viagra.
I think it’d be pretty rough, though.
---
### Author:  [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/11 "2015-01-02T13:12:44Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#):
>
> Okay, I’d like you to design an extruder which looks neither like a penis nor a medical syringe.
[Here ya go!](http://thehostess.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/turkeybastera.jpg)
---
### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/12 "2015-01-02T13:18:03Z")
[Some others](https://www.google.com/search?q=clay+extruder&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NpqmVPPXGYSVyASphYCgAw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1287&bih=885), altho a few may be a bit extreme for your average Play Doh user. 😃
---
### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/13 "2015-01-02T13:27:44Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#):
>
> Okay, I’d like you to design an extruder which looks neither like a penis nor a medical syringe.
Easy. I had a Play-Doh Fun Factory as a kid. It looked like a barn.
[https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=AwrB8pvpnKZUpF0AobCJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTIyZHV1MnRtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlYWE0MjY2MWI0MThkZWVkYTU2Nzc3MWJiZWRlYjRmOQRncG9zAzEEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DPlay%2BDoh%2BFun%2BFactory%2B1960s%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=898&h=641&imgurl=farm5.staticflickr.com%2F4059%2F4296983610\_d146b0ed71\_o.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickriver.com%2Fphotos%2F33158682%40N06%2F4296983610%2F&size=162.6KB&name=\1960\<%2Fb\>+\Play\<%2Fb\>-\Doh\<%2Fb\>+\Fun\<%2Fb\>+\Factory\<%2Fb\>+Booklet&p=Play+Doh+Fun+Factory+1960s&oid=eaa42661b418deeda567771bbedeb4f9&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=\1960\<%2Fb\>+\Play\<%2Fb\>-\Doh\<%2Fb\>+\Fun\<%2Fb\>+\Factory\<%2Fb\>+Booklet&b=0&ni=288&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11pfl05lu&sigb=13pj6o75q&sigi=11ncs06n3&sigt=124ucdar1&sign=124ucdar1&.crumb=iFnxBO8CwGG&fr=yfp-t-901](https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pvpnKZUpF0AobCJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIyZHV1MnRtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlYWE0MjY2MWI0MThkZWVkYTU2Nzc3MWJiZWRlYjRmOQRncG9zAzEEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DPlay%2BDoh%2BFun%2BFactory%2B1960s%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=898&h=641&imgurl=farm5.staticflickr.com%2F4059%2F4296983610_d146b0ed71_o.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickriver.com%2Fphotos%2F33158682%40N06%2F4296983610%2F&size=162.6KB&name=%3Cb%3E1960%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EPlay%3C%2Fb%3E-%3Cb%3EDoh%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFun%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFactory%3C%2Fb%3E+Booklet&p=Play+Doh+Fun+Factory+1960s&oid=eaa42661b418deeda567771bbedeb4f9&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=%3Cb%3E1960%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EPlay%3C%2Fb%3E-%3Cb%3EDoh%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFun%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EFactory%3C%2Fb%3E+Booklet&b=0&ni=288&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11pfl05lu&sigb=13pj6o75q&sigi=11ncs06n3&sigt=124ucdar1&sign=124ucdar1&.crumb=iFnxBO8CwGG&fr=yfp-t-901)
[https://search.yahoo.com/search;\_ylt=A0LEVxB3nKZUISoAGD1XNyoA;\_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10LTkwMQRncHJpZAM5em5xZTBwMFM2Nkt4anptRUNEaTVBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwM0BG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzI2BHF1ZXJ5A1BsYXkgRG9oIEZ1biBGYWN0b3J5IDE5NjBzBHRfc3RtcAMxNDIwMjA1Mjg3?p=Play+Doh+Fun+Factory+1960s&fr2=sb-top-search&fr=yfp-t-901&fp=1](https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0LEVxB3nKZUISoAGD1XNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10LTkwMQRncHJpZAM5em5xZTBwMFM2Nkt4anptRUNEaTVBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwM0BG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzI2BHF1ZXJ5A1BsYXkgRG9oIEZ1biBGYWN0b3J5IDE5NjBzBHRfc3RtcAMxNDIwMjA1Mjg3?p=Play+Doh+Fun+Factory+1960s&fr2=sb-top-search&fr=yfp-t-901&fp=1)
[https://search.yahoo.com/search;\_ylt=A0LEVxB3nKZUISoAGD1XNyoA;\_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10LTkwMQRncHJpZAM5em5xZTBwMFM2Nkt4anptRUNEaTVBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwM0BG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzI2BHF1ZXJ5A1BsYXkgRG9oIEZ1biBGYWN0b3J5IDE5NjBzBHRfc3RtcAMxNDIwMjA1Mjg3?p=Play+Doh+Fun+Factory+1960s&fr2=sb-top-search&fr=yfp-t-901&fp=1](https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0LEVxB3nKZUISoAGD1XNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10LTkwMQRncHJpZAM5em5xZTBwMFM2Nkt4anptRUNEaTVBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwM0BG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzI2BHF1ZXJ5A1BsYXkgRG9oIEZ1biBGYWN0b3J5IDE5NjBzBHRfc3RtcAMxNDIwMjA1Mjg3?p=Play+Doh+Fun+Factory+1960s&fr2=sb-top-search&fr=yfp-t-901&fp=1)
Newer models are more utilitarian, but still non-penile:
[https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=AwrB8pWCnKZUMAcA\_EqJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTIyNnJkZWtkBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMzNzllZDM4MGM1ZWYwMDE1ODc4MGIyNTNmMmUyNzUzOARncG9zAzQEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dplay-doh%2BFun%2BFactory%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D4&w=1024&h=680&imgurl=www.thestrong.org%2Fonline-collections%2Fimages%2FZ001%2FZ00129%2FZ0012977.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F212091463672596892%2F&size=74.5KB&name=Play+Sets&p=play-doh+Fun+Factory&oid=379ed380c5ef00158780b253f2e27538&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=Play+Sets&b=0&ni=288&no=4&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11gp08r2q&sigb=13j34ct9m&sigi=1245hukbj&sigt=109eaqmc1&sign=109eaqmc1&.crumb=iFnxBO8CwGG&fr=yfp-t-901](https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pWCnKZUMAcA_EqJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIyNnJkZWtkBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMzNzllZDM4MGM1ZWYwMDE1ODc4MGIyNTNmMmUyNzUzOARncG9zAzQEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dplay-doh%2BFun%2BFactory%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D4&w=1024&h=680&imgurl=www.thestrong.org%2Fonline-collections%2Fimages%2FZ001%2FZ00129%2FZ0012977.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F212091463672596892%2F&size=74.5KB&name=Play+Sets&p=play-doh+Fun+Factory&oid=379ed380c5ef00158780b253f2e27538&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=Play+Sets&b=0&ni=288&no=4&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11gp08r2q&sigb=13j34ct9m&sigi=1245hukbj&sigt=109eaqmc1&sign=109eaqmc1&.crumb=iFnxBO8CwGG&fr=yfp-t-901)
[https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=AwrB8o6nnKZUqyoA\_3SJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTIzdnJsdWpuBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlYTFhYWNhYzUwYmQwZWYyOWMwZjFlZTY5NDg3ODJjZgRncG9zAzY0BGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dplay-doh%2BFun%2BFactory%26\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dplay-doh%2BFun%2BFactory%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26spos%3D12%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D64&w=1500&h=1047&imgurl=img1.etsystatic.com%2F000%2F0%2F6017061%2Fil\_fullxfull.244656549.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F74236463%2Fplay-doh-fun-factory-shapes-childrens&size=163.8KB&name=Request+a+custom+order+and+have+something+made+just+for+you.&p=play-doh+Fun+Factory&oid=ea1aacac50bd0ef29c0f1ee6948782cf&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=Request+a+custom+order+and+have+something+made+just+for+you.&b=61&ni=21&no=64&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12ac4hs3e&sigb=14qkuae8k&sigi=11sd8fkhs&sigt=11sas273u&sign=11sas273u&.crumb=iFnxBO8CwGG&fr=yfp-t-901](https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8o6nnKZUqyoA_3SJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzdnJsdWpuBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlYTFhYWNhYzUwYmQwZWYyOWMwZjFlZTY5NDg3ODJjZgRncG9zAzY0BGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dplay-doh%2BFun%2BFactory%26_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dplay-doh%2BFun%2BFactory%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26spos%3D12%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D64&w=1500&h=1047&imgurl=img1.etsystatic.com%2F000%2F0%2F6017061%2Fil_fullxfull.244656549.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F74236463%2Fplay-doh-fun-factory-shapes-childrens&size=163.8KB&name=Request+a+custom+order+and+have+something+made+just+for+you.&p=play-doh+Fun+Factory&oid=ea1aacac50bd0ef29c0f1ee6948782cf&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=Request+a+custom+order+and+have+something+made+just+for+you.&b=61&ni=21&no=64&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12ac4hs3e&sigb=14qkuae8k&sigi=11sd8fkhs&sigt=11sas273u&sign=11sas273u&.crumb=iFnxBO8CwGG&fr=yfp-t-901)
The OP’s “extruder” not only looks phallic, but appears to be Ribbed For Her Pleasure.
---
### Author:  [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/14 "2015-01-02T15:10:17Z")
I don’t know if that was really the intent; if you look at it as a whole with the plunger inserted, it looks a LOT more like a syringe than a dong.
If you take it out of context, so to speak, it looks very sex toy like. At any rate, kids who play with play-doh aren’t going to realize what it looks like, so who cares?
---
### Author:  [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/15 "2015-01-02T16:38:07Z")
> [@bump](#):
>
> … kids who play with play-doh aren’t going to realize what it looks like …
I’d think that the male half of kid-dom would be pretty familiar with the appearance of the body part in question.
---
### Author:  [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/16 "2015-01-02T16:49:14Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#):
>
> Check out the Amazon reviews. (Warning: Adult content.)
>
> [Amazon.com: Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset : Toys & Games](http://www.amazon.com/Play-Doh-Sweet-Shoppe-Mountain-Playset/dp/B005SDG6HU/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1420115501&sr=1-1&keywords=play+doh+cake+mountain)
>
> 😃
I also like the fact that people who “bought this” also bought a shitload of different colored Play-Doh.
---
### Author:  [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/17 "2015-01-02T17:21:11Z")
> [@FeAudrey](#):
>
> I’d think that the male half of kid-dom would be pretty familiar with the appearance of the body part in question.
They’ve seen a big, erect _extruder_ in real life?
---
### Author:  [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/18 "2015-01-02T17:58:58Z")
It looks nothing like a penis. For one thing, it is _way_ too small. 🆒
> [@bump](#):
>
> At any rate, kids who play with play-doh aren’t going to realize what it looks like, so who cares?
I’m pretty sure that kids who play with play-doh will _immediately_ realize what it looks like. At the same thing they will be figuring out that _anything_ vaguely cylindrical looks like a dick. That’s why we call adults who see dicks in everything “immature”.
---
### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/19 "2015-01-02T18:43:12Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#):
>
> [Some others](https://www.google.com/search?q=clay+extruder&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NpqmVPPXGYSVyASphYCgAw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1287&bih=885), altho a few may be a bit extreme for your average Play Doh user. 😃
No fair, she’s a potter! :dubious:
What is “Play-Doh Plus”? Yes, I Googled it, and found a lot of folks trying to sell it to me, but no word of why the “Plus”.
---
### Author:  [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698/20 "2015-01-02T22:07:32Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#):
>
> Easy. I had a Play-Doh Fun Factory as a kid. It looked like a barn.
To be fair, those look like they’d be total shit for decorating a pretend cake. You’d have to extrude your decoration, pick it up and manually apply it to the cake, smashing it up in the process. I would have called bullshit on that _immediately_ as a child. Like I said to my husband when we first saw this, I don’t know that you could substantially change the general design without compromising the intended function. Things like the Fun Factory don’t really work as cake decorating implements, narrowing the tip both makes the Play Doh not flow well and makes it look like a syringe, making it shorter and fatter will make it harder for little hands to hold and manipulate while still looking fairly dong-ish…it’s a hard one to solve.
I do think they could have done without the beading around the extrusion tip, though.
[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-had-to-be-intentional/708698.md?page=2)