The madness never ends: Piñatas are now too violent

[seamusTX]

According to a popular blogger, some parents (known in polite circles as "idiots"), now consider piñatas too violent.

The approved type of piñata apparently discharges its contents when children pull a string.

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Also PETA has banned "pin the tail on the donkey."

- Jim

[Thomas]

Oh Gawd...

Let's see... My parents lived with asbestos, lead paint, real piñatas, played with mercury, and a dozen other things now deemed "dangerous". They are still alive and productive members of society (unless it's all been a dream because I've been sniffing model glue).

[pbwalker]

[MoJo]

"Piñatas are not a good idea for your child's party. Children should never hit anything with a stick."

Well there goes baseball, golf, pool, tennis, badminton, table tennis, and a host of others.

[Beiruty]

What do they think of shooting firearms at age of 8-9?

[lonewolf]

I remember when you could buy spray paint and model glue without having to show ID........of course all I ever did with it was repaint my bicycle and make plastic models.

[sugar land dave]

Well if that is too violent then I had better get rid of my air hockey table.

[PappaGun]

Ban Pinatas and only criminals will beat pinatas.

[speedsix]

...they are too violent...I got knocked on my face in a wild frenzy after I broke one in Pa in 60...the floor broke one of my buck teeth and I still suffer...cap's getting loose...I get my goodies at CVS these days...

[Jasonw560]

If pinatas are banned, the only thing left to do down here for a child's party is yell at the relatives and drink copiuos amonts of beer.

[Dave2]

If pinatas are banned, the only thing left to do down here for a child's party is yell at the relatives and drink copiuos amonts of beer.

Yelling at the relatives and drinking copious amounts of beer has banned because it might offend someone.

[KaiserB]

What do they think of shooting firearms at age of 8-9?

Shooting a pinata will ruin the candy :)

[jmra]

What do they think of shooting firearms at age of 8-9?

Now there's an idea - shoot the pinatas!

[cougartex]

[Shoot Straight]

What do they think of shooting firearms at age of 8-9?

Like the door gunner in FMJ said, "Easy! You just don't lead 'em so much!"

That reminds me. Does anyone else think an Easter egg shoot would be more fun than Easter egg hide-and-seek?