Dad John Luckhurst was horrified when his son aged two picked up a four letter word - from his talking toy dog. Thomas's My Pal Scout plaything would sing: "If you're happy and you know it, f*** with me" instead of "bark with me". But John, 33, found out only after the toddler innocently repeated the smutty ditty at a kids' party.
The shocked dad of two - who sent an apology to other parents - said: "I was totally perplexed as to how he could have made up his own words to the song, especially using f***. Then I sat with him as he played with the dog and was horrified. I guess it's supposed to sing, 'Bark with me', but it definitely sounds like f***, not bark."
Most probably contains NSFW language.
John, of Southampton, had his worst fears confirmed when he played the tune to pals. Now Leap-Frog, the US-based maker of the £19.99 cuddly toy, is to change the song after a number of complaints from him and other parents.
A spokesman said: "We take great care when designing our toys. But we have recently heard from a handful of UK customers that, apparently due to our voice actor's under-articulation of a word, a youngster could instead interpret this to be a common curse word. We're working on recording a replacement phrase that will eliminate any misinterpretation."
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Bark
Fa...k
Fart
...All those Rrrrrrrude Words in the ear of the beholder....
Sounds like "bark" to me.
It's exactly as the manufactorer said "under-articulated". And, yes, easily mistaken for another word. But still, "horrified"? Please! And the newspaper reporting that the toy says "fuck" misrepresents the situation and gives crediblity to this person.
By the way, if you show this to your friends and say "doesn't this sound like 'fuck'?", they're going to hear it that way to begin with, and, since it's funny, they're going to go along with it for a laugh. But "worst fears confirmed"? This belongs in The Onion. I kind of wish they had a section for stories The Onion didn't write, but wish they had.
<span>It's exactly as the manufactorer said "under-articulated". And, yes, easily mistaken for another word. But still, "horrified"? Please! And the newspaper reporting that the toy says "fuck" misrepresents the situation, and gives undue crediblity to this person.
By the way, if you show this to your friends and say "doesn't this sound like 'fuck'?", they're going to hear it that way to begin with, and, since it's funny, they're going to go along with it for a laugh. But "worst fears confirmed"? This belongs in The Onion. I kind of wish they had a section for stories The Onion didn't write, but wish they had.</span>
Future collector's item...
People are so barking sensitive.
This reminds me of the talking Po (Telly Tubbies--sp?) a few years back. Pareidolia again, I think.
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