While tempted, I won't repeat the tirade.
However, this week, my daughter saw a bunny outside in the grass. When we went to play with the See n' Say, she pointed to the bunny and then pointed outside. (Freakin' Amazing for 14 months!)
"Yes, a bunny!"
But when we spun the wheel, the toy said, "The bunny says, 'Boing, Boing'."
Now, I'm not a expert in forest mammology, HOWEVER, I'm PRETTY FREAKIN' SURE THAT BUNNIES DON'T SAY "BOING, BOING".
They don't even make a noise that sounds like "Boing, Boing".
But when I went to tell my daughter what sound a bunny did make, I realized that I didn't know. I knew that, being a prey animal, they're generally quiet. But I was pretty sure that a bunny, being a mammal, did make SOME noise, though..
Naturally, the internet to the rescue.
Turns out that they make few distinct vocalizations:
- Grunts (which sound like pigs snorting),
- Honking (which is the sound in the Cadbury Egg commercials- I always thought that they made that up!)
- "Purrs" (which is when they chatter their teeth when they're happy- it sounds like a turtle dove),
- Hissing (if you have a cat, you know this whole open-mouthed expression of attack. I couldn't find a good video)
- Shrieking (like a pig- it sounds like a stuck pig)
Now, I can see why See n' Say was confused about what sound to put down for a bunny. They make sounds like sound A LOT like pigs, chickens, and birds.
But then my question back to Fisher Price is this:
WHY DID YOU EVEN PUT THE ANIMAL IN THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!?
It's quickly becoming one of the WORST toys I've ever purchased.
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