22.05.12
Get yourself for some strange noises from the sitting room this Christmas morning, because it's all pooing, weeing, burping and cursing when it comes to toys this year.
Yes, I'm terrified 2011 is the year of the rude toy, gifts that would make even Father Jack redden. Apparently our little ones are waiting for Santa to bring them a ersatz pooing dog or a high maintenance doll that turns her nappies a duskiness of green.
There are wall-to-wall TV ads for products such as the Horrid Practical Jokes set featuring a kid terrorising his granny with whoopee cushions, pretender poos and nails through the finger.
According to Smyths Toys spokesman Robert Guckian, their spine-chilling radio-controlled tarantula is walking out the door, as fast as his eight shaggy legs can carry him.
"Stock is very limited. It moves in multiple directions with true spider movement. The TV ad features a small boy terrorising his teenage sister," he says.
Smyths are well stocked with the likes of Mr Creepy Mystic, whose main attraction is a floating, rolling, squirting eyeball and this enchanting set is also jam-packed with creepy maggots and ants.
Source: Irish Independent