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I'm no doctor, but that little bump underneath might need a very painful biopsy.
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I'm no doctor, but that little bump underneath might need a very painful biopsy.
no where near as bad as the gummy lighthouses...
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@FDCPAGuy: No, it's worse, unless lighthouses have some sort of Christian undertone that I'm unaware of...
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@BumpinUgglas: Lighthouses are used as symbolism referring to the guiding light of Christ, actually. So naturally, everyone follows around the large, erect, pulsing light.
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@FDCPAGuy: I don't know. If someone gave me one of these cookies, I'd spend a good half hour trying to figure out where to take the first bite.
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This. Is. So. Awesome.
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@katstermonster: Man! I cant believe I missed this thread! And now I am too tired to make any innuendo laced comments. Fark.
@MostlyHarmless: I was too blown away (heh, heh) by how awesome it was to come up with anything good.
First off, ignoring the obvious, isn't like an oxymoron in action? A VeggieTales Cookie Cutter!? Why not a VeggieTales broccoli steamer? Or a crudités dish?
Secondly and perhaps more alarming, since this took place in a christian bookstore, wouldn't talking veggies, especially those that come in that titillating form be the devil's work? Clearly someone in that store's ordering dept. is a wiccan.
Because indoctrinating kids is harder with veggies
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@dbshaw: wouldn't that be cannibalism? I mean, I guess there are CERTAIN Christian sects that traffic in that, but...yeah.
\"We're veggies! Eat our brothers!\"
Hell naw:
\"Carrot juice is murder, bishes! Eat a cookie!\"
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@Spider Jerusalem: wouldn't that be cannibalism? I mean, I guess there are CERTAIN Christian sects that traffic in that, but...yeah.
Don't ALL Christians practice cannibalism, symbolically or otherwise? That whole \"Eat this bread, it is my body. Drink this wine, it is my blood\" stuff is right out of the Donner Party playbook.
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@El_Fez: No. What you are referring to is called Transubstantiation, the belief that the crackers and grape juice are literally transforming into flesh and blood as you ingest them. Catholics are, to my knowledge, the only \"big\" group that believes this. Most Protestants are perfectly OK with the crackers and grape juice *symbolizing* Christ's suffering.
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@Daedalus454: Catholics and other Anglicans, aye.
However, Anglicans typically believe in \"Real Presence\" -- that the crackers and port wine aren't literally turning into the flesh and blood of Christ, but are somehow representative on a higher level than something that's merely symbolic.
Kinda like a Walt Whitman \"every atom that belongs to you\" kind of way, I guess.
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i love this cookie cutter! i personally detest veggie tales... in fact i had strict rules as to what my daughter could watch on tv as a child:
1. no violence or nudity
2. no veggie tales
there may have been other rules in there somewhere, but these were the most important ones.
Whatevs. Your kids are missing out on Modern Major General which is one of the best kids songs ever and has nothing to do with religion.
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my son couldn't watch the classics (debbie does dallas, taboo, etc.) until he was 12. until that age he didn't care, after that age he'd find it on his own....like every human male.
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Also, no Wiggles and no Barney! Just creepy. Very creepy.
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@canuck: We have those same rules. I don't care how innocuous Veggie Tales seems...my husband and I are firmly agreed that religion should be approached from a point of intelligence and wisdom, with many questions being asked, not early indoctrination even if it's passive and comes with catchy songs. In fact, catchy songs make it worse as far as we're concerned.
I've got multiple bibles, a book of Mormon, a Bhagavad Gita, and tons of other religious books in this house. My daughter is welcome to read any of them when she's able and then I'll take her to any religious institution within driving distance that will let her come ask questions (I've already been looking for kid-friendly local Buddhism but haven't found it yet...she's into Buddha as an icon she's seen in a couple places and wants to know more).
If others choose to use Veggie Tales, that's their business, but it's firmly not allowed in our house. We prefer \"Here Comes Science\" for indoctrination purposes! :D
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@canuck: Yeah, I'm baffled too. Because....they're not as adorable as Elmo? There are a few episodes that are specifically Christian, but most VT is about stuff like \"be nice to other people\" and \"don't obsess on having expensive things\".
@canuck: Usually I'm against perky kid's TV shows that try to teach a lesson, but I have to say that Veggie Tales are a different breed. They're really bizarre and hilarious, I always had fun watching them when I was babysitting. They throw in some jokes that go over the kiddies' heads, which is always a good time.
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@canuck: I love VT, they rock :) Some catchy tunes too. My wife and I like them even though they're aimed at kids.
PS People that see genitals in everything need to get their minds out of the gutter. It's a freakin' cookie cutter.
@GuinevereRucker: apparently, you saw genitals, too, or else you wouldn't have said that ;) ... nowhere in the article did it mention genitals.
@canuck: My sister lets her 2 1/2 year old son watch Veggie Tales, and he really likes them. I actually kinda like them, even as an inveterate agnostic. They seem less obnoxious than other Christian programming.
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@diasdiem: I like 'em, too. I had assumed it was your typical lame, preachy christian cartoon until my son brought one home from the library. Actually quite funny, and they understand that they need to entertain first, teach second. And they know when to take a break from the teaching and just be plain fun.
The two creators are great movie and comedy buffs. It's apparent in their work, and definitely obvious in the commentary tracks on the DVDs. Really great stuff.
If you like to f**k with tomatoes,
If a squash can make you smile,
If you like to molest the potatoes
Up and down the produce aiiiiiisle....
HAVE WE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU!
Wife just said, \"It's all about the frosting.\"
Not sure which way she was going with that...
1. Put a little bit of vanilla frosting on Bob's head.
2. Rotate 90 degrees.
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...cause you can only get so much mileage out of fart joke, eh kids?
@Duke_Newcombe (now with 50% more feigned interest): Yeah, I can only propel myself a few yards at most after lunch at the Indian buffet.
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That reminds me of the OGC logo.
Rotate it 90 degrees to the right.
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@ovalseven:Not to go to off-topic, but in a similar \"Oops, that's not very well thought-through\" marketing vein, I give you this Intercontinental Commodities Exchange- the \"ICE\" market- advertisment.
Subsequent offerings had the border that comprises the faux-\"L\" in an off color.
@ovalseven: If Veggie Tales wasn't Christian, that logo would definitely be so much better than this cookie cutter
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i need to go see if the books a million has this. i need one. if i let the sugar cookies get a little extra golden brown...
[they don't call themselves a christian bookstore on the sign... but they are: [www.flickr.com] ]
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@catastrophegirl: The only game in town is Books-a-Million, and honestly, the peppering of Christian stuff throughout the store is a bit annoying. Seems way more prevalent that at places like Barnes and Noble.
But they also have plenty of novels with sexin, and even a tiny gay/feminist/whatnot section. So they definitely have a Christian slant, but I just try to ignore it in favor of the heathen stuff. They are based in Birmingham, Ala., which I'm sure is part of it.
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@catastrophegirl: I know...my first thought was \"Run to the big Christian bookstore and see if it's there!\"
@catastrophegirl: Uh. I loathe retailers that try to do a sort of bait and switch by pretending they are not religious but then peppering it all over the store. Hobby Lobby is the same way.
@foofish: That makes two of us. I just thought they were closed sundays because they were lazy. I don't care if they worship the flying spagetti monster to be honest, I like that store. So do my walls. Bank account though, not so much.
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@bohemian: I spent some time in a Hobby Lobby recently. Something did seem off about it, but I assumed that was just because I wasn't into their kind hobbies. (Hey, umm, do you have any servos anywhere? Or model rockets? What kind of a hobby store is this?)
@Kimaroo - No Stars Upon Thars: Yeah the first time I went into one, I saw a sign on the door effectively saying: \"We are closed on Sundays, so our employees can go to church.\"
@MostlyHarmless: We have Michael's here also and they ARE open on Sunday. They have a lot of the same stuff, but HL is bigger.
I like Hobby Lobby. I go there a lot.
@MostlyHarmless: \"for worship and family time\" or so the sign on the one my mom dragged me to said
I have a dancing Larry (the cucumber) that I got somewhere (don't ask, I've had very interesting nights out). Come to think of it. It seems more like an adult toy now. Gag gift for the girlfriend? (Get it, gag gift?)
Anyone else hear crickets?
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So, I just spent 15 minutes trying to find this and can not. Anyone found an online retailer for it? I would like two of them. ;)
@DPGumby: @Chinchillazilla:
My MIL is the manager of the local christian book store in my town I will see if I can source a few of these for you folks.
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I also like the fact that it's Bob and Larry as the suspicious cookie cutter, adding a nice subtle touch of homosexual innuendo.
I want that cookie cutter. I might even consider darkening the door of the local Christian bookstore to find one.
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Now hold on just a gosh darn minute there, Consumerist.
Because of YOU I can never grocerie shop the same way AGAIN.
And NOW.. I can't watch Veggie Tales with my mother (because she likes it, and I think they're funny.) without thinking of PENIS COOKIES.
What the heck?!!
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@Kimaroo - No Stars Upon Thars: \"I can't watch Veggie Tales ... without thinking of PENIS COOKIES.\"
You say that like it's a bad thing.
@magic8ball: I try not to think of penis of any kind when I'm with my mother.. that's just how I like to do things, personally.
(I like a good penis joke as much as the next girl.. but the line is drawn with the parents!)
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They did think it through, all too well.
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uh, okay...maybe we could re-brand it the \"Lance Armstrong\" cookie-cutter.
C'mon, work with me here, people...
If you want to touch my tomato
If you want to make me smile...
It looks like a gun, at the most.
Really, if you think it looks like something else, you should go back to Sex-Ed class.
@MooseOfReason: Other than the um, stem of the tomato, and the er, unfortunate size ratio of the cucumber to the tomato... it does indeed look like \"something else\".
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@MooseOfReason: If you're male, you shouldn't need a class to look down and go \"yeah, yeah it kinda does look like that!\"
If you're female, well, redtube.
This gives me a mental image of the Adam Sandler but about the kids and the mom around the pool in the backyard...
*Bit, BIT, I SAY! The Adam Sandler BIT!
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I didn't know Beavis and Butthead were writing for Consumerist these days.
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\"Someone should have thought this cookie cutter through.\"
Oh, I think they did, Meg. I think they did.
The consumerist must be 11 years old and get a kick out of such jokes. Let me guess...made in china ;)
PS-->You know my joke was better.
This is revolting. people make something innocent like this into something else. If you have a nasty mind anything can be visualized as something nasty.. A perversion of the mind is a wasteful thing, surely a child or a normal person would have difficulty seeing this as this perverted person has seen it. I am all for child protection,but extremist are always looking in the wrong direction to help with child protection.......
Looks more like a cock-ie cutter to me.
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After years of putting up with backwards religious zealots gleefully pointing out subliminal messages in advertising and media, one might think they've wised up. Can someone please launch a campaign lambasting the company that owns the Veggie Tales to expose the mind-altering, childhood-destroying porn seller it really is? You know, similar to the way they attack video games, television and advertising?
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Family Christian Bookstore has them. its free with purchase of a VeggieTales movie, something about christmas and u get a free veggietales CD... a friend of mine will buy the video offa me, and she also has borrowing rights to the cookie cutter lol
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Everyone here has dirty minds!
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Having worked for Big Idea (makers of VeggieTales) for a few years at the beginning of my career, I find this really really funny.
When I was there, the company was about 200 or so odd people with 5+ people responsible for developing items like this for sale. That's right, all products like that were designed in house at a company that small. They wanted control over everything.
Fast forward several years, one bankruptcy court, two parent company changes and several layoffs later, this is what you get. Cheap products made without thinking.
Why would any kid want a cookie shaped like the company logo (which is what Larry and Bob are, when standing like that)? It would make much more sense as seperate cookie cutters (and, you could charge more!)
Fail all around. Maybe they can work that into some upcoming story...
i wonder if this is sold on amazon... seems like i found a nice filler item. last week i used a 4 pack of easter cookie cutters.
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Veggie Tales is most decidedly Christian. I find this penis shaped cookie cutter perfectly indicative of a great deal of Christian (specifically Catholic) people.
This one toy embodies everything hypocritical about American Christianity today.
Am I reading too much in to this toy? Most definitely! Am I enjoying it still? Doubly so!
Some people have too much time on their hands and weird thoughts.
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THAT'S INSANE!!! Everyone knows a tomato is a fruit not a vegetable!!!
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Haha, funny.