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Posted by: kim on Mar 28, 2009 at 03:44 PM
I think they should market it as a straw for mixed drinks and offer them to bars. As it somewhat does look like a penis.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 14, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Looks like a butternut squash to me.

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Posted by: ? on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:00 AM
yeah they look exactly like the ones at the novelty stores here. For those of you who would let your kid walk around with one, good luck because you would look like a perv. Ha ha haha ahhahhhahhahhh!! Buy your kids a movie too.....

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Posted by: becky on Aug 18, 2008 at 12:10 AM
First of all. I have to say that I am disgusted at all the harsh comments I have read on here. You all should be ashamed of how your treating this mother. I totaly understand where she's coming from. And I'm gonna take this opportunity to thank her for standing up for what she believes in and looking out for other children. For the rest of you, maybe you should consider doing the same thing.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 15, 2008 at 11:59 PM
its a torpedo..

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Posted by: cob on Aug 15, 2008 at 07:34 AM
I kinda like Andreas veiw.

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Posted by: Mark on Aug 15, 2008 at 03:07 AM
Did Jesus raise this story from the dead? It is Dae Ja Vu!

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Posted by: me on Aug 15, 2008 at 01:32 AM
this story is old get over it already more important things to worry about gees

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Posted by: Andrea on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:02 AM
This story sucks...get it, "sucks"..hahahaha

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 14, 2008 at 10:57 PM
i agree the lady needs to stop worrying about it & worry about what is really important.

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Posted by: anonymous on Aug 14, 2008 at 04:56 PM
A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste!

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Posted by: Kelly on Aug 14, 2008 at 04:26 PM
If this is suppose to resemble male body parts to this lady, us ladies are doomed! I see the shape of spaghetti squash.

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Posted by: Aimee on Aug 14, 2008 at 02:48 PM
I am sorry, but you California people are no better than in WV. I visited Napa Valley last year and the news there is much more intense. Lay off of WV and don't think you don't have COWS either, you just get cheap labor to care for them cause yall are too lazy.....

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Posted by: aimee on Aug 14, 2008 at 02:43 PM
I think it looks like a BELL!!!!Ha Ha. I dont think a child would actually think about something like that. I have a seven year old and all they are worried about is to watch the drink come through the straw......

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Posted by: Brian on Aug 14, 2008 at 02:31 PM
What is the WSAZ record for comments? Olympic fever is in the air and I think we can break the old record people. Let's go USA!!!!!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 13, 2008 at 10:43 PM
she should see my straw!!

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Posted by: Educated on Aug 13, 2008 at 09:28 PM
"Smart Cali Man" I would suggest that before you make and voice assumptions about all of the individuals living in WV you do a little research with your so limited free time. You will find that most West Virginians do not raise cattle. Unfortunately, it is close-minded individuals like YOU who propel stories like these. If you had taken the time(in which apparently you are lacking)to read some comments, you would have discovered that most citizens found this story as ridiculous as your comment sounded. I am sure that most Californians would be embarrassed to be equated with a man of your 'intellect'!

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Posted by: amazed on Aug 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
That woman needs to have her children removed from her house. She can not possibly be sane enough to raise children. She is a NUT (and I don't mean a male one).

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Posted by: Wendy on Aug 13, 2008 at 08:52 PM
Well, now we all know what Mr. Andrea Bailey's junk looks like. Ouch...poor guy. Wonder if Andrea ever stops and thinks about how she has in effect ruined her family's lives over a silly desire to be on the news.

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Posted by: Sue on Aug 13, 2008 at 08:38 PM
I have to agree with everyone else, GET OVER IT ALREADY

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Posted by: LL on Aug 13, 2008 at 08:21 PM
Smart Cali Man - apparantly you don't have anything better to do either since you came on over to the hillbilly news website. So why don't get over yourself.

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Posted by: Smart Cali Man on Aug 13, 2008 at 08:01 PM
Hey "yall"! I am from California and this was on the news. I came over to your pitiful excuse of a news station to read the article. Do you hillbillys have anything better to do? Maybe tend to your cattle?

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Posted by: WSAZFAN on Aug 13, 2008 at 05:55 PM
They just explained it on the news. Someone posted a link to the story on Iambored.com and it directed thousands of new people to the website and made this story number one again. WSAZ had nothing to do with it. Why are you people always so eager to blame the TV station when you don't even know what you are talking about. WSAZ didn't bring the story back up.

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Posted by: arron on Aug 13, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Her Walfare check probably isnt big enough for her so she found this to try to start a law suit over! Get a life Lady its a straw!!

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Posted by: WSAZ on Aug 13, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Actually "DUH" was right. We did not re-post the story or bring it back up. Someone recently posted a fresh link to this story on a another website and now it's getting attention from all over the country. We would never just randomly decide to bring attention to this kind of story again. Someone else brought it back by creating a link to it on their site. As long as viewers continue to comment on this story, the comment count will climb and it will remain the most popular web story on our site. That's just the way the computer tracking system works.

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Posted by: Jim on Aug 13, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Poor women, upset over a 1.50 bag of straws. Why doesnt she complain about the Washington Monument? I mean it looks like a male organ, and kids see it every day that they research historical places. That Portsmouth rock, it looks like one half of the testes. She doesnt complain about it?

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Posted by: carl on Aug 13, 2008 at 03:44 PM
this stuff is ridiculous.shame on you lady for seeing something other than a childs straw. you stupid woman. stupid people should be against the law.you are sentenced to drink from one of these straws for the next 10 years. the end

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Posted by: concerned on Aug 13, 2008 at 03:05 PM
Thank goodness this story is back. I had nightmares about this poor woman's plight with these questionable straws. Maybe this time around something more can be done besides just taking the straws off the shelf. (sarcasm)

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Posted by: To Duh! on Aug 13, 2008 at 02:37 PM
I don't believe for one minute that all of these people posting comments have gone searching the story archives for this ghastly, ridiculus story. I think WSAZ just wanted to start yet another controversy over these straws. So there Duh...... Just for you!

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Posted by: cxs on Aug 13, 2008 at 01:27 PM
Will this story NEVER end???

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Posted by: Kelli on Aug 13, 2008 at 11:29 AM
I think that this is a mother with too much time on her hands, as well as her mind in the gutter. People are just sue crazy anymore and looking for a reason to do just such. How about focusing on something that really matters LIKE EDUCATION.

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Posted by: Mom on Aug 13, 2008 at 10:54 AM
You can buy these exact straws at www.bachelorette.com under a totally different name. Check it out!

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Posted by: Phil on Aug 13, 2008 at 10:52 AM
This is SO stupid! People can imagine almost ANYTHING! Some idiot prolly thinx the Arby's hat is also a phallic symbol! While I believe in almost-absolute free speech, there are SOME free speeches that are best ignored by sensible folx, and THIS codwallop is an example of such. And WSAZ should let this story go, and not give some deluded person any more free publicity.

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Posted by: DUHHHH BACK AT YA!!! on Aug 13, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Hey Duh, did you even look at that amount of comments by dates, before you decided to be rude and think you know it all. People was not commenting on this story as much as you think. Since April there was only four comments, then they bring it back on August 12th, and the comments start again.If that was the case I think the girl{Marshall student} who was murdered in Huntington would still be number one. It blew the "Questionable straw" story out of the water.

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Posted by: TO DUH!!! on Aug 13, 2008 at 09:40 AM
For you to know so much, it is people like you that go fishing for the old stories. So we all are offering "DUH" or deepest apoligy. I am so sorry we do not spend as much time as you on WSAZ.COM to realize WSAZ's rules on story covering. I am so sorry you do not have a life, and you have time to catch things like that.

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Posted by: ryan on Aug 13, 2008 at 06:49 AM
I bought a dvd player from wal-mart and it had a xxx video already in it. Evidentally it had been returned before.

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Posted by: DUH! on Aug 12, 2008 at 10:50 PM
You people are so DUMB! WSAZ is not recycling this story or bringing it back up. YOU ARE. It's on the list of "most popular" stories based on the amount of comments it's received. Since YOU people made more than 600 comments about it, the computer automatically lists it at number one, not WSAZ. Why are you all so quick to complain when you don't know what you are talking about? Since it's the most popular story....then it gets listed as the most popular story. Every time you (or I) add a comment, it keeps the story on top of the list.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:57 PM
It probably looks like an adult toy she has and is afraid the kid will try to drink out of her toy!

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Posted by: Eugenia on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:29 PM
I think they are kind of cute. It reminds me of what I used to have before I got operated on.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:19 PM
WHY is WSAZ recycling this old story? Enough already there are more serious news stories to be reported. PLEASE get rid of this once and for all!!!!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:13 PM
Why are you guys telling this story again?

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Posted by: Lisa on Aug 12, 2008 at 08:56 PM
HA HA Arby's sign... That is exactly what I was thinking...

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Posted by: anon on Aug 12, 2008 at 08:52 PM
What?!?! wasn't this a story from months ago!? why is everyone still so focused on this!?

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Posted by: RAVEN on Aug 12, 2008 at 07:31 PM
HERE WE GO AGAIN PEOPLE, THOUGHT WE WE'RE PAST THIS. THIS IS SO STUPID! WHAT ABOUT PUTTING UP SOME REAL NEWS.

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Posted by: no name on Aug 12, 2008 at 06:14 PM
this story is old news. this has been in the papers before... i read this same article years ago..

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Posted by: johan on Aug 12, 2008 at 05:34 PM
this just proves that if you are looking too be upset, you will find a way! It´s a straw! The mother would do well to be upset about the wars in Iraq and Georgia, all those people getting killed and maimed. This is a rich country problem!

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Posted by: tim on Aug 12, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Haha only in the US does anyone actually go through the effort of a) making a complaint about a couple of suggestive straws b) writing an article about it.

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Posted by: john on Aug 12, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Anything can look like something else if you have fillthy mind im sure a kid that is 3 dont think it looks like what the mom does looks like a bell with string threw it to me some people just need attention

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 at 04:45 PM
I personally feel it looks like the Arby's sign and now refuse to eat there. I bet it isn't roast beef but some kind of mystery meat they serve. Just look at the shape of the sign. Looks just like that there straw. Sign scared to eat the meat.

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Posted by: Donna on Aug 12, 2008 at 04:33 PM
I agree completley with Kathy S. Get this stupid this off of here WSAZ.

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Posted by: brian on Aug 12, 2008 at 03:07 PM
They should build two spheres at the base of the Washington Monument to remind us of who's really screwing America.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 at 02:56 PM
OMG, come on people.. Its a straw. why make more out of it than it is.

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Posted by: someone on Aug 12, 2008 at 02:10 PM
o my gosh take a chill pill gosh!!!!its a straw!!!

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Posted by: doug on Aug 12, 2008 at 01:54 PM
the washington mounment looks like a mlae sex organ.... should we tear it down?

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Posted by: booger on Aug 12, 2008 at 01:33 PM
If that's supposed to be male genitals, then that's the oddest shaped penis I ever saw. Does everybodies look like that except mine?

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Posted by: Kathy S on Aug 12, 2008 at 01:26 PM
OMG! I can't BELIEVE this moronic thread is BACK people! Let it die! It was STUPID to begin with & stupid now! Good grief! In this crazy country/world, she SHOULD have more important things to worry about than this! And so should we! MOVE ON PEOPLE! Sometimes a straw really IS just a straw! She obviously has a dirty mind to even see what she claims she "sees" to begin with. I sure didn't think of it when I first saw them! Get over it lady AND Channel 3???? Why is this thread even still ALIVE on here?

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 at 01:05 PM
sorry, what does she think her duaghter is going to do with it? try to use it lol? the girl won't even know what it is, and any older children who will know are too old to be buying such straws anyway, that and probably don't care. I really doubt this is going to give any child horrible nightmares about the scary scary "male sex organ" shaped straw.

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Posted by: d on Aug 12, 2008 at 12:58 PM
She clearly bent the heart shape or warped it in the dishwasher and saw an opportunity to ride the sue-train. Look at the yellow straw, it's got tension/stretch whitening on the right bend.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 7, 2008 at 02:59 AM
creativity is sometimes essential to have fun..

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 4, 2008 at 06:34 PM
ahahaha i just bought some in new jersey they're awesome

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Posted by: Matthew on Jun 29, 2008 at 11:32 AM
how bout if your kid has never seen the "male parts" then he/she wont have any idea of what it is. its all in the childs mind. its nothing like your child will automatically see a male genitalia

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Posted by: gfdgdfg on Jun 22, 2008 at 10:34 PM
lmao

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Posted by: Art on Apr 14, 2008 at 05:42 PM
Ok here it is folks, at todays price of $1.69 throw the 2 straws away that offend you and let your child enjoy the rest, and then call wal-mart in an adult like tone of voice and let them be aware that a product that they sell, not produce (see the difference they can't see what is in the box, they buy and resell the closed boxed item). then contact the manufacture in again, an adult like tone of voice not a ranting and screaming idiot, and voice your concerns. Just think now instead of just your child being expossed to this possable offensive item. You now have exposed it to people all over the net and there children looking over there parents shoulders. that can equal approx. 14 million children way to go.............. here is your sign

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Posted by: casie on Apr 12, 2008 at 10:47 PM
I give my ups to mrs. bailey. it takes alot to stand up to a company as big as walmart. if my children had seen such things i would be very angry. we as mother need to stand together and watch out for one another. to keep this dangerous world some what safe for our children.

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Posted by: Rebecca on Mar 29, 2008 at 09:20 PM
I think that she is overreacting. She should check they things that she buys for her daughter. Also it doesnt look like a penis, it looks more like a rocket. Did she get her 15 minutes of fame? Perversion is disgusting...

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Posted by: Steve on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Sue: The word is drivel. As in your opinions on the media.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:38 PM
BLAH BLAH BLAH !!! THIS STORY HAS BEEN ON HERE WAY TO LONG!

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Posted by: Jackie on Mar 25, 2008 at 02:46 PM
that mother has nothing better to do. maybe she should get a job.

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Posted by: Matlock Jr. on Mar 25, 2008 at 01:44 AM
FLeeBaily, the McDonald's lady got 2nd and 3rd degree burns from the coffee. She had no idea it was heated to the unreasonable temperature of 160 degrees. No one would have guessed that. These companies have liability insurance for that very purpose. In dealing with such vast amounts of people you can guess that some will be injured in some way. Just like Ford chose to continue producing the Pinto when they calculated that more money would be spent making the corrections than they would spend in paying lawsuit settlements to those they killed and injured. Corporate America is all about the big bucks, not the other way around. People only bring up the McDonald's coffee story because they heard about it vaguely and didn't look into the details. You can win in a lawsuit unless you have some sort of evidence of wrongdoing. Duty, breach, causation, damages are the formula for a personal injury claim. You must meet them all. The straw meets none of these.

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Posted by: Donna on Mar 25, 2008 at 12:26 AM
FOREVER-MORE---- PLEASE WE'VE HAD ENOUGH ABOUT THEM DA-- STRAWS ALREADY! please take it off of the page! WE HAVE SOME LOST LOVED ONES MISSING HERE...HELLO

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2008 at 09:31 AM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WSAZ, CAN WE PLEASE DROP THIS STORY FROM THE WEBSITE ALREADY!?!?!?!?

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Posted by: AMEN. on Mar 24, 2008 at 04:08 AM
People love sex and sex sells. For example, you're reading this.

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Posted by: Sue on Mar 24, 2008 at 03:41 AM
As James pointed out, this has made some national news. Still anyone who reads the Huffington Post is suspect for reading intellectual dribble. Right up there with the New York Times and NewsMax. But I digress... Alot of the hits are not coming from people in this region but from all across the country which is why this story has not died a well deserved and timely death. Other news sources didn't pick it up until well after everyone around here got sick of it. Let's hope it dies soon.

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Posted by: Don on Mar 24, 2008 at 12:16 AM
I agree with "Sherri on Mar 22"

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Posted by: cosmo on Mar 23, 2008 at 10:46 PM
hey Yvette, lighten up, I know where I'm at. this has been the best story of stories yet, at least it's not about a crime that we all don't like hearing or reading about. I'm surprised it's went this long.

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Posted by: Jessi on Mar 22, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Straws. For crying out loud! ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!

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Posted by: Denise on Mar 22, 2008 at 10:40 PM
If you don't believe what this woman is saying go take a look at the straws on Bacholorette.com they look exactly like the ones as the naughty ones being sold for parties. The fun straws were definitely sent to the wrong location.

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Posted by: Not over it yet? on Mar 22, 2008 at 08:04 PM
WSAZ and this woman need to get over this please.

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Posted by: Yvette on Mar 22, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Ok, enough of this, there are 2 elderly, sick people missing, they have been missing for over a week now, they should be on the news, not some stupid straws that some woman is tying to make something out of nothing!!!

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Posted by: Sherri on Mar 22, 2008 at 09:19 AM
HELLO, DID ANYONE NOTICE THAT JAMES REFERRED TO THE BIBLE AS A 4000 YEAR OLD FAIRY TALE. FORGET THE STRAW, THIS IS A LOT MORE SERIOUS!!!!

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Posted by: FLeeBaily on Mar 22, 2008 at 08:39 AM
To Andrea: No, Wal Mart didn't agree with you at all! The reason they decided to pull the straws from the shelves was simply because they are already littered with frivileous law suits from people just like you trying to score a few easy bucks. People can collect on the most rediculous grounds. Just ask the lady from the MacDonals law suit that became a millionaire because she spilled a hot cup of their coffe on her lap! That's why you see the "caution" logo on so many products today. My blow dryer has a caution tag that says "do not use in shower"!!! These companies figure that some moron out there may try and use it in the shower or else someone already has. Andrea, you may not be looking to score a few bucks, but Wal Mart is being cautious because they know it's a possibility. My wife is a Wal Mart employee, and says that it's unbelievable what some people come up with when they see $ signs along with opportunity.

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Posted by: Cat on Mar 22, 2008 at 06:49 AM
I think this is absolutely hilarious, and yes, it does look like you-know-what! I love it, I want to buy some.

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Posted by: Mary on Mar 22, 2008 at 01:05 AM
You know, I find this no longer amusing. Even if the straws are inappropriate. from the bits and pieces I've read, this lady is the one who made her daughter aware that there was a problem with them. She should have just taken the bad straws out of the package and gotten rid of them. Bring them back to the Walmart she bought them at, show them the straws and complain, demand that they pull the rest from the shelves, contact the company who makes them,----ANYTHING but don't bring the actual details to the attention of your three or four year-old!

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Posted by: chad on Mar 21, 2008 at 11:07 PM
thats whats wrong with the country today people worried about something simple when theres alot more to worry about like gas prices

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Posted by: built wrong on Mar 21, 2008 at 08:40 PM
is that what they look like? glad mine do not!!!!!! somebody wants something for nothing!

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Posted by: Liz on Mar 21, 2008 at 07:32 PM
After hearing about this on the news for the last 3 days, I had to check it out. Sad is a good word for this story, which is still in the news. Simple like anything else you are going to buy, check it out first.

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Posted by: gabbyanne on Mar 21, 2008 at 06:23 PM
seriously. out of all the news in the world, we worry about straws. questionable shape of straws. get serious. and find something that could be of more importance than a straw.

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Posted by: James on Mar 21, 2008 at 03:38 PM
You folks made the huffingtonpost. Well Done! Please fondle a straw while you polish your guns and watch American Idol. Then read your 4000 year old fairy tales(bible) and call it a night. And one last thing. Please keep the straw out of view as people get their heads blown off in the DVD you just rented.

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Posted by: Stacey on Mar 21, 2008 at 03:24 PM
you have to wonder where your mind was to think such a thing...they are silly kids straws..please lets talk about something more important...

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Posted by: Bonnie on Mar 21, 2008 at 03:21 PM
OKAY!! Can we please get on to something else!!! maybe some real news!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 21, 2008 at 02:31 PM
THANKS TO YOU LADY, NOW MY KIDS ARE WONDERING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW, MAYBE I SHOULD SUE YOU, AFTER ALL YOU WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT IT TO EVERYBODYS ATTENTION...

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Posted by: chris on Mar 21, 2008 at 11:59 AM
i seriously cannot believe people are still talking about this. it's just a freaking straw. can we please get on with the rest of our lives, people?

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Posted by: MOTHER OF 2 on Mar 21, 2008 at 10:26 AM
I just ask my 4 year old daughter what she thought it looked like and she said bells.

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 21, 2008 at 10:13 AM
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! LETS GO ON WITH SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY NEWS

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Posted by: Casey on Mar 21, 2008 at 09:44 AM
I think Ms. Bailey is making something out of nothing. I didn't see anything perverted with the straws until I looked for it, and I still think it is a reach. There are more important things to worry about with our children, than the shape of a silly straw.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 21, 2008 at 09:42 AM
are you still on this?

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 21, 2008 at 09:30 AM
Get over it

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Posted by: mary on Mar 21, 2008 at 08:57 AM
I am sorry I think the mother has a dirty mind the straws do not look like that to me.

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Posted by: Doug on Mar 21, 2008 at 08:44 AM
Only give your daughter one of these straws if you want her to turn out to be the next Monica. Apparently from some of the comments below some of these Clinton supporters would be all for it.

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Posted by: Jake on Mar 21, 2008 at 08:40 AM
A rabbit you say? That's the first time i've heard that one. Why is the rabbit upside down?

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Posted by: Online.... on Mar 21, 2008 at 07:58 AM
Sell it on the online auction! Gee, if a cornflake shaped like the state of Illinois can go for 1500.00 imagine what this would do!

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Posted by: don on Mar 21, 2008 at 06:22 AM
well, i think it is now time to remove bananas, cukes, pickles and yes even mellons from our grocrey shelves. of course all this so some frustrated mother isnt reminded of the male organ. it may be time also to chisle away at the statue of david as well before she has a heart attack.

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Posted by: Albert on Mar 21, 2008 at 06:16 AM
This is so lame.Please don't let Andrea shop at our produce department. Whats next bananas/cucumbers/zucchinis.Its not just walmart that sells straws try $store cvs all under diff,name brands shoprite savalot the list go's on and on.She need's to get a life.

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Posted by: William on Mar 21, 2008 at 06:02 AM
Oh grow up people.. someone at the plant was board and that is all it is. Nothing WalMart or any of the other stores that sell things can control.

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Posted by: henry on Mar 21, 2008 at 06:02 AM
it look more like a bell

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Posted by: Jaycee on Mar 21, 2008 at 05:46 AM
The public may never know it, but who would like to bet there will be some sort of "settlement" in this family's future?

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Posted by: Red on Mar 21, 2008 at 01:29 AM
Believe what you see folks. A rocket ship? It doesn't look anything like one to me I guess in the top picture, but not the one down below that one. I believe it to be inappropriate. I applaud the mother for coming to wsaz with this public concern. Kindly leave the lady alone and don't post.

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Posted by: Mary on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:37 PM
looking at the two straws, I would never have thought they looked like male sex organs. The purple one looks like a bell to me but since it's been brought to our attention, the green one IS questionable. That one surely does NOT look like a rocket! I can see how this whole story can bring a few chuckles.

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Posted by: Lacey on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:30 PM
If she is so offended by the straws, why is she showing the straws to the reporter in front of her daughter?

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Posted by: Wendy on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Whatever....we can focus on any story we want for any amout of time!! Yeah, that's no rocket ship or a bell. lol Dirty mind, clean mind, doesn't matter, it's a male organ for sure!!!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted by: Wondering why?? on Mar 19, 2008 at 11:15 PM I cannot believe this story is still at number one. Give it a rest people! Focus on the more important stories

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Posted by: pa mom on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:28 PM
my 9 year old sees pears

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Posted by: Wendy on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:26 PM
If it was a rocket ship, the top & bottom parts wouldn't be so rounded!! They need to recall these & change them. If I saw my son using one of these, I would freak!!

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Posted by: Dan on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:25 PM
GET A LIFE PEOPLE!

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Posted by: CAROLYN on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:22 PM
PERSONALLY, EVEN AFTER READING THE HEADLINE, MY (ALMOST)10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I BOTH SAW A BELL, NOT A ROCKET OR MALE SEX ORGAN. MY (ALMOST)17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SAW A FISH (SHE DID NOT READ THE HEADLINE) BUY THE PLAIN OLD FLEXABLE DISPOSABLE STRAWS, THEY ARE SAFER(NOT HARD PLASTIC TO HURT A NOSE OR EYE. I HAVE 4 KIDS FROM THE AGE OF 25 1/2 YEARS TO ALMOST 10 YEARS AND A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE STUPID CRAZY STRAWS IN OUR HOUSE OVER THE PAST 1/4 CENTURY. AT FIRST I TRIED TO CLEAN THEM, AND SOON REALIZED THAT THEY ARE AS EASY TO KEEP CLEAN AS THE DRAINS IN YOUR HOUSE. WE NOW HAVE A SINGLE USE POLICY FOR THEM IN OUR HOUSE. ( I DO NOT BUY THEM, BUT THEY TEND TO COME IN CERTAIN DRINKS FROM DIFFERENT PLACES) THEY ARE UNSANITARY AND DISPOSABLE. WHY SOMEONE WOULD PAY $1.68 (OR WHATEVER) FOR 2 STRAWS WHEN YOU CAN BUY 100 FOR $1.00 IS BEYOND ME.

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Posted by: Kaycee on Mar 20, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Does anyone remember the "Everybody Loves Raymond" episode where Marie made an abstract sculpture in art class that was a bit too "ladylike?" As Debra said when Ray pointed it out to her, "Well, NOW I see it!" Phallic straws? Um, yeah, NOW I see it..."

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Posted by: Jessica on Mar 20, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Andrea made this comment below: "No I didnt inspect the package I shouldnt have to." We shouldn't have to inspect our kids candy from trick or treating at Halloween either, but in this day in age we DO!

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Posted by: Jessica on Mar 20, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I'm reading a lot of comments on how "stupid" this story is and I have to disagree. This is just a story suggested by a concerned parent and her argument is extremely valid. The straws do look like male sex organs very much and could easily be construed that way by slightly older children. They shouldn't have included that shape if it was borderline offensive. It's not even appealing enough to be worth it. They could have picked any other shape instead.

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Posted by: Julie on Mar 20, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Bellboy, you are incorrect,the spelling and GRAMMAR of these posts are TRULY priceless hahahah

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Posted by: Dee on Mar 20, 2008 at 10:04 PM
I bought the straws too for my daughters. When she opened the package I was in shock !! Yes it does look like a male organ! Everyone thinks the same thing. They think it looks like fruit, but anyone over the age of 8 knows what it looks like .....

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Posted by: Mark on Mar 20, 2008 at 10:00 PM
First, this woman needs to get a life. Second, how can you as a TV station actually consider this news enough to do a story on it? Maybe someone will see a dirty word in their alphabet soup tomorrow! People wouldn't get away with being so stupid if journalists like you weren't so dumb as to give them the time of day.

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Posted by: geri on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:31 PM
I saw them at Walmart they look like a rabbit to me.

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Posted by: ryan on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:27 PM
has anyone noticed that even the MOM has posted a comment on here??

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Posted by: jill on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:17 PM
doesn't look any worse than the Arby's logo

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Posted by: HowFunny on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:09 PM
Anyone notice below the picture it says "click to enlarge"? My 12 yr old son thought it was a male part,but then again he has a very perverted mom!

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Posted by: Mya on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:08 PM
I asked my nine year old what he thought it looked like. He said it looked like a guitar! Personally, I think people are just taking things a bit too far these days.

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Posted by: jake on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:05 PM
wow

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 20, 2008 at 09:01 PM
I think the 1.69 is a little provocative as well.... Coincidence, I think not.... ha ha ha

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Posted by: Glenda on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:53 PM
I showed the picture to my daughter of 13 y/o. All I said was, "come look @ these silly straws." She then said, "yeah, they are cool- oh wait- no they aren't." You decide what she realized they looked like.

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Posted by: Ted on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:42 PM
This is the most ridiculous NON-news story I've ever seen. Get a life. And the "newspeople" at WSAZ should be embarrassed.

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Posted by: Samantha on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:39 PM
I just got home from walmart and i seen them straws hanging in the beverage isle. I thought it looked like a male sex organ and walked off giggling thinking i was just being silly, but now i see im not the only one.

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Posted by: Billy on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:35 PM
I'm ticked off at this...I wish I saw this BEFORE I went to WalMart today...I WOULD'VE LOOKED FOR THEM AND BOUGHT THEM! lol Maybe in Boston they are still available, I want those straws!!!

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Posted by: Lauryn on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:34 PM
It looks like a fish. And even if it didn't, Andrea Bailey, what exactly are you afraid "might happen to other families with kids a little older than Ashlynn?"

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Posted by: Sherri on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:30 PM
These don't look like the male sex organ of any creature I have ever seen--and I'm a biologist. They don't look even vaguely vulgar to me. They remind me more of a bell of a bottle opener--or perhaps a fish as drawn by a young child.

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Posted by: jennifer on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:26 PM
i actually bought a pack last week at our local walmart for my seven and five yr old girls and i thought the exact same thing and threw them out i will be much more careful the next time i buy them a pack of straws

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Posted by: Larry on Mar 20, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Now that this has been viewed and talked about so much,how many kids have logged on to this and been exposed to the same thing she didn`t want her kid to see.

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Posted by: Brad on Mar 20, 2008 at 06:37 PM
WSAZ, YOU HAVE LOST A VIEWER. THIS IS CRAP. YOUR STATION IS CRAP. EVERYONE INCLUDING ME THAT IS RESPONDING TO THIS STORY ARE IGNORANT! NEVER AGAIN WILL I VIEW THIS SITE OR WATCH YOUR NEWSCAST. IDIOTS!

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Posted by: mom of 2 on Mar 20, 2008 at 06:09 PM
I can't believe this is still in the news, give it up, there are are important things going on!

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Posted by: Chris on Mar 20, 2008 at 03:42 PM
Sheeeeee's a moron.

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Posted by: Hubb on Mar 20, 2008 at 12:59 PM
This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. I can't believe this is actually a story that people are talking about. Thanks, WSAZ, for pushing the envelope and bringing us the news REALLY worth viewing. /sarcasm

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Posted by: Wondering why?? on Mar 19, 2008 at 11:15 PM
I cannot believe this story is still at number one. Give it a rest people! Focus on the more important stories.

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Posted by: Andrea on Mar 19, 2008 at 10:39 PM
I cannot believe that with all the things going on in this world, this is STILL the #1 viewed story. Come on now! Who cares?!?

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Posted by: amused on Mar 19, 2008 at 10:01 PM
i find it funny how we all get off topic and start putting each other down for spelling and acting like children.... move on.... im sure someone will have something to say about this too lol

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Posted by: LOL on Mar 19, 2008 at 09:48 PM
Sometimes when I'm bored. I bring this story up and just read the comments. They are so funny. especaly thee giy teling evrone theey ned to lern howe to spel, and culd not spel GRAMMER corect.

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Posted by: Dave on Mar 19, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Freud once said "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". And sometimes a straw is just a straw.

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Posted by: very aware, now on Mar 18, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Should I contact WalMart and Randy to get bras and panties removed from the shelf? I'm a concerned parent. What about Barbie Dolls? OH MY, has anyone senn the packages of men's underwear? DON'T GO NEAR THE PRODUCE ISLE!!! THANK YOU ANDREA FOR THE HEADS UP. OOPS I'm sorry I hope that doesn't warp anyone's mind.

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Posted by: opinator... on Mar 18, 2008 at 08:50 PM
andrea i completely agree with you. and its only the truth.

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Posted by: Joe on Mar 18, 2008 at 08:47 PM
LISTEN UP PEOPLE, (those of you who are behind this distraugt mother), focus your attention to what your kids are exposed to on television and some of the music listened to. Even your wholesome WTCR country music has innuendos of illicit sex, violence and drunken stupors. But who is making ANY attempt to clean this up?

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Posted by: Tasha on Mar 18, 2008 at 08:36 PM
Good job quality control. Looks like China slipped another one in on us, and Wal-Mart is marketing in.

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Posted by: Andrea Bailey on Mar 18, 2008 at 07:37 PM
I just want to say I havent even been back on this website for at least 4 or 5 days. I cannot believe people are still talking about it. I havent talked to Wal-Mart or Randy Yohe anymore. For those of you saying my daughter wouldnt even know if it wasnt for me? You actually think she will remember what I said? I was just very upset I cant buy a pack of fun straws at a "family store" without something that looks vulgar being shoved in her face. No I didnt inspect the package I shouldnt have to.But as soon as I seen it I took it away because I dont want my baby exposed to things like that at 3!!Even though she has no idea that its anything but a straw.Then when I called Wal-Mart to tell them they need pulled off the shelves I was treated very rudely about it.When it was really for their own good.Because unlike a lot of people Im not out for money,only what I think is best for MY DAUGHTER.If I wanted money why would I call the news instead of a lawyer?I just want to be a good mother.

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Posted by: Shari on Mar 18, 2008 at 01:20 PM
That is so weird. They look like bells to me. I would've never thought of the male private parts when looking at these at all.

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Posted by: dave on Mar 18, 2008 at 09:59 AM
This story is a little to much if you ask me.At 3 yrs old i'm sure that kid really thinks that the straw looks like the male sex organ.The best of this story is though,that Wal Mart at first told her they didn't have time for this.But when WSAZ came to talk to them it was a whole different story and said they take this kind of stuff serious.Wal Mart who you kidding.Only time you take stuff serious is when your on the new's and to get your name out there more than what it needs to be.Only thing Wal Mart cares about is there money and not the worker's or people that shop there,I know this cause I used to work at one.I was there only a month but that is all it took for me to figure out what they are all about.Good Ol Sam Walton the richest dead guy going in the USA.

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Posted by: funny on Mar 18, 2008 at 08:16 AM
I find it funny that bellboy makes fun of the spelling and grammar of some posts, but his/her post have errors as well... hypocrite! grammar truly "...are truly..."

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Posted by: Penelope on Mar 18, 2008 at 02:22 AM
Someone at the straw factory was having a good laugh when he/she made these 2 straws!

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Posted by: Dave on Mar 18, 2008 at 12:07 AM
I have to agree with those of you who support Ms. Bailey. If more people were concerned with what their children were being exposed to, maybe we wouldn't be wondering why the newest generation is so wrought with problems. We assume that "if it's on TV, it's ok", "if they learn it in school, it's ok" and i guess "if it's labeled fun straws at Wal-Mart, it's ok". If this was an innocent design "look-a-like", then maybe we are over-reacting. However, as parents, it is our right and our obligation to at least be concerned. It is a real shame that so many hateful things are said over something like this; another sign of the degradation of the times.

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Posted by: mom in MO on Mar 17, 2008 at 11:26 PM
I think it looks like a cello. But, then, I am a musician.

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Posted by: reader on Mar 17, 2008 at 11:26 PM
This woman saw a straw shaped like a male organ in her mind. Her child would have thought nothing ,unless she brought the subject up and told it. Teens see and think different than most young children, they would crack jokes and laugh about this! So teach your teen not to talk about it in front of people,if they think the same as she does! I'm sure if you look at everything around you will find all kind of shapes like this! So, why make an issue out of it! My first thought upon looking at this straw was a just a shape,2nd thought a hat! I hope this woman don't get upset if her child gets to do finger painting in art class at school. Who knows what she will think if she looks at the painting to long enough!

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Posted by: john on Mar 17, 2008 at 09:29 PM
The poor hick will probably sue Wal-Mart. WHat an idiot. We have too mancy leeches on welfare in this country looking to make a quick buck.

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Posted by: Malinda on Mar 17, 2008 at 09:00 PM
I think the straws look like a bell. OVER REACTIVE Mother. Perhaps she hasn't seen a male organ lately and forgot what they look like :)

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Posted by: heather b on Mar 17, 2008 at 08:57 PM
well so much for my kids asking for the rocket shaped straws they loved. but then again me or my kids dont have a dirty mind.

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Posted by: Becky on Mar 17, 2008 at 08:33 PM
There children straws, theres noway a child will see the straw in a perverse way.

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Posted by: Fred on Mar 17, 2008 at 07:59 PM
All the comments about the straws are indicative of the collective insanity of our current culture.

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Posted by: mommy of 1 on Mar 17, 2008 at 07:45 PM
ARE YOU JOKING! PEOPLE ARE KILLING EACH OTHER,YOUNG GIRLS ARE MISSING AND THIS IS WHAT WE WORRY ABOUT. WHAT ABOUT LEAH HICKMAN OR DEANNA CRAWFORD?

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Posted by: Cat on Mar 17, 2008 at 07:37 PM
i went to a hens night where they handed out ones of the exact same shape, but those had been bought from an Adult product shop.

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Posted by: Wanderer on Mar 17, 2008 at 07:02 PM
If you don't like the straws, return them. But don't inflict your obsession with genitalia on the rest of the world. Anyway, how would a little girl know what that straw looks like IF HER MOTHER HADN'T TOLD HER? I can just see her out with that kid: "Ashlynn, don't look at that cloud, it looks like ...", "Ashlynn, don't look at that cucumber, it looks like ..." etc. Way to raise a hypersexualized kid, lady. You'll never explain it to people like that, though. I'm reminded of a joke about a man taking a psychological inkblot test. In every inkblot, he saw something graphically sexual. The psychologist finally said "Sir, you seem to have an obsession with sex." The man replied "Me? You're the one showing me all the dirty pictures!"

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Posted by: Sue on Mar 17, 2008 at 06:52 PM
To those who have seen this on consumerist.com or digg.com, please let this subject die. It has already been beaten into the ground.

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Posted by: green jeans on Mar 17, 2008 at 06:34 PM
I still would like to know what will the mother tell the little 3 year old when she is old enough, and ask the question "what was all this about?"

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Posted by: Philippe on Mar 17, 2008 at 06:14 PM
Would she complain if the straw was shaped like an AK 47 ?

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Posted by: Philippe on Mar 17, 2008 at 06:12 PM
Poor America, They love war, guns and violence but Oh my god... making love, it's so dirty. Naked people are being censored from their screens but dead Iraqis are a joy to watch. I grew up loving America, but since George W has been elected President, I'm disgusted. Glad to be living in Europe!

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Posted by: Frank on Mar 17, 2008 at 05:50 PM
As it says on the Order of the Garter "Honis soi que mal y pense" (Evil to him who evil thinks)

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Posted by: Chucky on Mar 17, 2008 at 04:36 PM
I'll bet the kid wouldn't know what it looked like if mommy dearest hadn't thrown such a fit. Half the kids already know what one looks like, the other half will. Big deal. For the McDonald's coffee post, if you're huge, put a cup of coffee in between your legs and try to drive with the lid off, you will get burned. If you need to be warned about that, you scare me.:)

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Posted by: ri0 on Mar 17, 2008 at 04:36 PM
So, I guess you dont let your kids drink shakes either? Perhaps you are overreacting.

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Posted by: tired of wierdos on Mar 17, 2008 at 03:32 PM
Do people really have nothing better to do that complain about the shape of a straw? There are hungry homeless children out there. Worry about them and stop complaining about trivial things like straws. Any anyways, it actually just looks like a bell or a rocket to me.

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Posted by: Jennifer on Mar 17, 2008 at 03:17 PM
I don't know if my comment will get posted on here or not b/c WSAZ seems to not like what I say! But I just felt the need to say it anyways...I am SO SICK of hearing about a stupid straw. To this mother, Andrea Bailey...you are crazy! I can't believe what a commotion that you have caused regarding A STRAW! Eventually your child is going to learn the body parts of a human - A HUMAN IS WHAT WE ALL ARE and so what if she knows the body parts of a HUMAN. But I hope you're happy b/c obvioulsy you need money and what a better victim than Walmart. This straw doesn't look like a male organ at all and it looks more like the Arby's sign...what's next? Are you going to call Arby's and try to get money from them too?

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Posted by: R.D.Davis on Mar 17, 2008 at 03:04 PM
enough about the straws,I read a quote from Charles Manson that I totally believe. “You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.”

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Posted by: a loving mother on Mar 17, 2008 at 02:54 PM
It does look like something vulgar. Though, Very young children wouldn't know what shape it is. The bells, pears, and rocketships I've seen don't look like this and I certainly don't think they were trying to make the shape of an Arby's hat. I wouldn't let my children have them. I can't believe that every one is attacking this woman because she wants to make sure that these innappropriate straws. China must have mixed the bachelorette party straws up with the children's straws.

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Posted by: Simone deMontfort on Mar 17, 2008 at 02:54 PM
Gatorade bottles are also phallic symbols. I wonder if she ever noticed that...

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Posted by: MomOfOne on Mar 17, 2008 at 02:41 PM
Oh brother. Yeah, it does look "questionable" but why raise such a stink over it? Have a good laugh and move on. I have a small child and would have simply laughed at the situation.

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Posted by: Paula on Mar 17, 2008 at 01:07 PM
You should NEVER be shopping at WalMart in the first place. 'Nuf said.

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Posted by: Emil Muzz on Mar 17, 2008 at 01:04 PM
That's funny, I see either Jesus or Mary Magdalene when I look at them.

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 17, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Pathetic. What people won't do for attention and then try to get it by stating "concern" for other people's kids.

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Posted by: cathy on Mar 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM
oh please get a life. it looks like a rocket.

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Posted by: Heather on Mar 17, 2008 at 12:15 PM
It looks like the "Arby's hats" that the people wear on the commercials...Now Arbys is going to make me think of male sex organs.

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Posted by: BRian on Mar 17, 2008 at 11:54 AM
If Wal-Mart didn't have billions upon billions of dollars this would have never been an issue. The mother wants money. Now she needs to complain to and sue God because he made a bunch of different vegetables and fruits look like genitalia.

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Posted by: Mature person on Mar 17, 2008 at 11:45 AM
The key to this imaginary problem is the following quote, "I can't think of anything else." I've sent this around and asked for opinions. It seems that those who are most like this and object to imaginary things such as this are those who are obsessed with sex in one form or another. Either this woman has this problem or she needs the attention. I wonder whether she has ever gone to a fabric store and seen one of those things which is used to darn socks, etc. I'm 69 y/o and, when I looked at the "offensive" straws, the only thing which came to my mind was the Arby's sombrero. This woman has her own little problem(s) and shouldn't interfere with those of us in the real world.

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Posted by: Jessie on Mar 17, 2008 at 08:52 AM
I did what another person on here suggested and went to http://www.bachelorette.com/ and they ARE selling straws there called Penis straws, and they are the exact same shape. SO someone out there does manufacture these things and intended them to look like a penis. How they ended up in a child's crazy straw package is anyone's guess. But yes, these things are being manufactured as penis straws and were intended to look like like one.

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Posted by: fred on Mar 17, 2008 at 01:02 AM
Looks like an Arby's Cowboy hat.

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Posted by: bellboy on Mar 17, 2008 at 12:03 AM
The spelling and grammer of these posts is truely priceless

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Posted by: Kelsey on Mar 16, 2008 at 10:49 PM
I find this funny. That little girl now thinks that straw looks like a male's private parts ONLY because her mom said something. For Heaven's sake, keep that little girl away from the produce aisle, and the frozen foods where they sell hotdogs... she'll be scarred for life. LoL

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Posted by: Me on Mar 16, 2008 at 08:46 PM
It's just a straw....

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Posted by: Everett on Mar 16, 2008 at 03:55 PM
Randy Yohe (WSAZ) must have been having a BAD NEWS DAY!

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Posted by: tony on Mar 16, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Complain, Complain some people are never happy, some people would gripe if there ice water was cold

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 16, 2008 at 01:40 AM
ENOUGH!

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Posted by: sm on Mar 16, 2008 at 12:40 AM
I think this is all kind of silly--she should get her money back b/c she wasn't satisfied with the item. It does resemble the male private area and the woman who said to check out bachelorette.com does sale almost the exact same straws. I just think that this whole straw thing has went a little to overboard.

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Posted by: Samantha on Mar 15, 2008 at 11:57 PM
Leave this woman alone! She is correct. If it were a rocket they would not be sold for bachelorette parties! If I had bought these for my kids, I would have done the same thing. Ms. Bailey, forget what these people on here say. You did what you felt was right and that is all that matters. Take up for your kids and forget everyone else.

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Posted by: kev on Mar 15, 2008 at 11:53 PM
If someone looks in the sky at a cloud and sees something sexual I suppose we are supposed to blame God... Come on its a straw!

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Posted by: Lois on Mar 15, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Those straws look like bells to me. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

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Posted by: Mary on Mar 15, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Can we get over the wiener straws already!!!....Still think they look like Rockets.

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Posted by: william on Mar 15, 2008 at 10:31 PM
my comment is that the picture straw looks more like a bell shape and not a male organ.

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Posted by: Johan on Mar 15, 2008 at 08:05 PM
Lisa, many complain about the lady who sued McDonald's over coffee. If you look into the case a little you would realize she received 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The coffee was heated to 160 degrees to keep it hot for longer. They didn't have a warning about such a high temp. No reasonable person would assume that the coffee was THAT hot. I mean, 160 degrees...come on folks. Mickey D's has the money to spare.

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Posted by: Linda on Mar 15, 2008 at 03:40 PM
Frank, I love your moose comment! Too funny!

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Posted by: Stephanie on Mar 15, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Here is my take on it. I do not see male private parts. I see a rocket ship, but if I did see male private parts, I would not call the store. I would get in my care and return the items for a full refund. Wal-Mart pulled the straws. Story over. I believe this woman only wanted her name in the news.

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Posted by: Guy on Mar 15, 2008 at 02:48 PM
That's funny. But, that is the news and isn't there OTHER more important things than penile drinking straws. Wal-Mart customer service is always rude until of course media shows up.

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Posted by: denise on Mar 15, 2008 at 11:25 AM
If these straws were in a holiday package, you would believe they were bells. I would never have thought of them looking like a body part unless someone pointed that out. This is a big fuss over nothing.

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Posted by: foggy on Mar 15, 2008 at 07:23 AM
It isn't offensive, but it is inappropriate. If this is to be included the packaging should have indicated it was an "adult item" in some plain manner. As for customer service's reaction, I would want to know how the customer presented herself before passing judgment. If she were polite and just pointing out a problem they responded poorly. But if she were yelling and screaming, while not a good response, their reaction is understandable. Bottom line is this. If Wal-Mart did pull all this product from their shelves you can be very sure the manufacturer won't do THAT again

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Posted by: mom of 2 on Mar 14, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Don't you think this is enough about the "straws"? There has to be something more news worthy to talk abut!!!!!!

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Posted by: MONICA LEEDY on Mar 14, 2008 at 12:05 AM
I'M SURE THE MAKER OF THESE STRAWS HAD DOZENS OF SHAPE DESIGNS AND THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THESE WERE PACKAGED FOR KIDS. SO WHY WOULD THEY PUT A SHAPE IN THERE THAT WOULD EVEN SLIGHTLY RESEMBLE A BODY PART OR ANYTHING BAD FOR THAT MATTER ,BUT I AGREE IT DOES LOOK LIKE A PENIS AND IF YOU DON'T THINK SO PERHAPS YOU NEED SEX ED ! MAYBE IF OTHER PARENTS WERE AS CONCERNED ABOUT THERE KIDS AS SHE IS THIS WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE !!HOW COULD THIS SLIP BY THE MANUFACTURER ? PLEASE , NO ONE COULD BE THAT NIEVE TO BELIEVE AS MUCH MARKETING AND RESEARCH THAT THEY DO THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE CAUGHT THIS ! FURTHER MORE IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILTY TO LOOK OUT FOR OUR KIDS AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE REASON WHY, YOU CANT EVEN BUY YOUR KIDS A PACK OF STRAWS AND EXPECT IT TO BE SAFE !!! TO EVERYONE TALKING TRASH ABOUT THIS MOM MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK HER FOR SOME ADVICE ON HOW YO BE A BETTER PARENT !!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: Hank on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:33 PM
All this fuss over straws, yet has anyone ventured over to Walmart's produce dept? They have cucumbers right out in the open for the world to see and nobody bats an eye. For shame people.....for shame.

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Posted by: Bev on Mar 13, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Whether you see a toy or a penis she is entitled to her money back. Customer satisfaction should always come first.

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Posted by: Linda on Mar 13, 2008 at 10:09 PM
If this is male anatomy, it sure would be halarious to see the male that carries it.

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Posted by: Raven on Mar 13, 2008 at 09:54 PM
To all of you here who are making comments about this lady you need to go to Bachelorette.com She had every right to be upset. Who makes these "male organ" shaped straws for adult stores then goes and puts them in a pack of crazy straws meant for children? At least she is taking resonsibility for her childs well being, which is more then most of you can say!

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Posted by: Hilarious on Mar 13, 2008 at 09:45 PM
I can understand the concern the mother may have. I personally don't see what she saw. However, I do think the Walmart customer service department should have been rude to her. But,then again they probably get prank calls all the time.. Again, I don't see the resemblance.. If another site is selling them because they are suppose to look like a sex organ then they need to have a better model to use next time when they make the replica...

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Posted by: Sharon on Mar 13, 2008 at 08:54 PM
Hey, I am really surprised that someone on here hasn't found a way to blame this on Pathways!!

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Posted by: ky girl on Mar 13, 2008 at 07:58 PM
I agree with this woman b/c that's just nasty. I would've done the same thing. I think you did the right thing. Everyone else that is putting you down should've stepped up and done the same thing. Let us hear the outcome of whatever happens.

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Posted by: Duane on Mar 13, 2008 at 07:55 PM
The spelling in some of comments just blow my mind!!!! Learn to spell before you post. (looks bad on your teachers.)

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Posted by: Amy on Mar 13, 2008 at 06:50 PM
This gave us all a good laugh. Thanks Randy Yohe.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 13, 2008 at 06:26 PM
If the real complaint was about poor customer service, then I think they should have taken the complaint to the next level of management not WSAZ.But hey different strokes for different folks.

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Posted by: LOCAL HOMETOWN SHOPPER on Mar 13, 2008 at 04:35 PM
The last time I went to customer service the lady waiting on me was eating a candy bar and talking to me with her mouth full. Shop at the local hardware, grocery, gas station,or furniture store, etc. service is MUCH better

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Posted by: marc on Mar 13, 2008 at 04:07 PM
OMG!!! The other pictured straw looks Fillopian Tubes!!! Please keep them separated!!!

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Posted by: COALGROVE on Mar 13, 2008 at 02:30 PM
MY GRANDKIDS HAVE SAME STRAWS THEY LIKE FINE TO ME?

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Posted by: Frank on Mar 13, 2008 at 01:10 PM
I think the straws look like a moose. Well a moose's privates anyway.

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Posted by: Seth Hannon on Mar 13, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Yeah i see the problem people are just jealous jealous jealous. People stop being jealous its sicking. If WSAZ didn't think they needed to put this on the air they wouldn't have. I see, smell, and hear jealousy. That's what makes me laugh And come on an Arby's hat ha ha ha a rocket ship ha ha ha a Bell ha ha ha very funny here i am going to make up a shape hmmm it looks like a triangle. Just plain and simple a male organ and that's the bottom line. People go back to school and learn your shapes in health class. My doctor says it is the shape of a male organ can't dissagree with a doctor. And she has repeatedly said "SHE IS NOT SUING WAL-MART" so stop saying law suit.

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Posted by: Melissa on Mar 13, 2008 at 12:59 PM
I really dont blame her for the concern and I definately believe what u she is saying about the Wal-Mart workers bein rude, because I know that first hand. I think this should b dealt with in a right manner and not just b pushed under the rug. Maybe if there were more concerned people like her, they wouldn't b so much filth in the world now.

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Posted by: G on Mar 13, 2008 at 12:22 PM
If there truly was a packaging mistake then the brand/maker of the Fun straws needs to recall them from stores. I am sure Walmart is not the only store that sells Fun Straws.

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Posted by: Gary on Mar 13, 2008 at 12:13 PM
To Robin, I dont watch the news while my kids are awake because of some of the stories that are ran since they have active duty uncles. So I had to read the article, I was simply pointing out that people need to get their priorities straight. Since your comment was typed in ALL CAPS maybe wsaz should put age verification on their Comments section.

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Posted by: Billie on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I think the mom did the right thing... cause those did look like male private parts.

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Posted by: Upset at Bashers on Mar 13, 2008 at 09:55 AM
To all you posters basher her for standing up for what she believes in... I guess you have no problem with Bill Clinton, or Spitzer having extramarital affairs either. What is wrong, is wrong. I admire someone who actually stands up for what they believe in. Too many people get offended by someone exercising their free speech. Why bash her? Because it is not what you would do? So what. It matters to her what her kids are exposed to. I am glad she did it. I don't want my kids exposed to the same straws that you can buy from a sex site either. I don't let my kids dress a certain way, either because I believe in modesty. Maybe if more parents were concerned about these issues, some of the other issues wouldn't be an issue. WE need not let our kids grow to be immune to this stuff. We need to teach them certain things are wrong. WE need to be the parents. Grow up, bashers. When was the last time you defended your kid's honor for something that was wrong?

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 13, 2008 at 01:50 AM
i thought it was a bunny head with ears....oh well i guess i was just thinking of easter....

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Posted by: Pam on Mar 12, 2008 at 11:59 PM
I suppose a law suit is in the making. With everything wrong in the world today, including our area, I think there are so many more important things to focus on.

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Posted by: gasp! on Mar 12, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Oh no,, my child is learning to play the recorder. I hope she wont miss it. Even worse, what if she wants to learn the clarinet?

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 at 11:12 PM
THIS HAS BEEN BLOWED OUT OF POPORTION. IT IS OUR CHOICE WHAT WE BRING IN OUR HOMES.IF YOU SEE SOMETHING IN YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU DON'T AGREE WITH YOU GET RID OF IT. YOU DON'T CALL THE MEDIA AND WAL-MART AND CAUSE A BIG SCENE.THIS WOMAN MAY SEE ONE THING WHEN NO ONE ELSE DOES . IF IT WAS ME AND I WAS OFFENDED I WOULD HAVE JUST TOSSED THE STRAWS IN THE TRASH. I THINK WE HAVE A DRAMA QUEEN .

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Posted by: crazy straws on Mar 12, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Maybe the same company that makes the bachelorette party straws make these and goofed.Probably not Walmart's fault, they may have not known.Although a point I think she was trying to make was poor customer service, which seems to be the norm. I have been treated rudely by Wal-Mart employees.I would be written up for acting that way at my job.I think its kind of silly this made the news, but sometimes these big superchains need a kick in the ego.They seem to think that since they are the dominant business we have no place else to go and can have poor service.

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Posted by: Sharon on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:08 PM
We have the same straws so i can only imagine .

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Posted by: sharon on Mar 12, 2008 at 08:56 PM
I to have those straws i bought at walmart maybe 3 weeks ago i saw this on the net and pulled them out of the drawer they do resemble male organs but who knows i bought them for my sons ages 10,8,2 to drink with their milkshake and we never paid any attention to them until today when i saw this and had to reply.

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Posted by: concerned on Mar 12, 2008 at 08:22 PM
for all you people on here wanting to bash this lady I done a little snooping around in some adult stores and web sights and you can find these same straws that this women bought at walmart and there not called rocket ships. I dont think these straws was ment to be packaged for children because it is to close to the real thing folks.. for those of you that have bought these straws let you child drink out of it I bet you will throw them away after word.

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Posted by: april on Mar 12, 2008 at 07:42 PM
All i can say is, go to Bachelorette.com like everybody said and the straws is on there. The exact same thing! Funny story though.

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Posted by: bug on Mar 12, 2008 at 07:22 PM
maybe everybody saying this mom is looking for her 15 min.of fame is writing these comments trying to get theirs read on the news, maybe you all need to get a life

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Posted by: ROBIN on Mar 12, 2008 at 07:07 PM
TO GARY, YOU ARE THE ONE ON HERE COMMENTING ,SO THINK ABOUT IT WHO REALLY NEEDS TO GET A LIFE

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Posted by: Heather on Mar 12, 2008 at 05:37 PM
I went to bachelorette.com and checked out these straws. It is true that this website is selling the EXACT same straws!!! Please stop giving this lady a hard time. She is only looking out for her daughter. I would do the same thing as her if this situation happened to my family!

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Posted by: lady in Ky on Mar 12, 2008 at 05:32 PM
With all due respect, I feel Mrs. Baily was over-reacting to the straws but I do feel her sentiment about rudeness from store clerks. Walmart isn't the only one, there are lots of others and I'm never rude to a store clerk unless they are rude to me.

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Posted by: Lisa on Mar 12, 2008 at 05:16 PM
I agree with several people that say that it is like art everyone sees something different. When my kids get these kinds of straws they don't look at them and see what shape they see. They watch the liquid going up the straw. I have kids aging from 6 to 11 and they don't think like that mother did. My point is yes alot of us adults see it but she was being paranoid if she thought any child would see that. Most parents out there would know that their children's minds doesn't automatically see the nasty side of everything. If we use our adult minds to view things for our children (which we do on a daily basis) we need to always remember that. BTW I just brought up the pic for my 11 yr old and asked what it looked like and they responded that it looked like a nose, the cartoon drawing of a nose. As an after note this story reminds me of the one who sued McDonalds for getting burnt by coffee. Can we say use that brain for something useful.

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Posted by: Mike Matheny on Mar 12, 2008 at 05:11 PM
i'm not afraid to put my name..there are a lot of things that will resemble this shape if you want it to! I think i will call Chevy and tell them i want a new shifter for my truck so i can get on TV.

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Posted by: ???? on Mar 12, 2008 at 05:05 PM
why is everyone being so childish about this???let the woman think what she wants!!but i dont think she needed to call the news and have it on tv she should have just thrown them away!!!but what can u do??

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Posted by: who cares on Mar 12, 2008 at 04:39 PM
forget bill clinton i think the mom has a guilty conscience!!

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Posted by: bored on Mar 12, 2008 at 04:27 PM
Its amazing what some people will do to get attention or to get on tv.

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Posted by: crystal on Mar 12, 2008 at 03:19 PM
haha haha LOL.... O my goodness! hahaha! -- OK, Next story .....

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Posted by: mom on Mar 12, 2008 at 03:08 PM
Someone on here mentioned that these same straws are sold in pink on bachelorette.com. I checked it out and these same exact straws are sold under a totally different name. WOW

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Posted by: to enough already on Mar 12, 2008 at 03:03 PM
You need to have some fun. This is what it is all about if you cant laugh about this whole story then you seriously may have an issue. The precher at our church was talking about it last night and was laughing so hard he was crying. Just have fun with your freinds and family.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 at 02:42 PM
everyone has had their 5 minutes of fame get over it and go on!!!!

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Posted by: Lisa Courtney on Mar 12, 2008 at 02:40 PM
It also looks like a bell, rocket ship etc.. I guess it is like art it just depends on the person looking at it.

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Posted by: Betty on Mar 12, 2008 at 02:40 PM
This is to stupid to take up news time...i would be ashamed to say i saw any thing in this straw but a straw....get your mind on to some thing to do some good not this stupid stuff....bring some news next time not this trash....shame on ch.3

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Posted by: sippy straws on Mar 12, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I thought this lady was crazy until I went to bachelorette.com and looked up the sippy straws - exact same thing!

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Posted by: linda on Mar 12, 2008 at 02:01 PM
WELL now,this mother has her rights just like the rest of us,its just that it shouldnt have gotten this outta hand ,I would suggest get ahold of the manufactuers of the straws an file a complaint with them also the employee at wall-mart for whatevereason should've been politer but for all purposes this should've not been aired on tv until there were more complaints about these straws an its not the stores fault as the old saying goes everyone sees things differently thank god.

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Posted by: Enough already on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Enough is enough. Why don't people leave this mother alone and find something else to do. MOVE ON, for crying out loud. She had her say and so have you, now drop it and read someone else's story. Good grief.

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Posted by: Cant wait on Mar 12, 2008 at 11:46 AM
You know Larry the Cable guy is coming to town Friday. I hope someone shows him this, so we can all listen and laugh at what he has to say about it. Thats funny right there I dont care who you are. A straw that looks like a ---- git er done. Come on have some fun people I bet that is some of your alls problems. And if your 14 to 16 year olds say that this does not look like a ---- then they have the wool pulled over your eyes.

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Posted by: Kathy on Mar 12, 2008 at 11:08 AM
I didn't have an opinion until someone had to bring politics in to it. I don't understand why people can't get over what Mr. Clinton did. It happens ever day but most people don't get caught.

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Posted by: Chad on Mar 12, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Someone in Ashland should introduce the Straw lady to the Duct tape bandit!They could make quite a team!

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Posted by: Renata on Mar 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM
There are many worthy causes and many injustices to fight against--this is NOT one of them. Not in my wildest imagination would I have come up with this.

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Posted by: David on Mar 12, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Those posting that it looks like the arby's hat and/or rocket ships are all probably the same wal-mart employees. They keep mentioning that she shouldn't have went to the media about it and that she's looking for fame/fortune. Maybe if Wal-Mart had addressed the issue in a better way when she contacted them FIRST we wouldn't be hearing about it. That's right folks, the story clearly states that she contacted Wal-Mart first.

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Posted by: oh no on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:33 AM
I guess I should get rid of my ice cream scooper, hair brush, curling iron and numerous other household items because they resemble mens' privates.

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Posted by: eli on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:10 AM
that is most certainly not a rocket ship, that is a vulgar and inappropriate display. you cant tell me that the manufacturers of this product didn't notice the resemblance

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Posted by: cin on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:08 AM
this is sooo hilarious, I sent the link to the John Boy & Billy Big Show.

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Posted by: ali on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:00 AM
this is crazy that someone would make such a big deal out of these straws..what kid would look at them and say "hey mom, you know what that looks like" I dont think so..get over this whole mess

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Posted by: Mrya on Mar 12, 2008 at 08:32 AM
Ok former president Clinton see what you have started. Another sex scandal that is news worthy.......Way to go Bill. Perhaps if Hillard gets in the White House she can bring this country back to basics with her stand by your man morals.

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 at 07:51 AM
If you look up bachelorette party straws, these same exact straws are for sale. Does that mean that they sell rocketship straws for bachelorette parties?

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Posted by: TYLER on Mar 12, 2008 at 07:35 AM
I am just disgusted that WSAZ (the TMZ of local news) would even put this story on the air.

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Posted by: Scott on Mar 12, 2008 at 07:18 AM
What Has this world come to? Maybe we can ask the new president not to let people make straws no more. Or should we focus on the gas prices and hungry people ? come now lets get with the program

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Posted by: daniel on Mar 12, 2008 at 06:17 AM
What about all these jealous people on here , I can't believe you guys are so mad it's not you your acting as if you see nothing wrong! Leave the woman alone because you all know if it was you most would already have a lawyer. The comment about them looking like bells and the arby's hat was priceless!!lol

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Posted by: Beth on Mar 12, 2008 at 06:09 AM
Well I guess she better call Arbys about their symbol, cause that looks like no cowboy hat, I had ever seen.

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Posted by: I live in irenton on Mar 12, 2008 at 06:07 AM
Two tha guy who sayed :sounds like sohmthing that irenton wood say: it does look like a mail body part and we take off fence in you making fun of us we dont have to say something stuped to get on tv.

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Posted by: soldier boy on Mar 12, 2008 at 05:28 AM
I would rather hear about some mest up straws than babies and people getting killed at least there is a lighter side to the media.and if she wants to complain about some straws who are we to get on here and bash her she has that right after all this is america for now anyway..and for your ino there are some straws like that in a store I wont mention but there in with the adult gag gifts so to speak and I dought there rocket ships in this store considered there in the adult row and the two straws are pretty close except one is bright red and has something written on it and the ones in question on here are kiddy colors..and yes my mind is in the gutter Im happy to see americian soil for a change....this is fun folks

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Posted by: andrew on Mar 12, 2008 at 04:58 AM
for those who say this is crazy or waisting time then why are you waisting more of your time? for those that see bells, get your eyes checked. for those who see arbys hats your dillusional. i like every one else also have my own opinion, but before i put it out i just looked online with the resources you obviously all have. look around yourselves. a mothers concern for her child is what the story is about, not "LETS GET MONEY FROM WAL-MART" so some of you need to back off. i see some of you saying that if you had bought them for your children you would have just thrown them away, but would that have helped anyone other then you? no, this mother is looking out for more then just her child, she's looking out for all children. come on people, look around. i work evenings, so when i come in from work and my three year old little girl wakes up and wants to watch cartoons with daddy, she can't. it's "adult swim" my point is, there's enough dementing things out there without another.layoff

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Posted by: Cecilia on Mar 12, 2008 at 01:48 AM
Everyone has something that strikes a nerve with them. For her, it was straws that have what look like to her, an offensive shape. Though I agree that she should have just called Wal-Mart, and left it at that...she didn't. Don't bash the poor woman because she was doing what she thought was in the best interest of her child.

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Posted by: Beth A. on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:56 AM
My sister happens to have a package of these straws at her house. We pulled them out and they do not look like anything dirty. My daughter said they looked like rockets (she is 14) and my niece said they looked like Arby's hats (she is 10). I think people see what they want to see.

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Posted by: Davin on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:53 AM
Looks nothing like a hat or rocket ship. Are the two round things at the bottom merely "wheels?"

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:48 AM
Hurray! At least there's no mention of West Virginia! The state gets enough bad publicity. We don't need the whole country hearing about this...the MORAL DANGERS of EVIL PHALLIC STRAWS !!! As Ray Stevens would say: "Don't look, Ethel!"

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Posted by: reader on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:35 AM
i can believe there is over 300 comments on here about a straw when there is stories about babies getting murdered that has few comments compared to this ridiculous story so go comment on something worth commenting about.and lady if you don"t like the straws throw them away!!!!

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Posted by: Helen on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Remember before bottles had twist off caps? We used a tool called a bottle opener that closely resembles the shape of this straw. We used them daily and never did we think we were being gross by holding this tool in our hand to pry off a cap of soda pop. Its shape had no psychological effects on our childhood development. Parents then had values and did not feel the need to air smut throught the community. Once again lets reinforce a negative..

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Posted by: Richard on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Well i will try this again i think these straws have been on the market for some time and this is the first time you see the male organs you had to by some straws before way say what you say Andrea Bailey yyou are in bad shape if i was you husbane i whould have you committed.

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Posted by: Lisa on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:11 AM
She needs to get a life--when I look at it I see a bell shape--her mind is obviously in the gutter. What three year old is going to look at that straw and see the male genitals! Sounds like she is fishing for a monetary settlement from WalMart

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Posted by: rhonda on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Perception, that's the thing. Looks like a rocket to me. If you look at the clouds, you see different thngs, that's the game, must be the same with straws.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:06 AM
I understand this mother being concerned but I think she's going way overboard with it. I would never put my daughter on the news for a story about 'straws that look like male sex organs'. I don't think the little girl should have been shown at all. I personally don't see it...they look like bells to me.

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Posted by: Dan on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:05 AM
This story is silly. It is a straw. I seriously doubt any gradeschool, preschool, or young child out there will see this as anything other than a fun straw. Blaming Wal-mart makes no sense. I feel this lady needs to get a life. There are people who to easily get offended over things that can easily be shrugged off. This is not a newsworthy story, and I feel I have just wasted three minutes of my life reading about this and posting a comment. This lady wanted to have her moment of fame on tv. I guess I am little better as I will probably check this post again to see if I too can have a moment of fame on the internet with this post.

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Posted by: Kateena on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:01 AM
We can make anything ugly. Let our kids stay innocent as long as possible. To just mention this to me is ridiculous.

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Posted by: Andrea Bailey on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Like I have said over and over I am not expecting Wal-Mart to give me ANYTHING! All I wanted was the straws off the shelves. I found them to be inapropriate shapes for children. If they were meant to be rockets,hats,or whatever else other people have said, that's your opinions and I respect that. To me I just think they could have used a better judgement of shape to put in a bag of kids straws. I seen the same shape straw at bachelorette.com, so to me my judgement was right. And I just want to say thank you to all the people who understand my concern and knew I was just looking out for my little girl. But I think now people should start focusing on more important topics on the news and just let this one go.

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Posted by: Diane on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Why call Wal-mart????? The package should have the distributor on the back or somewhere else. This is who you should call and complain to, not the worn out CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:47 PM
I think the bigger issue that needs to be addressed is the fact that children are recognizing this straw as an arbys hat. this tells me that children are either watching way to much tv or they are eating out way to much which in turn is leading too the increase in childhood obesity.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:32 PM
We should all sue Arby's for having a male organ on their signs!

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Posted by: Amy on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:22 PM
this is so awesome,can i call Dateline about a possible special? maybe they can lure those straws into the homes of unsuspecting 3 year-olds..LMAO

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Posted by: Billie Gail on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Oh my. Pillsbury doughboy better watch out. He is next. His dinner rolls looks like a behind to some. I see them as dinner rolls......Children see what they are told to see. Its a straw Mother.

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Posted by: Hawaiian Lady on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:13 PM
This is definitely not newsworthy. If I had gotten this packet of straws home and realized that they looked like a male sex organ, I would have simply laughed about it with my husband in private and thrown them away. It's not worth getting worked up. The manufacturer probably meant it to look like something totally different thank what this lady was thinking.

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Posted by: Just Because on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:05 PM
If 67.2% of the people say a red light is green, does it make the red light green? Or is the red light still a red light? It is still a red light, even thought the majority say it is green. Same thing with the straw. It is what it is. This lady had a problem with Wal-Mart selling this product to her kids. She has the parental responsibility to bring it to their attention. It is awful that the customer service reps treated her with disrespect. Whether they agree with her stance or not, they are CSRs and are the front line to the business. They reflect the company. I guarantee you that if you had a beef with Sears over how the CSR spoke to you when you had a problem with your power saw, you would want that person to lose their job. Give this lady a break. Anytime any parent has any other type of a problem with a toy over safety issues, it seems ok to gripe about it. What about sexual safety? I applaud her efforts. More parents need to take a stand for what is right.

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Posted by: Gary on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:56 PM
while I am not a big supporter of walmart, this lady needs to get her priorities straight. And I have long been a believer that if you see a shape, hear a saying, etc that can have more then one meaning and your mind comes to the more perverted meaning first then your mind was headed that way without you seeing or hearing what made that come to your mind. Wake up lady Walmart is not going to pay you off for your perverted mind. Wake up US, we are worried about shapes of straws and not what is going on around us, Gas prices out the roof, possibilities of a resession, the presidential election. There are plenty more things to worry about then a shape that can be seen as anything from a Rocket, Pear, just a shape, gentials, etc. Fact is you are going to see what you see. This lady reminds me of the people that watch movies in super slow mo to try to find sexual references.... Get a Life.

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Posted by: KC on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Since you can buy these straws at any place that sells bachelorette party supplies, as "Male Organ" straws, I think she has a claim. It is obvious this mother actually cares what her kids are doing. Just seeing the male organ in the straw does not make someone a pervert. I would not let my kids drink from these straws. I, too, care about even the finer details about my kids lives. I think part of the problem in today's society is that not enough people care enough to take a stand. Kudos to her for standing up for what she believes in. Last I checked, she still had the right to do that in America, whether you agree with her or not. If more parents cared about the sexual overtones to most of everything sold, teenage pregnancy and STDs would decline. To the naysayers... how can you say that the same company that sells these straws as "male organ" straws, and then puts them into a misc.package, that they all of a sudden are not "male organ straws"?

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Posted by: me on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:34 PM
sounds like what someone from Ironton would say...."anything" to get on t.v!!!

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Posted by: sugar on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I wish Walmart would sell bags of straws with just this shape in it. They would make for great party straws!

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Posted by: Tim on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:20 PM
I have returned things before (sometimes Walmart, sometimes a sandwich made wrong at a restaurant) and people are sometimes rude to me....but um I dont call the news over it. Life is too short to blow something like this out of proportion.

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Posted by: jill on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:15 PM
leave her alone if she saw what wshe thought she saw that is her opinion hey we people in portsmouth have more to worry about than straws we got public ELECTED officals fighting over the rock hey now there is astory big men fighting over a ROCK

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Posted by: sab on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:11 PM
I thought it looked kinda like a nose myself...

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Posted by: Karen on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:42 PM
I am sure this lady's only concern is for her daughter.

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Posted by: Ronnie on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:33 PM
My six year old said the straws looked like Veggie Tale characters. Innocence found in the innocent.

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Posted by: Bea on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:21 PM
This is yet another reason to bash wal-mart what about all the jobs they provide desent prices a woman has her mind in the gutter and of course it is wal-marts fault i live on a fixed income so i shop there

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Posted by: EC on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:14 PM
Mom 2, it was simply a waste of gas. Economics 101 would teach you about supply and demand. Probally would help you to enroll in the class. Take the class and you will find that waste of gas has an effect on everyone's pocket.

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Posted by: Britani on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:08 PM
I am now a mother to be. Watching this information that your show gives out has helped me understand the warning signs and other precautions i can take to help keep a healthy enviroment. I can now say that it has made it easier for me to realize the steps i need to take in order to keep doing what i can.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:05 PM
What is wrong with people i guess if you have that kind of mind you can dream up anything

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Posted by: TAS on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:58 PM
this is sooooo YouTube worthy...get a life Bailey.

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Posted by: Mom of a seven year old on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:46 PM
To Madison...Where is your mom? Why is a seven year old girl's attention being drawn to this article? Good grief!!!

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Posted by: frank on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:43 PM
I would be ashamed that you even brought this up.buy straight straws in the future and save yourself some dignity

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:37 PM
I cannont believe after watching the news that the poll showed 33% of the ones takeing the survey seen "male part" I didn't realize there were so many perverts out there. This is about the dumbest thing I have seen yet . It is so stupid it does seservet the news just to remind us to keep our children away from those who have nothing better to do than to spend thier day with dirty thoughts .

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Posted by: E.S. on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:58 PM
To AL: Number 4 is taking it a little too far!

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Posted by: robin on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:52 PM
leave this poor mom alone if you want to buy straws that look like that for your little girls to be drinking out of, there are plenty of not so nice web sites you can order them from,at least now mothers who dont want their little girls drinking from them will know.

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Posted by: Josh on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Address your child's issues when they arise. Don't create an issue.

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Posted by: LOL on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:49 PM
It doesn't look like a rocket or a hat. I do not blame this mother for being upset. I think she had more of an issue with Wal-Mart being rude then the shape of the straw. But really can anyone looking at this say it does not look like a"male sex organ" Children are very smart and pickup on things the more the fuss the more they want to know whats going on. I do understand the being upset but think this is a little over the top. But she is taking responsibility for her child which is more then most can say!

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Posted by: tim on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:33 PM
OH PLEASE......REALLY? this is a waste of time and news, and its sad....thats all sad! kids arent suposed to know what shape the straws are! its stupid!

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Posted by: Go Randy... on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:32 PM
Hey, dont diss Randy for doing his job of serving the people .. everyone has their own opinion.. He was just doing what he does best..Great job Randy..

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Posted by: mother of two on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:32 PM
I do not think that this mother should be so upset over this. For one, her 3 year old daughter should not know what the male organs look like,so no worries there. For two, i really don't think that the straw makers intended for the straws to look like-well you know.

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Posted by: HUNTINGTON on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:25 PM
I just wanted to say, I asked my 16 year old to tell me what he thought the straws looked like before I ever said anything about the story he said a pear.. Now thats coming from a 16yr old boy.. now come on people..

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Posted by: mommy on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:21 PM
Okay, I have 3 sons...I showed them all the picture....no headlines or anything. My 3 year old just wanted "straws"...my 8 year old said it was a bell and my 10 year old, well, he laughed....alot...I said, What is it? He said, "looks like a wiener" and walked away laughing. Kids, ya gotta love'em!

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Posted by: kat on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:16 PM
I just wanted to comment to the person who said people should learn proper grammar before posting anything. YOU SPELLED GRAMMAR WRONG>...lol lmao duh

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:02 PM
People are stupid. Get your heads out of the gutters. My 10 year old sister saw that on the news and didnt think anything about it, she just asked why straws were on the news. Your kids wouldnt think anything of it if you all didnt make a big ordeal about it.

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Posted by: I GO TO WALMART ALL THE TIME on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:55 PM
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH HER. WHEN I SEEN IT WE ALL THOUGHT THE SAME THING. ANDREA IF I WAS YOU HUN I WOULD FIGHT IT THE WHOLE WAY. DONT WORRY ABOUT THE COMMENTS. GO FOR IT.

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Posted by: Janelle Fitzgerald on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:54 PM
The straw issue is not even news worthy. I would hope that parents would have better things to do with their time than to create images that obvioulsy are not there.

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Posted by: too on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:50 PM
Have you looked at some of the womens deodorant dispensers? What are they shaped like?

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Posted by: Carol on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:46 PM
I think the "straw" story is riduclous,if anything, I think they look like the "Arby's Hat" more than likely the child would've too.

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Posted by: Wayco on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:44 PM
20 person poll at work = 2 pears, 3 rockets, 1 fish, 1 mandolin, 1 person thought they were boring straws that weren't worth the $ (What happened to the big cool ones we got as kids?), 1 person said if he was a pervert he would think "man" but since he was straight he thought it was a womans back, waist and hips, and a whopping 11 of us were thinkin' Arbie's! (BTW We've all got children. Are we bad parents cause we didn't see porn?) Now what we all want to know is what does this woman see in the mysterious unmentioned straw on the left? Andrea, you have officially entered the Twilight Zone!

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Posted by: AL on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:39 PM
1. It looks like a straw. 2. If she was offended by it she should cut it up and threw it away. 3. She needs to get a life. 4. Where is her mind at? Perhaps a little south of where it should be.

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Posted by: Jim on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:37 PM
You all are that disagree probably are the same types of people that allows your child to have premarital sex in the first place. At least this mother was a bit concerned for her child, even if it is at a young age. That's what's wrong with kids today; their parents aren't closely watching out for them

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Posted by: Nevada on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Pu-leeease! Lady, only a mind in the gutter could see any resemblance.

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Posted by: Tim on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Well after watching the interview....your kids know now what a male sex organ looks like since you tell them thats what the shape of it is....I can see them in kindergarten when the teacher asks the kids to define shapes and they show them a hat or rocket ship, your kids will be the only ones to say "its a male sex organ!"

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Posted by: Out Wayne on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:28 PM
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS! It's a Jews Harp or as is commonly mispronounced in WV, a juice harp. It's a small metal instrument that you play between your lips. If you play it right it makes a cute little twangy sound. If ya play it wrong you get a big blood blister on your lip and a chipped teeth!

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Posted by: John on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:24 PM
How many of the straws has Walmart sold?? And only 1 person has something to say about it!!! Sounds to me this women wanted her 30 seconds of FAME!!!!

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Posted by: ronda on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:21 PM
I agree with this mother, let's keep children's items G-rated. Stretch of imagination or not, companies should come up with things a little more reconizable.

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Posted by: Lynn on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Boy! I can't believe what some people come up with... Anyone who would see that kind of trash in a straw sure has their mind in the gutter. A child would never even see such a thing! And they wonder what's wrong with kids these days, start with the parents!!!!

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Posted by: Doug on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Do we not have more important things to do with our time? I think the straws look like the Arby's logo, are they going to discontinue using their logo? Give me a break!!!!

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Posted by: dirty mind on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:14 PM
I guess I must have a dirty mind since I too think it looks like a male organ. But I don't think that any customer should be disrespected because they find a product offensive. I don't know if I would have been offended or laughed had I purchased the straws. I think this poor mother should not be ridiculed for her opinion she has every right to express her opinion. The last time I checked this was the United States where everyone has freedom of speech.

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Posted by: carissa on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:12 PM
Ithink some people make a todo out of nothing. if anything it looks like an arby's hat

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Posted by: Rodney on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Well, we know where this mother's mind is and her thoughts. Please grow up. There are enough problems without making mountains out of molehills.

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Posted by: sally on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:07 PM
last week I bought a sweet potato, @ walmart, that looked like my neighbors nose, but did I complain..no..I ate it..and it was good.

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Posted by: Irene on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:07 PM
If we are going to poll the straws Lets poll 100 3 year olds and ask them what it is! 98 percent would say "A straw" Give me a break! I would rather know how a policeman could drag someone 10 blocks!

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Posted by: whatever?!?! on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:05 PM
i sure would not have thought this unless it was pointed out to me like this. People have way too much time to set around and throw fits about something this silly. Im sure she is only a concerned parent but thanks to her complaint now my 2 kids were watching the news and now they heard about it. They would not have if this would not have gotten blown out of control.Just throw the straws away if you don't like them.

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Posted by: jen on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:05 PM
bought the same straws for my son and when he seen that particular one he said cool a rocket

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Posted by: Ginger on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:00 PM
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER! Everyone's perception is different. Children will preceive interesting shapes. Some adults will see the male sex organ. I think it depends on what your mind is focused on at the time.

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Posted by: Jazzeh on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Lmao, I love how you all are smack-talking the woman. =P Get lives. I think it looks inappropriate... I don't blame her for being concerned, but Walmart seemed to be totally out of line.

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Posted by: marsha on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Tell her to get her head out of the gutter.

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Posted by: henry on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:58 PM
looks like 33% needs to get their mind out of the gutter and get a life.

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Posted by: keshia on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:55 PM
why make such a big issue about this? it's ridciolous.there are more important things out there to be concerned about.just take the stupid things back or throw them away.geez people

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Posted by: Zeke on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:53 PM
If this mother felt that the straws were offensive she shouldn't have purchased them!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:44 PM
Iam 13 years old and I didnt think it looked like (that).I was thinking more on the lines of a pear.

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Posted by: Seth Hannon on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:35 PM
I know the mother personally and I know for a fact that she was just doing what any concerned mother would do. I know she is a good mother and I went to that web site and it was the same straws that that wal-mart had. she is not perverted she goes to church so just leave her and her family alone.

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Posted by: laughing on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:24 PM
Come on Andrea, get a life you look like a complete and total fool!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: E.S. on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:21 PM
I think it depends on who you are. Everyone has their own veiws on it.

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Posted by: Tina on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:16 PM
I bought some of these from the Wayne Wal-mart for my little girl and did not notice the "odd" shape until the story. I can probably guess little kids will not notice either.

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Posted by: Madison on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:56 PM
I am seven years old and I would not want one of these straws. I would be afraid the other kids would laff at me. and I would be ashamed.

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Posted by: to delbert on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Delbert this is Hoyt you keepin em straight up there. If you see Goober later tell I said DUH HA, he'll know what you mean. And this story is the funniest thing I have ever seen. On a serious note though Mrs. Bailey just started something that will be never be forgotten. I just hope that it does not go to school with the children. Because kids can be awful mean. JMO

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Posted by: Goofy on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Well, I'm appalled at Walmart. I'm never going to buy my "male sex organ" shaped straws there again!!! I'm going to seek another place of business to get my perverse drink-ware!!

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Posted by: nathan cookie on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:46 PM
This is FUNNY!!! I LOVE IT SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:37 PM
Instead of complaining to the store or calling the news, if you're really concerned that your 3 year old will realize what the straws could look like, among other things it could look like, simply throw them away. Why make an issue?

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Posted by: Delbert on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:31 PM
I think it looks like the Arby's hat. I'm thinkin' Arby's. Turkey bacon ranch...mmmmmm.....

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Posted by: aynonomus on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:29 PM
I don't understand why the mom is making a big deal of this. A 3 yr.old child wouldn't even know the shape of the straw as male parts. The straw shape to me look's like an Arby's hat. I would have just thrown the straw's away If I felt that way and not made a big deal out of it.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:22 PM
that mother needs to get her mind out of the gutter!!

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Posted by: Frank on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:19 PM
This is obviously not a bell,(awfully tall bell) or a hat,(not even Hoss Cartright's was that tall, also it has an awfully rounded brim.) A rocket ship does not have such a rounded tip, after all it has to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere. It is obviously made by the same manufacturer as the ones sold on bachelorette.com. Walmart should do better product research and if it is questionable, don't sell it. Now, having my say, I will return to my beef and cheddar sandwich.

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Posted by: willie on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:19 PM
i think people see what they want to see if they want to see something bad in a product thats what they will see its all in where they're mind is and if they want to make something bad out of something so harmless as a drinking straw then thats what they do

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Posted by: Deborah on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:52 PM
GOOD GRIEF! Some people can find "pornography" anywhere. Best not read the Song of Solomon.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:44 PM
I asked my 8 year old son what the straw in the picture looked like to him. He said it looked like a pear...If an 8 year old isnt thinkong it looks like a male sex organ then im sure a 3 year old isnt thinking it does either.I believe the mother needs to calm down a bit, it simple child straw and nothing more...wal-mart isn't to blame on there product that they sell... two words for anyone who think's its more the a straw " G R O W U P ! "

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Posted by: who cares on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:40 PM
Who cares what it looks like. Suggestive??? Maybe, but I bet this same "lady" sits and watches family guy and laughs. And whats more funny was the reporter that covered this story. RO do like yours sour mash with or without a chaser. Come on people this is all just a big joke. Some people need to get a life and now that I have responded to this stupidity I am in the same boat...... GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:31 PM
the walmart corporate headquarters needs to have a nice little talk with the local walmart store about how to better handle customer complaints.

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Posted by: kayla on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:28 PM
I think this is a major thing for this woman. If something was to happen like this to me I would feel the same way. I wouldn't want my kids to have a straw in the shape of that. Things like that happen all the time and nothing ever gets done. I don't think it was Wal-Marts fault but they could have been a little nicer and understanding about things but I think the main company over the straws should be the people punished but that is my opinion. I think you should not listen to these other rude people writin things on here but go with what your doing. Good Luck I hope you get everything that need to be done for you.

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Posted by: Kevin on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:23 PM
I hope that the mother and her children are not traumatized for the rest of their lives. This straw incident is the most shocking and horrifying thing I have ever ever seen! The end of the world must be near.

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Posted by: Kalvin on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:17 PM
Looks like anything you want it to look like. If you don't like it take it away from her, return it to Wal-mart for a credit. Done deal end of story. It appears another DO GOODER done good! What a bunch of wasted time. I can't wait til this mother has a teenager......she'll be crazy sick by then.

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Posted by: Alisa Napier on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:17 PM
My friend purchased some of these questionable straws here at our Wayne Wal-mart. She brought it over to show my husband and I and we thought the exact same thing.

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Posted by: Janet on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:13 PM
I guess I just don't see it. And because I don't see it am I a bad Mother? When I showed my children the picture of the straws they said"cool Rocket straws". If I don't raise a fuss about it am I an uncaring parent. To each his own, but man....this is BLOWN way out of line. Shame on Walmart for Pulling the straws because one person finds it offensive. Well Hannah Montana bugs the death out of me...How about you pull all of her merchandies???......This is CRAZY.

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Posted by: Chris on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:10 PM
I see how there is a male sex organ, but I hope that people see past that and see a bell or a rocket.

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Posted by: Maggie on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:08 PM
I think my daughter still has these straws from when she was little (she is 21 now). I will have to go home and look. FYI, gas prices in Michigan $3.45 at noon today.

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Posted by: Lakyn on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:07 PM
I would like to thank the woman for what she has done i think it dose look like male organ

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Posted by: A mom 2 on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:03 PM
To EC at 1:37, We're all concerned about gas prices. Hello! The fact of the matter here is that a young mother found an offensive product at Wal-mart and tried to make Wal-mart aware of the problem, and Wal-mart treated her in a rude manner. The concern should not be that Randy Yohe had to pay for gas to do the interview. Did the gas money come from you personally? I don't think so. The news team apparently found it controversial enough to air, so there you go. And apparently they were right. Look at all these messages left here. There are always 2 sides to the story. So, whether you are with it or against it, here you are reading it so it must have had some sort of merit, or it wouldn't have already had what, 250 comments now. I'm sure more are to come. As people do not see eye to eye on this. Everyone is intitled to their opinion. Mine is with the mother in the story. Good for you Andrea. Your little girl is lucky to have a kind, caring, and cautious mother as yourself. Way to go!

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Posted by: Kathy on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:01 PM
In my opinion, the only way this resembles a sex organ is if you have a dirty mind to begin with! Come on lady, as a mom, don't you have FAR more important things to worry about now like your child's safety from imported products at Wal-Mart, safety at school etc? I agree with EC. I'm amazed that WSAZ would let Randy spend so much time and gas money on such a stupid story!

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Posted by: I see it on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:59 PM
I think that I would not see the innapproiate shape, had it not been brought to my attention. I think that is the same with everyone else who can see it.

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Posted by: dave on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:52 PM
The state of West Virginia, to me, looks like an outline of someone giving me the finger. Can I sue?

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:48 PM
Does anyone agree that it is probably supposed to be a rocket?

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Posted by: Lillian on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:47 PM
Maybe the authorities should get involved...this lady obviously has a lot of time on her hands and is too concerned with calling WSAZ to take care of her child. When I first saw the photo attached to this story I was shocked, I expected to see something WAY more graphic than that. Those straws are nothing. Why is this considered news? I will have to say though that I laughed out loud (for real, and rather loudly at that) while I was reading some of these comments (ESPECIALLY the one about the ROCKET POPS. Good one! HAHAHA!) Thanks for the laugh you guys. As far as Drama Mama Bailey, you have made yourself the laughingstock of the tri-state, I hope your family isn't too embarrassed!!!

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Posted by: UNKNOWN on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:47 PM
I THINK ITS JUST A STRAW & MORE IS BEING READ INTO IT THAT WHAT IT REALLY IS...ITS A STRAW & ONLY A STRAW NOT MATTER ITS SHAPE OR FORMED. MAYBE THIS MOTHER HAS TOO MUCH TIME ON HER HANDS.

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Posted by: Lawrence on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:44 PM
Is it possible to sue this lady? I mean, it is WV and all! I laughed so hard at her and this story that I soiled myself and would like a new pair of pants.

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Posted by: renee on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Hey Randy, you win the "gain the most web viewers award!" This one was coffee pot conversation all day and those that missed it gathered at cubicals everywhere to view it!

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Posted by: babydoll on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Oh my gosh!!! I mean come on. Everybody knows it looks like a males part. i mean the company that made them probly did it on purpose or something. And i dont know why you people think that is a rocket ship or a bell. Thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard. The company should get in trouble for doing what they did. I would have done the same thing as that mother did. Because i wouldnt want my daughter exposed to that kind of thing. And no other kid should be exposed to it either. Yea they might be too yound to know what it looks like, but thats not the point! And if your kid is playing with rocket ships that look like that, then you need to buy your kid some new toys!!!!!! And if you think it looks like a bell then i really want to know what bell you're looking at because that looks nothing like it!!!

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Posted by: Sherry on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:35 PM
I applaud you Andrea Bailey for being such a good parent! Don't let some of the bad comments on here make you think any different! I bet if the shoe were on the other foot they would be just as upset as you are!

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Posted by: LexisMoM on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Well for one I dont understand why people are "wasting" their time leaving a comment if they dont understand why WSAZ is "wasting" their time with the story! But on the other hand, yes I see the male organ I saw it before the story even got to WSAZ at a birthday party for a 4yr old. No the children probably dont see what we see out of it but its the fact that the children are being exposed to it and if your kids rocket ship or whatever looks like the straws do then I think you need to get your kid a new toy!I mean honestly what kind of toys are your kids playing with? And I honestly dont see how anyone could get that it looks like a bell! What But I dont think that it is Wal-Marts fault at all but before they jump to conclusions about a prank call they should take the call seriously no matter what!

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Posted by: anyomous on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:31 PM
I don't understand why you would look at a straw and think the shape looked liked male parts. A 3 yr old wouldn't even know what that was in my opinon. I look at that straw and it look's like an Arby's hat to me. I would have thrown the straw away if you seen it the way you did and let it go.

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Posted by: Deanna on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:28 PM
What a waste of airtime

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Who cares about the straws....Did anyone know that Marshall and Valaparaso are playing a baseball game at Lawrence County High School? And yes, WSAZ was at this game covering a REAL story!

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Posted by: A Mom of 2 on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:15 PM
The straws clearly look like male genitalia to me. Even without the suggestion of it, that's what they look like. I asked both of my sons who are 10 and 14 what they thought the straws looked like, and they both said, um.. boy parts. I agree with Andrea. Wal-mart should have not been rude about it. And for those of you saying Andrea can't protect her daughter from everything, you are right. But, she can protect her for a while from lots of things and that's what's important. Protect your kids when you can as long as you can, for the time will come when you can't. I protect my kids too. Keep up the good work Andrea. Bless you for trying to protect your little girl and other children as well.

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Posted by: allen on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:09 PM
hello, well if you look at it sexualy, then yea i would say it looks like the male sex organ. but for a 3 yr old child, it should not even think of it that way. not at that age anyway. If it wasan older child, it might look at it in that kind of way.

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Posted by: Wow on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:09 PM
You guys are probably giving bachelorette.com the biggest sales day ever. This is too funny. Andrea, you opened up this can of worms (er I mean straws) so you are just going to have to deal with the comments.

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Posted by: S on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:00 PM
If the child wasn't old enough to know what it was shaped like, then I wouldn't have cared. I probably would have laughed it off, but if my child knew what it was, then I would have a problem with it. And yes, I would have called Walmart with the problem.

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Posted by: Ty on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:50 PM
1st of all, these products should have been pulled from the shelf. Wal-Mart is a family oriented store not your trashy corner store. As for the Ashland Walmart treating the customer rudely, I understand that whole heartedly. I have lived in the Ashland-Russell community for nearly 2 years, and the people are so rude. Especially at Walmart. For a place that is suppose to offer so much friendly service with smiles, I think this store trains their associates to be nasty and rude. And it isn't the principal of the child's age, but my Lord, good honest decent people just dont have things like that in their home. This mom was right in her choices!

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Posted by: Anynomouse on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:50 PM
There are a lot more things to worry about that what a straw is shaped like. I have a nine year old and she would have come to me and said "Hey, Mom look a the bell." THERE ARE A LOT MORE THINGS TO BE UPSET ABOUT THAN A SHAPE OF A STRAW. WHAT ABOUT 3.49 A GALLON FOR GAS. NOW THAT IS SOMETHING TO GET UPSET ABOUT.

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Posted by: Grace on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:44 PM
This is the most unnewsworthy topic I believe I have ever seen. The viewer, in my opinion, highly overreacted. NEWS stories should be pertant to the public and this is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

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Posted by: donna on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:42 PM
To nikki, have you ever worked on the other side of the counter. Trust me there's alot more customers out there that are rude and want to cuss and yell at the person working behind the counter than rude workers. I have been on both sides of the counter and working retail sucks and its not the type of work that sucks its putting up with people that thinks the customer is always right. WRONG...

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Posted by: EC on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:37 PM
I am not concerned about tht straws. I am more concerned with gas at 3.19 WSAZ (Randy Yohe) would waste gas to cover a the story.

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Posted by: Dale on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:33 PM
I'm no Wal-mart fan, but I don't see that this is a major problem. It really doesn't look like a male sex organ to me.

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Posted by: Scott on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:24 PM
Slow news day huh?

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Posted by: Zoey on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:23 PM
As a Wal-Mart employee I have to say we receive our fair share of prank phone calls and if anyone was rude to her it was probably because they thought it was a prank call. This shouldn't be made into a big deal. The child is too young to realize what the straw looks like. Throw it in the trash and move on with your life!

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Posted by: ARBY'S HAT on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:21 PM
watch out Arby's you all are next cause it looks like the hat to me, guess my mind is on food and NOT body parts, I thing the person who said church bells must have their mind on church! WSAZ thanks for the GOOD laugh!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Sorry, I just don't see it and my mind stays in the gutter usually. According to the lady that purchased the straws, even the employees at walmart agreed but they were RUDE. If the complaint was with the rude behavior from employees then take that to the next level, not WSAZ.

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Posted by: Larry the Cable Guy on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:20 PM
In the words of LCG ''If you dont think thats funny, just get the - - - - out of here''.

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Posted by: Leon on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Some of you apparently didn't read the story. As far as I can tell the straws were assorted and she didn't choose the rocket ship shaped straws. Also, she obviously first contacted Wal-Mart as some of you have suggested she should have done. When Wal-Mart employees became rude to her and didn't take her seriously she contacted the news. It's a public concern at that point. Jennifer, you apparently haven't seen a rocket ship in awhile. Maybe you need to date. As for anonymous, you down others for their "grammer," but spell it with an "e" instead of a second "a." I'm done here.

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Posted by: Derby on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:07 PM
Grow up... it is a rocket! Dirty minds... drity people!!!

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Posted by: Mom on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Let's be concerned about more important things other than 'crazy straws'!!! I'm sure Wal-Mart did not put these straws on their selves thinking in hopes to cause such agony for this lady andher 3 year daughter!!! An yeah, I'm thinkin' Arbys too

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Posted by: Shaene on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:06 PM
What is this, the return of the Puritans? The people who didn't think the straw looked like a sexual organ sure do now that it's been blown out of proportion. For the offended ones: don't look at the clouds, as it's hard to tell what your puerile minds will come up with!

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Posted by: Out Wayne on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:04 PM
I'm thinkin' Arby's. Just wondering, do you see pictures of Mary on grilled cheeses too?

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Posted by: Jackie on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:44 PM
To Anonymous on March 11, Check your spelling.

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Posted by: Jessica Charles on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Well as a parent their are somethings that your children shouldn't see, but good lord she is 3 years old and like she knows what that is. Maybe if she was like 6 you wouldn't let her see it. My son is 7 months and if I bought those and he was 3 I would let him use it. Maybe if you wouldn't have made a big deal about it she wouldn't pay attention to what 'Mommy' is talking about. Just throw it away and no one would have heard anything about it. Any other parent would have, it's kinda like when yoyr kids what a certain item and they don't need it you what 'Just put it away or hide it'. I think you guys need to find something else to put on the news.

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Posted by: anynomous on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:29 PM
I happen to know that Wal-Mart did respond promptly and respectfully to this woman before the news even covered it. SHE LIES!! The manager she spoke with was very respectful and never once made this woman feel like she wasn't being truthful. SHE JUSTS WANTS HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME!! She'll say anything to look like a victim and get attention, even if that means being untruthful. Watch out WSAZ... you all are being played as fools by this one!!!

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Posted by: Beth on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:29 PM
This is for Be ashamed, you took the time out to read it and comment.

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Posted by: Brasky on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Andrea Bailey, I see what you see, totally. So do a lot of other people. Don't worry about these sour pusses. They just need someone to slam around to make their lives "appear" normal. Good eye, and good parenting!

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Posted by: Anon on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:09 PM
I think everyone is missing a lot of the point here, I don't believe she was looking for attention, I do believe she thinks WalMart should have been a little more understanding when she contacted them.All she was asking them to do was to take a look at them, as far as seeing what the straws looked like they cannot be seen through the package I dont believe she looked thru them all just to find something controversial about one of them. Come on give people a break sometimes there are good people in this world not out for anything, just trying to do good. As far as the comment about Tim Irr ??? What is that about, we love you Tim! Again just showing another Opion, We all have them! Some of these comments are crazy, in this day and age it is good to see a mother trying to protect her little one. Keep it up Andrea and always be looking out for her

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Posted by: Nikki on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:00 PM
The story is that Walmart was rude. It is not as serious as some of the other stories in the news, but I like to know how my local shopping centers are treating my neighbors. Walmart owes this woman an apology if nothing else. I would also keep the straw to show my friends, but I can't stand rude customer service representatives or managers.

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Posted by: jim on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM
I think they look like a church bell.

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Posted by: Kim on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Come on Mom...get your OWN mind out of the gutter and stop looking for something to whine about. Only an adult would think something like this. A child would think it was a rocket. Girls like hearts, boys like rockets! You are getting the attention that you want! Focus on something like community service!

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Posted by: Mother of 2 on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:53 AM
I completely agree with the mother who bought the straws, I had purchased the same straws with the same thoughts, my husband made me throw them away, my 12 year old wanted to take them to school to have "fun" with them. To me everyone has a right to an opion and Andrea has a right to hers especially when it comes to her child. All I can say is WAY TO GO! It is great to see a young mother looking out for the well being of her little one! God Bless you Andrea!

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Posted by: Gail on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Oh please, only a dirty mind would come up with this scenerio, or someone with too much time on their hands.

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Posted by: April on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Meanwhile, Leah Hickman's murder still goes unsolved. The families have no word on what is going on... Wow, the things that are important continue to baffle me!

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Posted by: Ohioan on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM
OK, let me understand this. One person is offended b/c her straw is shaped like something and an entire store pulls the product? What are we coming to? I bought a twisted straw once that looked like the Virgin Mary! Should've contacted WSAZ, I guess.

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Posted by: Ashley on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM
When I was a little girl, my favorite things were Barbie, Disney movies, and Punky Brewster. Today, Barbie is bashed because she "gives young girls an unrealistic standard of acceptable body image". So they alter her bust and waist (not that I can tell a difference). Never mind that size 2 is considered "a little too big" for Hollywood these days. Disney movies are reportedly full of subliminal messages (think Little Mermaid and Aladin). However, I didn't figure this out till I was 21. Don't you guys get it? It's adults that read perversion into things, not children. If I were a child and you asked me what it looked like, I'd giggle and laugh because I was clueless as too what it was that you wanted me to see. Adults pervert children. If you want to prevent this, you need to start long before staws. A little side note, I'm sure your children are hearing worse than this on the playground.

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Posted by: anon on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I think we should picket Wal-Mart for straight straws. ITS MY MONEY AND I WANT IT NOW!!! hahahaha

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Posted by: Carol on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM
You've got to be kidding. I've always thought these straws were just twisty shaped straws that didn't really resemble anything. The power of suggestion can cause you to see things in a totally different way.

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Posted by: Gina on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:32 AM
I think this is silly. A child will see a rocket. Adults over complicate everything. I have a 3 yr old and would see no problem with buying these straws. I don't see him ever looking at one and saying "mommy, this looks like a pee pee" ...Grow up!

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Posted by: PD8761 on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Wow, I bet she would be great on an ink blot test. Come on Yoho or whatever your name is, do you really think this was newsworthy? Have you noticed the courthouse domes. That's what I'm talkin about. Geez.

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Posted by: Andrea Bailey on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:30 AM
For those who think I need to "get a job" or im a "house mouse" I just want to say I am lucky enough my husband has a good job and works almost everyday so I dont have to.He doesnt want me to work, he would rather I stay home to take care of our daughter,& not having her raised by a stranger. Being a full time mother and house wife is the most important thing to me. And since I have the chance to do it, that is what I am going to do. I want my daughter to be raised right. And me and my husband are the only ones who can truly raise her the way she should be.

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Posted by: MSW on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:30 AM
I understand why she would be offended. I also understand why people think this whole thing is silly. I am not saying the mother in question is doing this, but, seems like people do a lot for attention. Through the "dirty straws" away. Dont buy from walmart again and go on with life. By pointing the "shape" out we are only furthuring the "dirty" little minds of the world. To the mother, you have every right to find it offensive, however, a word of caution. You cannot protect your daughter from everything you find offensive and the harder you try...the harder it will become when she is a teen. Be upfront, open, and comfortable when talking to her about "those things" this will build self esteem, morals, and confidence. MSW

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Posted by: Jennifer on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Andrea if you were really "concerned" you would have just thrown the straws away, contacted wal-mart and that would've been the end of it. Instead you called the news and tried to make a big deal out of nothing. If you and your husband have such good jobs and don't need the money, go back to your "good job" and stop annoying news stations with this idiocy

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Posted by: Rolyndia on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM
OMG!! Of all things to make a stink about. There are more important things to with our time than get upset over a STRAW. All she needed to do is return the item. This is unbelievable.

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Posted by: Beth on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:25 AM
How stupid can one person be? Get your mind out of the gutter. I thought it looked like an Arby's hat.

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Posted by: Stacy on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Andrea, I think you did the right thing. All of these negative comments to you just prove what an ignorant society we live in. Kudos to you for actually caring about your children. It doesn't matter if she knows what a male sex organ looks like or not, you know. So I agree with you 100%. They looked like that to me. More people should be concerned over what perversions are being inflicted upon our children unknowinly. Good for you for being cautious. I would have done the same thing. Way to go Mom. More moms should be like you, and not ignorant. Most likely the negative comments are from ignorant people that either don't have kids or don't care what their kids are exposed too. I care, and I thank you for speaking up about this.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:24 AM
get your mind out of the gutter....the things some ppl do for attention.

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Posted by: john on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:23 AM
just a bad mind all i can say that mom has, look like bells to me come on get a grip

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Posted by: frank on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM
get real...I see a rocket ship its a kids straw!!! if you really see that there what about the arrows on the road signs that tell you where the curve is... that looks similar.

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Posted by: Stacy on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:07 AM
To Andrea Bailey; I commend you for standing up for what you believe. I am also a concerned parent who doesn't want her kids to grow up before their time. There should be more consciencence parents in the world today like yourself. Good for you for standing up for your daughter and for my kids as well.

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Posted by: Seth on Mar 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Did i say anything in my comments about buying straws I think not. I said "I showed my 7 yr old boy the pics" i didn't buy Any straws. Yeah i'm gonna buy straws for my 7 yr old boy. And like i said before you parents are just jealous cause you wasn't on television. If you want another opinion. if this or anything happened to your children and you wouldn't do anything about it all i can say is God help your child because as a proud parent I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR MY 7 YR OLD BOY parents just aren't responsible anymore. Andrea I can tell you are a responsible mother you did the right thing. These unfit parents make me and me whole family. JUST PLAIN SICK.

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Posted by: mother on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:58 AM
this mother has to much time on her hands...A child this age shouldnt know what that is anyway..

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Posted by: joe on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:48 AM
This is RIDICULOUS. Turn the straw over. Problem solved. And she is not concerned with the $1.69 she paid but the other families that might buy them? Horrible that WSAZ would give this any time on their news station.

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Posted by: MS on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Oh no, my Silly Putty looks like an ovary!

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Posted by: Be ashamed! on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:40 AM
With all the important stories and issues going on in our community, this story gets 200 comments, while other, more important content is largely ignored. Just shows you that the people of our region are stupid enough to be dumbed down by the "bread and circus" saliciousness of these types of stories. How about some more Britney Spears coverage everyone?

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Posted by: Renae' on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM
How can most people NOT think this way in these days and time. The only thing on TV nowdays is SEX,SEX, SEX. How many shows can you or your children watch that dosen't contain some type of vulgarity or reference to sex. The movies, news, internet, commercials and most TV shows are full of exploitation and obscenity. Guess, that is what you get for living in A FREE WORLD??? What ever happened to the GOOD OL' DAYS???

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Posted by: Andrea Bailey on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:22 AM
One more thing I would like to say is that as far as people leaving so many comments about this, they should be a little more concerned about things like the missing baby that was found or the man who was killed in Ironton and his family. Even though I am very concerned about my daughter being raised not knowing about "certain things" for as long as I can help it, there are more important things going on in the world people should be worried about. I dont know why people want to criticize me, over watching out for my little girl and the kids of other parents who may feel the same way. It is ridiculous. Like I said all I wanted was the straws off the shelves,thats it.

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Posted by: ohio on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:18 AM
okay if she thought they looked like that then why did she buy them? usually these kinda straws come in clear packages so you can see the colors.. Looks to me someone is just being stupid.

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Posted by: Sandra on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:18 AM
We grew up watching wchs, channel 3 was the only news station that my parents thought was worth watching. But the stories that are reported anymore are just plain silly. I can't believe that this was found news worthy. There has been several times that the agency that I work for has called to get wsaz to do a news story on an upcoming event or something that we have done for children and families and we just get blown off. Please quit giving Tim Irr such big words, I know there is not a newcast that goes by that he messes up several times in the same story, he either mispronounces something or stammers though a line. It has gotten to be a game at the house,who catches Tim's mistakes first.

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Posted by: What? on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:10 AM
I think the mother's mind is in the gutter.

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Posted by: Rick on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Hope that is the worst thing happening in her life...why would you make such a big deal out of this...seems pretty petty to me.

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Posted by: How dumb. on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:04 AM
What a dumb story. I'm glad we're taking this goofy woman seriously and airing this hard-hitting news story!!! Thanks for the laugh..

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Posted by: lmao on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Amazing, they can make them out of straws now,lol maybe if Walmart pulls the product the Lions Den can pick them up. People grow up if I got one of these I would laugh and probably keep it to show my freinds. Come on. This will actually cost a straw company a bunch of money and probably someone there job over a woman who cannot laugh at a funny situation.

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Posted by: r.u. on Mar 11, 2008 at 10:01 AM
you know what... you all have very good points and i think it was right of wsaz to cover the story... but stop being such a bunch of cry babies!

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Posted by: LeeLee on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:57 AM
Bells, rockets, pears, cowboy hats, Arby hat, male genitalia. Whatever. If the mom wants to keep her child away from the straws that's her business. If she sees a male sex organ, who are you to say she doesn't. It doesn't mean she has a dirty mind, it means THAT'S WHAT SHE SAW. And it does look like a cowboy hat. And male genitalia. And a pear. It looks like whatever YOU think it looks like. There are way more important things going on in this world than the sex organ straw. Geez.

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Posted by: Andrea Bailey on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:48 AM
This is the lady from the interview again, I just want to say when I purchased the straws no I didnt see them or I wouldnt have bought them. My little girl pulled them off the rack and threw them in the buggy. Why would I have taken time to examine the shapes? They came from Wal-Mart. And as far as a law suit, I dont think so, My husband has a very good job and we dont need their money. Randy Yohe told me after I talked to him he thought I had a good story, thats why I agreed to come on the news. Wal-Mart had no reason to treat me the way they did. All I wanted was the straws taken off the shelf because I did find them offensive. My daughter is everything to me as well as my son I am pregnant with now. People say I am perverted or have a sick mind? I call it being a good parent. Everyone has their own opinion, but like I said before some employees from Wal-Mart agreed with me on this. And at least they did pull the straws and that is all I wanted.

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Posted by: william on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:46 AM
i am an 18 year old male and i think thats thats is just wrong i have a lot of little friends and they buy fun straws and if they got that in a pcak if i was a parent i would get real mad too so i say she had the right to complain and so be it

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:42 AM
I wish people would learn grammer before they posted a comment.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:40 AM
I think she did the right thing in this day and age children are exposed to so much thats why we see 15 year old girls with babies. All she was doing was being a protective mother.And if this story is so stupid then why are so many people taking the time to comment on it and be rude to her.She was just looking out for her daughter.

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Posted by: Jean on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:37 AM
This is for all of you bashing on Andrea...If you think her mind is in the gutter then why are you all on here talking about the straws, apparently the story got YOUR attention!! Oh yeah one more thing, go to bachelorette.com see what those straws are called--they are not sold as rocketships! Wal -Mart flubbed up. They need to be held accountable for their mistake! I'd like to see all of you let your kids run arround with a straw like that in their juice box!

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Posted by: Ann on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:34 AM
Give me a break! I can't believe someone would at first glance think that the staws looked like the male private area. I would have thought a cowboy hat. I think we all know where her mind is.

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Posted by: Missy on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:34 AM
I think you all need to get a job!

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Posted by: clb on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:31 AM
Get a life.

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Posted by: TMom on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:31 AM
Is this really newsworthy?? If so I have a turkey baster at home that could use some newstime. I admire this mother for having concern for her child but if this is the most she has to worry about she's got it made.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:27 AM
THEY LOOK LIKE A BELL SHAPE TO ME. WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT THEY LOOK LIKE THAT UNLESS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT STUFF? WSAZ DO YOU NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT ON?? HELLO???

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Posted by: Sheila on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:24 AM
good grief - get a life! i'll bet this is a "house mouse" mom with nothing better to do. move on for god's sake. this is ridiculous.

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Posted by: Mark on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:18 AM
Why in the world would people waste money on something like this anyway? I don't think those straws are fun at all. They use plastic needlessly. They will eventually be full of bacteria, because they can't be cleaned. They will end up in a landfill. They are trash from start to finish. And, as a representation of a male sex organ, a rocket or whatever, they lack any artistic merit whatsoever. They also fail at being pornographic in that they could not possibly raise any prurient interest in anyone.

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Posted by: MikeB on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Must of been a real slow news day is all I can say. If you had a problem with it you shouldn't of bought the straws in the first place. With all the craziness in this world and we focus our attention on this. No wonder other countries hate us so much.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:11 AM
THIS IS CRAZY. FIRST OFF IT WAS THE MOTHER'S CHOICE TO BUY THE STRAWS. IT ALSO IS HER CHOICE TO GIVE HER DAUGHTER THE STRAWS. I HAVE BOUGHT THESE STRAWS MYSELF AND USED THEM AND NEVER THOUGHT ONCE ABOUT THEM LOOKING LIKE ANYTHING BUT STRAWS. I THINK IT IS HER FAULT FOR LOOKING AT THE STRAWS LIKE THAT, AND SHE SHOULD HAVE JUST THROWED THEM AWAY IF SHE DIDN'T WANT TO USE THEM. THIS IS A BORED MOTHER WHO HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO. BESIDES THE 3 YEAR OLD I BET YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THE STRAW LOOKED LIKE THAT. ANDREA GET A LIFE !!!

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Posted by: sane on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Where is tour mind at? You people kill me to take something so minor and make a big deal about it. And how do we know if Wal-Mart was rude or not? If I have worked retail and we would get more prank phone calls than you could imagine. I have to say , are you serious.That doesn't mean I'm rude.

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Posted by: dave on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Must be a slow news day to have a story like this. Is there nothing else going on in the world? Is this REALLY important? Come on people. Who gets turned on by straws? This is stupid. Trees are kinda shaped like a male sex organ, maybe we should chop them all down.

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Posted by: Laughing on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:02 AM
I'm thinking Arbys....LOL! That's the first thing I thought of when seeing these straws. It's all about perception and everyone is going to have a different one. If she was mad that walmart was rude to her when she called to voice her complaint, its no wonder. It's hard to find good customer service now days, nobody cares anymore. Gone are the days of the customer always being right.

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Posted by: Sarah on Mar 11, 2008 at 09:01 AM
I agree with you Andrea- I have a 3 yr old and I wouldn't let my 3 yr old see them- You have my full support and ignore the trash some people talking cause they r jealous cause they aren't on tv being a decent parent like one. Thank you for taking time to go public with yr story. I respect you.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:54 AM
mom get your mind out of the GUTTER!!!

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Posted by: Debbie on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:53 AM
When my children were young, fun straws were reported to hold bacteria and could not be cleaned well. I threw all ours away so the children wouldn't get sick. Why don't we concentrate on it's safety rather than what it looks like!

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Posted by: Amy on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:47 AM
It looks like some type of a rocket to me.

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Posted by: Ashley on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:40 AM
All I have to say is: Perversion is in the eye of the beholder.

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Posted by: Kathy on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:39 AM
Who cares, throw those straws away and use the rest in the box. What is wrong with people. Cant WSAZ find someone worth reading about.

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Posted by: Scott on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:37 AM
This totally made my day. I doubt a 3-year-old would suspect this to be naughty, though.

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Posted by: um yeah on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:37 AM
did u tell ur daughter what they looked like ... shes 3... get a grip.....

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Posted by: Laura on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:31 AM
You have got to be kidding. That would be the last thing I thought when I looked at the straws. I think the woman has the problem, not the straw company.

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Posted by: anomynous on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:30 AM
didn't she look at them before she bought them?? don't but them if your offended.

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Posted by: ohboy on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:27 AM
y did u buy them

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Posted by: Debbie on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:24 AM
looks like the designs above the heads of the people on the "I'm thinking Arby's" commercials to me.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:14 AM
to a child you could easily say they were bells . sometimes things are made to be bigger than what they need to be you just need to look beyond the graphic area

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Posted by: ? on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:13 AM
Doubtful if her 3 year old thought they looked like anything. The maker of the company should be questioned - not Wal-Mart...and DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY THESE AT SINCE WAL-MART TOOK THEM OFF THE SHELF?

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Posted by: Pam on Mar 11, 2008 at 08:04 AM
Lady Get Real...Get your mind out of the gutter. Did your daughter say it looked like a male organ? I should think not. You thought it looked like a male organ. Put that negative energy into something positive.Get a Life....

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Posted by: A proud mother of 6 children on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:42 AM
WOW,For this to make the news is bazaar!My poll is a male sex organ. This is kinda gross any child with an imagination knows that this is shaped like a male sex organ!!!!I have six children they all said it looked like a male's privates!!! My 6 year old laughed until he about cried!!(At first he was embarressed.) So my suggestion is ask your children and see what they say! They also said they could see why they would say its a rocket but their first response was a male sex organ!!So Janet your wrong in saying that there is much more going on in a kids life if they see a mans sex organ they see more than this on cable television!!! You must not have children!!We know its not a sex toy DUH!But it looks like a male sex organ so Scott the mother doesnt need to get a job she needs to keep being a mother that's her job! Even if others do not like it Great going mom!!!

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Posted by: lol on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:27 AM
dont look like any i have ever seen.couldnt she see them before she purshared them?

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Posted by: Chris on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:23 AM
Sounds like someone just looking for a lawsuit. GET OVER IT! IT'S A STRAW! GO ON WITH YOUR LIFE! I have a 4 year old daughter and she would never know what that lloked like, neither would your 3 year old is she was raised right.

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Posted by: resident on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:15 AM
you guys are crazy my son is 6 years old and we bought the same bunch of straws before this aired and his teacher wrote a note home saying not to bring them back to school I guess some people can see it and some cant my sons school did.but we wasent going to get on the news about it thats funny..

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Posted by: allen on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:10 AM
If you don't like the straws and you are not happy with Wal-mart, then don't cry about it. You need not shop Wal-mart or buy the straws anymore. You are just making an issue out of nothing. Your child probally sees and hears more on a daily basis.

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Posted by: What? on Mar 11, 2008 at 07:00 AM
Then why did you buy them? Seth, a responsible parent wouldn't buy those for their kids. As to where this person bought them, then complained. Its up to the parent to judge what's right and wrong for their kids, make a better decision.

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Posted by: BIRDEYE on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:54 AM
I GOT MY GRANDKIDS THE SAME STRAWS I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM SHAPED LIKE A BELL!! HAPPY DAY.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:17 AM
GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER AND GROW UP!

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Posted by: cathy on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:05 AM
If you see similarites here, just watch an episode of 'sponge bob' there are subtle references to the male sex organ throughout the show, just look at 'squidward's' shape, and how they are always in their underwear. I don't let my children watch it anymore. Some may think it is harmless, but it is run by greedy people exploiting our children.

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Posted by: good laugh on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:54 AM
i looked at the pic before i read the story and i first thought of Arby's. i thought the article would be about something a lil more serious, like they were recalled because the edges were made jagged or too sharp and a child cut their lip or something...i dunno. what a story

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Posted by: THIS IS NOT FUNNY on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:48 AM
TO ALL U PEOPLE WHO THINKS THIS IS FUNNY IT'S NOT WHAT I SEE COULD BE THIS OR THAT. BUT WHAT I SEE FROM THIS MOTHER IS CONCERN FOR CHILDREN AND IF MORE OF YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHILDREN SEE OR THINK WE WOULD HAVE BETTER BEHAVED CHILDREN THATS WHAT WRONG WITH THIS WORLD. I COMMEND YOU LADY FOR BEING CONCERN AND WORST THINGS COULD HAPPEN BUT IM GLAD SHE BROUGHT IT TO ALL OF YOUR ATTENTION BUT FOR GODS SAKE DONT MAKE FUN OF HER FOR CARING WHAT HER CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO

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Posted by: matt on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:37 AM
I dont know if id go as far to say that it resembles something sick and twisted, BUT folks dont you think that shape would make an aweseome Nascar Track?? Or maybe its just me finding the good in everything. lol get a life lady, just dont but em again, and throw the remaining ones away......sheesh.

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Posted by: Mary on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:35 AM
This is to funny. I also asked my 9 and 10 year olds what they thought the straws looked like and one said a Bell and the other said a rocket. Come on!!! Slow News Day WSAZ????

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Posted by: amerswildcat on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:24 AM
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HER MIND WAS BUT TO ME THSE LOOK LIKE JUST THAT " FUN STRAWS" & FOR SETH'S COMMENT..THATS JUST PLAIN STUPID!!!

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Posted by: WELL.... on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:21 AM
I FIND IT OFFENSIVE THAT YOU HAVE PUT PICTURES OF THEM ON THE WEBSITE!

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Posted by: vickie on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:19 AM
check out this link: http://www.bachelorette.com/penisstraws.html could this be where the straws should have been sold?

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Posted by: Ha! on Mar 11, 2008 at 05:06 AM
That's Hilarious!

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Posted by: Kevin on Mar 11, 2008 at 04:45 AM
GROW UP! I see nothing wrong with them.

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Posted by: Kristi on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:55 AM
There just straws for little kids i mean come on they look like bells or just a fun toy for children to play with let it go.

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Posted by: Seth on Mar 11, 2008 at 03:30 AM
Andrea you are just doing what a responsible mother is supposed to do. Who cares about what the public thinks they need to get there mind out of the gutter. If you want my side of the story women are just jealous cause they was not on T.V as a father of a 7 yr old boy i showed him the pics and the first thing he said was it looks like a private part so there you go you women are just jealous cause you wasn't on television.

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Posted by: Tammy on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:20 AM
only someone with a perverted mind would think this way, its her fault if she has a dirty mind!!

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Posted by: Marcus on Mar 11, 2008 at 02:14 AM
I have no idea what to say to this.

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Posted by: Lisa Stapleton on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:49 AM
Andrea don't pay any attention to all of those cry babies and hippocrites out there in tv land. If roles were reversed and it was one of their kids, they would do the same thing, if not, they are no kind of parents at all. Wallmart needs to send a good wholesome clean message to our kid's. You did the right thing. To all those people out there who want to make fun-let them go to Wallmart and buy their kids the straws in question to parade around town with to see what kind of comment's they get.

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Posted by: Tiger on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:43 AM
Ha! Randy Yohe went from this sad story about a perverted mother then drove over to interview a drug dealer for the 'Police dragging' story. Must have been a bad day for Mr Yohe.

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Posted by: reader on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:36 AM
These are just straws and nothing more,except what you make it out to be!

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Posted by: lori on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:10 AM
I can see why it is questionable; but I cant see why waste time on the story. Andrea you are right bout older kids I have 3, 2 live at home and they are all teens and they think the same but can see other views also. Although it's been a tough week here we needed a laugh. Don't give this young woman a hard time. And trust me Andrea save your strengh there will be more going on out there to find wrong in as your daughter gets older. I've been a mom for 19 years and I know. But good for you looking out for your lil girl. Next time though can we have a story that worth worrying about

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Posted by: concerned citizen on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:06 AM
I think everyone here has missed the point. A paying customer contacted walmart with a legit concern and was treated rudely. If the matter had been taken seriously then this mother would not have had to go this far in getting her message across. Children are exposed to way to much of this type of material so good for her for looking out for her childs best interest. The fact that you would just overlook something like this makes me hope and pray that you dont have children to which you feel so comfortable exposing such material to. High praises to a good mother!

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Posted by: Steve on Mar 11, 2008 at 01:06 AM
As an employee of Wal-Mart I must say you should look at it from their point of view. Wal-Mart receives a lot of prank calls and in weird ways. They probably thought you were pranking them. If only some people could work in a Wal-Mart they may finally understand.

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Posted by: Janet on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Yeah, I DO see the "male private part". But I am also 44 years old! Kids wouldn't see that! And if a small kid DOES recognize it as such, then there are much larger problems in that kid's life than a straw. Relax mama.

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Posted by: mother of 2 on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:51 AM
I just got online and looked at the straws.. they do not even come close to looking like something perverted.. it seems to me that this lady has a perverted mind.. i have two grandkids.. and i would still buy them..they just look like straws to me.. what is this world coming to???.. maybe a lawsuit???that seems to be the way people live these days..what happened to working for our money??????

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Posted by: babygirl on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Why did you buy them for then. Get with it ! sounds like you need some help in the head.

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Posted by: jen on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:40 AM
I done some research on the net and sure enough Andera you are right. Thats exactly what they are. Just go to bachelorette.com and you will see they have the exact same ones.I have four children myself ,this kind of stuff should not be sold to kids.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:33 AM
why is the ones shorter then the other ones did they come from the same place??? and no they do not look like what she says, bells hats hearts, o and by the way lets take baby dolls off to amd cow they do have utters

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Give her a break, she was just looking out for the well being of not only her daughter, but other parents' children as well. Wal-Mart should have been a little more concerned. Any decent parent would have done the same thing.

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Posted by: Boyd co. on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Sure you dont want money! Thanks for the laugh, And you need to get a grip lady, If so concerned about your daughter I think Id worry about something besides straws that look like bells.

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Posted by: John on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:12 AM
I was going to blast Channel 3 and this woman for this highly imaginative and ridiculous story. But I am glad to see that other viewers feel the same way. If this is the stuff you are worried about I will take my viewership elsewhere. I think other will too. WSAZ will really put anything on TV. If it isn't a perverted concept like a sex organ straw...it's breaking news on a dog getting hit by a car.

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Posted by: Charlene on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:11 AM
I bet Andrea Bailey is voting in the poll above every 5 minutes because she realizes how ignorant she looks for this stupid accusation. It's a piece of platic that your child slurps on, not a freakin sex toy. Get a life... it's a rocket you sicko.

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Posted by: Tammy on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:08 AM
I just want to say I have a 14 year old son who after seeing the story said if those straws were seen by kids at his school, the kids would have made alot of fun over the shape of them. So I can say I respect her for what she did.

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Posted by: jim on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:02 AM
lady you are a sick person get some help how would your child have known it was anything but a crazy straw.point this out to your child and she will grow up as sick as you are. get some help please!

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Posted by: greg on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Well, my wife and I were shopping at wal-mart on rt 60. about the same time as the lady in the interview, we got the same straws. I can see how she sees that because that was the first thing that came to our minds. We didnt contact wal-mart though we should have. we through it away. so i dont think she is being perverted. I think people on your messabe board could be a little more understanding, and go some where else with thier rude comments. I am a new dad and i didnt want my daughter seeing that.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Any adult who does not agree with Mrs. Bailey should check out the following link. http://www.bachelorette.com/penisstraws.html I think she did do the right thing.

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Posted by: bk on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:47 PM
this is almost as good as the duct tape bandit good work wsaz

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Posted by: Sue on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Quote from story:"Andrea Bailey says her concern is not the $1.69 she paid for the straws, but what might happen to other families with kids a little older than Ashlynn." Hopefully the parents will have a talk with their older children in an attempt to instill values and a healthy attitude toward sex and the human body. It would be a great conversation starter.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:38 PM
This just goes to show the signs of our times. People have their minds in gutters, and its amazing! We cant turn around without someone being offended by someone of something. I work with Children everyday, and to think these straws as "questionable" is just beyond me.

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Posted by: Mother to BE on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:25 PM
I think that they do look like a males sex organ.. i think she did the right thing.. i dont think anyone else that had a child that young would not of done the same thing.. because i know i would have.. and yeah maybe some younger children dont know what the males sex organ looks like but older children does..

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Posted by: Scott on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Only a person with a perverted mind would think of something like that or she has to much time on her hands!!!!Get a life or a job!!!!!!

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Posted by: Denise on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:23 PM
I think this is some woman just wanting to get her name in the news media, or has something obviously naughty on her mind. I don't see the big deal, I would let my daughters 18 months, 8, and 13 drink from the straw. WOMAN Get Your Head Out of the GUTTER!

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Posted by: JEFF on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Sounds like Mommy needs to get a life. People in general look on the negutive side of things.Does the old saying pertain to this? Gag on a gnat and swallow a camel. If You don't like them then throw them away.

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Posted by: o on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:16 PM
This is tooooooooooo hilarious!

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Posted by: John on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Thats not a hat, a bell, or a rocketship. And my 6 year old started laughing when he saw this on the news.

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Posted by: Beth Ann on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I don't blame her for calling the news, since walmart was rude ti her. I also rhink ahw was right to say something.

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Posted by: THIS LADY IS NUTS on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I ASKED HER WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AND SHE SAID A PEAR THIS WOMAN IS NUTS IF SHE WAS CONCERNED SHE SHOULDVE THROWED THE THINGS AWAY AND NOT CONTACTED THE NEWS THIS JUST MADE HER LOOK REAL DUMB!!!! I FEEL SORRY FOR YOUR KID WOMAN YOU NEED TO GO COMMIT YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!(TO A MENTAL PLACE)

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Posted by: mary on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM
this is the dumbest thing i've ever heard. talk about redneck? get a grip girl, and quit complaining about such stupid things. why waste news channel 3's time? well, it's a good laugh for us all. get your mind outta the gutter if you are so interested in what's best for your daughter.

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Posted by: CJ on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM
You have got to be kidding. No kid is going to look at that straw and think anything but a straw. It looks more like a bell, an airplane, a rocket, etc. As for adult novelty stores, I do not know of any kids that go there, but maybe there are some adults who are spending way too much of their free time in the wrong places. What a hoot!

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Posted by: Sadie on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:57 PM
This should teach her a good lesson, next time look at what you are buying instead of throwing stuff in your buggy to satisfy your kids, I see people do this often an it is very annoying. I think this is funny someone, somewhere in some boring factory job got a good laugh at this and it is harmless. If it was so offensive to her she should have left it on the shelf, she obviously needs some excitement in her life to make such an issue out of a straw!!!

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Posted by: A Mom on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:56 PM
This lady needs to get a life. It appears her mind in in the gutter. I could look at this and come up with several things it could be such as a cowboy hat, etc.

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Posted by: me on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:54 PM
what is wrong with people. its bad enough the people that go through disney movies and find flaws that kids would have never seen with the naked eye, my first thought was a rocket ship when i looked at the straw. get a life and get your mind off dirty stuff..

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Posted by: mary on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:52 PM
well myself i dont see what she sees because it dont look like a mans private. she had to be thinking that way or she would not thought of it thanks

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Posted by: Those arent hats!!! on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Those look nothing like hats, and you must be a little over protective, or strange parents, if your twelve year olds cant see what those actually look like. (which isnt a hat)

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Posted by: Red Rocket on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Andrea, I see where you are coming from. They do look like the big red rocket afterall. I seriously doubt kids would think the same as you did. Get your mind outta the gutter!!

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Posted by: Jeff on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Are you people crazy!! This looks nothing like a hat or a rocket ship. I know 6 year olds who are smarter than your twelve year old, WESTWOOD MOTHER. Come on people you all know what it looks like, stop defending the superstore you cant afford to shop at.

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Posted by: ----- on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM
LOL maybe they need to take away the arby's hat next.. since children may see genitals instead.

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Posted by: Jimmy on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Do you see male organ's when you look at the clouds as well?? Wow!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I think if she felt strongly about it, she did the RIGHT thing. You have to stand for something or you will fall for anything.

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Posted by: Tammy Buches on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Looks like a one eyed trouser mouse to me. Mice are soooo cute!

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Posted by: Cathey on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Funniest looking bell or rocket ship I've ever seen.

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Posted by: EC on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Making a big issue out of nothing. I look at them and see a bottle opener, my wife thinks they look like bells. I guess it is what your mind is on. WSAZ should have better things to do than to cover something this stupid. Maybe you could start saving money by terminating reporters.

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Posted by: Trish on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:33 PM
this is crazy another person looking for free money and a 3 year old would never know they looked like a male organ unless she was taught this if you really need attention try to get it another way not by this ridiculous way i say get a life and get a job work for your money not sue for it if that is waht you have in mind i get so fustrated with attention getters like you

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Posted by: justin on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I as a parent of a 9yr a 7yr old and a 2yr old see nothing wrong with those straws I think you have far far worse things to be protecting your kids from, you know possibly drugs or maybe people that are pervs JUST LIKE YOU!!!!! Come on lady get a grip if this is all you think that you have to protect your kids from, then I would like to come and live in your world and take a vacation from reality!!!!

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Posted by: Hmmmm...... on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:29 PM
It's a rocket ship, a bell, or some children's shape. Sheesh, I cannot believe that anyone would look at a child's straw and see male sex organs. Even knowing that's what she saw, it's hard for me to see it. Why? Because it's a child's straw! I bet she doesn't feed her child hot dogs or sausages either, because they also resemble male sex organs, LOL. Seriously, lady, you need help if you see a male sex organ in that. And WSAZ, why do you encourage this kind of nonsense? Thanks to you the bloggers have already picked up on the story, and we're all going to be laughingstocks, again, by this time tomorrow. Gee, thanks.

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Posted by: Ken on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I guess Barney and the Tele a tubbies are gay in her mind.

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Posted by: Jennifer on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Andrea you've received your 15 minutes of fame. Take your straws and your perverted mind and go somewhere else and try to pollute other news stations with your shenanigans. And when you find an adult store that sells straws I'll sell you some swampland in Arizona

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Posted by: wvmom on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:20 PM
For crying out loud. They look like bells to me. Get your mind out of the gutter!

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Posted by: Pam on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:19 PM
This one takes the cake !!!!Just straws for children ...A great laugh though ....Lots of people are laughing at that one ...

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:19 PM
i agree with brian the mother should have just trashed them!!

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Posted by: Michelle on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I checked it out and those straws in THAT specific shape are for sale on Bachelorette.com by they look like they are from same manufacturer that Wal-Mart uses...and YES they are sold as "male private parts" straws! Looks to me like Wal-Mart needs to have better quality control!! Kudos to Andrea for making a difference, little kids shouldn't be exposed to such things. Shame on Wal-Mart!

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Posted by: mom of 2 on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:13 PM
OMG! I am 42, and would have never thought that those straws resembled what Andrea thought! Someone has their mind in the gutter, and it's not me this time!!!!!LOL

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Posted by: Mark on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:12 PM
So much for Rocket Pops.

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Posted by: David on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:12 PM
The Mother needs to get her mind out of the gutter and realize that a crazy straw is a crazy straw. The 3 year old doesn't realize the suggested symbolizism from a butterfly to elephant. Geez, get a life!

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Posted by: Edna on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Get your head out of the gutter lady, its a straw

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:10 PM
i agree it looks like something real nasty.just very small. if she doesnt want her children to see such things thats her own deal. and i can understand her going back to walmart to notify them! so stop dogging on her.

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Posted by: Sierra on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:10 PM
So I guess we should boycott the Washington Monument as well

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Posted by: Jason on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:08 PM
She's mad at Wal-Mart for something other than the straws. How about getting a job instead of suing a company because you have a dirty mind.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:07 PM
*looks real stupid* which sex organ? duh

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Posted by: Lisha on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:05 PM
I think this mother has a wild emagination, and may have a one track mind.

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Posted by: cosmo on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM
oh gosh-be-gosh, lady you are sick and have a warped sense of humor. We sure can tell where your mind is, in a "gutter". Get yourself some help and fast.

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Posted by: ANON on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:56 PM
SO YOU RELEASE YOUR DAUGHTER'S NAME AND PARADE HER AROUND ON THE NEWS AND YOUR WORRIED ABOUT A STRAW THAT YOU THINK LOOKS PERVERTED?

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Posted by: blah on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Folks, it does look like a male sex organ. If you don't see it, you're blind...or still a virgin.

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Posted by: ASHLAND on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:50 PM
IF THIS IS WHAT YOU THOUGHT, THEN YOU BOUGHT THEM WHY? IF THIS IS WHAT YOUR THREE YEAR OLD THINKS THIS IS I HAVE TO WONDER WHO TAUGHT HER THAT? THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SCAM FOR MONEY I MEAN REALLY, WAS ANYONE HARMED BY THE STRAW? IF SO THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE A CASE. DO YOU REALLY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN SIT AND STUDY HOW A STRAW MIGHT LOOK LIKE MALE GENITALS? I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUDE TO YOU TOO. JUST TAKE THEM BACK AND GET OVER IT. IF YOU THINK THAT WAS THE WORST THING THAT SHE'LL SHE YOUR WRONG. NOW YOU HAVE GIVEN OUT HER NAME AND PUT HER IN THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT OVER A STRAW. HOW STUPID IS THAT? "I'M JUST PROTECTING MY CHILD AND OTHERS FROM A STRAW" HOW LAME IS THAT?

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:41 PM
To defend the mother,I bought the same straws for my 4 year old I threw them out when her 12 year old brother and friends had a huge laugh about them.I would bet they are from China like everything else from WalMart,along with the tainted toys. It may not be big news but again you dont have to be a pervert to see something sick in those straws. I think she was sincerely trying to protect her daughter, some of these comments are ridiculous! I really dont believe a law suit is in the future, but I do believe whoever made these knew what they were doing.

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Posted by: Mark S on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:40 PM
It's amazing what some people will do for attention. What's next? Are grocery stores going to start taking cucumbers off the shelf? Focus on raising a child to not have a mind that would brew up such a perverted image.

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Posted by: Jonathan on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:37 PM
Give this lady a break everyone. She thought they were inapproprite, and that's her right. That doesn't make her "dirty minded" or a "perv". She was doing what she thought was best for her child. Besides, I also think they look inappropriate.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:35 PM
I agree with the mother, children don't need that kind of stuff. That Wal-mart especially is rude when it comes to returns, as I have had a past experience with them. I say stick it to 'em.

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Posted by: Keith on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:35 PM
I asked my 9 year old daughter about the straws and she thought they were the Arby's hat. So get your mind out of the gutter lady. The bag was obviously clear so you knew what they looked like. I hope your attorney laughs when you contact him/her.

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Posted by: chuck on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:31 PM
This mother needs to get her mind out of the gutter. Anyone can take some harmless and make something 'bad' from it. It all depends on how a person decides to view things. I really dont see a child thinking the straws would be a part of the male body.

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Posted by: Andy on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:27 PM
As Charlie Brown would say "Good Grief". At least the lady apparently doesn't live in WV. How can anybody be so !!!!!! you fill in the blank.

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Posted by: wow on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:27 PM
people seriously will find anything to get attention. this is only for the sick -minded people out there to call this news. how idiotic.

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Posted by: Jennifer on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:24 PM
When the image came up before I read the story I thought it was the male genitals. However a 3 year old is not going to see it that way. Who cares. I'd just laugh it off and let the kid use the straws. the second thing I thought of was an Arby's hat. I don't see a bell or a rocket ship. Its too curvy for those.

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Posted by: innocense lost? on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:23 PM
How can Wal-Mart be held accountable for these straws? Were they manufactured only for Wal-Mart? This is so stupid. I of course did see the same thing, but only after the lady said so. At first, I thought it was a bell, or even a pear. Turn them the other way, & they look like heart shaped balloons.

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Posted by: B on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:22 PM
Thank You So Much for the laugh. I'm heading out to Wal-Mart and begging them to sell me some.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:16 PM
Honestly what could a straw do to a child? I think she is just taking this to far. I do see what she is talking about but how will this harm our kids??? It is just stupidity. The world is just to complacated anymore. Lady GET OVER IT...

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Posted by: mom of four on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:16 PM
As I was viewing this story on the web, my seven year old son came in and asked me what I was looking at, I replied by asking, "what does it look like to you." He stated "a race track" and walked off. Get a life lady !!!

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Posted by: Becki on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:14 PM
Well Mrs.Bailey you received your 3 minutes of fame. I hope you feel real proud.

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Posted by: Amy on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:13 PM
I purchased a package of fun straws from Wal-mart route 60. I threw the straws in the trash. After my daughter saw this she said she would not drink from the pee wee straws. She's 6. I agree they need pulled from all stores.

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Posted by: Julie on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:13 PM
When I first saw them, I thought they looked like a rocket ship, but I guess if your mind goes to the gutter then I they could also be male sex organs. I have to say though that most young kids would not see anything dirty, and if they did then something is wrong with that family.

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Posted by: Tim on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:12 PM
I do think that everyone that looks at this can see something different it is called interpretation. It is a free country just throw it away if you don't like what you see or you don't want your kids to see it.

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Posted by: Niki on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:10 PM
I'm thinkin' Arby's:-)...get your mind out of the gutter lady!

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Posted by: Samantha S on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:09 PM
hey i bought the same straws!. I actually posted a pic of them on my myspace to show my friends. I bought them for my kids and they had 2 of them in the package..anyway i went to wayne walmart today and they were still there..so they havent been pulled..but then again i dont care!

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Posted by: Just Me on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:06 PM
If they were that bad, don't you think she would have noticed it in the package? How silly to call the news and cause an uproar over something like this. I think you have to be looking for that certain shape to make it into that shape.

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Posted by: Ian on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:02 PM
And I came to Wsaz.com for news

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Posted by: Sue on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:02 PM
I personally think this lady had her mind in the gutter. As far as I'm concerned its a rocket.

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Posted by: Brian on Mar 10, 2008 at 09:00 PM
When I see packages of shaped straws, I usually know what I'm getting in the package. The lady should have looked at the straws BEFORE buying or even letting her child have possession of them, if she thought they were offensive. So, Mrs. Bailey YOU failed protecting your child from whatever you think you are seeing. I see rockets and a big lawsuit against WalMart for some mental anguish to this child and her mother. Go WalMart, get those attorneys ready for another stupid lawsuit from someone wanting a quick buck.

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Posted by: Andrea on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:51 PM
I just want to say I am the lady from the interview and first of all I am not trying to get ANY money from Wal-Mart. My biggest concern was I was not the only one who agreed on how the straws looked,even people from Wal-Mart agreed, but the fact was they were very rude when I told them the straws needed pulled from the shelves. I don't want their money I just don't want something that is "questionable" to get in the hands of kids. To me they looked like something that would come from an adult novelty store.

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Posted by: mother of 7 year old on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:47 PM
My daughter is 7 and she said that they look like a cowgirls hat. But then she went on to say the look like the Arby's hat. So lady I think you need to get real. Yeah you might think it looks like male privates but you are older and these are just simple KIDS crazy straws!!!!!

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Posted by: D on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:39 PM
HA HA HA HA....Oh my gosh people. That is just plain stupid!!!!! I have seen many different shaped straws. This one is just another shape, mom. Come on, lighten up!

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Posted by: oh my!! on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:34 PM
If she can make this much of a story about straws, just imagine what she could do with balloon animals! We see what we want to see.

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Posted by: Trisha on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:33 PM
I feel that the straws were probably meant to be something like rocket ships as Randy suggested, and it is upsetting that a parent would turn it into an inappropriate object. What if her little girl wants to be a rocket scientist one day but is too scared of the shape?

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Posted by: Westwood Mother of BOYS on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:31 PM
well I had to ask my boys what thoughts they had, it looks like the Arby's Hat.... my 10 year old thought they were getting new straws there,so looks like to me this Mother has HER mind in the WRONG places, get a life lady my children whom I ask are 10 and 12 year old BOYS!!!!!!

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Posted by: Susie on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:22 PM
I really don't understand the dirty concept of this straw. It's a straw. Looks more like a hat than anything. Of course too, I am 57 years old and must not have as many dirty thoughts as some people. Somebody needs to get a grip.imo...

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Posted by: Sue on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Come on!!!! This woman needs to get a life!!! I do not see anything but a funny shaped straw here. My god, what is this word coming to. This lady is nuts.

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Posted by: Vickie on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:14 PM
I think that Mrs. Bailey did the right thing. Our children are exposed to so much at such an early age and no one says anything. I applaud Mrs. Bailey for standing up for her daughter and for all our children.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:06 PM
It could be what the lady is claiming, but the rocket ship is there also. I agree somebody is wanting some attention, or money.... Walmart did the right thing by pulling them from the shelves, and investigating. You normally can see through these packs of straws, I have bought them for my children, I think she would have noticed before purchasing.

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Posted by: Zack on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:05 PM
The interpretation of shapes has been a time proven tool for understanding an individual's inner-most personality.It's pretty clear what is in the corners of this mother's mind. Let the kid have fun with the straws and get mama some therapy!

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Posted by: bryan on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:01 PM
if you are looking for perversion you can find it anywhere keep your thoughts pure and child like and every time you will see a rocket .

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Posted by: strudent on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:01 PM
This is making this a mountian out of a mole hill! I mean come on, if your so worried about it then throw those two straws away! Smart Idea, huh?

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Posted by: Fred on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:51 PM
This is going to be the hottest selling item on E-bay soon.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:48 PM
This woman needs to hide in a closet from embarrassment. You have a vivid imagination.

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Posted by: #1 Mom on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:47 PM
Looks like a pear to me

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Posted by: mindy on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:45 PM
Hey Andrea, sometimes a straw is just a straw!

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Posted by: Rob on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:45 PM
I didn't notice until you implanted the idea into my head, lol. I thought it was a rocket ship at first. It must be a really slow news day for you to post this story.

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Posted by: jill on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:45 PM
straws like this are made for kids to enjoy. why make something bad out of something so innocent. i really don't think the company that makes these had any bad intentions. we need to be more concerned about more serious things going on.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:43 PM
My friend and I want to know where we can get a package of those straws!

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Posted by: Jason on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:42 PM
OMG!! that is hilarious, i think she may have been at the lions den on accident when she bought those straws, hehe, i would hope that people could laugh at this instead of being so serious. SELL THEM ON EBAY!!

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Posted by: Pat on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:38 PM
Dirty Minded people!!

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:36 PM
People will do anything to get on the news and try to get compensation for something. I am sure that Wal-Mart will make them a nice offer and that will be the end of it. No one would have thought anything if she hadn't pictured the straw as being something dirty.

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Posted by: Andi on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Yes I see the male shape... quite small but still funny. I don't think I would have called the news over this. I would have just laughed it off.

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Posted by: Brian on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:30 PM
Congratulations you made the news. As an adult if it offended you, you had every right to throw it away. Now you have brought more attention to it from your daughter than it ever would have gotten from her in the first place. Now you get to explain why the news man is here and what is wrong with the straws. Yet another person making the news at wal-marts expense wow thats original.. Now return your unused straws to the Lion's den to get yor refund. Since that is probably where you got them anyhow..

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Posted by: theresa on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:28 PM
okay this lady must be blind look at these straws they do not look anything like a male private parts..they look like funny straws to me think this lady is just tryin to get money out of wal-mart or something

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Posted by: humm on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:26 PM
At first I saw a rocket ship. Then, after seeing the lady saw a male sex organ, I can see it but, I think she must have a dirty mind.

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Posted by: hahahah on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Looks to me like the MOTHER is the perv. I'm sure the 3 year old didn't say "oh look mommy, it's male private parts". It looks to me like the straws are in a clear bag, did she not see that when she bought it? LoL a lot of things resemble private parts... hotdogs? sausage? does she not feed those to her kid? are we looking for attention or what lady?

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Posted by: George on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:22 PM
Obviously the woman's grasping at straws.

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Posted by: MOTHER OF A 5 AND 6 YEAR OLD on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:19 PM
AS A MOTHER OF 5 AND 6 YEAR OLDS GIRLS I BELIEVE THIS IS CRAZY...I PULLED MY KIDS TO THE SIDE AND SHOWED THEM THE STRAWS AND ASKED THEM WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE AND THEY BOTH SAID MOMMY THEY LOOK LIKE BELLS...SO PLEASE GIVE IT A BREAK....I TOHUGHT EITHER A BELL OR A ROCKET SHIP MYSELF BUT OH WELL!

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Posted by: sambo on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:17 PM
I see a bell.

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Posted by: Melissa Austin on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:17 PM
As a mother of a 3yr old I didn't see anything sexually suggestive in those straws. I think the mother is exhibiting an overactive imagination. Any 3yr old who sees something sexual in them has problems.

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Posted by: itsmeagain on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:15 PM
All kids have a kids imagination so does this mother,grow up

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Posted by: Lawsuit to Follow? on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:15 PM
You watch there will be a law suit to follow....get real lady!

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:15 PM
please, you see what you want to see. I would have never even thought of that and still don't see it. I usually side with the parent but in this case sorry.. you need to get a life.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:12 PM
It makes you wonder where this mother,s mind is. Maybe in the trash. Get real this is not news ?

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Posted by: GET A LIFE on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:02 PM
Come on lady! What are you just a prevert, if that's what you think they are throw them out and let your daughter use the other's....This is crazy!!

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Posted by: a mother on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:02 PM
Me being a mother of a 15 month old .I do feel the same way I believe those were supposed to have went to Adam and Eves(naughty but nice store) or the Lions Den but not on the shelfs at Walmart! Come on who ever made those straws knew what they were doing.

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Posted by: samm on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:01 PM
Gee all I saw was a bell. sounds like she has a dirty mind LOL

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Posted by: a grandmother on Mar 10, 2008 at 07:00 PM
when i took the first look at the shape of the straw i thought of the Arbys commerical THE HAT I;am thinking arbys so get your mind out of the gutter Dont quit your day job!!!!

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Posted by: PLEASE on Mar 10, 2008 at 06:52 PM
Get real lady!!! This is insane!WSAZ keep the funny news coming! I needed a good laugh and that is what I got! I can NOT believe people!

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Posted by: anonymous on Mar 10, 2008 at 06:48 PM
I see no male genetalia, but only a rocket ship.

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