Attention: Kinder Eggs are Illegal in the United States

[d182]

This is news to me. Apparently its a safety hazard for small children :facepalm: Made me think of how chewing gum is banned in Singapore. Post any other wacky laws you know off the top of your head here :)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/07/18/kinder-eggs-illegal-candy-canada-border.html

[Hairball]

Every now and then you hear about this and it's kind of amusing!

Considering this is in a country where it's so easy to get firearms.

[zz000ter]

Considering this is in a country where it's so easy to get firearms.

Guns don't kill people.
People kill people.

[flashy_mcflash]

Guns don't kill people.
People kill people.

With guns, mostly.

[Aznsilvrboy]

Guns don't kill people.
People kill people.

But tools make it easier don't they? That's why we invent tools.

[iEyeCaptain]

Guns don't kill people.
Kinder Eggs kill people.

fixed for you, good sir.

[appleb]

Reading the thread title, I had already suspected the choking hazard excuse for Kinder Eggs.

I'm guessing chewing gum is banned in Singapore because of the littering issue, which IMO is actually a reasonable ban .

[tighty whities]

Chewing gum doesn't litter.
People litter.

[mbk.2k3]

circumcisions are now banned in germany(?)

wtf

[Aznsilvrboy]

Chewing gum doesn't litter.
People litter.

I lol'ed :razz:

[hdom]

The stereotype has proven itself in multiple ways here.

[time space]

Baby mutilation is worthy of a ban - Kinder Eggs not so much.

[zz000ter]

More people are killed with other things than guns (even in the US) than with guns.

BAN KNIVES!

[Hairball]

More people are killed with other things than guns (even in the US) than with guns.

BAN KNIVES!

I think people are mainly just pointing out the hypocrisy of the US government for going after things that are so trivial.

[uber_shnitz]

More people are killed with other things than guns (even in the US) than with guns.

BAN KNIVES!

And I'm sure lots of things kill more toddlers than Kinder Surprises. Off the top of my head I'd assume lots of other non-children aimed objects around the house are probably more responsible for child choking hazards than Kinder Surprise toys.

[cOmAtOaSt]

I hope they make lightsabers illegal soon. I have seen too many people get their hand cut off.

[popcorneater]

circumcisions are now banned in germany(?)

wtf

Made me wonder too...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FLlbBjZzbfA/T-pNX5ZKeZI/AAAAAAAAzOY/3wO1orSfjD0/s1600/3pvgwr-795327.jpg

[Usuyami]

Every now and then you hear about this and it's kind of amusing!

Considering this is in a country where it's so easy to get firearms.

Incredibly ironic because just a few days ago, a 3 year old shot his father to death with a handgun in Indiana.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/14/indiana-police-say-3-year-old-fatally-shot-father/

Yet banning handguns will never ever be on the radar in the States.

[Hairball]

Incredibly ironic because just a few days ago, a 3 year old shot his father to death with a handgun in Indiana.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/14/indiana-police-say-3-year-old-fatally-shot-father/

Yet banning handguns will never ever be on the radar in the States.

Not that banning handguns will help anyways. They're heavily restricted in Canada and yet we still have shootings all the time. Marijuana is banned and people still do it. The list goes on.

[Ottomaddox]

It's bad idea to put little tiny pieces of plastic within a chocolate shell...

[Aristophanes]

circumcisions are now banned in germany(?)

wtf


Made me wonder too...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FLlbBjZzbfA/T-pNX5ZKeZI/AAAAAAAAzOY/3wO1orSfjD0/s1600/3pvgwr-795327.jpg

The ban is a general ban, not targeting religious groups. Of course the Jewish and Muslim community are making a big deal out of it. Rest of Germany doesn't really care.

[setell]

I still feel very special when I get a kinder surprise :D

To answer OP, yes, I knew years ago it's illegal in the US.

[dragon_drift]

I love kinder eggs. I find the surprise factor intriguing. I remember trying to collect all the egyptian figures, but kept getting crappy toys.

[iEyeCaptain]

1) Unwrap Kinder egg carefully.
2) Split chocolate shell in two carefully down the "melt" line.
3) Open up hard case, throw toy away.
4) Place $8k ring inside case.
5) Using a small pan or (clean!) soldering iron, melt the chocolate shell back together with hard case inside.
6) Carefully re-wrap the chocolate egg with the tin covering.
7) Gift to gf.
8) Win.

It may take multiple eggs/tries as this is trickier done than said.

[_Allan_]

Chewing gun - except nicotine gun - is banned in Singapore, because people spit it on the ground. Spitting is illegal I. Singapore, because of tuberculosis transmission via saliva.

[xlc_88]

I never knew Kinder Eggs were illegal. I find this highly amusing. I recently came back from a trip in Europe. My friend bought some Kinder Eggs in Austria. It would have been funny to see this in real life if we went to the US.

[zz000ter]

Good for Germany to ban circumcisions
What a barbaric practice

[4flava]

- In Lebanon, If a man is caught having sex with a male animal then the penalty is death - sex with a female animal is ok :-0

- In Indonesia, the punishment for masturbation is death by decapitation. :cry:

- In Bahrain, male doctors only legally examine a woman’s genitals through a mirror. :o

- In Victoria, Australia, you need a licensed electrician to change a light bulb.

- In Italy, anyone considered “obese” is forbidden from wearing polyester.

- In Portugal, it’s against the law to pee in the ocean.

- In Australia, it’s illegal to name any animal you plan to eat.

- In Switzerland, it is illegal for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.

- In France, it is against the law to sell an “E.T” doll. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.

- In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog.:razz:

- In Samoa, it’s a crime to forget your own wife’s birthday. >:(

- In Alexandria, Minneapolis, it is illegal for a man to have sexual intercourse with a woman with sardines on his breath.

- In Burma it is against the law to access the Internet. Anyone doing so faces prison. >:(

- In Israel, you could be prosecuted for picking your nose on Sunday.

- In Sweden it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute. Prostitution is legal though. :facepalm:

[setell]

1) Unwrap Kinder egg carefully.
2) Split chocolate shell in two carefully down the "melt" line.
3) Open up hard case, throw toy away.
4) Place $8k ring inside case.
5) Using a small pan or (clean!) soldering iron, melt the chocolate shell back together with hard case inside.
6) Carefully re-wrap the chocolate egg with the tin covering.
7) Gift to gf.
8) Win.

It may take multiple eggs/tries as this is trickier done than said.

Wear gloves too so you don't have fingerprints on the chocolate and it's less "suspecious" when she opens it up.

[zz000ter]

-

- In Italy, anyone considered “obese” is forbidden from wearing polyester.

FANTASTIC IDEA!

It never ceases to amaze me what kind of women wear lulu-lemon thinking they look hot in the overly tight tights.
I really do not want to see your cottage cheese through the tights

[iEyeCaptain]

Wear gloves too so you don't have fingerprints on the chocolate and it's less "suspecious" when she opens it up.

Oh that goes without saying ;)

Hygiene #1.

[Nettles]

So? Flaming hot cheetos and a wide variety of other amazing chips aren't sold here.

[stealth]

- In Lebanon, If a man is caught having sex with a male animal then the penalty is death - sex with a female animal is ok :-0

- In Indonesia, the punishment for masturbation is death by decapitation. :cry:

- In Bahrain, male doctors only legally examine a woman’s genitals through a mirror. :o

- In Victoria, Australia, you need a licensed electrician to change a light bulb.

- In Italy, anyone considered “obese” is forbidden from wearing polyester.

- In Portugal, it’s against the law to pee in the ocean.

- In Australia, it’s illegal to name any animal you plan to eat.

- In Switzerland, it is illegal for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.

- In France, it is against the law to sell an “E.T” doll. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.

- In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog.:razz:

- In Samoa, it’s a crime to forget your own wife’s birthday. >:(

- In Alexandria, Minneapolis, it is illegal for a man to have sexual intercourse with a woman with sardines on his breath.

- In Burma it is against the law to access the Internet. Anyone doing so faces prison. >:(

- In Israel, you could be prosecuted for picking your nose on Sunday.

- In Sweden it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute. Prostitution is legal though:facepalm:

Not that different from Canada really?

[JustBob]

You could hide a small bomb in there! :)

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/07/18/hi-kinder-eggs-8col.jpg

[ovechkin1]

Every now and then you hear about this and it's kind of amusing!

Considering this is in a country where it's so easy to get firearms.
and deprived children equal psycho adults with time,

[Simaahoy]

Kinder eggs are gross and overpriced

[ovechkin1]

- In Lebanon, If a man is caught having sex with a male animal then the penalty is death - sex with a female animal is ok :-0

giving go f*** a goat legally a whole new meaning, maybe the Arab spring would have never happened if the surrounding regions adopted similar laws which would have left the populace satisfied.

[wilsonlam97]

circumcisions are now banned in germany(?)

wtf

It might hurt the babies psychologically at a young age.. It makes sense.

[bman77]

I think I may have smuggled these before, haha, this is funny, who knew

[LaserEnvy]

1) Unwrap Kinder egg carefully.
2) Split chocolate shell in two carefully down the "melt" line.
3) Open up hard case, throw toy away.
4) Place $8k ring inside case.
5) Using a small pan or (clean!) soldering iron, melt the chocolate shell back together with hard case inside.
6) Carefully re-wrap the chocolate egg with the tin covering.
7) Gift to gf.
8) Win.

It may take multiple eggs/tries as this is trickier done than said.

$8k only + a Kinder Egg? Cheapo!

[LaserEnvy]

I think I may have smuggled these before, haha, this is funny, who knew

You should throw one at a Border Guard and watch him panic and call the bomb squad.

[wilsonlam97]

Made me wonder too...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FLlbBjZzbfA/T-pNX5ZKeZI/AAAAAAAAzOY/3wO1orSfjD0/s1600/3pvgwr-795327.jpg

hahahaha

[wilsonlam97]

1) Unwrap Kinder egg carefully.
2) Split chocolate shell in two carefully down the "melt" line.
3) Open up hard case, throw toy away.
4) Place $8k ring inside case.
5) Using a small pan or (clean!) soldering iron, melt the chocolate shell back together with hard case inside.
6) Carefully re-wrap the chocolate egg with the tin covering.
7) Gift to gf.
8) Win.

It may take multiple eggs/tries as this is trickier done than said.

Remember to refrigerate egg first! or else plan will fail.

[wilsonlam97]

- In Lebanon, If a man is caught having sex with a male animal then the penalty is death - sex with a female animal is ok :-0

- In Indonesia, the punishment for masturbation is death by decapitation. :cry:

- In Bahrain, male doctors only legally examine a woman’s genitals through a mirror. :o

- In Victoria, Australia, you need a licensed electrician to change a light bulb.

- In Italy, anyone considered “obese” is forbidden from wearing polyester.

- In Portugal, it’s against the law to pee in the ocean.

- In Australia, it’s illegal to name any animal you plan to eat.

- In Switzerland, it is illegal for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.

- In France, it is against the law to sell an “E.T” doll. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.

- In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog.:razz:

- In Samoa, it’s a crime to forget your own wife’s birthday. >:(

- In Alexandria, Minneapolis, it is illegal for a man to have sexual intercourse with a woman with sardines on his breath.

- In Burma it is against the law to access the Internet. Anyone doing so faces prison. >:(

- In Israel, you could be prosecuted for picking your nose on Sunday.

- In Sweden it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute. Prostitution is legal though. :facepalm:

screw indonesia. I bet they all have prostate cancer.


FANTASTIC IDEA!

It never ceases to amaze me what kind of women wear lulu-lemon thinking they look hot in the overly tight tights.
I really do not want to see your cottage cheese through the tights

That one kinda makes sense lol :lol:

[d182]

It might hurt the babies psychologically at a young age.. It makes sense.

The Reddit debate on this topoic went on and on and on :facepalm:




- In Burma it is against the law to access the Internet. Anyone doing so faces prison. >:(



I'm sure this law's been revised considering they've started to open up their economy.

[time space]

Good for Germany to ban circumcisions
What a barbaric practice

Yeah, but it's a slippery slope - next thing you know, countries will be up in arms over female circumcision too!

[ktan09]

This is crazy absurd, I love Kinder Surprise.

[Muney]

Attention: this is not breaking news, nor is it new.

[vistaliving]

US allows baby walkers. Canada does not. So Canada deems something is dangerous to infants here but not the US. So not that strange, everyone has their own definition of dangerous.