People like how this toy shop had no idea what these are but sold them anyway
This picture from a Texan toy store went viral because of the note accompanying the brightly coloured plastic er, well, we don’t know what they are.
And neither did the shop.
Seen in a toy store in Austin, TX. pic.twitter.com/bzcpCf5qLn
— Mr. Drinks On Me (@Mr_DrinksOnMe) February 25, 2018
At least they do what most parents look for in a toy – they are ‘good for killing 5 minutes’.
The disturbing part is, they dont know what they are, no idea who they come from, but will sell to children anyway.. lol
— Jen (@JenMuse3) February 25, 2018
Yet they sold them for $1.95! 😂😂
— Connie Fischer (@connajean) February 26, 2018
Might as well do something with them!
— Silmaril Typist (@MimiSardinia) February 26, 2018
To help them out, people shared their ideas.
We had this corrugated plastic pipe as a toy in the North-east UK around 1970. We called it a 'twirly' – you held one end, twirled the whole thing round like a lasso, and it made a weird noise. A short-lived, but global, novelty … https://t.co/bQyafXAgMr
— Ged Parsons (@GedParsons) February 26, 2018
They aren't for children in our house, they are for guinea pigs. pic.twitter.com/Mu0dRRLwta
— Jon Holmes (@jonholmes1) February 26, 2018
They can be used as musical instruments as well as being toys.https://t.co/AKlkwqxmLT
— Adrian (@AdrianWarner777) February 26, 2018
What? The Guinea pigs?
Pretty sure I had one of those as a kid…picked it up at the science museum. If you whip it around your head like a lasso it “sounds like a UFO.” Can you verify?
— Vince Mathews (@VinnyTheGreek) February 25, 2018
Clearly robot limbs pic.twitter.com/8JwOTsQlhT
— HermyHermit (@periblunt) February 25, 2018
Those are popids manhttps://t.co/yBEdnaKMLA
— MemphisR56 (@Ratchphis) February 25, 2018
Thank god someone else knew this. I thought I was going insane.
— cpm (@cpmcbride) February 26, 2018
But are they? Do you know any better? Tell us in the comments.