Yeah they didn't make any impact on my life either however when we moved out we inherited two popples from the basement. When we got Molly she took those popples
and used them as chew toys, what we noticed was that while Molly could tear apart a toy from Petsmart in 10 minutes or so these popples would survive for months. Now I'm sure the lead paint and toxic herbicides from the 80's that are on these things are bad for Molly but, she's having fun, who cares? So when the first two got finished off and we got tired of Molly dejectedly carrying around the carcass we bought her a couple new popples from eBay. That brings us to November 8th 2009 when she finally finished off the 4th popple. She was sitting among a pile of stuffing from the stuffed animal and we took a picture and put it up on the flickr. Apparently that was a huge mistake.If you visit that picture on flickr you'll notice that the "popple people" came out of the woodwork pretty quickly. Which was strange because the picture wasn't even tagged with popple and if you search for popple on flickr the picture is on the 6th page now, after 10 comments and 276 views. Anyway, these people did not appreciate the way we treated this stuffed animal. I even deleted a post which was (in hindsight) not that bad but struck me as a little, threatening...
The reason I write this now is today (3 months later) I got yet another angry post from a popple person about letting Molly use the stuffed animals as chew toys. I think to myself "what the hell is wrong with you people!?" This is a stuffed animal, yes it is considered a collectible by a small group (apparently who all use flickr), and yes it is expensive for a dog toy, but Molly seems happy and they hold up a lot better than the cheap ones from Petsmart. Really am I hurting YOU by giving the dog these toys? What could the stuffed animal be contributing to the world if it wasn't being destroyed by my dog? Was it an important part of the culture in the 1980s? I was only 3 when the TV show was on the air so I don't remember it but they certainly aren't making a blockbuster movie out of the story now are they? Even if the culture did revolve around popples for a short time, if I can find it on eBay is it really my problem that a collector doesn't buy it before I do?Then you must ask the popple collectors what is your collection contributing to others? Then ask the photo commenters do you really have nothing better to do than criticize other peoples purchases?
It seems like a ridiculous thing to have to write down, but, really evaluate your
reaction to what I've done and ask yourself: "if it was a Spongebob Squarepants toy would I have the same reaction?" How about a 12" GI Joe toy from the 70s? Why does it matter what I do with my purchases, with my stuffed animals? I have one stuffed animal that I hold very dear and will not get rid of, I would be upset if it were to be destroyed, but I have a true genuine emotional attachment to it. Is the popple that you've never seen before in your life that important to you that you are actually getting angry about other people destroying it?Popple People: change the way you react to the treatment of stuffed animals. They are just objects, things, insignificant toys from a different decade, if you put your energy into something else (something creative for instance) you could be doing way more good then protecting the innocent lives of popples.
I just recently bought 2 more stuffed animals from eBay (they were both popples) and
Molly has already thoroughly abused one and when she is done with the first she will be getting the second. Those will be my last eBay purchases for popples but only because I found out you can buy stuffed animals at goodwill for $0.25. Now for the price of one popple on eBay I can buy 120 popples at goodwill, just imagine that massacre.
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Now I'm sure the lead paint and toxic herbicides from the 80's that are on these things are bad for Molly but, she's having fun, who cares?
You'd Care You Retard If You Had To Pay The Vet Bills If She Got Sick From Chewing On Those Vintage Collectible Toys
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That brings us to November 8th 2009 when she finally finished off the 4th popple. She was sitting among a pile of stuffing from the stuffed animal and we took a picture and put it up on the flickr. Apparently that was a huge mistake
Don't Post Retarded Pictures On Public Websites If You Can't Accept The Negative Responses As Well As The Positive Ones
If You Had Actually Taken Time To Visit The Photostreams Of The So Called "Popple People" You Might Have Noticed That They Don't View "Toys" Like Your Retarded Self Does
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If you visit that picture on flickr you'll notice that the "popple people" came out of the woodwork pretty quickly. Which was strange because the picture wasn't even tagged with popple and if you search for popple on flickr the picture is on the 6th page now, after 10 comments and 276 views.
You Must Be Computer Illiterate If You Don't Know That There Is Better Ways Of Searching Than Using Flickrs Search Engine.
Also You Retard You Put Popple In The Description Which Is A Good As A Tag For Someone Who Knows How To Search
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The reason I write this now is today (3 months later) I got yet another angry post from a popple person about letting Molly use the stuffed animals as chew toys
Has Your Retarded Self Ever Thought The Reason That You Are Getting So Many "Angry" Posts Is That These So Called "Popple People" Think Of It As "Wasteful" And They Probably Have Some Knowledge That The General Public Doesn't Have
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What could the stuffed animal be contributing to the world if it wasn't being destroyed by my dog?
Heard Of A Little Island Called Haiti Where So Many People Lost So Much Very Recently And A "Stuffed Animal" Can Be A Great Comfort To A Child In Desperate Times.
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Then you must ask the popple collectors what is your collection contributing to others?
Maybe Their Collection Is The Method That They Use To Cope With "Stress" In Everyday Lives.
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Then ask the photo commenters do you really have nothing better to do than criticize other peoples purchases?
You Are So Retarded To Think That The Commenters Were Critizing Your Purchase.To Me It Seems Like They Were Critizing The Wastefulness Of The Purchases.
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I have one stuffed animal that I hold very dear and will not get rid of, I would be upset if it were to be destroyed, but I have a true genuine emotional attachment to it.
Gee I Wonder What You Would Do If Your "Mutt" Got To That One Retard.
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Is the popple that you've never seen before in your life that important to you that you are actually getting angry about other people destroying it?
Another Retarded Question.It's The Wastefulness That The So Called "Popple People" Are Getting Upset About.
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Popple People: change the way you react to the treatment of stuffed animals. They are just objects, things, insignificant toys from a different decade, if you put your energy into something else (something creative for instance) you could be doing way more good then protecting the innocent lives of popples
How The Hell Do You Know What These So Called "Popple People" Do In Their Day To Day Lives.Do You Know Them In Real Life.No You Retard You Don't You Only Know Them Because Of Negative Reaction To A Photo You Posted Publicly
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Was it an important part of the culture in the 1980s?
To Anyone Old Enough To Remember The Show Yes It Was.
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I was only 3 when the TV show was on the air so I don't remember it
Which Is Another Reason That You Are Getting The Negative Responses You Retard As These So Called "Popple People" Are Probably Old Enough To Remember The Show
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but they certainly aren't making a blockbuster movie out of the story now are they?
Firs It Would Be Kind Of Hard To Make A Movie Out Of It Since Several Of The Actors That Did The Voices Are Deceased
Second There Is No Originality Left In Hollywood Today So I Wouldn't Be Surprised If One Did Get Made Eventually
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I think to myself "what the hell is wrong with you people!?"
And The "Popple People" Think Wow What A Retard That Has Nothing Better To Do But Waste Money On Collectibles Only To Destroy Them
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This is a stuffed animal, yes it is considered a collectible by a small group(apparently who all use flickr)
Yes You Retard We "Popple People" Use Flickr Just Like Millions Of Others
Also Us "Popple People" Can Appreciate The "Stuffed Animals" For What They Were Designed For Originally (Children's Toys) Not As A Chew Toy For A "Mutt"
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yes it is expensive for a dog toy
Must Be Nice To Have Lots Of Money To Waste On "Toys" For Your "Mutt"
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Really am I hurting YOU by giving the dog these toys?
You May Not Be "Hurting" Us But You May Be Hurting Your "Mutt"
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It seems like a ridiculous thing to have to write down, but, really evaluate your reaction to what I've done and ask yourself: "if it was a Spongebob Squarepants toy would I have the same reaction?" How about a 12" GI Joe toy from the 70s?
Again You Retard The Reaction Is About The Wastefulness And These "Popple People" Obviously Know Things That The General Public Doesn't
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Why does it matter what I do with my purchases, with my stuffed animals?
Obviously It Doesn't Matter Since You Probably Didn't Have Any "Toys" As A Child (Other Than That One Ragged Looking Bear).
On The Other Hand Think About A Child That Has No Family Where A Small Item Like A "Stuffed Animal" Could Help Him/Her Through Difficult Times
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They are just objects, things, insignificant toys from a different decade
Of Course An Ignorant Retard Like Yourself Would Think Like That Since You Obviously Don't Know Why The "Popple People" React To Your "Pictures" The Way They Do Other Than The Fact That They Have Posted On Your Fail Attempts At Photography.
I heard about this Blog, and decided I'd check it out.
"What the hells wrong with you people" (referring to Popple People as you put it).
Simple, you offended them. Nothing more, nothing less, and yes it is a stuffed animal, but to those persons, its something special to them, like your Bear is to you.
"Asking if I am really hurting "you"."
It depends, if it a Popple person, more than likely. And remember, Popple people have feelings, and thus have rights too, like everyone else.
"What could the stuffed animal be contributing to the world if it wasn't being destroyed by my dog?"
To those that like them, lots, and for future generations. Ones which have been destroyed do no good to anybody, and I'm sure a fair share of these have been discarded over the years.
It might have been an important part of the 80's culture to those who have fond memories of them when they were children, and want to bring back childhood memories, where they would like to maybe have one or several again to possibly replace one that they don't have anymore, or was lost, or maybe discarded by an irresponsible parent. Maybe they liked and wanted them back then, and their parents couldn't afford them. Now would be their chance to own one/some. Maybe some who never knew about them before, is discovering them for the first time, and would like to have some.
"Then you must ask the popple collectors what is your collection contributing to others?"
Plenty.
For starters, it's something they enjoy. Second, if they get "tired" of them, they still exist to bring someone else joy, something that can't be done once they are destroyed. Remember, they are not being made anymore, and collectors usually tend to take care of what they have in their collections, so if they do go to sell them, they will be passed on, and so on.
About the photo commentary;
What opened a can of worms was releasing the fact, and showing pictures that offended them. That's quite simple. They were probably searching for some nice pictures of some in collections, possibly for old pictures from "back in the day" when people had them as kids, then, suddenly, a picture of a ruined one, or the mention of one deliberately ruined in the caption shows up, and hit them right in the face.
What if it were Spongebob;
Possibly the same thing. As much as I loathe Spongbob, I would never like to see that happen to those. True with any other thing that could become collectible.Newer Disney, Dora, etc.
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I realize they're your purchases, and your stuffed animals, and what you do in the privacy of your home is your business, but as soon as those pictures and descriptions were posted, that opened the door for criticism. Not everybody is going to be happy with everything, and comments can be expected.Some nut could take it further than just comments, there are some crazies out there. Someone might see one of the pictures, and it may remind them, for instance, what an abusive parent did to one of their toys as punishment, and that could set them off.
That Teddy you hold near and dear to your heart:
I know if your dog would get ahold of that, the tables would turn. Then that would give an idea of how the Popple fans feel. I would imagine that bear means nothing to most Popple People, but a whole lot to you. (personally, I would hate to see any one of those bears destroyed in any way) Even though those Popples are not ours, it does make us cringe to see or know what happened to it.
"Is the popple that you've never seen before in your life that important to you that you are actually getting angry about other people destroying it?"
That Popple may have not been seen before, but once the pictures and the facts went up, everybody saw them, and they became aware. Being vindictive and adding more pictures, bragging you are going to get more, the descriptions, the little "Oh No's" and the "What ever is ugly tie dye popple going to do? His popple friend has been ravaged by a dog" business in the captions and taunting the Popple people is not doing a thing to make anybody look better, its just making things worse, and digging a bigger hole. I realize some people came swinging into your comments sections, but two wrongs never make a right. Its lowering yourself to their level. I have read from your bio that you are a computer programmer, and I would like to think that you are an intelligent person. I also believe in 'what goes around, comes around'.
Another thing, its not like the Popple People hate dogs.
Your pooch is quite cute, and we have two dogs of our own, a black Cockerpoo "Pookie"and a Schipperke mix, "Holly", complete with tail!
We also have Popples.
Our dogs don't need them to keep them entertained, especially the Cockerpoo, which is the younger one, and is pretty "chew intensive". He has a yellow ring thing that he plays with (I think its by Kong, but not certain) and tends to leave the people things alone. I have also seen stuffing free toys (Skinneeez. We don't have any yet) that are built to last and are relatively cheap. They do contain squeakers, so that could be an issue.
I know what you do is up to you, and thus is your own business. Hopefully the angry comments will cease. Not adding more photos and not keeping the photos, and descriptions that are taunting, will probably lessen the chances of any more angry comments. Please consider the above alternatives, too.
Just think, the guy that wrote this blog works for the Univerity Of Alberta. Kinda makes one wonder whats roaming around at that place! Are there other idiots there like this one who have nothing better to do than to photograph a little "Stage Show" just annoy people, and then blog how proud of it he is!
Anyone who gives a childs stuffed toy to a dog should not be allowed to own a dog!
I do not find endangering animals something to brag about!
"why not give a popple to your dog?"
Here (link below)is all the reason a sane person should need!
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/stuffedtoys.asp
Just came across your blog after realizing that popples really are the best dog toy ever-my dog enjoys the challenge of extracting the animal from the ball, and it has lasted quite a while. It never occurred to me that people would be offended by such
wow, another clueless. Fuck!!!
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