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Kinder Surprise Eggs. Childhood experience. (lemmy.ca)

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

[-] ckmnstr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

"BuT tHeY aRe A cHoKiNg HaZaRd"

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

*Making sure their food is ~~good enough~~ food

[-] Malgas@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

Which, ironically, is the actual reason Kinder Surprise are illegal in the US: It's not a specific ban, it's that you're not allowed to put non food inside of food. Which is prima facie completely reasonable.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Ugh, don't remind me, I get annoyed whenever I see them in the checkout lane.

Yes we actually still have them, but we have them in the most insulting way, basically one half of the shell is a candy part and the other is the toy and each half is separate by its own film covering.

I bet it was because one kid in the 80s or some shit was in some freak accident or something and the Pearl Clutchers of America™ rode in on their high horse to protect everyone lol

[-] Localhorst86@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago

Yes we actually still have them, but we have them in the most insulting way, basically one half of the shell is a candy part and the other is the toy and each half is separate by its own film covering.

In Europe (or Germany, at least) they are sold under the name "Kinder Joy", so we can choose between those and Kinder surprise.

I bet it was because one kid in the 80s or some shit was in some freak accident or something

Actually, that's not the case. Kinder Surprise is banned under a law from 1938, long before the product was even conceived.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/342
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/331

[-] DouchePalooza@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

That's kinder joy, not kinder surprise

[-] B0rax@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago

These are not the right ones. They are also available in Europe.

[-] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago

Two words: Rectal Smuggling

[-] Zorsith 8 points 1 day ago

Two more words: Flared Base.

[-] Bonus@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

(Read in Jar Jar voice)

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Kinder Surprises are inferior to Yowies and you can fight me over this.

Or at least, they were. Prior to 2005. Then they got discontinued and brought back over a decade later with inferior Kinder-style simple solid plastic toys.

Apparently though, both the new Yowies and Kinder Surprises are available in America these days.

[-] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Kinder Surprise eggs are still illegal in the US, but remain popular on the black market.

I see you guys are still expected to swallow them whole like a snake.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Dunno who "you guys" is, considering the original Yowies sold in Australia are far more of a potential choking hazard than Kinder Surprise's lame lumps of plastic. The fact that it's smaller pieces you assemble yourself is a big part of the reason they're so much better!

Anyway, someone clearly needs to verify this, because the two articles are stating contradictory things. Obviously, one of them is wrong.

[-] Caketaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Yuris are superior if you ask me.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 23 hours ago

I'm not familiar. Where are those from?

[-] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

Japan. Just google Japanese yuri.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 6 hours ago

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought we were having a serious interesting conversation here.

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