Comments on: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether, Brown/ White http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/ Big Tips for Little People Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: A. Rodrigues http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/comment-page-1/#comment-36 A. Rodrigues Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:02:27 +0000 http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/#comment-36 I hate this thing. It's basically a toy dog. the smell of plastic and rubber step on the baby's tires, even with hatred. It's a toy, and I want the dog may be too purchased do not always have Rating: 1 / 5 I hate this thing. It's basically a toy dog. the smell of plastic and rubber step on the baby's tires, even with hatred. It's a toy, and I want the dog may be too purchased do not always have Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: B. Fabio http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/comment-page-1/#comment-35 B. Fabio Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:12:45 +0000 http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/#comment-35 my son is a baddd hand biter. so i read the reviews and bought it instantly. He likes the squeek noises when u squeeze it. . but hes not too big on holding it to chew it. it might grow on him, but as of now i think it was a waste of my money. . but every baby is different Rating: 2 / 5 my son is a baddd hand biter. so i read the reviews and bought it instantly. He likes the squeek noises when u squeeze it. . but hes not too big on holding it to chew it. it might grow on him, but as of now i think it was a waste of my money. . but every baby is different
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: M. Gray http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/comment-page-1/#comment-34 M. Gray Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:58:43 +0000 http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/#comment-34 Video regard here: http://www. amazon. com/review/R3CAR7QQD3OJAW Sophie is not a toy f Video regard here: http://www. amazon. com/review/R3CAR7QQD3OJAW Sophie is not a toy f

]]> By: miss me http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/comment-page-1/#comment-33 miss me Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:58:53 +0000 http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/#comment-33 I bought this toy f I bought this toy f

]]> By: A. Barry http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/comment-page-1/#comment-32 A. Barry Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:40:52 +0000 http://babyler.com/baby-products/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-teether-brown-white/#comment-32 I find it alarming just how many parents are praising this thing. As a parent, you want to protect your children. When learning about all the protective measures this toy takes, most parents would be on board. But I know better. I did a little under-the-microscope research and have reached some alarming conclusions about this toy. First of all, the name "Sophie" (a nickname for "Sophia") is of Greek origin. A little known fact is that the ancient Greeks oftentimes ate their young for food or sacrificed them to their many gods. Giving a baby toy a name that descends from a line of baby-eaters is puzzling. Even more puzzling is the deliberate use of a giraffe. There are no records of a giraffe appearing in Greece in the wild. How then are we supposed to believe that this thing can be both Greek AND a giraffe if the combination is simply not possible? This choice of species is even more alarming to anybody who has read the Greek epic "The Odyssey". At one point in the story, Odysseus and his crew arrive on the shores of Africa and encounter none other than a giraffe. The giraffe was seen as a demonically tainted horse and struck fear into the hearts of Odysseus and his men. Still not convinced? Look at the gallery of customer-submitted pictures. The majority of these photos feature a baby masticating the face of their Sophie toy. A cute gesture, or the only defense a baby has against the demonic animal? Think what you believe, but my research points towards the latter option. Rating: 1 / 5 I find it alarming just how many parents are praising this thing. As a parent, you want to protect your children. When learning about all the protective measures this toy takes, most parents would be on board. But I know better. I did a little under-the-microscope research and have reached some alarming conclusions about this toy.

First of all, the name “Sophie” (a nickname for “Sophia”) is of Greek origin. A little known fact is that the ancient Greeks oftentimes ate their young for food or sacrificed them to their many gods. Giving a baby toy a name that descends from a line of baby-eaters is puzzling.

Even more puzzling is the deliberate use of a giraffe. There are no records of a giraffe appearing in Greece in the wild. How then are we supposed to believe that this thing can be both Greek AND a giraffe if the combination is simply not possible?

This choice of species is even more alarming to anybody who has read the Greek epic “The Odyssey”. At one point in the story, Odysseus and his crew arrive on the shores of Africa and encounter none other than a giraffe. The giraffe was seen as a demonically tainted horse and struck fear into the hearts of Odysseus and his men.

Still not convinced? Look at the gallery of customer-submitted pictures. The majority of these photos feature a baby masticating the face of their Sophie toy. A cute gesture, or the only defense a baby has against the demonic animal? Think what you believe, but my research points towards the latter option.
Rating: 1 / 5

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