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Topic: toy airplane plays islamic prayers instead of airplane noise
mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Thu 12/31/15 10:09 AM
A Washington state man who purchased a toy airplane for his nephew this Christmas said he was stunned by the recording it played back when powered on. "My nephew opened a present. We put the batteries in and didn't get what we expected," Bjorn Thorpe told KING-TV. "The plane is supposed to make flying noises and plane noises." Instead, the plane's speakers played back the verses to an Islamic prayer. "Sounds like an Arabic chanting, which is pretty unusual," Thorpe said. "We were kind of confused on how this would happen It's just kind of not the right situation to have that on a children’s toy." Nadeem Israr, president of an Islamic Society center in the area, told KING that the recording was "a prayer you're supposed to say when performing Haji" — the pilgrimage to Mecca. "That’s very wrong. It’s very, very wrong." Israr said of the fact the recording was on the toy plane. Other reviews on the Amazon page for the toy indicate many had a similar recording placed on their devices. The company that made the toy, WolVol, blamed the incident on its foreign manufacturer and said the products must have accidentally been loaded with the wrong sound effects, KING reported. As for Thorpe, he plans on purchasing his nephew a new gift. "He just wants a plane," he said. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/12/30/boy-opens-toy-plane-puts-batteries-in-the-recording-that-plays-shocks-everyone-not-what-we-expected/

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Thu 12/31/15 10:13 AM


RebelArcher Joined Sat 08/02/14 Posts: 5247	Thu 12/31/15 10:24 AM Edited by RebelArcher on Thu 12/31/15 10:24 AM
Hey its a toy plane that plays Islamic music....and probably crashes into toy buildings

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Thu 12/31/15 10:37 AM Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Thu 12/31/15 10:39 AM
Hey its a toy plane that plays Islamic music....and probably crashes into toy buildings Or explodes in the air..... 72 virgins on board.... all with suicide vests, one pulls the wrong string

joethebricky Joined Sat 08/04/12 Posts: 12740	Thu 12/31/15 10:39 AM
I'd check the hold, just in case.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Thu 12/31/15 10:40 AM
He should have got the play suicide belt instead.

RebelArcher Joined Sat 08/02/14 Posts: 5247	Thu 12/31/15 10:43 AM
He should have got the play suicide belt instead. Theres is actually a Halloween costume of that

joethebricky Joined Sat 08/04/12 Posts: 12740	Thu 12/31/15 10:45 AM
He should have got the play suicide belt instead. Or the Jihadi John DIY beheading kit

joethebricky Joined Sat 08/04/12 Posts: 12740	Thu 12/31/15 10:46 AM
He should have got the play suicide belt instead. Theres is actually a Halloween costume of that That guy won the suicide bomber of the year award, unfortunately he couldn't be there to collect his prize.

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Thu 12/31/15 11:42 AM
Hey its a toy plane that plays Islamic music....and probably crashes into toy buildings

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Thu 12/31/15 11:42 AM
He should have got the play suicide belt instead. Or the Jihadi John DIY beheading kit

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21251	Thu 12/31/15 07:27 PM
As much fun as it is, to have fun at everyone else's expense. I can't bring myself to smack an entire faith. Some are evil. Most are not.

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Thu 12/31/15 09:42 PM Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Thu 12/31/15 09:50 PM
As much fun as it is, to have fun at everyone else's expense. I can't bring myself to smack an entire faith. Some are evil. Most are not. Being agnostic I don't have this problem. I defend the rights of others to choose what they wish to believe even if I don't. However, any religion that feels I should be punished or subjugated because I don't believe, in my opinion it is just another form of tyranny. When you consider the deaths and wars bound to religious belief, the imprisonment, persecution, subjugation, torture, and acts imposed on a people and "justified" by it, my moral and ethical compass will not allow me "faith" in any part of it. I have more faith in the ancient alien theory. At least there is science to back that up, and even scrolls and text in most popular religions. Some are evil. Most are not. That is merely the human factor and nothing to do with religion. It is based on moral and ethical beliefs, not faith. Jim Jones was religious, and so many others. It has not kept them from killing, defrauding, or otherwise using it for their own personal gain or gratification. I bear no ill will towards anyone who hasn't earned it, but religion on the whole has a poor track record under the "good" column. Don't get me started on the fraud called the Vatican!

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Sun 01/03/16 02:32 AM
A Washington state man who purchased a toy airplane for his nephew this Christmas said he was stunned by the recording it played back when powered on. "My nephew opened a present. We put the batteries in and didn't get what we expected," Bjorn Thorpe told KING-TV. "The plane is supposed to make flying noises and plane noises." Instead, the plane's speakers played back the verses to an Islamic prayer. "Sounds like an Arabic chanting, which is pretty unusual," Thorpe said. "We were kind of confused on how this would happen It's just kind of not the right situation to have that on a children’s toy." Nadeem Israr, president of an Islamic Society center in the area, told KING that the recording was "a prayer you're supposed to say when performing Haji" — the pilgrimage to Mecca. "That’s very wrong. It’s very, very wrong." Israr said of the fact the recording was on the toy plane. Other reviews on the Amazon page for the toy indicate many had a similar recording placed on their devices. The company that made the toy, WolVol, blamed the incident on its foreign manufacturer and said the products must have accidentally been loaded with the wrong sound effects, KING reported. As for Thorpe, he plans on purchasing his nephew a new gift. "He just wants a plane," he said. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/12/30/boy-opens-toy-plane-puts-batteries-in-the-recording-that-plays-shocks-everyone-not-what-we-expected/ Lots of jokes. It is a TOY. There should NOT be prayers of ANY kind.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sun 01/03/16 02:34 AM
subtle Indoctrination?

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Sun 01/03/16 02:38 AM Edited by SassyEuro2 on Sun 01/03/16 02:39 AM
subtle Indoctrination? BINGO ! We HAVE to start flipping it. If it were prayers in Hebrew from the Torah. If it were prayers in Latin or Ancient Greek. It it was chanting of Tibetan monks. People should be outraged

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Sun 01/03/16 11:41 AM
As much fun as it is, to have fun at everyone else's expense. I can't bring myself to smack an entire faith. Some are evil. Most are not. Being agnostic I don't have this problem. I defend the rights of others to choose what they wish to believe even if I don't. However, any religion that feels I should be punished or subjugated because I don't believe, in my opinion it is just another form of tyranny. When you consider the deaths and wars bound to religious belief, the imprisonment, persecution, subjugation, torture, and acts imposed on a people and "justified" by it, my moral and ethical compass will not allow me "faith" in any part of it. I have more faith in the ancient alien theory. At least there is science to back that up, and even scrolls and text in most popular religions. Some are evil. Most are not. That is merely the human factor and nothing to do with religion. It is based on moral and ethical beliefs, not faith. Jim Jones was religious, and so many others. It has not kept them from killing, defrauding, or otherwise using it for their own personal gain or gratification. I bear no ill will towards anyone who hasn't earned it, but religion on the whole has a poor track record under the "good" column. Don't get me started on the fraud called the Vatican! the "good" ones aren't needed to be worried about...who can tell the "good" ones from the "bad" ones? it only took 19 to kill 3000 people in less than an hour, could anyone tell they were bad beforehand?

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21251	Sun 01/03/16 01:25 PM
Admittedly, it would have been absolutely hysterical, if accompanied by the recorded sounds of machinegun fire, explosions, and narrated by achmed the dead terrorist. But, I just can't bring myself to slam an entire faith. It'd be tantamount, to pepperspraying ALL mormons, before I know which one is gonna accost me at the grocery store. Like throwing holy water on ALL Jehovah's Witnesses, before I know which one is gonna stick the stupid flyer under the windshield wipers of my car. Like turning my dogs loose on ALL Southern Baptists, before I know which one is gonna knock on my door and tell me I need to "get right with Jayzuss! Hallelujah! Amen, brothers and sisters!"

stan_147 Joined Thu 05/15/14 Posts: 3441	Sun 01/03/16 01:38 PM
It'd be tantamount, to pepperspraying ALL mormons, before I know which one is gonna accost me at the grocery store. Like throwing holy water on ALL Jehovah's Witnesses, before I know which one is gonna stick the stupid flyer under the windshield wipers of my car. Like turning my dogs loose on ALL Southern Baptists, before I know which one is gonna knock on my door and tell me I need to "get right with Jayzuss! Hallelujah! Amen, brothers and sisters!" Sheit , now I'm gonna have to change my weekend plans! I just cracked a beer and pulled up my lawn chair in anticipation. Drat!