Bored & found this kinda interesting...
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A talking Jesus doll is due to go on sale in May, along with versions of Moses, the Virgin Mary and David, as a teddy bear maker tries to find a market with churches and religious families.
The foot-tall Jesus doll will be able to recite five Biblical verses at the push of button on its back, while the Moses doll will recite the Ten Commandments. The Mary doll will recite a long Bible verse.
Joshua Livingston, one of the original founders of Valencia, Calif.-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co. has returned to the company to head its new Biblical doll unit, One2Believe. In the past, Beverly Hills Teddy Bear mostly manufactured bears and other plush toys on a contract basis for other retailers.
This will be the company's first attempt to sell direct to consumers via the Internet, Livingston said.
He said that the idea for the religious dolls has been a long-time desire of David Socha, who is the other founder of the teddy bear company. The company has hired a marketing firm with expertise reaching out to churches and church schools to generate sales, Livingston said.
"In the beginning we don't feel it'd be right to put it in Toys R Us and be next to a Barbie or a Bratz," he said.
The company expects to sell about 50,000 of the Biblical dolls by the end of the year, with the Jesus doll -- not surprisingly -- expected to be the top seller. It hopes to also bring out an Esther doll by the end of the year and hopes to have other Biblical character dolls introduced in future years.
The line of Biblical dolls is known as Messengers of Faith.
The dolls will cost $24.99, although Livingston said there will be discounts for churches as well as free shipping for those who buy three or more of the dolls. They will have hand-sewn period clothing, with Jesus wearing sandals and veils for the Virgin Mary. They will also have movable limbs and hands that can grip objects.
While Socha is Catholic and has been active in giving time and money to church groups for years, Livingston is Jewish. He said it doesn't seem strange to him selling the Jesus doll, though.
"I have a very open mind and believe people can have their own beliefs and religion," he said.
oh a link to the talking dolls...
Talking religious figures... creepy!
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Who would buy these for their kids? WAY WAY creepy to me. Would kick my psycho-religious MIL's butt if she decided to purchase one for Joshua. Just ick.
And what happens when good little xian boys & girls let their imagination run away from the good, "moral" values-ish, imaginary play their parents probably are trying to encourage? Me thinks the Jesus or Moses dolls will be right next to GI Joe during an army battle or on a date with skanky Bratz or Barbie. Too funny
-fina ^.,.^@~
Proud mommy to joshua
Cool. But Im to old for dolls.
I hope it works out well
I am all that is man
Mary's got a pretty creepy face.
grrquack.
Now this is a toy more my style
http://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/plush_cthulhu.html
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imagine the horry on the parents face when they find their little boy is playing with em and having jesus and moses kiss
priceless
Just wait till moses and mary start playin Nudist Colony...
I just don't think i'd be comfortable playing with a fully poseable Jesus..even as a kid. It's just too Flanders
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b120/onlyatmidnight12/hurt.jpg
im a @!#$ pussy ass liar! i lied to my girlfriend over and over, sat around with her friends naked and stayed home downloading porn...she loved me and i hurt her...i deserve to be alone and unhappy...no wonder every girl i try to love leaves me...i suck.
Ahhh... Ned would be happy..
Theres been jesus effigies since forever, so, I think that there's a bunch more people going to hell.
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i still will be giving my kids the Ctulu plush toy...
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David has a mullet.. hahaha
By the way what is a Cthulhu Keeper?
click on the link i posted earlier.
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^^^ AHHHHAHAHAHAHA!
^^^ I'd buy that fer a dollar!
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