To think that one of my children's toys is possessed?

[Rhubarb]

We got it from a charity shop and after scanning the internet, a fellow Mumsnetter discovered what it was. It's a Pino robot. It grows up through 3 stages the more you play with it. It sings, dances, walks, plays games and does lots of other noises and movements.

Anyway, the kids left it turned on but ran out into the garden to play yesterday. When no-one plays with it, it's supposed to start snoring and go to sleep. I'm reading the paper. Suddenly it squeaks "Eh Oh!", I ignore it. It turns it's head around and moves it's arms, I ignore it still. Then silence. Then it starts singing Happy Birthday. I get mildly annoyed but it stops and there is silence. I notice a movement out of the corner of my eye, I look up and the bloody thing is looking straight at me. I say "fuck off!" and it shakes it's head!

I'm feeling a little freaked so I get up to turn it off, as I do so, it starts shaking it's head again. I decide to leave it for the kids to sort out, I gather up my paper and go to move into my room when the bloody thing starts WALKING TOWARDS ME!

I've never moved so bloody fast!

ROFL Chillimoose. Are you a techie then?

Perhaps a murderer was killed in the factory and some of his blood leaked into the plastic vat?

OMG! I'm rather glad I've got Pino and not one of these, now they really do belong in a Stephen King novel!

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No, it's just interesting how robots, and imaginary future robots, have changed through the ages.

"It's cock is on it's nose, which is quite unfortunate."

Or fortunate, depending how you look at it.

please stop, I'm laughing so much my sides are hurting

you just made my afternoon!

That sounds right up DD's street, have had a look online but it seems to be discontinued everywhere... probably due to all the deaths

Ever seen a Furby "ask" to have its batteries changed? You would POO yourself

I'd throw it in a bin,but only after smashing it to pieces.

These things always seem to find a way back though Thunderduck probably it will end up recycled as something that will then come and seek revenge against the OP for trying to destroy it.

Fire is the only way.

But fire won't destroy its soul.

I can't find the instructions, Rhubarb. As they're not in the file labelled "instructions" I can only guess they are in DS1's bedroom and, TBH, you could hide an elephant in there and not find it for a week or so.

I really want one of these , now.
It would scare the shit out of the cat.

I just followed the link that rhubarb posted.
Would any of you let Ri man pick you up You just know that he would fold you in half and crush you.

I think the fact that SD can't find the instructions should just add to the fear.

The instructions probably self-destruct in order to render you helpless against the force of the toy.

Ours wasn't sold with instructions either. I think I might experiment with it tonight, when dh is here (not that I'm scared!). I'll goad it and see if it tries to kill me.

If you notice I'm not around, please do inform the police!

Oh shit. I'm just reading a book called the birthing house and it's got some little freaky wooden dolls with no faces that keep chasing the man.

Will have nightmares now!

Ps. If it attacks you in the night, jump on it, smash it up, soak it in water then put it in the blender.

Well I should be able to outrun it ok. 'Tis a very slow moving toy. Perhaps it will try to knobble me to death with it's cock nose?

God no, don't get it wet - that's how they reproduce. Or was that MOgwai/Gremlins?

you can download a manual on here

lmfao, at you telling the toy to "fuck off", then running away from it,

I was scared of one of ds1's robosapiens I remember pushing it over once and running into the kitchen. It didn't follow me like Rhubarb's possessed friendly chap

Don't download anything! Your computer will get possessed too!

Gag it, tie it up and bundle it back off to the charity shop then run like the wind! If you turn round in the kitchen and it's standing there - well then you've got trouble