[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

HUNTINGBURG, Ind. — The parents of an 8-year-old southern Indiana girl who swallowed 20 marble-size steel balls and half as many magnets from a building set want the toy completely removed from stores.

Haley Lents of Huntingburg underwent emergency intestinal surgery last month in Indianapolis after she swallowed pieces from her Mega Brands Magnetix MagnaCase set.

She was taken to the emergency room for stomach pains, and an X-ray revealed the force from the magnets had torn her intestines in eight places.

Doctors told Haley's parents her intestines looked like they had been punctured by eight gunshot wounds or stab-like holes, Haley's father told CBS' Early Show on Monday; it is being reported by cbsnews.com.

Haley, who spent two weeks in the hospital, is lucky to be alive, doctors said, according to cbsnews.com.

Jason Lents, Haley's father, told the Early Show he and his wife were in the same room as Haley when she ate the toy parts, but did not realize she had done so.

Haley's family plans to meet soon with an investigator from the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to discuss ways to keep other children safe.

"We're going to work toward getting them out of the schools and off the shelves," Lents said.

Mega Brands recalled about 2.4 million of the Chinese-made toys in March because the small magnets could fall out. The recall said more than one magnet, if swallowed, could attach to each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal.

Two years earlier, Mega Brands recalled 3.8 million Magnetix sets because one child died and four others were seriously injured after swallowing magnets in the toys.

In April 2007 that recall was expanded to include an additional 4 million Mega Brands magnetic toys.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Stupid Parents, Stupid People, Stupid Kid. Cmon, Youre 8 and your eating Marbles and stuff? I hope to God you dont live to 18 cause Lord Knows what you will do then.

[AZjonz]

I agree. We should idiot-proof society. It might be tough as mankind has the ability to make a better idiot.

[BJWilliams]

and of course the parents take absolutely no responsibility here...I mean shouldnt you notice when your child is eating their toys instead of playing with them???

[phoenix]

I can understand not noticing if your kid swallowed one marble. Kids are fast. But that much stuff??!

Put it this way -- I don't want to be in line behind that kid at a buffet. Kid'll have the whole thing eaten before her parents notice she's in line.

Of course, wouldn't you think that an 8 year old would know better than to eat steel balls and magnets?

[LUconn]

yeah, I think the parents are off the hook. Unless they were aware beforehand that their kid was retarded. I know I trust my kid to not eat her toys and most likely would trust any 8 year old too.

[Hold My Own]

I hope to God you dont live to 18 cause Lord Knows what you will swallow then.

FIFY

[jcmanson]

HMO didn't you get our new "rule" regarding that from our sense LUconn?

[Hold My Own]

I did not get the memo or email...please inform me

[jcmanson]

http://www.flamefans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9187

I acutally skip over the FTFY and FIFY posts because it takes way too much effort to figure out what was changed. You guys need to start bolding what's different or just stop overkilling it anyway.

[LUconn]

To: Flamefans.com

From: LUconn

Date: 06/03/2008


Subject: New procedures regarding "FTFY" and "FIFY"


The purpose of this memo is to provide you with the new procedures for making a joke by quoting someone and then subtley (or not so subtly in some cases) changing the quote to make a joke. From now on, site policy requires that you bold your change that you've made to make it easier. This is effective immediately.

[Hold My Own]

better?



And when did that become a site procedure...I feel like the committee surely would have to had vote on this....and I KNOW I should be on the committee if not THE committee


I just learned what that meant a few days ago...I always thought they were making fun of GMTM's spelling or something

[jcmanson]

We held a secret meeting the other day and SJ had you voted off.

[Hold My Own]

Figures it would be a post count deal



Again...I was just informed that this was a race to 20,000 posts and my foot is on the pedal! Ha