Toyland: The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Dangerous toys are amongst the most delightfully wrong-headed things our planet produces. The notion of someone willfully putting an object capable of grave injuries in the hands of a child always reminds me of the slimy toy manufacturer played by Dan Aykroyd on an early episode of "Saturday Night Live" (one of his treats for unsuspecting tots was, simply, a bag of broken glass).

Here's a terrific look at 10 (well, 11) of the all-time most smack-your-forehead-and-exclaim-"What-were-they-thinking?" playthings. Not much of a TV connection, except a commercial for a toy cannon (!) is included and one of the items was tied to the '70s version of "Battlestar Galactica" (which in and of itself made it extremely dubious). Imagine the hours of fun, followed by even more hours spent in emergency rooms across America. Your Mayor is proud to report that he shared his childhood home with no fewer than three of the objects on the list and yet managed to escape injury.