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So, somebody, Rush Limbaugh, maybe, went on a spiel when the lead-coated toy soldiers were recalled, because back in his day they all had lead paint, because lead paint works better. Just that in his day parents were clued in enough to tell their kids not to eat their toy soldiers. And it’s true, basically, if you don’t put it in your mouth, it’s fine…

Reuters – Test-drive a Nissan, win a lead-laced mug

Chinese merchandise took a fresh knock Friday when car maker Nissan said it was recalling tens of thousands of mugs it gave away in Japan because the paint contains excessive lead.

It said it took the action after a hapless car-shopper fell ill after drinking from one of the mugs and complained.

Nissan Motor said the cups, which it was giving to anyone who test-drove one of its cars in Japan during a sales initiative that started on August 16, had a lead content that was more than 30 percent above the permissible level.

Japan’s third-biggest carmaker said it would recall the mugs, which it said could have reached as many as 87,000 potential customers. It did not know the identity of the manufacturer in China.

(Who here remembers that Vietnamese guy who won that reality show looking for stand-up comics, and he had a line about all the Vietnamese decided on nail salons, since the Vietnam war didn’t work out, as a way to conquer the America?)

(Here we go, at 2:05 (Peter’s favourite bit is after that, at 4:50)):