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Shirley Hammond's six-year-old grandson had his heart set on a Super Sound Socker Bopper Bop Buddy, a talking inflatable punching-bag.


Shirley Hammond's six-year-old grandson had his heart set on a Super Sound Socker Bopper Bop Buddy, a talking inflatable in·flat·a·ble  
adj.
Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress.

n.
An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially:
a.
 punching-bag. But when the 68-year-old Quebec woman tried to order one for him, Sears Canada Sears Canada Inc. TSX: SCC (more commonly referred to as "Sears") is a retailer, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, that operates in all provinces and territories across Canada with a network of 188 corporate stores, 180 dealer stores, 67 home improvement showrooms, 112 Sears  refused, fearing it would run afoul of a·foul of  
prep.
1. In or into collision, entanglement, or conflict with.

2. Up against; in trouble with: ran afoul of the law. 
 Quebec's language laws, The problem? The Bop Buddy speaks ... but not in French.
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Title Annotation:Brickbats
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Date:Mar 1, 2004
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