One of Kucha's Christmas presents was the ChuckIt ball launcher. As she is an avid ball player, we find ourselves using this almost every day. While it makes me feel old -- the ChuckIt eliminates the usual bending, throwing from the stretch, shoulder-pulling and hand-dirtying of a game of fetch -- it has undeniably increased my convenience. Now, she actually gets tired before me.

This morning, during our normal game time, I noticed a label tucked into the side of the handle advising me to read the manual before using the toy.

Why? It's a long stick with a cup on one end. It even comes pre-packaged with a tennis ball right in the cup, just in case you thought it was some kind of new-fangled pooper scooper. To use it, you flick the handle forward and the ball goes flying across the yard. What more could the manual possibly say?