A pamphlet of feline opinion · est. mmxxv
Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
The Playskool Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Playskool
Noisy Dispenser Tolerated for Its First-Rate Ammunition
Pete endures the Busy Ball Popper's offensive music long enough to bat the balls out of their prescribed path, rating the machine a vulgar but functional on-demand ball dispenser.

It appears my Human has procured a garish plastic tower designed for the small, loud, and inexplicably sticky version of their species. This "Busy Ball Popper," as they call it, is an ostentatious contraption that uses a gale-force wind and a series of infuriatingly cheerful ditties to propel five brightly colored spheres in a chaotic loop. While the promis…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Noise is the price for the balls.
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