While in the process of getting our CD listed on Amazon.com, I took a moment to look at the list of things that you can’t sell on Amazon. The fourth item from the bottom caught my eye: Products that have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (SPSC).

It reminded me of one of the most beloved products ever recalled by the CPSC: Lawn Darts. Lawn Darts (or Jarts) were a fun game where players lobbed giant, heavy, dangerous darts at a little circular target. It was a blast. But if there are enough people in the world lobbing giant, heavy, dangerous darts, it’s really just a matter of time before someone gets hurt. And in 1988 the CPSC Banned Lawn Darts.

That, of course, only gave Jarts the tantalizing appeal of forbidden fruit. When I was in college, we used to kick back with a case of Linenkugel’s and lob lawn darts through the Minnesota summer sky. In retrospect, it probably wasn’t a good game for inebriants to undertake. But it sure was fun.

You could still find `em at second hand stores, though the price they commanded was often steep. Nearly ten years after the ban, people were still playing with their lawn darts and getting an occasional dart to the head, prompting the CSPC to declare in 1997 that Lawn Darts are Banned and Should Be Destroyed.

I stumbled across a set of Jarts at a yard sale about a year ago. It was tempting. Very, very, very tempting. But I have a toddler, and the thought of a metal dart hitting her in the head was enough to kill any nostalgic buzz I had.

You can see all the CSPC’s Lawn Dart warnings here.