BRANTFORD - Two-and-a-half-year-old Amber Dufty has been swearing up a storm since Santa left her a cuddly talking Smurf for Christmas.

She has been reprimanded daily foir using foul language as her mother tried to determine the cause of this unusual behavior.

Finally the girl's 12-year-old aunt heard the same expression from Amber's new doll - the Berry Lovin Baby Smurf. A squeeze of the doll's hand caused it to giggle, followed by a garbled sentence.

The pink toy appears to say, "Who gives a f----."

Amber's Grandmother, Deborah Osborn, recognized the sentance immediately when she was called by her frantic daughter. Friends claimed they heard the same expression.

Irwin Toy Limited, which manufactures Smurfs, is investigation after receiving a few complaints, said a customer service representative. She couldn't say what the doll was designed to say.

REMOVED FROM SHELVES

The Wal-Mart store at Brantford Mall, which sold the doll, has removed six remaining boxes from it's shelf and sent one to it's head office for testing.

We have no reason to believe there is an issue with the toy," said Wal-Mart spokesman Edward Gould. But the toy was removed as part of the normal customer satisfaction policy.

(The article was accompanied by a photo with this caption; "Amber Duffy with her Grandmother, Deborah Osborn, and the Berry Luvin' Baby Smurf, which speaks in language too colorful for children.)