In the 1990s, a US computer giant was forced to ban a poster of a gingerbread man popular with its female employees. The caption read: 'The ideal man. He's sweet, he's quiet - and if he talks back ...

The classic story of the gingerbread man, baked by a woman and brought to life, is a popular tale. In the story, the gingerbread man escapes the oven, is chased by people and animals, and is ...