Some of the oldest toys found mimic adult tools and as you said, accurately
resembled every day things/experiences. For instance child sized bows and other
kid sized tools have been found in neolithic burial sites. One of the sadder
instances (in my mind) was one set of remains of a very young g
And the should talk...
"Take your shoes off! Take your belts off! Keep your boarding passes out!
Take our laptops out!"
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TSA... a governmental welfare program for the unemployed.
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From: morgan l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The comments in the reviews are phenomenal:
"Thank you Play
My army of Deceptecons would have spectacular battles against
Voltron*sigh* God I miss being a kid.
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually I dislike GI Joe.
>
> But Alexis does have a good collection of pirate toys and loves playing
> with them.
Actually I dislike GI Joe.
But Alexis does have a good collection of pirate toys and loves playing with
them. Between that and the legos Castles series with the animated death
skeletons, she's set.
> How is it any different to GI Joe.
>
> Oh lookee! I can have big vehicles with giant shooting
How is it any different to GI Joe.
Oh lookee! I can have big vehicles with giant shooting missiles to
blow everything up, and super infantry with guns to shoot to death
whatever survives.
Or a toy gun with those big flashing lights and funny noises?
I don't see a problem really :-\ Or rather if
You sort of have to wonder about the message they're trying to send:
http://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-4270-Roman-Arena/dp/B000EMFAUO/ref=pd_sbs_t_img_10
Your own Playmobil Roman Colleseum.
"This Roman Arena comes with double harnessed chariot and four Gladiators. It
has spectator stands with a tr
Yes, the everyday experience of riding my moon buggy in outer space
really made the pretending experience extra-good.
--Doom
G Money wrote:
> Remember back to when you were a kid.some of the funnest toys were the
> ones that accurately resembled every day things/experiencesnow matter
> h
Remember back to when you were a kid.some of the funnest toys were the
ones that accurately resembled every day things/experiencesnow matter
how mundane that thing was in real life, it could made fun with your
imagination.
That's still what makes legos the greatest toy ever.
On Thu, Feb 2
That's awesome! It reminds me of the bonehead guy in "Big" who pitched the
idea of making a building that turns into a robot, only to have Tom Hanks
go, "I don't get it." What's fun about a security checkpoint?
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Larry L wrote:
> You've got to be kidding:
>
> http:
So basically they cater to future generations of productive citizens as
well as potential thieves. Cool. :-)
Jim Campbell wrote:
> Playmobil's got all sorts of neat, idiosyncratic figures and play sets.
> Along with the usual requisite kids-themed stuff (knights and princesses and
> pirates, oh
> There's also a premature baby kit with hospital incubator and a
> paddy wagon.
um... what does a preemie need with a paddy wagon?
--
will
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true;
and that would just be unacceptable."
- Carrie Fisher
Playmobil's got all sorts of neat, idiosyncratic figures and play sets.
Along with the usual requisite kids-themed stuff (knights and princesses and
pirates, oh my), over the years, we've picked up a Nun (comes with a bible),
a HazMat crew (the toxic waste cleanup cord can double as a bullwhip for
Hey! Those are jobs to aspire to! Working for the ever popular and growing
security departments of airports everywhere. Too bad those Playmobile people
are smiling ... they should at least get the facial expressions correct ...
~
>The comments in the reviews are phenomenal:
>
>"Thank you Playmobil for allowing me to teach my 5-year old the importance
>of recognizing what a failing bureaucracy in a ever growing fascist state
>looks like."
>
>Good stuff!
I liked this comment:
"At first it looked as though my Playmobil terror
Yea they are:
"Interesting to note that customers who view this item ultimately buy the
following Playmobil items:
11% - getaway car
7% - tanker truck
2% - bank counter "
Hahahaha
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:41 PM, morgan l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The comments in the reviews are phenomenal:
You know, I never looked at the comments.
>The comments in the reviews are phenomenal:
>
>"Thank you Playmobil for allowing me to teach my 5-year old the importance
>of recognizing what a failing bureaucracy in a ever growing fascist state
>looks like."
>
>Good stuff!
>
>On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:
The comments in the reviews are phenomenal:
"Thank you Playmobil for allowing me to teach my 5-year old the importance
of recognizing what a failing bureaucracy in a ever growing fascist state
looks like."
Good stuff!
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You
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