Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Larry Lyons
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

RE: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Jacob
And the should talk... "Take your shoes off! Take your belts off! Keep your boarding passes out! Take our laptops out!" -Original Message- From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:35 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: they make this

RE: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Jacob
TSA... a governmental welfare program for the unemployed. -Original Message- From: morgan l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 12:41 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: they make this stuff for kids? The comments in the reviews are phenomenal: "Thank you Play

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread G Money
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.

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Larry Lyons
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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Vivec
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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Larry Lyons
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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread Ben Doom
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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-29 Thread G Money
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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Robert Munn
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:

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> 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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Jim Campbell
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

RE: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Erika L. Walker
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 ... ~

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Larry Lyons
>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

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Crow T. Robot
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:

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Larry Lyons
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:

Re: they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread morgan l
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

they make this stuff for kids?

2008-02-28 Thread Larry Lyons
You've got to be kidding: http://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-3172-Security-Check-Point/dp/B0002CYTL2/?r ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick