So while this is cool:
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| This would actually be an incredibly tough board... |
This is even cooler:
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| The reason for the season. |
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas, Geek!
We here at 1LR just wanted to pause, take a deep breath and wish you all a Merry Christmas. That's right - I said it. Merry Christmas. Not Happy Holidays or Merry X-Mas or any of that garbage. CHRISTMAS. So today, as you're unwrapping your superhero movies, roleplaying games, sci-fi books, board games, video games, and geek gear remember the reason we celebrate - the birth of Jesus Christ. He came to Earth so that you might be saved.
So while this is cool:
So while this is cool:
Friday, December 16, 2011
Top 100 Toys... Really?
With Christmas right around the corner we're all thinking about it. Toys.
Time Magazine recently released its Top 100 toys of all time. Check it out here: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2049243,00.html
The list isn't organized 1 to 100. It is organized by decade, from the 1920's to today. Some toys on the list are without question deserving: The Radio Flyer wagon, Army Men, Legos, Mr. Potato Head, Frisbee, and Barbie. Others... less so. Brats? Furby? ---SERIOUSLY?
This article raises the question in my mind: What do you consider to be a toy? Is any object that you pass the time idly by with a toy? Are video game consoles "toys?" What about computer games? Stuffed animals? Board games? Some of the items on the list I would consider less "toys" and more objects of curiousity. Neodynium-Magnet Cube may be cool but does it qualify as a toy? Time says yes. The same thing with Paint-by-Numbers and Bubble Solution and Water Balloon and Colorforms. Are these all "toys"?
How about the greatest toys of all time that they left off the list - rocks, sticks, dirt, and boxes? Wiffle Ball and Hula Hoop made the list but baseball and football didn't?
For me personally, Legos are the greatest toy of all time. Hundreds of hours of pleasure from simple rectangular prism shaped blocks. The limit is your imagination! Much better than say... Furby.
What's your favorite toy of all time? Post and share!
Time Magazine recently released its Top 100 toys of all time. Check it out here: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2049243,00.html
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| (G.I. Joe from the '60's) |
This article raises the question in my mind: What do you consider to be a toy? Is any object that you pass the time idly by with a toy? Are video game consoles "toys?" What about computer games? Stuffed animals? Board games? Some of the items on the list I would consider less "toys" and more objects of curiousity. Neodynium-Magnet Cube may be cool but does it qualify as a toy? Time says yes. The same thing with Paint-by-Numbers and Bubble Solution and Water Balloon and Colorforms. Are these all "toys"?
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| The Greatest Toy of All Time |
How about the greatest toys of all time that they left off the list - rocks, sticks, dirt, and boxes? Wiffle Ball and Hula Hoop made the list but baseball and football didn't?
For me personally, Legos are the greatest toy of all time. Hundreds of hours of pleasure from simple rectangular prism shaped blocks. The limit is your imagination! Much better than say... Furby.
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