Pages Tagged “Toys”
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- Not Invited to the Avengers Ball
My 3½ year old son picked up an Avengers ball in the market, turned it around for a bit and asked, “Where’s the Black Widow?” Good question.
- Feeling Sheepish
So, um, I can’t really think of anything to write about today, not anything I can do justice to in the free time I have before midnight. So, please enjoy this artistic shot of a toy sheep that was sitting on the table. (His name is, of course, Shaun.)
- Party like it’s 1977…
Believe it or not, the record player is new. It turns out there’s a whole subset of the toy market for retro toys. It’s a bit different under the hood – I’ve had to fix it once already, and it’s actually chip-driven, not classic music box works. I figure it’s probably cheaper these days to […]
- Obvious Transformers Knockoff is Obvious
It’s not quite as good a title as Transmorphers, but seriously: look at that logo! It’s a dead ringer for Transformers: Armada, down to the extra capital letter.
- Links! Alarms, Ghosts of History, Firefly Trek, WW2 Star Wars & More
Hazards of too many alarms; Merging historical and modern photos; Computer lightning safety; Allergies, Star Wars as World War II; Firefly as Star Trek, SMBC’s Logogeneplex.
- Optimus Prime(s)
Realized why the Japanese name for Optimus Prime bugs me: “Convoy” implies more than one vehicle. Maybe it’s a translation issue?
- Shopping Oddities
Catching up here on some stuff I saw in stores last December during (and after) Christmas shopping. The “perfectly cromulent gifts” is my favorite of the bunch. The Simpsons display was found at a Borders bookstore, probably the one at The Block at Orange. I love the fact that the “Bah Humbug” hat is actually […]
- Party Weapon
We found this in the gift shop when we went to the Pirates dinner show back in May. IIRC, it’s a toy/prop musket. But who comes up with these names? I mean, “Party Weapon?” By actually calling it a weapon, you’re suggesting it’s something I don’t want at a kid’s party. Well, unless I’m raising […]