tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post9150241968764982849..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Advertising Fail.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90557791946497507642010-01-18T11:13:29.717-05:002010-01-18T11:13:29.717-05:00Nothing wrong with pink per se, as far as I'm ...Nothing wrong with pink per se, as far as I'm concerned; it's more a reaction to "girls won't like guns/tools/etc. unless we make them pink."Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67457843476915237152010-01-18T09:52:44.389-05:002010-01-18T09:52:44.389-05:00I notice lots of anti-pink sentiment in that threa...I notice lots of anti-pink sentiment in that thread. <br /><br />I understand the feelings against assuming all girls like pink, but my daughter has a pink stocked Cricket because she likes pink and always gravitates to anything with a pink stock or grips when we attend a gun show.<br /><br />That and it matches the pink camo t-shirts and shorts she picked out for herself ;-)randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67527604210224767592010-01-18T08:14:18.540-05:002010-01-18T08:14:18.540-05:00Andy: They're called Duplo Blocks, and they...Andy: They're called Duplo Blocks, and they're <i>awesome</i>. <br /><br />B Smith: You can get blocks-only Lego sets, you just have to buy a bucket's worth at a time. Which doesn't really strike me as a problem ...Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63957379258881605722010-01-18T08:12:44.561-05:002010-01-18T08:12:44.561-05:00I had a Tonka dump truck growing up.
I used it a...I had a Tonka dump truck growing up. <br /><br />I used it as a baby carriage for my Cabbage Patch doll, one Opal Dolores.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50376998361134648962010-01-18T04:50:36.785-05:002010-01-18T04:50:36.785-05:00The expression on the little girl's face is ju...The expression on the little girl's face is just beautiful, everyone should get to feel like that.<br /><br />My littermate, who lives in CPH, says that Legos are the perfect expression of the Danish ethos.<br /><br />"Here's your Lego block. Want to play? Make some friends."<br /><br />And the second picture DOES lack a pack of hounds...<br /><br />My captcha is "flitties". Why didn't I get policri?staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65284110087832961652010-01-17T22:17:01.611-05:002010-01-17T22:17:01.611-05:00+1 Fred. I quit playing with LEGOs because they go...+1 Fred. I quit playing with LEGOs because they got so damned specialized. If I wanted a model kit, I'd buy a model kit. And you can't even FIND a regular, blocks-only LEGO set anymore. They've made a "classic" everything-else, we need classic LEGOs.B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820065559822788663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5595322545103107192010-01-17T22:10:20.911-05:002010-01-17T22:10:20.911-05:00I'd be a lot more optimistic if "ponies! ...I'd be a lot more optimistic if "ponies! and princesses!" meant jousting, and I:33 practice.<br /><br />wv: stizept: wasn't that a German form of the estoc?Hunsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188706369004532171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91469452787742907122010-01-17T21:27:33.005-05:002010-01-17T21:27:33.005-05:00Old school legos made for good, if blocky, spacesh...Old school legos made for good, if blocky, spaceships, especially freeform stuff like the Space Academy asteroid/ship.<br /><br />WV: policri - college major for post-HS emo kidsMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5859742167986995512010-01-17T20:12:39.288-05:002010-01-17T20:12:39.288-05:00I have a friend who plans to simply hand the young...I have a friend who plans to simply hand the young swain his Glock, and say, "If you even <i>think</i> of doing anything you shouldn't, just shoot yourself and save me the trouble."Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54050877897075105732010-01-17T16:28:25.357-05:002010-01-17T16:28:25.357-05:00My girls are into Barbie themselves. By their cho...My girls are into Barbie themselves. By their choice, as it happens. <br /><br />Of course, they also build things for their dolls out of blocks and the-legos-for-little-kids-blocks-that-I-can't-remember-the-name-for, and they create plenty with crayons and paints.<br /><br />I worry not. Well, not for another 10 years, but I keep my ammo dry and my "Who do you think YOU'RE picking up?" face practiced.<br /><br />w.v uratam: Ultimate Robot Action Tam!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38465499170428221072010-01-17T15:06:17.245-05:002010-01-17T15:06:17.245-05:00It's pretty sad... the amount of specialized p...It's pretty sad... the amount of specialized pieces they're using in sets make them so much less interchangeable too. I miss the Legos of 20 years ago.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141654754595945677noreply@blogger.com