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09.23.07 by Widge @ 6:42 am  Shane Larson has put together a Sandman Season of Mists Lego minifig set. Just as Dream would appear in a human version for humans and a cat version for cats and a Martian version for J'onn J'onzz, it only makes sense that he would manifest as a Lego minifig in the dreams of other Lego minifigs... Categorized as: Toys
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09.12.07 by Widge @ 3:05 am
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08.12.07 by Widge @ 6:48 am  A little known fact is that long after child labor laws were passed to keep kids from toiling down at mill week in, week out, for tuppence every six months, children were still used in the construction industry. And yes, it's common knowledge that using them en masse as foundations or structural support beams was outlawed in 1940, but they were still being used to operate heavy machinery up until 1949. Here, in this bit from Popular Mechanics in 1950, we see how construction companies did an end-run on those laws by creating a "Child-size bulldozer" which "looks and works like the real thing." Oh, it sure did. For twelve hours a day until the loophole was finally closed in 1955. Of course, even today the iron hand of government keeps a close eye on Tonka trucks just to make sure that they don't get too functional. Still, it took a while for these new federal laws to become enforced properly, so even as late as 1957 you'd see ten-year-old kids wolf whistling at girls as they walked past. This has been another edition of TRUE FACTS...THAT ARE TRUE! Categorized as: Toys
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08.05.07 by Widge @ 6:29 am  Have you ever encountered something that's just an apparent perfect hybrid of the two reactions "Jesus H. Christ, that's sick!" and "Sweet Christmas, that's freaking hysterical!" Well, Haminal is that thing. He's the canned ham animal: smaller, tastier, boneless and conveniently can-shaped. And yes, that's the can he comes in. The website has t-shirts and a book along with the plushie you see up top. Dan Goodsell gave us the headsup. Categorized as: Toys
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07.24.07 by Widge @ 9:43 pm  Wal-Mart will soon be selling religious action figures. Those pictured are Samson and Goliath doing battle...which, you know, makes no sense considering that it was David who fought Goliath and it was a pair of scissors that fought Samson, if I'm remembering correctly. But maybe this is the Bible geek equivalent of the Juggernaut vs. the Blob. I have no idea. You know, they're making a big deal that kids need alternatives to Spider-Man and such, but I've got news for these people. Kids have imaginations. If I had these two figures, well, they look a helluva lot like Gilgamesh and Hercules from Avengers fame to me. If I had had these when I was a kid, they'd be fighting alongside any Marvel figures I could get my hands on. And here's something else...there are Star Wars Transformers now, yes? Let's get some Bible Transformers. How cool would that be, huh? Noah is both Noah and the ark! David is both David and the sling, with the stone being the equivalent of a Laserbeak! Sodom and Gomorrah are the equivalent of Unicron! Genius! Somebody pay me! Categorized as: Headsup and Toys
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