tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post116404288563242317..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: Odd Christmas Toys 2006Joe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164208233348827652006-11-22T10:10:00.000-05:002006-11-22T10:10:00.000-05:00Anon -you really weren't left out!! I did mention ...Anon -<BR/>you really weren't left out!! I did mention Imagination as a component of my favorite gifts!! And it is likely to be the finest gift we can provide today!!!Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164147769102761642006-11-21T17:22:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:22:00.000-05:00I feel left out. Our favorites were big cardboard...I feel left out. Our favorites were big cardboard boxes, a box cutter and a lot of masking tape. That took some imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164127071858185362006-11-21T11:37:00.000-05:002006-11-21T11:37:00.000-05:00Paige -heck, the state of Tennessee almost outlawe...Paige -<BR/>heck, the state of Tennessee almost outlawed "devices" like that Dora ... um ... toy.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164114117744533342006-11-21T08:01:00.000-05:002006-11-21T08:01:00.000-05:00Dora is WAY too young to be, ahem, exploring that ...Dora is WAY too young to be, ahem, exploring that . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164100642770715122006-11-21T04:17:00.000-05:002006-11-21T04:17:00.000-05:00Yeah, Tim! Any Vincent Price-approved toy was ace...Yeah, Tim! Any Vincent Price-approved toy was aces!<BR/>Remember the Revell (I think) torture chamber? Would give any Gitmo guard pause.<BR/>I think it's a shame you can't burn yourself on the current versions of the Easy Bake Oven or the ThingMaker.....You gotta learn somehow, dammit!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164086268809488222006-11-21T00:17:00.000-05:002006-11-21T00:17:00.000-05:00This was my favorite childhood toy:http://www.x-en...This was my favorite childhood toy:<BR/><BR/>http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/monsters/1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164053139231646702006-11-20T15:05:00.001-05:002006-11-20T15:05:00.001-05:00You are great. Absolutely great.This made my day.You are great. Absolutely great.<BR/>This made my day.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164053116402370152006-11-20T15:05:00.000-05:002006-11-20T15:05:00.000-05:00Cinemonkey-I must confess ... i'd take the new Bon...Cinemonkey-<BR/>I must confess ... i'd take the new Bond case if only for the Viao TX. But then again, if i had the $4300 to spend, it would be for one honking laptop without the 007 logo.<BR/><BR/>Carpenter -<BR/>IM, blog and ripping were actual names of medical conditions among depression-era hobos. and it wasn't pretty .... heh heh.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164053060120782612006-11-20T15:04:00.000-05:002006-11-20T15:04:00.000-05:00ooooh! I want the CSI Facial Reconstruction Kit!I'...ooooh! I want the CSI Facial Reconstruction Kit!<BR/><BR/>I'll be sure and mark it in my Wish Book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164052865980867432006-11-20T15:01:00.000-05:002006-11-20T15:01:00.000-05:00Just what the heck is Dora exploring?In a time whe...Just what the heck is Dora exploring?<BR/><BR/>In a time when children rush home and log on to their laptops and email, IM, blog, play video games, rip music, and make entries in their web diaries, where does imagination & plastic fit? <BR/><BR/>These days I feel like a depression era adult faced with the prospect of color TV and pong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1164052833555046822006-11-20T15:00:00.000-05:002006-11-20T15:00:00.000-05:00And here I always thought "redneck dinner party" w...And here I always thought "redneck dinner party" was a euphemism for something......<BR/>I, too, lusted after the 007 Attache Case! You could take pictures AND shoot people! Gimme!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com