LEGO, trains and cubes.LEGO, thankfully still around though mutated into forms I have difficulty recognizing: when I started playing with 'em, the most
specialized parts were the diagonal cuts and the occasional window frame.
Another beloved favorite was my LGB train set; gifted to me when I was 8 years old, it kept me entertained for another 20+ years as I imported expansion bits at great expense and served as dad's little booze delivery train during the numerous parties he would host. I eventually sold it for a song at a local swap meet to a family which burned out the primary control transformer the very next day.
Another toy I have enjoyed ever since its early 80s introduction was the puzzle cube made famous by Singmaster, Thistlethwaite and Rubik, although I don't bother showing off the pretty patterns to anybody now: they always try to get it back to the start position, which indicates how fucking boring and one-track their minds are.
(specialized parts were the diagonal cuts and the occasional window frame.
Another beloved favorite was my LGB train set; gifted to me when I was 8 years old, it kept me entertained for another 20+ years as I imported expansion bits at great expense and served as dad's little booze delivery train during the numerous parties he would host. I eventually sold it for a song at a local swap meet to a family which burned out the primary control transformer the very next day.
Another toy I have enjoyed ever since its early 80s introduction was the puzzle cube made famous by Singmaster, Thistlethwaite and Rubik, although I don't bother showing off the pretty patterns to anybody now: they always try to get it back to the start position, which indicates how fucking boring and one-track their minds are.
Felis Concolor,
Thu 2 Sep 2010, 19:31,
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