Toy Hall of Fame

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:44 pm

When it comes to toys, you can't beat it. The stick was inducted Thursday into the Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. Curators praised the stick's ability to capture a child's imagination, as well as its all-purpose and no-cost qualities.

What was/is your favorite toy?

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:23 pm

Oldguy wrote:When it comes to toys, you can't beat it. The stick was inducted Thursday into the Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. Curators praised the stick's ability to capture a child's imagination, as well as its all-purpose and no-cost qualities.

What was/is your favorite toy?

My pants with the front pockets cut out..<g>

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:29 pm

unjonharley wrote:
Oldguy wrote:When it comes to toys, you can't beat it. The stick was inducted Thursday into the Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. Curators praised the stick's ability to capture a child's imagination, as well as its all-purpose and no-cost qualities.

What was/is your favorite toy?

My pants with the front pockets cut out..<g>

unjohnharley Always an innovator.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:47 pm

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:19 pm

unjonharley wrote:
Oldguy wrote:When it comes to toys, you can't beat it. The stick was inducted Thursday into the Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. Curators praised the stick's ability to capture a child's imagination, as well as its all-purpose and no-cost qualities.

What was/is your favorite toy?

My pants with the front pockets cut out..<g>

yeah, but, do you tie keys to a string so people think your just jingling your keys as you smile and walk?

my favorite toy: my small, but imaginative, brain.......

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:45 pm

Oldguy wrote:When it comes to toys, you can't beat it.

You can if it's a sex toy. {bada-BOOM!}

Thank you and good night!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:49 pm

Sensei wrote:
Oldguy wrote:When it comes to toys, you can't beat it.
You can if it's a sex toy. {bada-BOOM!}

Thank you and good night!

seems that'd be JK's line.......

good one, Sensei

Box Burner · Post by **Box Burner** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:09 am

Seems like the cardboard box should be inducted too.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:42 am

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:54 am

"Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y"

thats my hometown, thats where i live....thats MY STICK!

i was wondering where i had put it....

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:56 am

did you look between your back pockets?........

justfred · Post by **justfred** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:00 am

Q: What's brown and sticky?

A: A stick!

(btw, the cardboard box was already included)

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:01 am

now why would i put a stick.......OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH

you made a funny....

very good, very nice....i see how it is....

ever been threatened with a DOODY stick?.....let me tell you, a DOODY stick (a stick with a piece of fresh doody, preferably dog on the end) is the MOST FEARSOME weapon on the playground....with it one kid can hold off an entire classroom....i mean, even though the chance is small, you could get that doody in the face, or worse, in the mouth, so you back up, and calmly say 'put the doody stick down son, nobody wants any of that shit...."

of course, it's not something you want to keep on you at all times.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:20 am

I'll up you one stick. I had two sticks tied in a T and a "real rubber"tire. Use the sticks to herd the tire. Best toy for the 40's war time.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:55 am

Simon of the Playa wrote:now why would i put a stick.......OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH

you made a funny....

very good, very nice....i see how it is....

ever been threatened with a DOODY stick?.....let me tell you, a DOODY stick (a stick with a piece of fresh doody, preferably dog on the end) is the MOST FEARSOME weapon on the playground....with it one kid can hold off an entire classroom....i mean, even though the chance is small, you could get that doody in the face, or worse, in the mouth, so you back up, and calmly say 'put the doody stick down son, nobody wants any of that shit...."

of course, it's not something you want to keep on you at all times.

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:30 am

ygmir wrote:
Sensei wrote:
Oldguy wrote:When it comes to toys, you can't beat it.
You can if it's a sex toy. {bada-BOOM!}

Thank you and good night!
seems that'd be JK's line.......

good one, Sensei

LOL

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:20 pm

unjonharley wrote:I'll up you one stick. I had two sticks tied in a T and a "real rubber"tire. Use the sticks to herd the tire. Best toy for the 40's war time.

Talking about your pre-teen days again Jon?

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:51 pm

The first skateboarders in the 1950s cruised walkways on California beaches trying to match the speed, turns and tricks performed by surfers they watched offshore.

Apart from being fun, practicing ollies, grinds and primos "promotes individualism ... artistic expression and it's also very athletic," skateboard icon Tony Hawk said in a video message played at the induction ceremony.

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:55 pm

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A magic wand, a fishing rod or a royal scepter?

Chris Bensch, curator of collections, shows off the newest inductees into the Toy Hall of Fame, a stick.

The lowly stick, a universal plaything powered by a child's imagination, landed in the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with the Baby Doll and the skateboard.

The three were chosen to join the Strong National Museum of Play's lineup of 38 classics ranging from the bicycle, the kite and Mr. Potato Head to Crayola crayons, marbles and the Atari 2600 video game system.

Curators said the stick was a special addition in the spirit of a 2005 inductee, the cardboard box. They praised its all-purpose, no-cost, recreational qualities, noting its ability to serve either as raw material or an appendage transformed in myriad ways by a child's creativity.

"It's very open-ended, all-natural, the perfect price -- there aren't any rules or instructions for its use," said Christopher Bensch, the museum's curator of collections. "It can be a Wild West horse, a medieval knight's sword, a boat on a stream or a slingshot with a rubber band. ... No snowman is complete without a couple of stick arms, and every campfire needs a stick for toasting marshmallows.

"This toy is so fantastic that it's not just for humans anymore. You can find otters, chimps and dogs -- especially dogs -- playing with it."

Longevity is a key criterion for getting into the hall, which the museum acquired in 2002 from A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village in Salem, Ore. Each toy must not only be widely recognized and foster learning, creativity or discovery through play, but also endure in popularity over generations.

While dolls have been around since ancient times, the Baby Doll with its realistic newborn features emerged in the late 18th century and has been through hundreds of incarnations. Today's models can crawl, drink and even talk via voice-activated commands.

"It is generally thought of as lovable and cuddly, even if it can doze off or cry during play," said Susan Asbury, an associate curator. "Toy designers have spent decades making it ever more lifelike and true to form. ... It promotes imaginative play and brings out the nurturing side in all of us."

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:04 pm

any toy good enough for a Dog is good enough for ME!!!!!

MY FAVORITE toy was Barbie of COURSE....

ohhhh and did some one say sex toy

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:58 pm

Silly Putty!

Dustdevil · Post by **Dustdevil** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:34 pm

My favorite was a chemistry set, way back when they had the good stuff in them.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 9:05 pm

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:50 am

Dustdevil wrote:My favorite was a chemistry set, way back when they had the good stuff in them.

Ahhh, those were the day's. Remember those lawn darts?

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:21 am

tape recorders.....hey, i'm a little weird, and i grew up During the Nixon Years.

i think it may have something to do with my early exposure to the movie, "KLUTE"...

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:26 am

Oh hey... I was big on tape recorders.
My cusin and I used to sit in gramma back yard and improv alien conversations about taking over the planet Earth...etc... I sure wish I knew where that tape was...35 yrs later....

As an adult I found this toy....

This thing is amazingly fun!...Mine apparently was so fun to someone stoned at my house that it left with them???

Must put that on stockin stuffer for mommy list!

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:56 am

LEGOS! I spent hours and hours and hours playing with them as a kid.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:57 am

The venerable hoop.

With a stick.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:17 pm

the beach! sandcastles ... waves ... big bonfires ... seaweed stew ... sunsets

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:17 pm

This year, the stick. Next year, the rock. Maybe the year after that, mud.

I also hereby nominate: rain and snow.

Who needs all this factory-made crap?

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