Comments on: Frank Lloyd Wright, Oil Heat and Bolivian Cults: The Secrets Behind Your Favorite Toys http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:23:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Erik http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-130761 Erik Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-130761 Yes the world would have truly been a sad place without Trivial Pursuit. What would I have spent all those afternoons in my grandparents house doing? I had heard the Lincoln Log story before, but I also work in a Frank Lloyd Wright museum store www.westcotthouse.org. I am a bigger fan of the Froebel Block and Lego though. Yes the world would have truly been a sad place without Trivial Pursuit. What would I have spent all those afternoons in my grandparents house doing? I had heard the Lincoln Log story before, but I also work in a Frank Lloyd Wright museum store http://www.westcotthouse.org. I am a bigger fan of the Froebel Block and Lego though.

]]> By: KR http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-57794 KR Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:13:25 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-57794 You can get the fun from your old toy days back at www.souptoys.com - the creators of virtual toys (the same as you used to play with as a kid eg. blocks, dolls, firing canons) for play on your computer... be warned - they are very cute and addictive! You can get the fun from your old toy days back at http://www.souptoys.com – the creators of virtual toys (the same as you used to play with as a kid eg. blocks, dolls, firing canons) for play on your computer… be warned – they are very cute and addictive!

]]> By: Spocker http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-57379 Spocker Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:59:20 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-57379 I hated Slinky. Wouldn't be a week before the damn thing would get tangled, stretched, and distorted. I hated Slinky. Wouldn’t be a week before the damn thing would get tangled, stretched, and distorted.

]]> By: chris r. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-56475 chris r. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:51:29 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-56475 The real idea of the slinky came from the cousin of Betty James, Joanne Bell, who happens to be my aunt The real idea of the slinky came from the cousin of Betty James, Joanne Bell, who happens to be my aunt

]]> By: Mike M. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-54804 Mike M. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:15:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-54804 Finally!! Now I know how to get the soot off my walls. Finally!! Now I know how to get the soot off my walls.

]]> By: Jim C. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-54373 Jim C. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:20:25 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-54373 This nudged me to remember the wallpaper cleaner from my childhood in the 50s when my folks were doing some minor renovations. I also remember Play-Doh from about the same time. I didn't realize the connection until today. Thank you for an interesting post. This nudged me to remember the wallpaper cleaner from my childhood in the 50s when my folks were doing some minor renovations. I also remember Play-Doh from about the same time. I didn’t realize the connection until today. Thank you for an interesting post.

]]> By: Jerome http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-54199 Jerome Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:11:23 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-54199 These's stuff are great! Giving these toys to children is a lot better than letting them spend most of their time in front of television and got brainwashed... These’s stuff are great! Giving these toys to children is a lot better than letting them spend most of their time in front of television and got brainwashed…

]]> By: Sandy http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-54190 Sandy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:30:23 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-54190 Right, Roger, and Wright was the one who set up the cantelevered logs, so he had worked on the design even before construction began. It's lucky they did it that way, too, since an earthquake struck just months after the hotel opened. Right, Roger, and Wright was the one who set up the cantelevered logs, so he had worked on the design even before construction began.

It’s lucky they did it that way, too, since an earthquake struck just months after the hotel opened.

]]> By: Roger T. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-54182 Roger T. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:08:59 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-54182 The Imperial Hotel construction began in 1916. greatbuildings.com/buildings/Imperial_Hotel.html The Imperial Hotel construction began in 1916. greatbuildings.com/buildings/Imperial_Hotel.html

]]> By: Zagnot9000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738/comment-page-1#comment-54174 Zagnot9000 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:21:54 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11738#comment-54174 The Imperial Hotel was built in 1923. Lincoln Logs came out in 1916? Sounds like someone forgot to fact check. The Imperial Hotel was built in 1923. Lincoln Logs came out in 1916? Sounds like someone forgot to fact check.

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