Comments on: The Secrets Behind Your Favorite Toys

By: Orange

Orange — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:51:00 +0000

OH!! I heart Spirographs–I had completely forgotten about those!

On a sort of related note, I just bought the Mental Floss trivia game this weekend, and I would highly recommend it to everyone. It’s a fun trivia game, and I felt like I had the upper hand because I read the blog here!

By: CamilleR

CamilleR — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:00:00 +0000

My parents inherited a neighbor’s house and when we were cleaning out the basement I found an Etch-a-Sketch and Spirograph, both in pristine original packaging. There’s no dates on them, but the Spirograph has the word “New” on the lid and the graphics on the Etch-a-sketch look very 1960’s. I’m not sure why the neighbors bought toys since they had no kids, but I’m thrilled to have them.

By: Brachinus

Brachinus — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:18:00 +0000

I always thought “Lincoln Logs” was a pun on “linkin’ logs” because of how they link together.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:20:00 +0000

I used to play with an Etch-a-Sketch at my grandparents house in the early 80s that had the joystick (I guess it used to be my mom or aunt’s toy). The joystick was still frustrating because you (*I*) could only make straight lines. :)

By: bzzyb

bzzyb — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:13:00 +0000

OK – who else thinks the Etch-a-Sketch would have been a way better toy with a joystick? Those freaking knobs have always frustrated the crap out of me. I know I’m not the only person who got tired of making squares with that thing.

I guess that’s why Etch-a-Sketch art always facinated me. However, I know that I could never go to one of those exhibits because I would never be able to resist going up and shaking the slate clean on all of the pieces of art as some sort of revenge for my inability to effectively maneuver that thing!

By: kim

kim — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:53:00 +0000

I’ve got a Slinky on my desk that just became a much more interesting conversation piece. Thanks Tim !