Wednesday December 7th, 2005

"Top 5 Greatest Childhood Toys"

Criteria: Rob and Arnie were both born in 1971, so their childhood covered 1971-1987. We decided that once you're 16, you are no longer a child, although you still act like one.

Overview: A bike is not a toy, and neither is a baseball glove so all "activity/sports items were ruled out. Home video games were viewed as toys when they hit the market, so they were allowed. Board games were disqualified, however, because we have already specifically listed the top 5 of those in an earlier list.

Rob's Notes: We had cool toys when we were kids, not this crap these jerks-in-training play with now that require no thought, talent of creativity. I mean, really, when we were kids we had to make our trucks go vroom and make our teddy bears talk, not have it done for us by batteries.


Arnie's Notes: Look here, I know I'm going to take a beating on Lite Bright but it was a fun toy that my dad and I got to do together. Just like Electric Football, which I love so much because it was so loud. If you don't know what Super Toe is, it's the toy that you have to smash a guys head to make him kick a field goal, they also had a basketball one. And yes, it was very loud too. The Atari changed my life and began the love affair I still have with video games.