it comes in pints?

You knew there were things older than I am. Besides dirt.

But who knew plastic predated you?

I learn sumpin' new every day!

Happy birthday Lego.

One of the best toys ever (IMHO). One of the few things that could keep both my brother and me occupied, happy, and in the same room without fighting.

And don't you just wish you could be the one whose job it is to make these Google pictures?

Is that you on top of the "g"? Sweet.

I still have my legos, of course.

Wow--I was wondering about that picture yesterday. Makes me think of my brother's space/astronaut Legos. I thought it was so cool that the bases had craters! If I know my dad and his pack rat ways, they're probably stashed away somewhere.

Of course, my younger sister had Duplos--the vacuum cleaner couldn't suck those up. After she outgrew them, I took them with me on babysitting jobs. And now my brother's kids play with them at my parents' house. (So, Ken, *I* feel old!)

You've seen this, right? It's an incredibly detailed Lego church, complete with organ (and an explanation for why this Lego Church of Christ has one, b/c they usually eschew instrumental music) and a sermon for the Lego pastor to give.

Legos must have been around for about a decade before they were a fixture in our house when I was a kid. Now Lincoln Logs, those we had approximately a billion of and with six kids they were always scattered everywhere. How none of us ended up with a cracked skull from slipping on those damn things is one of the great mysteries of life.

Laura, yes I've seen it. Very impressive, if vaguely frightening.

Dave, I never actually had Legos myself. Some kids I knew did. I had Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys, both very cool. The one I really wanted, but never got was an Erector set.

Of course, the best presents I ever got were the firearms...

Specifically, when I was a wee snip I got this rifle, and when I was seven I got this one. I really wish I still had them.

My parents wouldn't even let me have a BB gun. Shit, they wouldn't let me have a slingshot. Of course, given that when I was about six my sibs and I would have dirt clod wars, that was probably a wise move. I did get the Erector Set for Christmas a few years later though.

The one I really wanted, but never got was an Erector set.

A problem Ken has since rectified thanks to Canadian Ciali$

I was wondering how long before someone picked up on that perfectly good straight line.