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[norrahe]

Luxury! You lot 'ad a dad. Oh ...

[Zippy]

"Tepid" rainwater? You were lucky!!

We used to sup on't damp cloth!
And get woken up every morning by 'aving a load of rotting fish dumped all over us!

Luxury! You lot 'ad a dad. Oh ...

[shaunbhoy]

Lego! Luxury.

You had it easy. Myself and my eight brothers used to play with an old cardbox from the grocery store, wooden stick with a piece of string and would have to play at spitting competitions assuming we had any spittle as we were only allowed a drink of tepid rainwater once a week.

"Tepid" rainwater? You were lucky!!

We used to sup on't damp cloth!
And get woken up every morning by 'aving a load of rotting fish dumped all over us!

[norrahe]

Lego! Luxury.

You had it easy. Myself and my eight brothers used to play with an old cardbox from the grocery store, wooden stick with a piece of string and would have to play at spitting competitions assuming we had any spittle as we were only allowed a drink of tepid rainwater once a week.

[MarillionFan]

Oi!

I played with lego for years, probably because that was what my brothers had and I never got given any gender specific toys when I was a kid (also with 5 kids they couldn't afford to buy new toys, so we made do). If you start giving kids toys specifically aimed at their gender that's why boys like lego and girls end up with barbie.

Lego! Luxury.

You had it easy. Myself and my eight brothers used to play with an old cardbox from the grocery store, wooden stick with a piece of string and would have to play at spitting competitions assuming we had any spittle as we were only allowed a drink of tepid rainwater once a week.

[norrahe]

Maybe if they had kits that could be made into cookers, fridges, hoovers, and ironing boards? You know, the things they will become familiar with?

Oi!

I played with lego for years, probably because that was what my brothers had and I never got given any gender specific toys when I was a kid (also with 5 kids they couldn't afford to buy new toys, so we made do). If you start giving kids toys specifically aimed at their gender that's why boys like lego and girls end up with barbie.

[shaunbhoy]

For boys, yes. Hasn't that always been the difficulty that the likes of lego and meccano has had, i.e. how do we get little girls interested in our product?

Maybe if they had kits that could be made into cookers, fridges, hoovers, and ironing boards? You know, the things they will become familiar with?

[oracleslave]

For a 4 (nearly 5) year old lego wins.

For boys, yes. Hasn't that always been the difficulty that the likes of lego and meccano has had, i.e. how do we get little girls interested in our product?

[thunderlizard]

Gondry

You've made me want to watch this again now:

[d000hg]

There was a program on a while back. French owned now I believe.

James May built a bridge out of meccano which he cross a canal/river in Liverpool. Pretty good program if I remember.

BBC - BBC Two Programmes - James May's Toy Stories, Meccano

He also built a house out of lego, same series.

[MarillionFan]

WHS

I believe they still make Meccano sets in Poland, or somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Somebody should be making it, even if we're too complacent and incompetent in the UK!

There was a program on a while back. French owned now I believe.

James May built a bridge out of meccano which he cross a canal/river in Liverpool. Pretty good program if I remember.

BBC - BBC Two Programmes - James May's Toy Stories, Meccano

[doodab]

Meccano trumps lego, imo.

For a 4 (nearly 5) year old lego wins. Meccano is good though. I still have my meccano screwdriver

Big boys should be playing with big boys toys:

[OwlHoot]

Meccano trumps lego, imo.

WHS

I believe they still make Meccano sets in Poland, or somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Somebody should be making it, even if we're too complacent and incompetent in the UK!

[MrMark]

Meccano trumps lego, imo.

[Clippy]

Would it be too bold to say that Lego is one of the best inventions ever?

Simply brilliant.

BTW, that kit knocks spots off what I used to have as a kid.