tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7494074206158786701..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: You Know You've Made It When...Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76071504310257824352013-11-17T20:07:32.465-08:002013-11-17T20:07:32.465-08:00Briane: I did know that they had had a patent on t...Briane: I did know that they had had a patent on the bricks, which is why nothing was compatible when I was a kid. I also knew that some other companies have been making some compatible stuff, lately, so I should have known the patent expired.<br /><br />Mega Blocks has had, occasionally, some good licenses, like Marvel, but they don't seem to do so well there.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86961819618737385442013-11-17T17:29:09.647-08:002013-11-17T17:29:09.647-08:00Actually, having now looked it up, the patent expi...Actually, having now looked it up, the patent expired and Lego dominates because of licensing power:<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/12/13/167055503/why-legos-are-so-expensive-and-so-popularBrianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6905478206313659162013-11-17T17:26:50.146-08:002013-11-17T17:26:50.146-08:00I had no idea my comment posted twice.
I heard s...I had no idea my comment posted twice. <br /><br />I heard somewhere that Lego had a patent on the way their blocks fit together. Or something like that. That's why other companies have such trouble competing with them.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74742241218755314552013-11-16T21:08:11.912-08:002013-11-16T21:08:11.912-08:00Kathryn: That is the fun thing with Lego.
Briane:...Kathryn: That is the fun thing with Lego.<br /><br />Briane: Yeah, we buy those packs. They're $2.99 (or $3.99?) around here, which I think is ridiculous, but my younger son and my daughter both think they are the coolest, so we get them from time to time.<br /><br />G_G: Oh, I hope not. >shudder<<br />My oldest son has some Beatles figures that were made by a company similar to Lego, but they're not Lego.<br /><br />TAS: Oh, yeah, all the Ford characters do.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-77040652887780575062013-11-16T19:12:21.802-08:002013-11-16T19:12:21.802-08:00Fun post!
I like how both Harrison Ford character...Fun post!<br /><br />I like how both Harrison Ford characters have the same smirk.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43127858997769572762013-11-16T16:39:41.193-08:002013-11-16T16:39:41.193-08:00Lego's have really evolved over time. Def love...Lego's have really evolved over time. Def love the Johnny Depp figures. I wonder when they'll make the Duck Dynasty figures? :)Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30713265054376610292013-11-16T06:07:59.164-08:002013-11-16T06:07:59.164-08:00Legos are so cool now -- they're an example of...Legos are so cool now -- they're an example of a toy that has only continued to improve without really changing, at all.<br /><br />I don't have any idea who else might be figurines, but I do know that they sell them for about a buck or two in 'mystery packs,' and I picked two up once in hopes of enticing Mr Bunches into liking Legos more (they're sort of hard for him to use), and he got "Isis," and "A Bagpipe Guy," which I thought were okay but he had no idea what to do with them.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-52313119272618721162013-11-16T06:07:58.580-08:002013-11-16T06:07:58.580-08:00Legos are so cool now -- they're an example of...Legos are so cool now -- they're an example of a toy that has only continued to improve without really changing, at all.<br /><br />I don't have any idea who else might be figurines, but I do know that they sell them for about a buck or two in 'mystery packs,' and I picked two up once in hopes of enticing Mr Bunches into liking Legos more (they're sort of hard for him to use), and he got "Isis," and "A Bagpipe Guy," which I thought were okay but he had no idea what to do with them.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-2136442907709642022013-11-16T02:11:50.041-08:002013-11-16T02:11:50.041-08:00How about Where's Wally? Parents could have al...How about Where's Wally? Parents could have all kinds of fun, finding Wally on the kitchen floor in the middle of the night while they are barefoot.Kathryn Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103402876949760433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16941712204351300482013-11-15T20:40:18.803-08:002013-11-15T20:40:18.803-08:00Maurice: The Lego store down at Disneyland is amaz...Maurice: The Lego store down at Disneyland is amazing!<br /><br />Sia: They are pretty amazing.<br /><br />MP: There are some... just, um, not a lot. Like, they haven't made a Jane Foster minifig, so I couldn't put Natalie Portman on the list.<br /><br />Elsie: I'm surprised he has only two.<br /><br />Jeanne: I know what you mean.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-28221332532765381202013-11-15T16:24:43.956-08:002013-11-15T16:24:43.956-08:00Way more interesting than the yellow figures in my...Way more interesting than the yellow figures in my old Lego bucket.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-79459604161429919382013-11-15T14:19:43.650-08:002013-11-15T14:19:43.650-08:00Samuel L. Jackson? I had no idea he was a Lego fi...Samuel L. Jackson? I had no idea he was a Lego figure. Why am I not surprised?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18832853327038182172013-11-15T13:24:16.080-08:002013-11-15T13:24:16.080-08:00Where are the lady Legos?Where are the lady Legos?Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59590049298626210172013-11-15T12:10:52.111-08:002013-11-15T12:10:52.111-08:00I am so behind on this. I did know there were some...I am so behind on this. I did know there were some lego figures but, I had no idea they were like this. Wow!<br /><br /><a href="http://siamckye.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye Over Coffee</a>~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20698411860454955642013-11-15T11:46:26.318-08:002013-11-15T11:46:26.318-08:00The history of minifigs! My son loves that store a...The history of minifigs! My son loves that store and his Dad has fun too!Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-9676067881736082452013-11-15T10:03:29.178-08:002013-11-15T10:03:29.178-08:00RG: There are a couple I can think of that should ...RG: There are a couple I can think of that should be on the list but they didn't get second minifigs for some reason.<br /><br />JKIR,F!: That's true. It would help if Woody and Buzz were real. Like Superman.<br /><br />Rusty: He does have the best pose, but that's because that a digital pose and not an actual minifig pose.<br />(The Tonto figure is from when they still thought the movie was going to be a big hit.)<br /><br />Pk: I have some LotR Barbies that are pretty cool. And the James Bond set they did.<br /><br />Tina: We have Star Wars Lego all over the place. And some Avengers and LotR. Lego Lego everywhere.<br /><br />David: The monster fighter stuff is SO cool. I want those!<br />And, yeah, my kids are totally holding their breaths for the movie.<br /><br />ABftS: My kids have built themselves as minifigures, too, but it's different when Lego does it. Or so I've been told.<br />As far as I know, none of the people from the HP Lego have been made in any other sets.<br /><br />Lee: There's a store out here that has author action figures. I think they do have a Dickens. And a Twain? I don't remember. They have this whole line of famous people.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-41617773353112268322013-11-15T09:25:28.107-08:002013-11-15T09:25:28.107-08:00Well, I'm all for writers as Lego figures. Ki...Well, I'm all for writers as Lego figures. King? Rowling? Dickens? Salinger? <br /><br />Toys for passive kids or weird adults.<br /><br />No? Okay, maybe not a big hit.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35222746755360255012013-11-15T08:52:46.353-08:002013-11-15T08:52:46.353-08:00Psssh, anyone can be a Lego person. I used to buil...Psssh, anyone can be a Lego person. I used to build myself as a Lego person all the time when I was a kid.<br /><br />See the guy in the middle? Don't you recognize him? That's totally me.<br /><br /><a href="http://nuatexperiment.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/lego-man_0709_acp-syndication_large.jpg" rel="nofollow">Lego Bryan</a><br /><br />Oh, I've got one for you. What about the Harry Potter Lego series? Daniel Radcliffe was immortalized as a Lego, which is pretty damn cool.<br /><br /><a href="http://moreintelligentlife.com/files/u11/LEGO_HarryPotter.jpg" rel="nofollow">Harry Potter</a>A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38333973265953765022013-11-15T07:36:56.631-08:002013-11-15T07:36:56.631-08:00Rock'en the minifigures! We can expect great t...Rock'en the minifigures! We can expect great things from them, and I'm certainly pumped for the Lego Movie (which Boy 2 keeps asking to see the trailer for over and over again). Interesting enough, he's more interested in the City and Monster Fighter sets, which are slightly cheaper, so I don't mind so much. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49084334829222943522013-11-15T06:39:49.685-08:002013-11-15T06:39:49.685-08:00Oh, how I love the little mini-figures. We have I...Oh, how I love the little mini-figures. We have Indy, and a LOT of the Star Wars ones, of course. My favorite is Yoda. OYT bought him on eBay for an outrageous $10, but he's magnetic, so on the fridge, and has a lightsaber that really glows nicely when the sun hits it.<br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-24563045507439586362013-11-15T06:38:09.794-08:002013-11-15T06:38:09.794-08:00ha ha I say the same about the Barbies... like Bel...ha ha I say the same about the Barbies... like Bella from Twilight and Katniss from HG. I love to daydream about one of my characters making it to Barbie dollhood. lolPK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18498123761744450392013-11-15T04:51:35.352-08:002013-11-15T04:51:35.352-08:00It helps when you are in some massive franchises. ...It helps when you are in some massive franchises. The Human Torch has the best pose of them all though, it's great. <br /><br />And seeing Tonto proves you don't have to be in something popular though, just associated with Disney. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78311144750926553942013-11-15T03:51:59.972-08:002013-11-15T03:51:59.972-08:00Well I know some kids who think the real action fi...Well I know some kids who think the real action figures are the Toy Story gang. Lego makes Woody, Buzz Light Year etc.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-26330922555945572392013-11-15T01:50:30.566-08:002013-11-15T01:50:30.566-08:00Even Christopher Lee as evil Saruman can't dim...Even Christopher Lee as evil Saruman can't diminish his cuteness as a minifigurine!<br /><br />I can't think of any more...I'd have to quiz my niece and nephew, they are at this age where this is what they want. My niece, especially.Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.com