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GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
12/04/08

In reply to Colbert Attacks Gadget Consumerism with Lightsaber
Does Colbert realize that the the reason lightsabers are popular is that they used wooden sticks when filming?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/04/08

In reply to Colbert Attacks Gadget Consumerism with Lightsaber
Somehow it seems appropriate that he's brandishing a red one....
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P3nnst8r
12/04/08

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Video's busted for me :(
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Curves
11/08/08

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Sticks come in many forms as well. I had what I thought was the worlds largest collection of popcicle sticks. They were useful in so many ways, and each had a pre-colored half of grape, cherry, lime or blueberry.
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SundaySunday
11/07/08

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As many times as my friends and I would chase each other around the neighborhood, pointing our stick rifles at each other and yelling "PKKEW, PKKEW", it's surprising no one tripped and seriously injured themselves. This nomination is way overdue.

Boxes probably haven't made the list due to the lobbying power of toy manufacturers who are still smarting from kids' preference to play with the boxes on Christmas day instead of whatever shiny toy was packed inside.
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frigg
11/07/08

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As an Amish person (Mennonite, actually), I had more sticks for toys as a kid than video games. :(

In defense of sticks, I should add that no one ever ran away from home when their parents took away their stick.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/07/08

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My personal favorite...

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Kaiser-Machead
11/07/08

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Wait....you mean the Inanimate Carbon Rod didn't make the list? Poppycock.
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Alex7575
11/07/08

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Sadly I don't remember "the stick" as a toy but as a tool for oppression or discipline (it depends of whether you're the oppressOR or the oppressEE).
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Curves
11/08/08

@Alex7575: Ditto! My mom used to switch the hell out of us as kids and we usually had to cut our own and we knew to NEVER cut a small one (they seldom lasted past one or 2 beatings). When it was too cold to go out for a new tree branch, she swung a mean Hot Wheels Track. I am glad to know that stuff is illegal now, and sticks can only be used for good (unless youre the Blair Witch).
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