<![CDATA[Gizmodo: national toy hall of fame]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: national toy hall of fame]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/nationaltoyhalloffame http://gizmodo.com/tag/nationaltoyhalloffame <![CDATA[Colbert Attacks Gadget Consumerism with Lightsaber]]> After Jon Stewart trashed Black Friday, talking about his C-3PO and Lego Millennium Falcon, Stephen Colbert strikes back brandishing a lightsaber against the curator of the National Toy Hall of Fame. The reason: A wood stick.

Last month, Christopher Bench inducted a stick into the National Toy of Fame. Yes. A wooden stick. The kind of sticks that grow on trees, which is probably the oldest tool/gadget/toy ever invented by humans. And certainly, the most basic toy one can have. And totally free, perfect for the recession.

Colbert doesn't agree:

Wrong! Free is never the perfect price! Retailers depend on holiday toy sales but thanks to Mr. Bench here, parents are gonna realize that sticks literally grow on trees. He makes me so mad I want to poke him in the eye, with not a stick, but a Star Wars Force FX authentic replica lightsaber. (Waves lightsaber around.) Just $79.99!

Yeah. We agree with him. Screw the kids' imagination. We want toys that do pew-pew! [Star Wars Blog]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5102147&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Plain Old Stick Enters Into Toy Hall of Fame]]> A plain wooden stick was entered into the National Toy Hall of Fame yesterday along with Baby Doll and the skateboard. These toys join 38 other classics like the bicycle, Mr. Potato Head, Crayola crayons, and the Atari 2600 video game system. So why the stick? Well, it has been a staple of imaginative play since time began and, as one curator noted, "it's not just for humans anymore. You can find otters, chimps and dogs — especially dogs — playing with it." Originally, the title of this post was "Stick Enters Toy Hall of Fame, Cardboard Box Snubbed." However, I discovered that the cardboard box was inducted in 2005. It's a good thing too—overlooking everyone's favorite fort would have caused an outrage of epic proportions. [CNN via Boing Boing]

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