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Girls and Legos: With its new “Friends” line, Lego sets off a gender firestorm
Annistonstar ^ | January 15, 2012 | Lisa Davis

Posted on 01/15/2012 2:04:39 PM PST by NYer

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To: Qout

Hmmm... LEGO, LEGO, LEGO. Hmmm...

LEGRL? Well, maybe.
SHEGO? Maybe.
EGO? For the Pampered Princess.
KEGO? Not ‘till 21.
NEGO? Certain markets, possibly.
DEGO? Only for the Mediterranean market.
PREGO? Ummm, probably not.


61 posted on 01/15/2012 7:57:42 PM PST by Erasmus
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To: Yardstick

I would not want to play with something called cooties also.


62 posted on 01/15/2012 7:58:55 PM PST by NathanR
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To: 6SJ7

Way cool. I collect them. My wife might even display that set.


63 posted on 01/15/2012 8:05:25 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Romney=Gun Grabber)
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To: 6SJ7

I should remember those trains since we had a Lionel set but I don’t.

It would be fun to buy a railroad and make the union loco engineers drive pink.


64 posted on 01/15/2012 8:24:41 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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I've seen these new Lego sets, and they look like something girls will like. Since the parts are interchangeable with the other, more testosterone-driven Lego set, girls will be able to give, say, weapons to their little characters.

As for that poor, wretched woman who ranted about engineering, I refer her to the First Lego League, a 9-13 year old activity that involves robot building and problem-solving. I attended a tournament back in December, and there were not only a lot of girls participating, but whole teams that were void of boys. The high school division, FIRST, has many participants who are girls, some of whom are awarded college scholarships for their achievements.

Poor, sad, bitter lefty. She really should've done a bit of RESEARCH before spouting off like that.

65 posted on 01/15/2012 9:50:55 PM PST by Othniel (No, I don't have a plan. And that scares you to death, doesn't it???)
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To: 6SJ7

Too bad they didn’t aim for an Atlas Srugged train set instead.

They could have developed some interesting new models and buildings for the lines talked about in the book. And there could be a tiny Dagny Tagart to make sure it all ran on time!


66 posted on 01/15/2012 10:37:45 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Those faces... They look just like Zwinky’s!


67 posted on 01/15/2012 10:40:10 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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