Popular Toys Throughout the Ages 139
Ant writes "MSNBC has a story on the 'must-have' items from decades past. From the article: 'With so many new toys and games hitting store shelves every year, it may be a little surprising that many of the most popular playthings are actually quite old. But people have been playing for a very long time. In 4000 B.C., Babylonians played a board game that was probably the ancestor of chess and checkers. Stone yo-yos were first used in ancient Greece around 1000 B.C. Kites appeared in China around the same time, though historians speculate that they have probably been flown since before recorded history.'"
Whippersnappers expect the world now (Score:5, Funny)
I remember when we had pong on TV. We watched the ball go back and forth. And we were grateful.
The View-Master (Score:4, Funny)
So it's still being used for training the U.S. military?
What I didn't see... (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)
Jingle:" Ball in a cup, Ball in a cup, it's a ball in a cup!"
Kid: "Ball in a cup!"
Jingle: "Ball in a cup!"
the most popular toy (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Man, this brings me down memory lane... (Score:5, Funny)
Including grammar!
A Slashdot Classic (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Whippersnappers expect the world now (Score:4, Funny)
And then, on the second day, the Pong-Lordeth Saeth, "Let there Be Sticky Paddles for the pong to sticketh to henceforth" and all of the people rejoiced.
Popular toys of the last 100 years? (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, you mean kids' popular toys :(
Re:The View-Master (Score:5, Funny)
So it's still being used for training the U.S. military?
No, it's now used to make policy decisions.
Re:History of Stick Weapons (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Lego lost to a potato? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What? No 6 Million Dollar Man? Or even Atari? (Score:3, Funny)
Optimus Prime... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:ah yes (Score:4, Funny)
Am I the only one who got some really interesting mental imagery the first time reading this?
Re:Toys of practical use (Score:2, Funny)
Dude, how old are you? Are you still living in your mom's basement?
I kid, I kid :-)
Re:Simple Toys Are Best (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A Slashdot Classic (Score:2, Funny)
Re:$30 Billion??? (Score:3, Funny)
my own favorite toy (Score:2, Funny)
Well, that, and dreidels.