(This post’s title courtesy of Neil Postman.)
Long-time visitors to RAMH may be reminded of the crdl: the toy described here.
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[…] RAMH regular who goes by the handle “whaddayamean” commented yesterday on a post from back in November. She referred there to a game called a Yankee Swap, which […]
whaddayamean says
NNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
John says
whaddayamean: You are drawn to an extraordinarily broad range of pop-cultural phenomena (maybe only 40% of which is edible).
Ashleigh Burroughs says
I love those things!
a/b
Sherri says
How cool is that?
John says
a/b, Sherri: I love those things, too. I’m a little put off by how nimble-fingered the featured hands seem to be; I suspect my own Buckyball-doodling would look less, y’know, sculptural, and more like it’d been crafted by someone wearing giant lobster claws. And/Or a hood over his head. But it’s exhilarating to watch.
(The toy’s FAQ page says, “Those hands belong to Jake Bronstein, our resident Bucky-expert.” See? A professional.)
cynth says
I know a certain someone who would marvel at the mechanics, but miss the whimsy until a much later time. I also know I would forever be playing with it and forget to do things, like shower and eat. I am NOT getting anywhere near this! But it was really cool to watch.
jules says
Oh, that’s just cool.
whaddayamean says
CURSES!! This was nearly my Yankee Swap gift at Family Christmas Extravaganza, but I was ROBBED!!! one turn from the end by my 11-year-old cousin. Sigh. I guess I should just be an adult and suck it up because that’s how Yankee Swap works. Nevertheless. I weep quietly.
John says
whaddayamean: Ha! Just like a kid to rip off one of one’s favorite elders (which you surely are to the nephew, I mean you’d have to be, right?), just because it’s “fun.” And never mind that we used to be kids too.
Interesting that you guys call it a Yankee Swap — I’d never heard the term before. Down here, they call it “the Dirty Santa.” (Distinguished from “the Secret Santa” tradition which some less adventurous — or more pacifistic — families have, where everyone just gets AND KEEPS whatever.)
Now I’m thinking of a holiday blog post…