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December 20, 2007
Ban Lego immediately!
That has to be the only solution. Ban it outright - before the children of the UK and EU rush out to buy the book written by a pair of Danish anarchists who suggest - horror of horrors - a whole range of nasty weapon things that children might enjoy playing with!
Cue a collective howl of anguish from all the angst ridden feministas who have destroyed this generation's ability to cope with opposition, deal with bullying or any sort of aggression (other than their own!). As I said, the only solution is a total ban on Lego and any other toy which might have aggressive or alternative uses. So I guess that puts The Transformers, all military models and toys, The Dangerous Book for Boys and the Dangerous Book for Girls off the Christmas list.
Sorry folks, but those of you who have already bought these items, better rush out and find substitutes - preferably one's which can't possibly show a child how to make a nuke out of Lego ....
Forbidden LEGO Book Is Big Xmas Hit
Updated:11:17, Friday December 14, 2007
A book showing children how to make guns out of LEGO is climbing the list of must-have Christmas presents.
Book is a big hit in the USThe manual, written by two former employees of the Danish plastic-brick firm, is a big hit in the US.
The authors of Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against promise "you'll learn to create working models that LEGO would never endorse".
Ulrik Pilegaard and Mike Dooley added: "Try your hand at a toy gun that shoots LEGO plates, a candy catapult, a high voltage LEGO vehicle.
"Or a continuous fire ping-pong ball launcher, and other useless but incredibly fun inventions."
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The book was published in August by No Starch Press, a small independent publishing house based in San Francisco.
And it has become a surprise hit with Americans, shooting up the Amazon sales charts.
But in Britain, there has been concern about the effect the book may have on children.
The Daily Telegraph has dubbed the tome "the Anarchist Cookbook of the nursery".
And a commenter on ThisIsLondon.co.uk said: "This is a very dangerous idea.
"Kids could make atomic bombs out of LEGO, and just think what would happen if some Islamic terrorist get hold of a copy. The possibilities are terrifying."
Posted by The Gray Monk at December 20, 2007 03:48 PM
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Ok, now I have heard everything. My kids were making guns with big legos before I realized they even knew what guns were. Wonder if I can get a copy of that book before it is ban'd. -)
Posted by: vw bug at December 21, 2007 11:15 AM