Terrorists Lego causing uproar - Page 2

Letum · 12-13-08, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If it'll sell, why not?

well, oddly enough, that I do agree with.

longam · 12-13-08, 07:07 PM

It must sell real good.

Stealth Hunter · 12-13-08, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

He's not strapped with explosives - he's just carrying three grenades.

You could build a Lego tower and tie an M80 to him, then detonate it once he gets past the defenses (maybe even glue a piece of paper onto his head that reads "Allahu Akbar!").

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And while he resembles an Arab terrorist, he doesn't resemble all Arabs, just a terrorist.

He doesn't even look like a terrorist to me, excluding the turban. How many YELLOW Arabs do you know?:rotfl:

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

This is just silly.

But funny.

Biggles · 12-13-08, 08:13 PM

I'm surprised that noone has reacted to this yet...

A Schutzstaffel officer? In LEGO?!

Oh I remember when LEGO was just harmless means of torture for parents feet... and stuff like this:

You may argue as much as you want about that "Mr. White" should be considered a terrorist, you can't deny that the SS has not much to be proud of, at least not in the publics general view of what's right and wrong. You lot over in the States can let your kids play with these kinds of toys if you want, but I sure hope you'll keep it to yourself.

Wolfehunter · 12-13-08, 08:15 PM

I don't understand the issue here. I used to play with green and brown and grey toy soldiers. Axis verses allies, cold war piece, Cow boys and indians, many more historical events. How many times I used to blow them up with fire crackers or melt them....

They should get over themselves. For crying out loud its a toy. LET BOYS PLAY!

Digital_Trucker · 12-13-08, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Now I know what to buy for my nephew this christmas...:rotfl:

I wonder if Achmed the dead terrorist comes included?:hmm:

Shut up! Or I keeeeeeeeeeeeeeel you!

(Jeff Dunham rulez

)

Wolfehunter · 12-13-08, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Now I know what to buy for my nephew this christmas...:rotfl:

I wonder if Achmed the dead terrorist comes included?:hmm:

Shut up! Or I keeeeeeeeeeeeeeel you!

(Jeff Dunham rulez

)

:rotfl:Rocks

Becareful dude I'll send walter on ya.

Captain Vlad · 12-13-08, 09:48 PM

I wonder how many imaginary stormtroopers, Nazis, aggressive alien species and ninjas I slew in my youth....

Digital_Trucker · 12-13-08, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Now I know what to buy for my nephew this christmas...:rotfl:

I wonder if Achmed the dead terrorist comes included?:hmm:

Shut up! Or I keeeeeeeeeeeeeeel you!

(Jeff Dunham rulez

)

:rotfl:Rocks

Becareful dude I'll send walter on ya.

Oh, please don't! One Walter fart is considered a weapon of mass destruction

Besides, according to my wife, I AM Walter:rotfl:

August · 12-14-08, 12:08 AM

Our Army man wars were epic. This was in the late 1960's early 70's and most of us had collections running into the hundreds. We'd spend hours setting them up in little bunkers and trenches in the dirt, then we'd take turns tossing rocks and wiping them out in a massive rock artillery barrage (we'd add the appropriate sound effects verbally). Last one with troops still standing wins.

As we grew older we'd build ship models adding stones as ballast and firecrackers into the hulls. We'd anchor them in a small pond and flick lit matches at them until they'd catch fire and eventually explode into pieces once the flames reached the "magazine".

Hollywood special effects had nothing on our youthful imaginations...

Wolfehunter · 12-14-08, 01:08 AM

Very true August... Models like my Bismark had a reenactment of battle in the tub with life fireworks and hull battle damage....

Then she sunk...

Two weeks to build and 2 hours to prepare then 2 sec to destroy!

Or my old RC fighter planes true crash dives....:rotfl: My piloting skills where questionable...

As we get older so do the toy choices and level of extreme fun...

12-14-08, 01:17 AM

The stuff on this brickarms site would be good for a game of brikwars.

http://www.brikwars.com/

SUBMAN1 · 12-14-08, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Up next:
Irish bombers?
Basque separatists?

Well, we at least found someone to bake a cake for us in his doll house when we go about fighting terrorists with our Lego's!

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Originally Posted by OneToughHearing

Subman1,

by all means, have that stuff in the US. From what I hear about the violent crime levels over there the kids better be schooled in all that stuff early on.

Oh wait, we have two! How nice!

Does OneToughHearing stand for one that was overbaked and is just dead on the pan? I think so. It is probably hard as a rock after being left in the doll house oven for so long!

-S

A Very Super Market · 12-14-08, 02:06 AM

I believe I went through several packs of army men each week, blowing most of my money on them and the firecrackers I used to obliterate the poor guys. I find that the media tends to take a single example of a complete psycho and then tie whatever his hobbies were to serial killing. Its a bit like the outcry about violent video games, which about half the world plays without cannibalizing their grandparents. If this was true, I would have killed 60 people by the time I was 7

Still, its a different matter with the, uh.. Brickarms guys, the army men I played with were rather generic with the only difference being their color (green and darker green). These guys are pretty specific, and little kids really don't know who to make the hero. I would not want to see my kid glorifying the Schutzstaffel, but thats really just your perspective. The kid doesn't know that he is making the (just about) worst human beings in history "save the day", so it isn't preaching Jihad or genocide.

Then again, the whole thing is pretty irrelevant because, well...whose kid would be buying mail-order Brickarms rather than just getting Lego from Toys 'R Us.

edit: On second thought, would anyone buy this?

12-14-08, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

edit: On second thought, would anyone buy this?

I would.

Legos are awesome no matter the age.

12-13-08, 08:13 PM	#19
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm surprised that noone has reacted to this yet... A Schutzstaffel officer? In LEGO?! Oh I remember when LEGO was just harmless means of torture for parents feet... and stuff like this: You may argue as much as you want about that "Mr. White" should be considered a terrorist, you can't deny that the SS has not much to be proud of, at least not in the publics general view of what's right and wrong. You lot over in the States can let your kids play with these kinds of toys if you want, but I sure hope you'll keep it to yourself. __________________ Last edited by Biggles; 12-13-08 at 08:16 PM.

12-13-08, 08:15 PM	#20
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	I don't understand the issue here. I used to play with green and brown and grey toy soldiers. Axis verses allies, cold war piece, Cow boys and indians, many more historical events. How many times I used to blow them up with fire crackers or melt them.... They should get over themselves. For crying out loud its a toy. LET BOYS PLAY! __________________

12-13-08, 09:48 PM	#23
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I wonder how many imaginary stormtroopers, Nazis, aggressive alien species and ninjas I slew in my youth.... __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

12-14-08, 12:08 AM	#25
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Our Army man wars were epic. This was in the late 1960's early 70's and most of us had collections running into the hundreds. We'd spend hours setting them up in little bunkers and trenches in the dirt, then we'd take turns tossing rocks and wiping them out in a massive rock artillery barrage (we'd add the appropriate sound effects verbally). Last one with troops still standing wins. As we grew older we'd build ship models adding stones as ballast and firecrackers into the hulls. We'd anchor them in a small pond and flick lit matches at them until they'd catch fire and eventually explode into pieces once the flames reached the "magazine". Hollywood special effects had nothing on our youthful imaginations... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see. Last edited by August; 12-14-08 at 12:13 AM.

12-14-08, 01:08 AM	#26
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Very true August... Models like my Bismark had a reenactment of battle in the tub with life fireworks and hull battle damage.... Then she sunk... Two weeks to build and 2 hours to prepare then 2 sec to destroy! Or my old RC fighter planes true crash dives....:rotfl: My piloting skills where questionable... As we get older so do the toy choices and level of extreme fun... __________________ Last edited by Wolfehunter; 12-14-08 at 01:08 AM.

12-13-08, 07:07 PM	#17
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	It must sell real good.

12-14-08, 01:17 AM	#27
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The stuff on this brickarms site would be good for a game of brikwars. http://www.brikwars.com/

12-14-08, 02:06 AM	#29
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I believe I went through several packs of army men each week, blowing most of my money on them and the firecrackers I used to obliterate the poor guys. I find that the media tends to take a single example of a complete psycho and then tie whatever his hobbies were to serial killing. Its a bit like the outcry about violent video games, which about half the world plays without cannibalizing their grandparents. If this was true, I would have killed 60 people by the time I was 7 Still, its a different matter with the, uh.. Brickarms guys, the army men I played with were rather generic with the only difference being their color (green and darker green). These guys are pretty specific, and little kids really don't know who to make the hero. I would not want to see my kid glorifying the Schutzstaffel, but thats really just your perspective. The kid doesn't know that he is making the (just about) worst human beings in history "save the day", so it isn't preaching Jihad or genocide. Then again, the whole thing is pretty irrelevant because, well...whose kid would be buying mail-order Brickarms rather than just getting Lego from Toys 'R Us. edit: On second thought, would anyone buy this? __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!