Entries Tagged as ‘games’

January 15, 2009

Playmobil Security Checkpoint

This is not a Hoax.
Playmobil, in their infinite wisdom, have brought out a Security Checkpoint.
You can get it on Amazon here.
Most entertaining comments and tags abound.
Tags (from Amazon):

police state (36)
amazon oddities (34)
tyranny (30)
fear (27)

martial law (27)
fascism (18)
playmobil (13)
1984 (11)

educational (7)
cool (3)
fud (3)

Comments include the following:
“…The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids [...]

August 19, 2008

If it ain’t broke…

It’s a sad day in the world when a favorite childhood boardgame gets an update.  No longer will Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlet be gracing the floors of family rooms everywhere.  Instead we’ll have the likes of Jack Mustard a “former football player” and Kasandra Scarlet a “famous actress often featured in tabloids.”  The weapons [...]