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News Credits: 2024 · by **Hotrod** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:27 pm

Toys "R" Us in the United Kingdom conducted a survey asking people what the coolest toy ever was. The results are in. Transformers came in at number two beating out the likes of Barbie and Lego. The entire list has been posted on the Sky News website.

News Credits: 1 · by **Ninja Sixshot** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:38 pm

jeez hotrod. dont u ever take a break?

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:48 pm

That list had some timeless enduring toys some of which will outlast civilization as we know(yes there will be yo-yos in the time of Jetson dress rings), AND WE WHOOPED THEM ALL!

The BMX, is a standard and should have a place, but first :???:

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:50 pm

ninja sixshot wrote:jeez hotrod. dont u ever take a break?

Lets pray he don't!

Sorry for the double post, but two seperate ideas...

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:50 pm

I clicked on the link but only saw Primus. Who else was on the list?

by **Rorigon** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:07 am

BMX as a toy? hm.... doesn't sound right to me; I don't think of bikes as toys, personally.

Anyway, that's great! I love to see that TFs are in people's minds like that!

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:10 am

The BMX was first? I never considered my bikes as toys, they were transportation and a means of doing business (paper route).

Bigger suprise that Star Wars didn't make the list at all.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:26 am

No GI-Joe? That's interesting.

Yay for #2 though

News Credits: 2 · by **tacogrande** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:57 am

No offense but this list is garbage, rubiks cube? Those things are so lame! And lego at #4? I love transformers, and have a ton more tfs than legos, but if there was one toyline to be at the very top I'd think it'd be lego. I'm glad it's Tfs that are on there and not something like the hoola hoop (remember vh1's #1 toy of all time, what crap, someone try and find a kid playing with a hoola hoop these days. If you give a kid one they'll laugh at you and kick you in the nuts.)

by **Koloth** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:10 am

What in the world is an action man? Rubiks cube I can understand. But Action man? It looks like an ancient G.I.Joe but it's not...

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:54 am

Action Man is a POS that they've been peddling to the Uk for years. Even when kids wanted to kill off the bad guy and get rid of the thing, they started making it again.

I don't consider bikes toys either, but hey, tfs made #2!

News Credits: 1093 · by **Alex Kingdom** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:59 am

Glyph posted this yesterday:

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=430

Yours AK

News Credits: 1 · by **Danish-Liokaiser** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:07 am

Beatet by freaking BMX (Sucks) bikes ... if it was the BMX-minicon-Higwire i was intrested ^^ ...

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:23 am

How is the BMX the coolest toy ever? I dont think I ever had a mate who evan had/wanted a BMX, and Rubric's cube cooler than lego? I think not. There are some really lame toys in that list of coolest toys.

News Credits: 4 · by **the purifyer** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:56 am

AH user survey. that explains everything. It means nothing then.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kayevcee** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:55 am

A survey of what the toy-buying public thinks is cool means nothing? I don't know about that. It may not be representative of the population as a whole, but at least it's a good sign for Hasbro when their media blitz takes off... well, round about now, I suppose.

-Nick

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:28 am

Star Wars toys were always more of a collector's thing. They never "did" much until recently. Plus Star Wars toys are largely regarded as a "geek" thing by most folks so I'm not really surprised they didn't make the list.

BMX was number 1? WTF? How is that a toy?