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Transformers Ranks Number 2 on Toys
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Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:27 pmby Hotrod
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.
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Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:38 pmby Ninja Sixshot
jeez hotrod. dont u ever take a break?
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Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:48 pmby Liege Evilmus
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
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Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:50 pmby Liege Evilmus
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...
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Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:50 pmby Stormrider
I clicked on the link but only saw Primus. Who else was on the list?
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:07 amby Rorigon
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!
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:10 amby Colinus Maximus
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.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:26 amby Mkall
No GI-Joe? That's interesting.
Yay for #2 though
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:57 amby tacogrande
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.)
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:10 amby Koloth
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...
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:54 amby City Commander
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!
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:59 amby Alex Kingdom
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:07 amby Danish-Liokaiser
Beatet by freaking BMX (Sucks) bikes ... if it was the BMX-minicon-Higwire i was intrested ^^ ...
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:23 amby Redimus
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.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:56 amby the purifyer
AH user survey. that explains everything. It means nothing then.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:55 amby Kayevcee
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
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:28 amby First-Aid
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?
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:39 amby featofstrength
the list sucks!
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:08 amby Zeds
I would not classify a BMX bike as the Number 1 cool toy. Someone stuffed the ballot box
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:50 pmby jgilkinson
I guess we cant argue with coming in second to BMX... #2 is pretty damn good
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:25 pmby Autobobby1
BMX bikes are sports gear, not toys. TRU sells them, sothey're on the list...but if we don't count the bikes, then we're number 1!
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:49 pmby Leonardo
^I concur, I was thinking the same thing. The list is flawed.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:32 pmby featofstrength
I also agree that BMX bikes are not toys...I also have a beef with the Rubix Cube being included.
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:51 pmby Ironhide Texas
#2 is good
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:56 pmby Lapse Of Reason
This thread is back from the dead! (it started and ended in January, except for the above post).