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Friday, May 2, 2008

334. (Dies With The Most) Toys Skull

Arranged Toys (25in x 20in [64cm x 51cm]). Thanks to my friend Kori who lent me a box of toys from the 80's she found while cleaning out her mother's house. I had several flashbacks to childhood as I dug through and discovered many of the same things my sister and I played with back then. Recognize anything?
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16 comments:

  1. Citizen AgentMay 2, 2008 at 5:21 PM

    $25,000 C Said:

    Little people, plastic soldier, cars, smurfs....

    Things that little children choke on and die!

    DING DING DING!

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  2. ElinMay 2, 2008 at 5:24 PM

    This one is reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllllly cool!

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  3. TimMay 2, 2008 at 5:25 PM

    I had that Ernie finger puppet. I recently thought about getting one off ebay since Ernie is a favorite of my son now.

    This is a fun entry ;-) Reminds me of Larry Fuente's Game Fish at the Renwick, if you've been there.

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  4. lisaMay 2, 2008 at 5:46 PM

    we have been looking for the FP little person with the pot on his head lately.

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  5. SarahMay 2, 2008 at 7:06 PM

    did you call the little people with peg-like bodies and round heads 'people' or was that just my family?

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  6. AnonymousMay 2, 2008 at 8:42 PM

    I see a M.U.S.C.L.E character in the mix. I used to love those little dudes!!!

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  7. AnonymousMay 2, 2008 at 8:55 PM

    I used to have that exact same light blue matchbox car with the hood that opens up! It was my favorite of all the matchbox cars my brother had!

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  8. katillac deVilleMay 2, 2008 at 9:20 PM

    Heh. Smurfs. I don't know who should be more embarrassed - you for using them in a skull or your friend for admitting to ever owning any :p

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  9. jMay 2, 2008 at 10:55 PM

    so fun!

    I wanna play!

    and smurfs are awesome!!

    la la la la la la....

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  10. Suzanne DargieMay 2, 2008 at 11:57 PM

    There are quite a few Fisher Price people in the mix, plastic army men and Hot Wheels!
    My son had over 50 Hot Wheels when he was younger.
    That's a cool idea.

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  11. TatmanMay 3, 2008 at 7:28 AM

    Yet another classic skull! Maybe a "Monkeys In A Barrel" skull will be in order for Skull-A-Day 2.0. Anyone?

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  12. HamiltonMay 3, 2008 at 8:14 AM

    another mag cover shot! chinas toxic toy industry?

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  13. HeatherMay 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM

    We still have the smurfs somewhere. We totally had those plastic indian figures at the bottom of the skull.

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  14. katillac deVilleMay 3, 2008 at 9:17 PM

    Oooh, Hamilton hits one over the fence! Fantastic idea.

    Tatman, I'll second the notion. More fun than a barrel o' skullies!

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  15. veaudauxMay 4, 2008 at 10:46 AM

    You'd think, by now, with over 300 skulls to date, the project would be running out of steam. You'd think all your best ideas would've gotten used up in the first couple months, and by now you'd just be phoning it in.

    You'd think that, and you'd be wrong.

    This is my favorite skull so far. The juxtaposition of the beginning stages of life as signified by the toys; and the ending stages of life illustrated by the accepted societal icon of death is just downright beautiful.

    The other day I was at Home Depot getting something decidedly boring and grown-up, and they had a bin of those throw-rugs with cartoony little roads to play with matchbox cars on. Sometimes it's downright painful how much I miss childhood. Sure, I could've bought the rug and dug out some old matchbox cars from somewhere - but it wouldn't be the same now.

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  16. joisuzuMay 7, 2008 at 1:16 PM

    Hot Wheels Stutz Chrysler at lower left: where have you been all these years, dearest car! I miss you so!

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