Recently, the Toy Hall of Fame added it's newest member/toy to the ranks of the best toys ever! (See the link http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/game-boy-makes-the-toy-hall-of-fame/1371311) The background noise you hear is the sound of Western civilization crumbling! In what universe does a stupid little electronic weasel of a toy beat out some of the greatest toys ever created like Hot Wheels cars, Transformers, playing cards and sidewalk chalk??!! I am sorry, but there has never been any electronic video game that can compare with toys that actually stimulate a child's imagination. One of my major pet peeves are video games! I believe they come straight from the liberals or from communists bent on the ultimate destruction of the United States! I perhaps am overstating the case, but you get my point...right?!
Seriously folks, who would ever put a Game Boy in the same class as "the ball" or a Big Wheel? How many times have I watched a little boy or girl at a sporting event or the zoo or...you name it, playing with a Game Boy instead of enjoying and participating in the activities surrounding them? Do we really think that a glorified electronic babysitter deserves a berth in the Toy Hall of Fame? I think not! Give me a ball and bat or some sidewalk "chaunk" (according to Mark Garrett it is chaunk, not chalk) any day! The best part of real toys like the ball and sidewalk chalk is that you might actually be forced to play with your child or grandchild. Call me old school, but as they say: "That's what I'm talkin' about!"
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Gotta disagree. Sure, they can be misused, but the video iPod, gameboys and such are a mother's dream when you are on a car trip, have to entertain a child at the doctor, are waiting in line somewhere, etc. Papaws aren't around 100% of the time to entertain and play with little boys. Cut us moms some slack!
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