MFGG Message Boards: Archives -> All is well in the world

Mario Fan Games Galaxy · Forum Rules 6.0 - Read before posting

Help

Members

Calendar

Chat

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Resend Validation Email

MFGG Message Boards: Archives -> General -> General Chat

All is well in the world, Cardboard Box in toy hall of fame

Track this topic | Email this topic | Print this topic

Trasher

Posted: Nov 12 2005, 09:51 AM

Group: Members
Posts: 8105
Member No.: 54
Joined: 14-October 03

Status: (0d) [--]

AP link

QUOTE (The Associated Press)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Forget the fancy toy: The box it comes in can be much more fun. Spaceship, castle, haven to daydream in, the cardboard box was enshrined Friday in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with Jack-in-the-Box and Candy Land.

No kidding, grown-ups.

"I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think is a wonderful toy for a child, and then finding the kid playing with the box," said Christopher Bensch, chief curator of the Strong Museum. "It's that empty box full of possibilities that the kids can sense and the adults don't always see."

Low-tech and unpretentious it may be, but the cardboard box has fostered learning and creativity for multiple generations - a key qualifier for inclusion in the museum's seven-year-old hall of fame. And its appeal as a plaything or recreational backdrop is universal.

Luigifan12	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 09:57 AM
lol, Base Gallery Group: Members Posts: 2888 Member No.: 590 Joined: 6-September 04 Status: (0d)	..XDD -------------------- .:Email:. People who drew/sprited me: -NO Body -Super Shroom -Ashura Sonic -Cotangent Chaos

Citrus	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 10:13 AM
not dead yet Group: Members Posts: 18197 Member No.: 145 Joined: 19-November 03 Status: (0d)	Boxes are seriously awesome. --------------------

Binky

Posted: Nov 12 2005, 10:32 AM

I do stuff, and something and always do this when that something

Group Icon

Group: Banned
Posts: 10266
Member No.: 5
Joined: 13-October 03

Status: (0d) [--]

Truly deserving. I found myself playing with boxes all of the time when I was young.

Edit: Heck, I even had names for my boxes. >_>

This post has been edited by Binky on Nov 12 2005, 10:33 AM

--------------------

QUOTE (MSN)

[03:20:20]Jordy | Kuu! :V says:
i prefer it long and comfy D:

WE WENT TO OURAN TOGETHER AFTER ALL~

[ BinkyBlue.net ] - [ BinkyChan ] - [ Binky Radio ] - [ Instant Insanity ]

Jukku Katyusha	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 10:38 AM
This is my christmas avatar Group: Members Posts: -23270 Member No.: 53 Joined: 13-October 03 Status: (0d)	I pretended that long thin boxes were Bazookas, and I often put a bunch of typewriters and calculators in big ones and pretended that it was a submarine. -------------------- ~~~~~~~~~COLOR REFERENCE~~~~~~~~ closeup face ref Yet another!

Citrus	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 10:39 AM
not dead yet Group: Members Posts: 18197 Member No.: 145 Joined: 19-November 03 Status: (0d)	One I made a robot out of boxes. No wait, it was a mech. That sounds cooler --------------------

Captain Jeff Silvers	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 11:02 AM
Admins Can Do That!™ Group: Admins Posts: 30098 Member No.: 9 Joined: 13-October 03 Status: (0d)	The cardboard box is definitely deserving. I remember doing all kinds of stuff with boxes when I was younger. --------------------

Citrus	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 11:15 AM
not dead yet Group: Members Posts: 18197 Member No.: 145 Joined: 19-November 03 Status: (0d)	Ooooh! Now I remember some of the awesome stuff I used to do with cardboard boxes. I used to put to together and sit inside, and pretend it was a car or spaceship or time-machine, and draw controls and stuff on the inside. It sucked when I could no longer fit inside :/ Here's what it looked like: --------------------

Black Squirrel	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 12:01 PM
Vote 1924 Group: Admins Posts: 16468 Member No.: 785 Joined: 16-January 05 Status: (0d)	Yes. Boxes definately deserve it. They're just great, and even better with those little white bits of packaging (You know, the ones you can dive in if you have a HUGE box full of them). -------------------- [ I am Black Squirrel, read about me \| Blog Squirrel \| The Obscure Ripping Project ] [ SHPDMBGWL4 \| Super MFGG War \| Player Adventure ]

rtsmarty	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 12:03 PM
Group: Members Posts: 17483 Member No.: 176 Joined: 8-December 03 Status: (0d)	Almost all children prefer the boxes to what's in them. No matter what's in the box, how expensive it is, or how bad the box is. Boxes must be awesome for a kid

BreakfastPirate	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 12:09 PM
MSStyle *****r Group: Members Posts: 744 Member No.: 1620 Joined: 7-November 05 Status: (0d)	boxe's do provide tons of fun, because your only bound by how imaginative you are.. I made a fort using boxes, then I threw my bed spread over the boxes.. Oh man, it was great when we had that power outage +D -------------------- Im not cool =[

Masakuni	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 12:10 PM
lolwut Group: Members Posts: 25212 Member No.: 729 Joined: 15-December 04 Status: (0d)	Sometimes when I was younger I used to do things like hide inside boxes or roll around in them. Those things were fun =D

Shaw	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 12:24 PM
Insufficient data. Group: Members Posts: 5242 Member No.: 106 Joined: 22-October 03 Status: (0d)	Boxes Roxes

AquaMan	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 01:41 PM
Ernie bought the lemons from MY store Group: Members Posts: 21894 Member No.: 78 Joined: 16-October 03 Status: (0d)	When compared to today's stupid-unbreakable-plastic-stuff packaging, you gotta love the box. (Little do the citizens know that when mild mannered Clark Kent enters this "telephone booth"...) -------------------- MegaMan Starforce 2 OH SNAP: 197717329915

Kaiser Yoshi	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 01:45 PM
Valoo go RAWR Group: Members Posts: 1830 Member No.: 1449 Joined: 12-September 05 Status: (0d)	Oh man. About time. Amazing how long it took for the world to realize that people actually like cardboard boxes. I remember putting boxes over my cats and watching them shove the boxes all over the place. I need to do that again. --------------------

Retriever II	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 01:48 PM
Catalyst Group: Members Posts: 18290 Member No.: 52 Joined: 13-October 03 Status: (0d)	I agree, boxes were the greatest things ever. Especially really big ones like refridgerator boxes. That coupled with a ballpoint pen and I was all set. --------------------

Neo Hyper Yoshi	Posted: Nov 12 2005, 06:03 PM
I leave MFGG 2 with a classic. Group: Members Posts: 1270 Member No.: 59 Joined: 14-October 03 Status: (0d)	Awesome, best news I've heard in ages, brings a tear to my eye. I used to do all sorts of stuff with boxes when I was younger. Theres a photograph of me from when I was like 3 or something, with a box over my body and my head, hands and feet showing... I was pretending to be a robot! I cut countless boxes up to make mock TV sets in them and make my own imaginery shows with my favourite characters! I also remember when I got a toy fire truck that actually spraed water. I built an imaginery town out of boxes and set fire to one of the bigger boxes and use my fire truck to put it out! Ah so many happy childhood memoeries..... -------------------- Did you actually expect something here!?