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ClamdestineBoyster posted:I don’t think they taste as good as legos. CB, as the Snack King (or is it Snatch King? Or both?) I trust your taste buds over mine any day. However, Ima go with the K'NEX, sorry taste buds! autism ZX spectrum posted:Get the k'ids some k'nex. I'm on it  Beef Thief posted:The poor kid in our neighborhood had the giant rollercoaster set. I remember the first time I saw it, he built it in his living room with the TV that was much smaller than ours. It was next to the non working fireplace and the end of it twisted back to the hand me down couch where his dad sat. His dad would pick up the car and toss it back at him. Hours of fun. We had a blast for days on end and because his set was so big we could craft countless items as we'd tear it down and rebuild things. Trash Ops posted:No one will ever read this I read all of it  I don't have any old newspapers so I'm going with K'NEX  A Fancy Hat posted:K'Nex ruled as a kid, I built an Eiffel Tower once and my parents were convinced I was some kind of genius (sorry Mom and Dad) and took a bunch of pictures that they showed off to everybody. You could also build a roller coaster but we never had the money for that set, and every time I tried building it myself it never worked (I think that set came with bendy pieces to build the track). Cool story, AFH! zooted heh posted:I hated knex and Legos as a kid cuz I have no creative bone in my body. I couldn't even do the Lego instructions so I'd be pretty pissed if I was a poor 8 to 10 year old and I got a bunch of plastic sticks and poo poo for xmas. I'm willing to take the chance that a K'NEX kit finds a creative 8-10 year old  Jables88 posted:If any of the kids react to their K'NEX like this, please confiscate it and contact the authorities.  Cough Drop The Beat posted:Legos are better and much cooler with a more logical system to it, but K'NEX were fun too as a kid and the kids you're donating toys to will love it. Go for it, bro! It will be done! 
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cnut posted:
It's a good choice and you are a good person.
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Nov 14, 2019 16:08
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Beef Thief posted:It's a good choice and you are a good person. Thanks, buddy 
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Nov 14, 2019 16:14
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"oh boy knex."  *loses pieces first day* It's a nice gesture and you're very kind but buy some action figures and barbies.
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Nov 14, 2019 16:21
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Yeah knex fuckin owns and i also read the long post about the poor kid
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Talked to a lady friend with grand kids the ages I'm looking at and she suggests craft kits for the girls. Though they are still welcome to build something evil with the K'NEX! 
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Nov 14, 2019 16:24
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zooted heh posted:"oh boy knex." I think I just might. Wanna buy stuff on sale to maximize the gifts.
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Nov 14, 2019 16:25
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Trash Ops posted:No one will ever read this  I read every word.  Also, OP any construction toy will make an 8-11 year old beam with little kid joy. K'nex is a p good choice.
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Nov 14, 2019 16:26
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When you have a lot of K'NEX pieces it scratches that OCD itch worse than using Q-Tips in The Forbidden Manner. Start with a circle piece, put a bunch of the same connector piece in every slot, attach some random piece to every single one of the connector pieces, and keep building a big beautiful perfectly symmetric HRNG.
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cnut posted:CB, as the Snack King (or is it Snatch King? Or both?) I trust your taste buds over mine any day. However, Ima go with the K'NEX, sorry taste buds! You can eat all the k’nex you want, it’s a free country. 
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:You can eat all the k’nex you want, it’s a free country. Maybe I'll include a bottle of hot sauce with every box 
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Literally A Person posted:Also, OP any construction toy will make an 8-11 year old beam with little kid joy. K'nex is a p good choice. Thanks, LAP.
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revwinnebago posted:When you have a lot of K'NEX pieces it scratches that OCD itch worse than using Q-Tips in The Forbidden Manner. LOL, I think it's good if there is an evil component to the K'NEX
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on the fast track to painting warhams figures and building model train sets. it's what goons love.
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I'm concerned OP, don't strain something patting your back.
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zooted heh posted:on the fast track to painting warhams figures and building model train sets. Oh poo poo, not more goons 
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Literally A Person posted:Also, OP any construction toy will make an 8-11 year old beam with little kid joy. K'nex is a p good choice. Of all the shitposting to come from LAP, this is by far the least shitposty, and in fact not shitpost. Listen to him. Buy it. Post photo please so my miserable life may have a glimpse of holiday joy knowing some kid will have a good holiday season.
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SilvergunSuperman posted:I'm concerned OP, don't strain something patting your back. 
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Beef Thief posted:Of all the shitposting to come from LAP, this is by far the least shitposty, and in fact not shitpost. Listen to him. Buy it. Post photo please so my miserable life may have a glimpse of holiday joy knowing some kid will have a good holiday season. Will do , Beef Thief.
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"I talked to an old boomer and asked them what type of toys kids like and they said educational craft kits."
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zooted heh posted:"I talked to an old boomer and asked them what type of toys kids like and they said educational craft kits." I never had a sister let alone kids or grand kids. Other than dolls I have no idea what they might like. I do know her granddaughter loved doing crafts, though. I saw it with me own eyes!!!!
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Nov 14, 2019 16:44
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Don't be a gender conformist OP K'nex for the boys, AND the girls
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Polio Vax Scene posted:Don't be a gender conformist OP HELL YEAH! Girls always get the worst loving toys. Apparently Mattel believes that part of being a girl is having to watch boys have more fun than you which frankly is pretty messed the gently caress up.
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Nov 14, 2019 16:54
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cnut posted:
Definitely gives it a little extra something when you poop them out. 
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Polio Vax Scene posted:Don't be a gender conformist OP I'll be leaning heavily on the K'NEX sets because they are such a good deal but it's not up to me where they go. I hope some find their way to girls for sure!
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:Definitely gives it a little extra something when you poop them out. Sharp edges and hot sauce, lmao.
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Literally A Person posted:HELL YEAH! Lego has gradually realized both girls and boys love to build things, so now you can walk into Target or the Lego store these days and pick up a Cinderella or Elsa castle for your daughter or niece. Or a loving robot or spaceship. It doesn't matter because Legos own! Brings a smile to my face, considering how stupidly marketed Legos were to BOYS ONLY back in the day when I was a kid. 
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Beef Thief posted:The poor kid in our neighborhood had the giant rollercoaster set. I remember the first time I saw it, he built it in his living room with the TV that was much smaller than ours. It was next to the non working fireplace and the end of it twisted back to the hand me down couch where his dad sat. His dad would pick up the car and toss it back at him. Hours of fun. We had a blast for days on end and because his set was so big we could craft countless items as we'd tear it down and rebuild things. christ almighty
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I had that there big ball factory when I was a kid. I want to play with it right now. There are some connections that rival 2 flat piece legos, in terms of fingertip-busting inseparability.
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I had one of the rollercoaster versions. I spent hours building the drat thing and the track wouldnt even connect to itself when I finished it.
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Nov 14, 2019 18:35
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When I was a kid I had these weird off-brand things that essentially had lego studs on one side and poorly-working knex attachment points on the other. It worked hilariously poorly, but I do remember spending hours trying to make structures that actually leveraged the different attributes, but most of the time it just broke at the interconnects. So what I'm saying is go find those poor kids a box of those janky compatibility devices and don't get them either toy it connects to.
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I had a huge box of k'nex when i was a kid that poo poo rules. One of them was like a big roller coaster thing you could build and the other was a like 6 foot tall tower with a track for a ball to roll down, it was awesome. I bet that stuff would cost like $300 now though if it's anything like lego.
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Knex were fun as gently caress as a kid, they were like lego+
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Nooner posted:Knex were fun as gently caress as a kid, they were like lego+ Reported
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cnut posted:Sharp edges and hot sauce, lmao. In your toy box, sanding you’re legos.
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OP, K'nex definitely owns. My dad and I built a big tower crane powered by rubber bands and gears with the little K'nex motor it came with and it was a blast and picked up a surprising mount of weight. I think he still has it assembled in storage at his house. What I'm saying is I think my dad bought it more for himself than me, but that's just how much K'Nex kicks rear end. Edit: Looking at the box the OP posted it seems like was designed to show every item that would make a 7-12 year old go wild. Dinosaurs, helicopters, cars!!!
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k'nex now has a rollercoaster with an app. An app!!!!!
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luchajones posted:k'nex now has a rollercoaster with an app. An app!!!!! An app?
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I thought k'nex sucked when I was a kid, but that's probably because I had a whole lot of LEGO™ and relatively few k'nex. You can't build anything cool with k'nex until you have enough of 'em to make a functional rubber band rifle. Anything you make is gonna look like a stupid popsickle-stick project, so they're not good unless whatever you make does something.
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I had the original (I think) K'Nex set as a kid and I loved it. It's harder than Lego to come up with your own designs, though, and I mostly recreated the designs they had in the book. Later I had the first roller coaster model they released and the car would not make it through the loop no matter what I did. The newer roller coaster versions seem to be much more functional.
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