Legos means to play well

admin 0

Lego. No, not Lego my Ego. The word actually means “Play well”. Yes, I am talking about the little plastic blocks that we all know and love.

The original toys were made of wood. The children had trouble with their construction projects when “Whoed a Thunk It” fell and, shortly after, an inventive Danish named Ole Kirk Christiansen deftly placed pipes inside the bricks; and Legos were born.

Okay, Lego was found in England and patented in 1939. They wouldn’t be fully distributed until 1947. So, Legos actually started in Europe.

The Lego Expo is a site to behold. It is a traveling museum of Lego art, knowledge, supplies and memorabilia. It is not cheap. Admission is $ 20.00 per head. T-shirts cost $ 15.99 and Lego kits cost 15% more than at Walmart.

You see, Bilbo’s Hobbit Hole, Darth Mall, Gandolf, and Batman. Ohh, and you must be wondering why Lego Batman looks like normal Batman and not Lego Batman – weird, huh? And all made entirely of Legos.

What you won’t see are the 300 unemployed Connecticut factory workers. They have lost their jobs in China and Mexico. They should have had a Lego art statue of the Twinkie Cowboy, it would have been more appropriate. How do you expect Americans to buy your expensive plastic blocks? I mean “really”.

Nonetheless, my kids love them. They have sets from Harry Potter, Star Wars, and New Ninjago. We have a table dedicated to Legos. The Expo allows the company to roll out new lines, such as the “Monster Hunters” line, and generate enthusiasm. Children can try their luck building and playing with them at the Expo.

I may or may not be invited to the Expo after this article appears. The truth is that the show was completely sold out. My children and the United States love Legos. and the hundreds of families out there spending their hundreds of hard-earned (almost worthless) US dollars on foreign-made products.

I will say it one more time. Increase the import tax and you remove the incentive for companies to leave the United States from the equation. The problem is that big companies like cheap labor. They prefer to pay our elected officials with campaign contributions to keep things going this way.

What they don’t realize is that it will cost them more in the long run. There is a curve in this type of graph. A bit like a pyramid scheme; You have to get there early or it won’t do you much good. At worst, thinking like this will completely collapse the American economy. Play well … yeah right.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *