My neighbor's mother-in-law is apparently a garage sale junkie and cannot pass up a good deal. These Wood Logs were in prime condition, so she snatched them up before anyone else could. Problem is, her grandsons are 17 and 13 and really don't play with wood logs anymore.
So Andy and Paul received the Lincoln Log knockoff treasure. Knock off Lincoln Logs complete with cowboys and Indians.
"What are these guys?" He asked again.
"Cowboys and Indians."
"Okay." Sometimes Mr. Sharpie is okay with a short and sweet answer. And since the little figures had weapons (and one seems to be holding a metal detector), he started lining them up for battle.
But his generation? They don't know that cowboys and Indians are supposed to fight each other. Not fight together against the Xmen or Pokemon. How un-American is that? Sheesh. Kids these days just don't know their history.
(This is where I take a moment to tell my Native American friends to breathe in and out and not get upset just because the communists like to stereotype and I like sarcasm.)
It's a darn good thing we have China to keep the whole world up to speed on American life.
Look at this strapping young brave. See those abs? And his fine form as he pulls back the imaginary arrow to take out the white man. I also like the fact that he appears to be wearing chaps as well as a loincloth - you can't take any chances when up against the white man. 
Dude with the metal detector is sweeping for mines, because you never know when the Indians are going to stop using period munitions.
ReplyDeleteGotta ask: did he think the "Native American" with the wide stance is supposed to go on top ofthe horse? Or did he just figure the poor guy was mildly disabled with bowed legs? Can he qualify for SSI? Serious implications with that one!
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