{"id":1653,"date":"2011-12-18T11:46:06","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T16:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2011-12-18T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2011-12-18T16:48:37","slug":"2011-lego-advent-calendar-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=1653","title":{"rendered":"2011 Lego Advent Calendar: Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day6.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day6.1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day6.1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day6.1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By this time next week the calendar will be empty and Christmas will be here. I better savor each and every day. And if you want to have a fun holiday season, you better make the most of the remaining seven days as well. <\/p>\n<p>This is the week to do everything Christmasy that you can! Time&#8217;s running out!!! Don the gay apparel! Hurry! <\/p>\n<p>In that spirit, my girlfriend and I drove on a self-guided Christmas light tour last night. Guess how long the tour route was? <\/p>\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> 30 miles.<br \/>\n<strong>B.<\/strong> No. I don&#8217;t want to. Just tell me.<br \/>\n<strong>C.<\/strong> 33.6 miles.<br \/>\n<strong>D.<\/strong> 86 miles. <\/p>\n<p><em>Correct Answer:<\/em> D.<\/p>\n<p>Yep. For 86 miles we slowly cruised around Eastern Pennsylvania. It was fun, but some of the houses were too far apart. Can&#8217;t all the people with crazy decorations agree to live on the same block? And what the hell does Disney&#8217;s Beauty and the Beast have to do with the birth of Jesus and Santa?<\/p>\n<p>Enough about lights. Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s item\u2026<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s another criminal! <\/p>\n<p>His name is Rex, because if I don&#8217;t use it, that name will go out of style. Even now you can only get away with naming your dog Rex. Why is that? Rex is a perfectly good name. Sure, it sounds a like &#8220;sex&#8221; but that&#8217;s not a bad thing. Right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His name is Rex Sex, and he&#8217;s pleased to meet you. <\/p>\n<p>Rex comes with two amazing crowbars! <\/p>\n<p>And two hats. <\/p>\n<p>But back to the crowbars\u2026Look at those crowbars! <\/p>\n<p>I like them very much. <\/p>\n<p>Hmm. It seems Officer Champ Gutpunch has made the critical mistake of bringing a magnifying glass to a crowbar fight. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 18 Rating: <\/strong>3.3 out of 4 (Points deducted because his pencil-thin mustache and unsavory name makes me uncomfortable.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Day18.5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laserfarm.com%2F%3Fp%3D1653&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By this time next week the calendar will be empty and Christmas will be here. 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