{"id":1843,"date":"2012-12-04T21:24:38","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T02:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2012-12-04T21:27:36","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T02:27:36","slug":"1843","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=1843","title":{"rendered":"Lego Advent Calendar: Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today\u2019s item is unbelievable!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s existence is proof that we all died and live in heaven. It\u2019s almost too good, like the first cookie you\u2019ve ever eaten, or what it must feel like to be Tom Hanks. You are about to witness greatness that cannot be measured.<\/p>\n

Prepare accordingly, take a breath, and click.
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Just kidding. It\u2019s stupid skis.<\/p>\n

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The Lego Advent Calendars tend to barf up crap like this, so I\u2019m not surprised. The skis are dumb.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re blue and they\u2019re dumb.<\/p>\n

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They wouldn\u2019t even qualify as a 25-cent prize from a vending machine at an abandoned bowling alley. If you found these skis in a box of Fruit Loops, you would feel as though Mr. Kellogg was punishing you in a very passive aggressive way. I\u2019ve held napkins that were more impressive.<\/p>\n

Maybe that\u2019s too harsh. The skis aren\u2019t terrible. What\u2019s terrible is that Lego thinks this counts as an entire day\u2019s worth of treasure. Had the skis came with a Lego ski helmet, these words would be far less scathing. Had they came with a Lego Elf, I would cease writing these blogs as my body would be turned into pure, joyous energy.<\/p>\n

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Even Nintendo is unimpressed. Her heart isn\u2019t in it. She’s only wearing them because she’s polite. And the poles seem awkwardly short. She\u2019d have to bend over to use them.<\/p>\n

She tried to hold the poles upside down, turning them into battle wands, but it still seemed lackluster.<\/p>\n

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Oh well. It\u2019s OK to get awful crap early in the month. There are plenty of doors to open. Tomorrow will be better.<\/p>\n

Day 4 Rating:<\/strong> 3.2 out of 10 (Points deducted because a toddler could swallow the entirety of today\u2019s pieces and you wouldn\u2019t even have to call an ambulance.)<\/p>\n

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