{"id":2472,"date":"2013-12-08T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T16:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2013-12-08T11:53:01","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T16:53:01","slug":"lego-advent-calendar-day-8-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2472","title":{"rendered":"Lego Advent Calendar: Day 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0951.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0951-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0951\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0951-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0951-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIf you know me, you know I love clear Lego pieces. They are less toy bricks than magical crystals. When I get a clear Lego piece, I hold up it to my eye for close inspection, as if I were a jeweler, archaeologist, or world-class thief. I stare at it and wonder: <em>How did they harden the air<\/em>?!<\/p>\n<p>Clear Lego pieces make everything better. <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Lego item contains such pieces. (And more!) <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0954-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0954\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0954-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0954-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s food! And wine bottles! And wine glasses! AND PIZZA!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0955.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0955-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0955\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0955-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0955-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This calendar is amazing. I\u2019m saying that right now. Go on. Quote me. <\/p>\n<p>The chicken legs and pizza are on par with the amazing Lego sausage of previous calendars. Lego food is always welcome in my home. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0956-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0956\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0956-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0956-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The real star of the accessory set are the wine bottles and wine glasses.<\/p>\n<p>They must be worth $400! They are finer than any real wine glasses I own. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0961-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0961\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0961-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0961-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is Mickey and Donald\u2019s favorite Lego item. (For they have been drinking.) Mickey and Donald are now 44% fancier and the fine wine glasses are making them act more sophisticated and mature. <\/p>\n<p>And then Mickey took the apples (or cherries?) and made a joke about testicles that would be inappropriate to repeat here. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0959-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0959\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0959-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0959-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 8 Rating: <\/strong>4.1 out of 5 (Points added for the clear pieces and the pizza pie!)  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0960-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0960\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0960-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0960-300x225.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%3D2472&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>If you know me, you know I love clear Lego pieces. 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