{"id":2559,"date":"2013-12-13T12:40:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T17:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2013-12-13T12:40:14","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T17:40:14","slug":"lego-advent-calendar-day-13-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2559","title":{"rendered":"Lego Advent Calendar: Day 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1010-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1010\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1010-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s the 13th day of the Lego Advent Calendar. And it\u2019s Friday. Friday the 13th? In December? Uh-oh. This evil day may bring about the very worst Lego item in the entire calendar. <\/p>\n<p>But fear not. For today\u2019s item is not the worst &#8211; <strong>it is the best.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>It is the very best thing I have seen all December. When I first saw it, I assumed I opened the wrong day. This isn&#8217;t a gift for the middle of the calendar. This is a gift for day #24! But I checked. I opened the correct door. <\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think you\u2019re re ready to witness the glory. You may need to stretch first. I know I should have. <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s item is\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1014-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1014\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1014-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1014-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A JETPACK ASTRONAUT WITH STAR WANDS! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1015-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1015\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1015-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll let this sink in. Do you need a drink of water? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1016-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1016\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1016-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1017-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1017\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1017-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1032-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1032\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1032-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1032-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Okay. Are you ready to proceed?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m naming him Commander Arthur \u201cThe Cosmic Hammer\u201d Tiptop. <\/p>\n<p>Arthur Tiptop comes with an extra gold visor. Did I mention the visor is gold? Because the visor is gold. <em>GOLD<\/em>! And I have two of them! <\/p>\n<p>Arthur Tiptop has a jetpack. Duh. And three (<em>three<\/em>!) star wands! <\/p>\n<p>If you melted down my dreams and poured them into plastic molds, this would be the result. <\/p>\n<p>Arthur Tiptop is here to put one of the star wands on the tree. Donald, who has been drinking, said, &#8220;Wait. What?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1018-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1018\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1018-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mickey, who has been drinking, didn\u2019t know how to react. He shouted, \u201cYou some sort of moon mayor? <em>Well I didn\u2019t vote for ya!<\/em>\u201d I don\u2019t know what he meant. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1020-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1020\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1020-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mickey and Donald didn\u2019t like this new guy one bit. And Super Snowman was nervous about A.T.\u2019s jetpack and visor outshining his own neckerchief. And he didn&#8217;t like that Tiptop could hold fire without melting. What if Trudy fell for this guy instead?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1022-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1022\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1022-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So they hatched a plan. The plan, according to Donald, was, \u201cLet\u2019s get him!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Mickey ripped off Tiptop\u2019s helmet and Donald threw a dog at him. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_10241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_10241-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1024\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_10241-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_10241-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tiptop, realizing he was being attacked, offered to share his helmet\/jetpack with the guys. The guys then offered Tiptop a neckerchief. And friendship was born. Super Snowman quickly went to make sure Trudy still loved him. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1027-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1027\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1027-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1027-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mickey tried on the helmet, but toppled over while saying, \u201cUgh&#8230;this helmet is heavy.\u201d Donald just fell over after whimpering, \u201cSleep sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1030-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1030\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1030-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1030-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to my life, Arthur Tiptop. May I have one of your star wands? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 13 Rating: <\/strong>9,999 out of 5 (Points added because there\u2019s no other way to rate this item.) <\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1029-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1029\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1029-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1029-300x225.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%3D2559&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>It\u2019s the 13th day of the Lego Advent Calendar. And it\u2019s Friday. Friday the 13th? In December? Uh-oh. This evil day may bring about the very worst Lego item in the entire calendar. But fear not. 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