{"id":2714,"date":"2013-12-22T10:56:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T15:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2013-12-22T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T16:00:58","slug":"lego-advent-calendar-day-22-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2714","title":{"rendered":"Lego Advent Calendar: Day 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1158.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1158-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1158\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1158-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1158-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Three days. That\u2019s all we have left. Three. After today, we\u2019ve got two days. Then one. Then none. Then tears. <\/p>\n<p>Will this calendar continue to impress during these final 72 hours?<\/p>\n<p>Short answer: Of course. <\/p>\n<p>Long answer, keep reading. Today\u2019s item is\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1162.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1162-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1162\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1162-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1162-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A toy construction vehicle!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1163-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1163\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1163-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1163-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was by far the hardest item of the calendar to build. It took three entire minutes to construct and I made several mistakes. It also came with a lot of extra peices. (Or maybe I just built it incorrectly.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1165-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1165\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1165-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1165-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The truck is fantastic &#8212; everyone likes a toy truck that has an articulated arm &#8212; but one of the pieces of the robot arm is actually a Lego laser gun that is used to join the truck&#8217;s arm with the truck. And because Lego is an amazing, thoughtful company, they included <strong>an extra gun-piece<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Mickey, who despite his drinking is still an officer of the law, seized the extra gun while saying, \u201cBooyah! Ya&#8217;ll under rest.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1166-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1166\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1166-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1166-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was showing off his new weapon and bragging about his \u201cpower canon.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Then Donald, who has been drinking and least we forget is actually a criminal, took the truck\u2019s arm and shouted, \u201cRabbit arm!\u201d I think he meant &#8220;robot&#8221; but his drunk accent is open to interpretation.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1169.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1169-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1169\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1169-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1169-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there was a fight. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1171-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1171\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1171-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1171-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donald won. <\/p>\n<p>Then Super Snowman had to clean up all the extra pieces because he\u2019s a neat-freak. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1175-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1175\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1175-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1175-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 22 Rating:<\/strong> 3.9 out of 5 (Points added for robot arm and the extra gun!)<\/p>\n<p><em>Check out my short story, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=2627\" target=\"_blank\">What If Nothing Happens This Christmas<\/a>. Because it won&#8217;t be as fun if you read it after Christmas. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1174.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1174-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1174\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1174-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_1174-300x225.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%3D2714&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>Three days. That\u2019s all we have left. Three. After today, we\u2019ve got two days. Then one. Then none. Then tears. Will this calendar continue to impress during these final 72 hours? Short answer: Of course. Long answer, keep reading. 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