{"id":309,"date":"2010-12-15T14:35:41","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T19:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2010-12-15T22:39:27","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T03:39:27","slug":"lego-advent-calendar-day-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=309","title":{"rendered":"Lego Advent Calendar: Day 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade (or freeze them to make yellow pain orbs to be hurled at enemies). When the Lego Advent Calendar gives you a mediocre Lego item, you make better Lego items. This was my philosophy going into Day 15. After Cynthia\u2019s much-anticipated arrival yesterday, certainly the calendar would spit out a crappy toy today. <\/p>\n

I was kind of right.<\/p>\n

Continue, if you dare. And I dare you. So you better do it or else everyone will think you\u2019re a wuss and they\u2019ll hurl pain orbs at your wussy face.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a table!<\/p>\n

The Goat family needs a table. How else are they to enjoy the bountiful feast of dog food sausage and bread? It\u2019s a nice table. It\u2019s probably the table-iest table you could make with Lego bricks. It also has a strange lamp in the middle. <\/p>\n

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The lamp is the best part because it comes with a clear Lego Head. The Lego Head pieces are fun, blank or otherwise. But I\u2019ve never seen a clear Lego Head. Faster than you can say, \u201cDan, you\u2019re an adult,\u201d I deconstructed my Lego Table to make\u2026<\/p>\n

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Mr. Ice Face!<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t he great? The photo doesn\u2019t do Mr. Ice Face justice. He looks much more impressive and alien in real life. Maybe I should start a chain mail campaign so that I can send him to all of you. You can look at him for a day, and then send it on to the next person. That makes sense, right?<\/p>\n

Of course, Mr. Ice Face needs a sidekick. Using another piece of the Lego Table, I created\u2026<\/p>\n

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Mr. Ice Face and Hidden Dragon, the Samurai Girl. <\/p>\n

They fight crime.<\/p>\n

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\nDay 15 Rating (As is)<\/strong>: 1.9 out of 4 (Points deducted because a table won\u2019t solve a family crisis.)
\nDay 15 Rating (Modified)<\/strong>: 3.9 out of 4 (Points added because Mr. Ice Face and Hidden Dragon will kick your ass if you give them a lesser score.) <\/p>\n

Then I made a totem pole. <\/p>\n

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Want more holiday fun? No? Never mind. <\/p>\n

But if you want more holiday fun later, check out these new slide shows I made for SparkNotes:<\/p>\n

How to Survive Family Holiday Parties<\/a><\/p>\n

How to be a Great Holiday Guest<\/a> (With Illustrations!) <\/p>\n

And check out my in-depth look at “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See you tomorrow.<\/p>\n