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\"IMG_0017\"<\/a>Of all the holiday songs, the one I loathe above all others, even above the dreaded “Christmas Shoes,” is “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” I hate it. I’d rather listen to hot molten lava slowly cooling inside my ear canal than sit through the entire song. It’s the worst. <\/p>\n

Maybe it was fun the first time it was performed. Maybe as part of a Broadway show it works just fine. But as a stand-alone song, it’s worse than all the ringtones in the world played at once. And it’s not even the mild, implied sexual assault that irks me. I just hate it. I hate that every celebrity in the world sings it, and we’re all supposed to applaud and say, “My God, that duet was so playful and delightful! I truly felt that it was cold outside! Bravo!” <\/p>\n

And every year, there are 20 more versions of it! Please, can we stop? Can we agree that the song is ruining our lives and minds? Am I alone? Am I the only one who hates this song? WHY DO THEY KEEP SINGING IT?!?!?<\/p>\n

Even now, sitting here thinking about, I’m getting angry. <\/p>\n

Luckily, I have a Lego surprise. And that surprise is…<\/p>\n

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\nThe Sandcrawler! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow! This is a good one. And it took nearly half a day to build! (Or maybe just five minutes.) But look at all these parts!<\/p>\n

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This is a beefy vehicle. While some of the Lego Advent Calendar toys are barely more than two tiny pieces held together by hope and imagination, this mini-Sandcrawler is a thick, solid brute of plastic. A tip of the hat to he Lego designers that came up with this ity-bity build.<\/p>\n

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The Sandcrawler always captured my imagination. The Jawas are tiny people, and yet their car is a giant, house-sized monster. Love it! I always wanted to see an AT-AT take on a Sandcrawler. The AT-AT would win, but it would be an amazing, slow, fight. <\/p>\n

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Today is a good day. <\/p>\n

Day 5 Rating:<\/strong> 4 out of 5 (Points added for all the pieces!) <\/p>\n

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