{"id":6091,"date":"2018-12-11T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6091"},"modified":"2018-12-11T12:04:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T17:04:33","slug":"2018-lego-advent-calendar-day-eleven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6091","title":{"rendered":"2018 Lego Advent Calendar: Day Eleven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have five minutes? Listen to Eric Clapton&#8217;s new version of &#8220;Jingle Bells.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/odBxg-BU1Fo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s beyond terrible. <\/p>\n<p>It has NOTHING to do with Jingle Bells. <\/p>\n<p>You could call this song &#8220;Sex Foot&#8221; and it would make as much sense. <\/p>\n<p>Did Clapton hit the &#8220;demo&#8221; button on his Casio keyboard and call it a day? <\/p>\n<p>Sure, there is a very brief &#8220;chorus&#8221; of someone &#8220;singing&#8221; &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; but most of this song sounds like music heard over the end credits of a NetFlix movie about a drug deal gone bad. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so awful that I almost love it. Almost. <\/p>\n<p>Well, if guitar legends cashing in on techno-fart holiday music didn&#8217;t get you in the Christmas spirit, maybe the Lego calendar can help. Today we get&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3274.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3274-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3274-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3274-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3274-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Cheese Train!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3277-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3277-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3277-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3277-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe I&#8217;m just hungry, but the yellow\/orange peices look like cheese. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the Cheddar Express!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3278.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3278-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3278-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3278-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3278-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not bad. <\/p>\n<p>Quincy can stand on this toy, which is fun. He still can&#8217;t use the jetpack from Day 1, so at least he can surf on a locomotive. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3279.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3279-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3279-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3279-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3279-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walter the Poet Snowman and Timberly had another training session. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3280-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WALTER<\/strong>: To be a poet, you must dig deep and find words truer than true! See this train. Look at it. Feel it! Now, let your mind go and write a haiku about this train!<br \/>\n<strong>TIMBERLY:<\/strong> Choo-choo train in winter, ever-moving on the tracks, Choo-choo-Skadoo!<br \/>\n<strong>WALTER:<\/strong> That&#8217;s not really a haiku, but your word placement is magnificent! We must double our training! Soon you will be &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3281-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3281-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3281-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3281-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VK9000 enters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VK9000:<\/strong> This train reminds me of a song I just wrote called &#8220;Holiday Train (Memories)&#8221; and it goes like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Merry Christmas! I&#8217;ll be home on the train to home!<br \/>\nMerry dancing, &#8217;round the holly tree!<br \/>\nTake the train to my heart&#8230;this year!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TIMBERLY: <\/strong>That was like a dessert for my ears and a hug for my soul!<br \/>\n<strong>WALTER: <\/strong>No! No! No! The key to poetry is subtext and metaphor!<br \/>\n<strong>VK9000:<\/strong> The key to poetry is to end it with a pause and then, &#8220;&#8230;this year.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Robot Snowman and Quincy were busy having fun with the train. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3282-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3282-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3282-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3282-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 11 Rating: <\/strong>3 out of 5 (Points added because I like cheese.)<\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3283.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3283-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3283-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3283-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3283-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.PowerPencils.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PowerPencils.com<\/a>. 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