{"id":6577,"date":"2020-12-09T13:17:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T18:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6577"},"modified":"2020-12-09T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T18:21:43","slug":"2020-lego-advent-calendar-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=6577","title":{"rendered":"2020 Lego Advent Calendar: Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania is getting its first snow of the season. Snow outside. Christmas songs spinning\u00a0 on the Spotify. Lights on the tree. He-Man on the desk. The only thing that could make this\u00a0 more Christmas-y is if a teenager got spontaneously pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>What does the wise and powerful Lego corporation grant me this day?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4279-e1607536314165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4279-e1607536314165-1024x971.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4279-e1607536314165-1024x971.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4279-e1607536314165-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4279-e1607536314165-768x728.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gifts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4287-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4287-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4287-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4287-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re&#8230;to be expected. It&#8217;s a calendar filler. Not much thought goes into these two boxes. And the green doesn&#8217;t even look like a good Christmas green. It&#8217;s more of a Kermit-flesh green.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll take it.<\/p>\n<p>Bo-Bo and Giles were excited to see what they got!<\/p>\n<p>But Bo-Bo took apart the whole thing and couldn&#8217;t find a single gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4282-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4282-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4282-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4282-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe the real gift was&#8230;friendship,&#8221; he said. Then cried and hid his tears behind his glasses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe the real gift is ghosts,&#8221; whispered Giles.<\/p>\n<p>Then Faker appeared. He stands on his nametag because I&#8217;m sure most normal people don&#8217;t know who Faker is. Nor do they believe his name is actually Faker. (He-Man character names all sound like they were created by a nervous adult learning English for the first time. Get used to it.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4292-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4292-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4292-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4292-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, Faker is a fake He-Man created by Skeletor. He has a control panel on his chest, so I think he&#8217;s a robot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4307.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4307-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4307-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4307-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4307-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was probably 5 years old the last time I thought about Faker, so I don&#8217;t really remember his whole backstory.\u00a0 According to the internet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/he-man.fandom.com\/wiki\/Faker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it&#8217;s complex<\/a>. And He-Man lore isn&#8217;t exactly made of airtight, logical\u00a0 worldbuilding. Faker&#8217;s role in the He-Man universe is all over the place. He could be He-Man&#8217;s brother. He could be a clone. He could be a living sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>I do remember liking this guy when I was kid. Something about the chilly blue skin and the popping bright orange armor makes me happy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4306.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4306-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4306-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4306-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4306-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If memory serves, Faker was not blue in the cartoon. He was He-Man-colored. They made the toy blue so parents didn&#8217;t feel ripped off buying another He-Man. (Though most, if not all, He-Man action figures were just He-Man&#8217;s body with a new head. We were dumb kids who didn&#8217;t notice because we were too busy not having internet.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4295.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4295-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4295-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4295-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4295-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Faker wanted presents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4300-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4300-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4300-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He inspected one of them but couldn&#8217;t figure out what was inside. Sensing that Faker would be angry if he didn&#8217;t get a present, Giles yelled, &#8220;It&#8217;s a football!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ball good!&#8221; said Faker, who I kinda remember was an idiot. Maybe I&#8217;m confusing him with Bizarro Superman.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4301-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4301-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4301-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 9 Rating:<\/strong>\u00a01.5 out of 5 (Points deducted because I think I got these exact same boxes before.)<\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4304.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4304-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4304-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4304-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_4304-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08F71RR5X\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogging twilight: Viper Edition<\/a>, Dan Bergstein&#8217;s thrilling journey through the Twilight series armed with only his sarcasm hand and the ability to draw spaghetti-hair. 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