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I bought the coolest thing today

Heh heh heh... I was walking around the mall today looking to buy something for a beautiful young lady, Cora Smith, who's coming down to spend her birthday with us pathetic Austin Geeks, when lo and behold, I found the DELUXE IRON GIANT TOY at the Warner Brothers Store.

I freaked. I have been watching the TRENDMASTER's website hoping to get the drop on the Evil Toy Scum Guys (TM) of the world that usurp cool toys then quadruple the prices and/or sell them on Ebay, thus making toy collecting a very expensive and/or stressful hobby. If there are laws about Ticket Scalping then there damn well ought to be laws about Toy Scalping.

As soon as I got Cora Smith her present (yes dear I didn't forget you) I rushed to the car and as Father Geek drove I began to free my big metal guy from his cardboard and plastic coffin... For all toys suffer a bit of a premature burial till you set them free. Personally, since seeing this movie I've been dying to get this toy. Call me silly... Call me childish.. But damn does this toy rock. I love how BIG this thing is. It's like two and a half feet tall, comes with magnetic Hogarth you can stick in his hand or shoulder. He talks, eyes light up and change and he guards my room from the center of my toy display atop my printer...

I tell ya... I can't wait to see this movie again. It's strange how films work on me. Especially a movie like IRON GIANT. Some folks out there seem to think swag can 'sway' one's opinion of a movie... or make one give out a good review. But ya know what. I don't really get much free studio swag. I don't get them packets of promotional goodies. I go out and buy my own swag. And ya know what... I slapped my $30 down so fast to get my own big metal guy so fast it woulda made your head spin. Just like I'm gonna force everyone I know into that theater opening day. Not because of Warners. Not because of Brad Bird or any other person associated with this movie.

I'm taking all my friends to this one cause... THE IRON GIANT... THE MOVIE.... Is a brilliant animated film that now has a character that's the centerpiece of the most looked at wall of my life. And I tell you... that Joe Johnston design just friggin rocks!

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tauntaun
by r_dimitri22
Jul 22nd, 1999
05:41:24 AM
Don't give a rat's tail about IG, but what's the thing in the ba
by Ilvenshang
Jul 22nd, 1999
05:49:07 AM
toys
by Bud
Jul 22nd, 1999
06:38:55 AM
Way Cool Stuff.
by Dallan
Jul 22nd, 1999
07:11:34 AM
times like this
by Z
Jul 22nd, 1999
07:41:17 AM
That's a scary monkey!
by JJ McClure
Jul 22nd, 1999
07:55:24 AM
More, must see more!
by Essemtee
Jul 22nd, 1999
08:07:05 AM
That scrubbing bubble in front, is that the one that does review
by spike lee
Jul 22nd, 1999
08:32:49 AM
Wrong about the toys, Harry
by purchagent
Jul 22nd, 1999
08:45:26 AM
If Cora looks like Lana...
by Meca
Jul 22nd, 1999
08:56:47 AM
Barbarella
by Bloodstained
Jul 22nd, 1999
09:04:44 AM
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
by RodimusPrime
Jul 22nd, 1999
10:23:12 AM
If having a Kenner Imperial Shuttle is grounds for ass-kissing..
by Lando Plenty
Jul 22nd, 1999
10:34:50 AM
I dig your Frankenstein, Harry...
by Fred4sure
Jul 22nd, 1999
10:53:35 AM
Ilvenshang
by Morgus
Jul 22nd, 1999
11:03:17 AM
We have something in common !
by RobinP
Jul 22nd, 1999
11:34:03 AM
something's missing
by michelle21
Jul 22nd, 1999
02:25:06 PM
Important question for Harry concerning the cool toy...
by Cronksty
Jul 22nd, 1999
06:56:45 PM
WOW
by reywing
Jul 22nd, 1999
07:07:32 PM
Be careful with that magnetic hogarth, man!
by lindzee
Jul 22nd, 1999
10:37:25 PM
O Cymbal Monkey, Where Art Thou?
by Justin Sane
Jul 23rd, 1999
02:40:43 AM
Norman Bates=Harry?
by Cronksty
Jul 23rd, 1999
08:09:50 AM
Ultimate Iron Giant
by S.A.R.H.
Jul 23rd, 1999
08:43:36 AM
Dad Mastercraftsman built me 5 ft Iron Giant
by Quack
Jul 23rd, 1999
04:03:45 PM
Is that a 2' vibrator in the collection?!
by Quack
Jul 23rd, 1999
04:08:17 PM
ive seen him
by frog
Jul 23rd, 1999
04:10:24 PM
The Minkey
by Sammy Glick
Jul 23rd, 1999
08:37:55 PM
To see pics of tons of robot toys. . .
by jmachinder
Jul 23rd, 1999
10:03:40 PM
what the...
by Chief
Jul 23rd, 1999
10:40:58 PM
Is it just me...
by Sarcasmo
Jul 23rd, 1999
10:48:07 PM
Reminds me of that one Stephen King story.
by Wolfpack
Aug 15th, 2006
01:31:32 PM
Not as cool
by Series7
Jun 3rd, 2008
10:01:10 PM

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