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                        The thrill of plastic army men

I remember the comic book ads touting a mass of toy soldiers [1] (link via
news from me [2]) as a kid, and I was always curious.

But never having the money, nor the desire to actually destroy one of my
precious comic books, I was to remain curious about these ads. I always
assumed they were like the little green plastic army guys [3] that were
omnipresent in my childhood. Even as an adult, I was curious as to what these
kits actually were.

And now I know—they're even cheaper and cheesier than the little green
plastic army guys. Glad I saved my (non-existent) money.

[1] http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/comicbooktoysoldiers.html
[2] http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_06_30.html#013650
[3] http://www.thortrains.net/armymen/idealgi1.html

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