Re: Sigh

["Dan Lipkowitz" <lipkowit@midway.uchicago.edu>]

The sad thing is that you folks are describing my own very first set of
dinosaur toys, which I must have received as a present around 1978 or so.
And yes, even though I did not myself play D&D, I instantly recognized that
ludicrous little rust monster. Still have it, buried somewhere in my box of
esoteric toys back home. Actually, if anyone else has any dino-toy memories
and experiences to share, I'd appreciate hearing them -- one of several
papers I need to complete over the next few weeks is a study of how toys can
effect kids' perception of science -- and being who I am, I'm focusing on
those darned plastic dinos. I'm concentrating on the Jurassic Park line
for the present, since they were part of a major merchandising campaign, but
I'd be glad for any sort of examples people would like to cite.

Thanks!

(By the way, avoid the JP _Baryonyx_. It's awful.)

Dan Lipkowitz
lipkowit@midway.uchicago.edu