Classic toys

Renee Busby of the Mobile Regsiter has an interesting piece (actually a book review) on timeless toys from the past. I always like these "little known facts" sort of things. My favorite:

The game "Twister" began as a shoe polish promotion. Before the game even debuted in 1966, Milton Bradley had concerns that the game would be too risqué and socially unacceptable because it required men and women to become entangled in knots. After the game's release, sales were slow, which prompted Milton Bradley to pull the plug on the production of the game. But on May 3, 1966, things started looking up for "Twister." That night, Johnny Carson invited his guest, Eva Gabor, to play the new game with him on his show. The publicity catapulted sales. That year, more than 3 million sets were sold.

Busby's review mentions many more -- from Candyland to Pez. Read the whole thing if you're nostalgic for the days when a toy's only special effects were in the imagination of the child playing with it. Yep, I'm a mid-30s geezer; I'll admit it.

Things are busy, busy today, so that's all.