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What's the joke exactly? English is not my native language.
by ibotty 1y ago
What's the joke exactly? English is not my native language.
- jerf 1y agohttps://www.basicfun.com/lincoln-logs/ https://www.basicfun.com/lincoln-logs/ This would be something the Boomer generation grew up with, and I think maybe the previous generation too. They're still around but they've certainly faded; they used to be Lego-level popular kids toys back then. They are named after President Lincoln, but only as a marketing tactic to use some of his reputation, there's no real connection. I would imagine even some native English speakers are learning something with this post. I haven't seen them in a while.
- ranguna 1y agoYes, but why is it evil?
- drfuchs 1y agoThere’s a strong connection between President Lincoln and log cabins. He grew up in a series of log cabins, and this fact was widely known during his campaign.
- bennettnate5 1y ago> They were named after President Lincoln, but only as a marketing tactic > there's no real connection Funny--I always thought it was meant to be a pun on linkin', as in you're linkin' the logs together because they have those slots that fit precisely together on the ends.
- saghm 1y agoI think it's both that and the popular tale of Lincoln having been born in a log cabin (which for some reason I thought I had heard wasn't actually true, but from looking into it now, it seems like a lot of sources say it is, so maybe I heard wrong?)
- saghm 1y agoI'm a late millennial, and I'd sometimes see them as a kid too. I'm not sure about more recent generations, but I think that they might have stuck around longer than you might think.
- iforgotpassword 1y agoI saw some kids in a park a few years ago in Beijing playing with those. First time I saw them. Didn't know the name until now though. :)
- Timwi 1y ago> This would be something the Boomer generation grew up with ... in your country I assume. I've never heard of these, but from the looks of it, they look like an American version of Playmobil or Fisher Price.
- dolmen 1y agoWe have a brand in France that is a bit older (1911) that also still makes wood toys. https://www.jeujura.fr/ https://www.jeujura.fr/
- kelnos 1y agoThey were still pretty common when I was a kid in the early '80s. genX'ers and older millennials born in the US are likely to know about them, or perhaps even have had a set of them (I did).