National Toy Hall of Fame

[BabyMedley]

I looked yesterday, and Chess and Rubber Duck were the two with the least amount of votes. Lame.

[shimmer73083]

How did that happen?????????   

[Bow Tie]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh! So you had to have the least amount of votes to win. Huh. They should have explained that better.

[snwbear24]

What was the point of us voting then?? Just for us to come to their page?

[Arokiss]

Weird! I don't get it.

*JM*

[Shenanigans]

Whaaa?? Why even have us vote then?! How disappointing. And stupid for asking for votes if votes didn't matter.

[ThriftyPony]

Rubber duck and chess? Lame.

[snwbear24]

Rubber duck and chess? Lame.

Super Lame!!

[Jocelyn]

I suppose the poll was just there to bring traffic to their site and make us feel like we have a say in the results. But if that's so, they probably shouldn't have had the results on there! It's a bit silly.

Chess is pretty timeless though, and the rubber duck is super iconic. It's disappointing that Ponies didn't make the cut, but it's not surprising, I don't think.

[kellyponyfeathers]

I guess it doesn't matter what collectors think.  The toys they pick are classic, yes, but they sure aren't collectible.  I mean, they've inducted things like cardboard boxes, plain old sticks, and jump ropes!  Sure, every kid played with those, but nobody wants to go to a museum to see them!  *humpf*  Someday I'm gonna start my own toy museum and show them how it's done!

[NinaMarie]

According to this ABC article, it is actually 23 "experts" that get to choose who gets in. Not an apparently pointless public poll.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/toy-hall-fame-induct-toys-20811908

[sweetiebabyfizzy]

I noticed that it was rigged! That's a load of bull!

[Pinkie21]

Honestly, I'm happy with the results.  Yes, My Little Ponies are awesome toys (of course).  But when compared to actual classics like chess and rubber duckies, I personally feel that those are a tiny bit more deserving.  They have remained basically the same throughout the generations.

[snwbear24]

Honestly I don't think chess is technically a toy...

[Shenanigans]

I guess it doesn't matter what collectors think.  The toys they pick are classic, yes, but they sure aren't collectible.  I mean, they've inducted things like cardboard boxes, plain old sticks, and jump ropes!  Sure, every kid played with those, but nobody wants to go to a museum to see them!  *humpf*  Someday I'm gonna start my own toy museum and show them how it's done!

Honestly I don't think chess is technically a toy...

That's what I was thinking as well. Is it really a toy? I've always seen chess as more of a teenager/adult game anyway, not something kids would be into. At least I never was