http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/06/05/kinder-surprise/ We are Flesh-and-Spirit on a journey to Integral Unity with God. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:31:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/06/05/kinder-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-4084 michael Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:02:05 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/?p=2705#comment-4084 Oh man, you just tapped a thick vein of childhood nostalgia. Those Kinder Surprises are a German thing, and this little German deli/venison processing center out in the middle of nowhere near where I grew up sold them (as well as piles and piles of other ass-kicking European candies). The toys in those things back when I was seven or so...they had these little faithful reproductions of classic cars that you had to put together and then could rev up and let go. I think I still have some Kinder Surprise toys in my childhood room. When I moved to Israel, they sold them in most places, so I got a couple out of nostalgia but was disappointed to discover the toys weren't nearly as cool anymore. With no real evidence, I'm going to blame the EU. Oh man, you just tapped a thick vein of childhood nostalgia. Those Kinder Surprises are a German thing, and this little German deli/venison processing center out in the middle of nowhere near where I grew up sold them (as well as piles and piles of other ass-kicking European candies). The toys in those things back when I was seven or so…they had these little faithful reproductions of classic cars that you had to put together and then could rev up and let go. I think I still have some Kinder Surprise toys in my childhood room. When I moved to Israel, they sold them in most places, so I got a couple out of nostalgia but was disappointed to discover the toys weren’t nearly as cool anymore. With no real evidence, I’m going to blame the EU.

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