{"id":11259,"date":"2007-10-09T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2007-10-09T15:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/10\/09\/no-hummels-need-apply.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:24:48","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:24:48","slug":"no_hummels_need_apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/10\/09\/no_hummels_need_apply.html","title":{"rendered":"No Hummels Need Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ran across a comment by Steve<\/a> that:<\/p>\n

It is a undisputed fact that you can tell a lot about geeks by their desktop action figures. Do their tastes run to anime, Lord of the Rings, McFarlane-crafted monstrosities (both by design and in concept), superheroes (realisted vs. cartoony vs. 80s classic), video game characters, fantasy figurines (lead, pewter, prepainted plastic, etc.), soldiers (Yo Joe!), Star Trek, Star Wars (again, 80s classic or modern or modern-retro-80s classic) or replica props.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

For the record, I have a shelf of photographs and toys in my office, which currently include:<\/p>\n

Figures:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Mickey Mouse (business card holder)<\/li>\n
  • Hellboy<\/li>\n
  • Babar<\/li>\n
  • The Flash (Jay Garrick)<\/li>\n
  • Space Ghost<\/li>\n
  • The Tick<\/li>\n
  • Yakko<\/li>\n
  • Belle<\/li>\n
  • Goofy<\/li>\n
  • Eeyore<\/li>\n
  • Hawkgirl<\/li>\n
  • Swiper<\/li>\n
  • A couple of generic lizards<\/li>\n
  • A good luck white Japanese cat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Vehicles:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Serenity<\/em><\/li>\n
    • A Centauri shuttle<\/li>\n
    • A Minbari cruiser<\/li>\n
    • A Starfury<\/li>\n
    • An Imperial AT-ST<\/li>\n
    • An SR-71<\/li>\n
    • The Mach 5<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      I have a few others tucked away in a cabinet, but that will do for the moment.<\/p>\n

      Not everything sits on this shelf.\u00a0 Every couple of weeks I rotate a few of them into my window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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