# Guys, what's your favorite Toy?! Ok gals too! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 21, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545 "2003-11-21T18:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/1 "2003-11-21T18:17:26Z")
I’d have to say my favorite toy would be my **mini-loader** like [this](http://www.trusite.com/images/TrueValue/rental/construction/mini_loader_backhoe.jpg) one. My wife and I have wanted a couple of quads for quite some time, just have not got around to buying them yet. And I do not consider our boat a toy… So guys and gals, whats your favorite toy? It can be hand held or have wheels or tracks, anything 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/2 "2003-11-21T18:24:59Z")
Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, the computer, definitely!!! Or, computer-like gadgets, or gadgets that go with computers. Games, MP3 players, and so on. For activities? Rollercoasters. For activities that your body has to do? Rollerblades (though “sniff” I’m not sure that I’ll be able to use them anymore since I broke my leg). ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/3 "2003-11-21T18:59:34Z")
If we’re talking toys like practical items used as fun I’d say my kitchen aid mixer 🙂 If you mean kid toys I’d have to say my Monopoly stuff! I’m not coordinated enough to ride a bike or rollerblade anymore ☹ Too many inner ear infections led to no balance. When I was younger we’d go dirt biking or go karting a lot and it was a riot too 🙂 The computers are hubby’s favorite toys. I’m geek by association 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrTuffPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MrTuffPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrTuffPaws)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/4 "2003-11-21T19:05:09Z")
Big kid toy would have to be my Springfield Armory XD9 autopistol ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/5 "2003-11-21T19:08:38Z")
Oh, I’ll say my trusty Suzuki DR350, but only by a hair. 😃 * * * She told me she loved me like a brother. She was from Arkansas, hence the Joy! ---
**Author:** ![evilhomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/43a26b/32.png) [@evilhomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhomer)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/6 "2003-11-21T19:19:19Z")
My MP3 player would probably be the toy I get the most enjoyment out of. I have an Archos Jukebox and I use it pretty much every day. I love having a ton of music at my finger tips. I must say I’m a little jealous about your toy **Phlosphr**. That looks like it’d be alot of fun. When I worked in construction during university, I loved bombing around on the forklifts and bobcats. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/7 "2003-11-21T19:38:59Z")
without a doubt, my TiVo is my favorite toy. It has effected my life more than any other item that I own. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/8 "2003-11-21T20:01:52Z")
I actually collect action figures (“real” toys), so I’m going to stay out of this one to avoid being made fun of. As for “grownup” toys, I’ll go with my Yamaha tenor saxophone, my DVD player, and my computer. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/9 "2003-11-21T20:04:11Z")
**evilhomer** - Here here! I on the other hand never had a chance to use construction equipment in college and only bought onw when I was pretty well established. I decided to learn how to operate this mini loader…it’s not that big 5 ton…but hey I’ve built rock walls, foundations, tree houses, would-be hobbit holes the lot! I love it. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/10 "2003-11-21T20:08:38Z")
Hmmm, my computer is really the only “grown-up” toy that I own (not counting tv/vcr/dvd). My car’s too boring to be a toy, my kitchen appliances too basic, my crafty stuff not nearly gagety enough. If we’re talking real-for-real TOYS though, I absolutely LOVE vintage Fisher Price. I spend inordinate amounts of time trolling e-bay looking for thirty, forty, or fifty year old toys that I then spend _way_ too much money on just because they’re so great. They really don’t make 'em like that anymore. Of course, I justify it by saying that they’re for my toddler; but the truth of the matter is that I spend just as much time–if not more–playing with them as he does. ---
**Author:** ![shannablu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@shannablu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannablu)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/11 "2003-11-21T21:49:29Z")
I would have to say my DVD collection. I consider myself very diverse in my movie choices and I have a little bit of everything. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/12 "2003-11-21T22:33:08Z")
I’m really tempted to link to a site with the Jackhammer Jesus, but it would get me banned 😛 My computer in winter, my RV and fishing tackle in summer. ---
**Author:** ![DirtyKash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DirtyKash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtyKash)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/13 "2003-11-21T23:17:09Z")
Dildo. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/14 "2003-11-22T01:07:52Z")
GRRR - Hamsters ate it all. Heya Phlosphr. This is a picture of my little tractor (insert Michael Jackson Joke here). [http://www.tractortips.com/photos/picture.asp?pic\_name=ALLIS%20CHALMERS5015.jpg](http://www.tractortips.com/photos/picture.asp?pic_name=ALLIS%20CHALMERS5015.jpg) I have a loader and scraper on mine. Also wheel weights and wider front tires. It also has ‘decals’ on both sides of the loader arms - ‘BINFORD 5000’ (Tim Allen Reference). The previous owner’s friend did that. In low, low, low gear. The wheels turn about as fast as a second hand on a watch. My newest favorite is a Senco Palm Nailer. Broke down and got a compresser I did. Framming nailer too. But the Palm Nailer is great. A lifesaver for putting the additon on my home. Lots of odd stuff going on. [http://tools-for-sale.com/item/B0000225L0/](http://tools-for-sale.com/item/B0000225L0/) ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/15 "2003-11-22T01:14:57Z")
I love love love my cheap little [Kodak digital camera](http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=111&pq-locale=en_US). ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/16 "2003-11-22T02:40:56Z")
Lego Mindstorms. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/17 "2003-11-22T03:01:52Z")
Gotta go with my 1873 Trapdoor Springfield. ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/18 "2003-11-22T03:20:47Z")
indoors: Ashton AB1500 4 string bass and 600 watt neighbour terrorising amp outdoors: TOY-ota landcruiser and off road camper trailer. Boat 19ft bertram bowrider and 100HP merc outboard spearfishing and dive gear (there’s a whole other world down there) automotive: 1960 MGA convertable my favourite: my gorgeous girlfriend ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/19 "2003-11-22T04:12:37Z")
Ehhh. The stuff I mentioned are really come down on the tool side of toys. I enjoy working on the house I do. So my tools are also my fun. Gonna buy a Ramset this weekend (I hope). But. I did buy a 1978 Yamaha 650 vertical twin 2 years ago. Been working on it. The last guy that owned it, rebuilt the engine 180 degrees off. I collected the bike (read parts) and put it back together. Except it would NOT start. Everything checked out. Fuel, Timing, Spark, Compression. Because of the way the engine is set up, 180 off gave me perfect timing on my light. It was not untill I checked the individual valve positions against the timing that I figured out what was going on. I switched the left coil to the right cylinder and visa-versa, and instand motorcycle. Happy dance. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545/20 "2003-11-22T04:43:23Z")
I must be the only one that came in here thinking the OP was about something other than construction equipment. 😃 I have lots of favorite tools. Probably my two most favorite are (1) my SnapOn ratcheting screwdriver and (2) my SnapOn curlyQ tool. It’s really a cotter pin puller but it’s nifty for just about anything. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-favorite-toy-ok-gals-too/214545.md?page=2)