Similar to Aldrin, but with Latter-day Saint astronaut Don L. Lind: http://www.ldsliving.com/LDS-Astronaut-Shares-What-It-s-Like-Taking-the-Sacrament-in-Space/s/83295/
Regarding that cornerstone: I had difficulty finding any sources about this but I did find this one that mentions a secretary of the Smithsonian with the last name of Ripley (related? I don’t know!) who approved the search to find the cornerstone but as this strip reveals, they were unable to locate it.
Yes, it’s a matter of taxes on imported toys being less than that on imported dolls, and pretty much all of Marvel’s character figures were imported from China. Here’s a link to a detailed account….
I wonder if the “doll” not being a “toy” thing has to do with the historical use of “dolls” as Fashion Dolls, used almost like mannequins are today. Then there was the perception that dolls were for those who could afford a store-bought “doll” (or collectable) as opposed to the homemade ones most girls could afford.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
Similar to Aldrin, but with Latter-day Saint astronaut Don L. Lind: http://www.ldsliving.com/LDS-Astronaut-Shares-What-It-s-Like-Taking-the-Sacrament-in-Space/s/83295/
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 5 years ago
Regarding that cornerstone: I had difficulty finding any sources about this but I did find this one that mentions a secretary of the Smithsonian with the last name of Ripley (related? I don’t know!) who approved the search to find the cornerstone but as this strip reveals, they were unable to locate it.
Source: https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_13171
The source has more details about this but I gave you the general gist of it all.
RobertGuggenheimer1 over 5 years ago
Maybe you can find the cornerstone! Love, Bobby
therese_callahan2002 over 5 years ago
Hasbro refused to let GI Joe be called a doll.
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Yes, it’s a matter of taxes on imported toys being less than that on imported dolls, and pretty much all of Marvel’s character figures were imported from China. Here’s a link to a detailed account….
mentalfloss.com/article/92007/why-us-federal-court-ruled-marvels-x-men-arent-humans
Breadboard over 5 years ago
Lawyer speak with forked tongue……
mudleg over 5 years ago
My mom would ask, “Did you check ALL the corners?”
russef over 5 years ago
And who had the first Bar Mitzvah??
russef over 5 years ago
Cornerstone will be in the last place you looked. In the corner.
J Short over 5 years ago
Did Buzz get a buzz?
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 5 years ago
It’s the doorstop in the back. What a bunch of dorks.
Rog22 over 5 years ago
And how would you recognize the Smithsonian cornerstone if you found it? Does it have the date chiseled into it?
FassEddie over 5 years ago
The could just make Smithson’s sarcophagus the cornerstone and be done with it. His donation made the museum possible.
DaveQuinn over 5 years ago
Boys to NOT have dolls. They have “action figures”
jasonsnakelover over 5 years ago
Why would they have been marketed as dolls instead of action figures like G.I. Joe, DC Comics superheroes, and Transformers?
Take care and may God bless.
The Pro from Dover over 5 years ago
Bob. over 5 years ago
It wouldn’t be surprising if the cornerstone was removed or covered up during an expansion.
3cranes Premium Member over 5 years ago
I wonder if the “doll” not being a “toy” thing has to do with the historical use of “dolls” as Fashion Dolls, used almost like mannequins are today. Then there was the perception that dolls were for those who could afford a store-bought “doll” (or collectable) as opposed to the homemade ones most girls could afford.
squiggle9 over 5 years ago
I’m glad somebody still takes the sacraments
cygnetash Premium Member over 5 years ago
No credit to Kevin Nowlan for the art you copied of his?