Toyland, toyland

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Smart money’s on the Hot Wheels: Twelve toys, including the pogo stick, Rubik’s Cube and Hot Wheels, are among 12 finalists for induction in the National Toy Hall of Fame. In November, two of the 12 will join the 46 already on the list.

To make the final choice, all 12 toys will be scattered on the floor of a child’s bedroom and a father will be sent into the darkened room at 2 a.m. with a glass of water for the child. The first two toys to be stepped on or tripped over, sufficient to cause the father to curse, will be added to the Hall of Fame.

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No backsies: After hearing calls from the public to apologize and work together, the Everett School Board, following last month’s scuffle during an executive session, did indeed apologize, and then followed the apology by censuring the member the others chafe against.

School Board President Ed Petersen said he had his fingers crossed behind his back, so the apology didn’t count.

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Yes, I want fries with that: A New York man is suing the White Castle hamburger chain because he can’t squeeze his 290-pound, 6-foot frame into its booths, which he says is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The group, People for Justifiable Irony, asked that the case be assigned to a judge in a wheelchair.

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