Who likes and still collects beanie babies

[Raulandpinboy]

I dont, I hate the stupid things, but I want to see some action on the boards, even if I just get you all mad at me I will complete me mission.

So with that said.

Beanie babies are a dumb idea they will not last, its beans in a bag people!!!!

They will eventually rot, tear, and look like yuck.

In my opinion pins are the way to go, they last forever and look great framed.

The opinions expressed are my own and not the idea of anybody else, Mean Laureen had nothing to do with it. (well maybe a little)

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Ok Raul, I think your logic has a flaw this time. You claim pins look good framed but I happen to believe that Beanie Babies look pretty good framed too. It is just that few people know how to frame a Beanie Baby.

I want to start by saying the most important piece of safety equipment is these, safety glasses and you should always read the instructions on all power tools and check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.

Now there are two schools of thought when it comes to framing Beanies. The first method involves undressed Barbie dolls and a poloroid camera. I don't personally condone this style of framing but if you want details you can e-mail me. It does work as I was able to obtain a whole new Hot Wheels collection when G.I. Joe practiced a little indecretion. But that is another story.

The second school of thought is to use shadow boxes. I like to use the kind you find at Wal-Mart. Try to find one with plexiglass in the front since there is a potential for glass to break and it is not cool going to the emergency room trying to explain how you ingested glass shards while making a Beanie sandwich. So you get some Beanie Babies (I start with an even dozen) and a plastic Fisher-Price telephone. You will also need a heavy piece of cardboard and a picture of the inside of a phone booth. If you don't have the picture, pick up a disposable camera while at Wal-Mart and head down town. It is best to take pictures of phone booths in the middle of the day. I don't know about where you live but around here there are people living in the phone booths at night and it is just wrong to take pictures of homeless people while they are asleep. So once you have the picture, have it developed and enlarged to be the size of your frame. Take some spray adhesive and cover the back of the picture and the cardboard. Wait until both sides are tacky (you can tell this by dropping them on the floor. If you can't peel them off the tile, they are tacky enough). Attach the picture to the cardboard and place it on the back of the frame facing forward. Remove the top of the frame so you have a box with plexiglass on the front and the picture of the inside of a phone booth on the back. Then start dumping in the Beanie Babies. Don't worry if they all don't fit, that is why wooden spoons were invented. Just start cramming them in and stabbing them with the spoon. Once you start to see the plexiglass and the picture bulge, add one more. Then put the top back on the frame and you are ready to hang. A great accessory to this wall arrangement is a picture of you and all of your friends trying to fit into a VW Bug. Trust me, you put one of these things on your wall and it will become a conversation piece.

Jeff

 

[Raulandpinboy]

I'm afraid I will need to see the finished project before I can change my vote to okay I like Beanie Babies.

Because right now the only good use I find for then is target practice at a skeet shoot.

All though hit one of the big ones with a shotgun and the only thing I can say is "way cool"

Look Dana I'm sorry, but they do bite.

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Ok, I don't actually have a picture of the finished project but I think I can give you an idea of what it will look like. Next time Manny and Michelle come over, have Donna clean the glass on the sliding glass door. Then you stand outside the door with free liquor and motion both of them to join you on the deck. Don't tell them the door is closed. Then when they smack their faces against the glass trying to get to the drinks you'll know exactly what the framed Beanie Babies look like. To get the full effect, take a piece of plywood and paint it to look like the inside of a phone booth. Then when Manny & Michelle hit the glass have Donna run at them with the plywood painting smashing them up against the door. Oh, when this happens will you please post a picture? That would be awesome!

Jeff

 

[iamsorcerermickey]

Raulandpinboy,

My Minnie Mouse is pretty upset with you right now.

She was purchased in 1974 in Disneyland. She is a plush. It actually says on her tag:

Walt Disney's
Bean Bags
*All new material *Hand-crafted *Non-Allergenic ground nutshell etc.

I'm: Minnie Mouse

She has already lasted 30 years...........

So I'm thinking that you owe Minnie an apology being a "Bean Bag" and all.

 

[iamsorcerermickey]

Raulandpinboy,

My Minnie Mouse is pretty upset with you right now.

She was purchased in 1974 in Disneyland. She is a plush. It actually says on her tag:

Walt Disney's
Bean Bags
*All new material *Hand-crafted *Non-Allergenic ground nutshell etc.

I'm: Minnie Mouse

She has already lasted 30 years...........

So I'm thinking that you owe Minnie an apology being a "Bean Bag" and all.

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Originally posted by iamsorcerermickey
I'm: Minnie Mouse

Ok, am I the only one that is confused by this? Are you Sorcerer Mickey or are you Minnie Mouse? It's getting so a guy has to have a program in order to tell who the players are any more.

Jeff

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Originally posted by AZ JazzyJ
It's getting so a guy has to have a program in order to tell who the players are any more.

That's what you get for not posting since last year.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

JudySue and I found a very good use for Beanie Babies (both Ty and Disney). When we moved and needed filler for boxes, we were able to use them. Once we are situated in our new house we will find another use for them: eBay!

 

[Raulandpinboy]

My Dearest Minnie you are a bean bag plush not a beanie baby. Beanie baby and their father Ty Beanie, are the ones that flooded the market making beanies total worthless, by first making rare ones then claiming they were going to stop making them period, then opening up the flood gates ae people went nuts buying them and released not only new ones but remakes of the original rare ones.

I believe it is you that owes Minnie an apology for even entering her in the Beanie babies’ category... Shame Shame.

But as you said I'm Minnie Mouse then you owe yourself an apology.

There that was easy.

How come they never go after Jeff? It's always me You know Jeff could say something horrible about every nationality on the planet, I will come in and post a reply about it saying something like "Hey Jeff you forgot to mention the Hispanics"

And somebody will reply attacking me for mentioning the Hispanics

 

[Live_From_Little_Red]

And somebody will reply attacking me for mentioning the Hispanics

Hey, What do you have against Hispanics? Geez, Ed!

Jeff, keep up the good work.

Brian

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Yo Raul,

Why do you keep trying to get me in trouble? I was just minding my own business defending all Disney collectibles and all of a sudden I'm a bad guy?

And for the record, I like Hispanics. Come to think of it I like Herspanics too. In the immortal words of Rodney King's evil twin Don King, "For those out of you out there saying this and that, remember this: there've been many boxers to enter the ring, but there's only one king" I have no idea what that means but it seems a lot more original than the old "Can't we all get along" quote we always hear.

And Ed, what have you got against Ty? He was just a guy trying to make a cheap toy that children in hospitals could hold so they weren't scared going into surgery. Now you go and start saying how the dude is all bad and stuff. I can't believe you would take toys away from little sick kids. That is so messed up.

Jeff

 

[MeanLaureen]

Wait a minute. I thought Ty was that really hot carpenter from Trading Spaces. OMG when he takes his shirt off..... oh my

 

[dizneyusa]

Lauri, Have you seen Ty's new show Extreme Home Makeover!!!
GREAT SHOW!!!! He even made their backyard TYLAND

Ok, now this beanie subject - I still think this new
Cody Banks movie is going to bring it back especially
if Mr Beanie himself starts making LIMITED EDITIONS

Ok, Ed (aka Raul) stop thinking so fast to come after
this post, Donna I hope you are there to defend me

Anyways, who knows. And when you used them to
cushion your packaging when you all moved, I know
deep down inside you made sure the tags did not
get creased didnt you (LOL)

Maybe in the year 2020, we say HOLD ON TO YOUR
BEANIES!!!!



Hope you are all having a AWESOME WEEKEND!!!!

Dana

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Of course we did not crush the tags; we actually had tag protectors on most of them, and also I was threatened with severe bodily harm if I damaged them.

 

[BeautyLLM]

Well, check this out:

my Beauty and the Beast Beanbag Plush Collection!! And they still have the tags! OMG...they must be worth a fortune!!

Aren't they beautyful??

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

I am not out to start some kind of Beanie Jihad but does anyone else think that Leslie's Mrs. Potts beanie looks just like Dumbo with a hat and no ears? And the Beast looks like that big dude from the Muppets. And what is up with Lumiere? He looks like he is making fun of Belle's hair.

Seriously, if you collected pins and the characters looked like these, would you buy the pin? Wow, I can't believe I am agreeing with Raul that pins are better collectibles. That is so messed up. In fact, I think that if you read the prophecies of Nostradamus this is one of the signs that the end of the world is near.

Jeff

 

[Raulandpinboy]

Leslie I think your beanies are adorable, unlike that mean Jeff that goes around quoting prophecies of Nostradamus.

But hey he did agree with me about the pins so you gotta give him props for that.

Dana sweetie I love you and all you little cute beanie friends, why when you open up all the tubs in your attic and had that beanie party I was behind you 100% when you made all the beanies wear name tags I was still behind you, when you booked the extra cabin on the cruise because Mr. Ty Turtle insisted and wanted his own room I was scared, but still stood behind you...

But when you paid $350 in the Bahamas because as you said. “the beanies wanted their tails braided I was out the door lady”.

As to Jeff is the saint and I’m the bad guy, well its true why he has told me 100 times he’s not worried he’s got the other moderators in his pocket especially the red head… Hey his words not mine

Laurie you know I love you for you, not just cause you have the edit button If you ever come to Florida I’ll take you to one of my construction sites, and have the buff boys take their shirts off and just bring you drinks all day and carry large construction things in front of you.

Brian we took a vote, and all the Hispanics decided that we like Sandy, but you speak funny Aye! So while your oot and aboot bite me!!!

Well this was fun… I’m outta here love you MEAN IT!!!! Peace

Oh yea blah blah blah make good choices….

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Raul,

As per our secret e-mail conversation, I went ahead and posted the messages you wanted under my account so it would look like it was me even though the text was yours. In exchange, please send me that new surprise construction Mickey pin that was released today. I'll cover the cost of the pin, you deal with the Red head. And while I agree with you that she is sweet and has a great personality, I have to stand up for her. Lauri is a lot smarter than what you said she was.

Jeff

 

[MeanLaureen]

you deal with the Red head. And while I agree with you that she is sweet and has a great personality, I have to stand up for her. Lauri is a lot smarter than what you said she was.

Why do I feel like I'm being passed off on a blind date here? "She's sweet and has a great personality" - the universal code for "she's a dog, man!"

Not quite sure who to edit here.......