[geeks] geeks like toys, and my toys are old and broken

[Big Endian]

>and i'm not talking about my old broken computers for one. :)
>
>my daughter recently dug into a box of toys that actually turned out the be a
>whole pile of some of my toys from when i was a kid.  it was quite 
>cool, as was
>one hell of a walk doen memory lane.
>
>anyway, she really likes the little action figures.  you know, the ones that
>are 5" tall (or so) and have bendable joints.  GI Joe made a MILLION of them
>although one is a Dukes Of Hazard character (the blonde one) and the other two
>are non-descript military guys, although they could very easily be GI Joe, not
>sure anymore, it has been, uhm 20+ years now since i've played with these
>things ya know. :)
>
>anyway, she really likes them, which i think is awesome, but the problem seems
>to be that the little rubber band thing that holds the legs to the torso are
>all deteriorated and are breaking as soon as she starts playing with them.  it
>looks like it could be very easy to fix, but i don't know where to find any
>replacement bands.  they are black, thick, and of just the right length.
>
>anyone have any ideas for a suitable replacement?
>
>cheers,
>
>-brian
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Umm... hair ties?  Us longhair'd geeks should have them... the little 
rubber ones that you're supposed to cut instead of pull out...
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