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Article: Adults vote Lego toy of century
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- January 31, 2000
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WHILE Barbie dolls and Beaniebabies continue to dominate the
playground, it was the adults who had the last word yesterday when
they voted in their thousands for the toy of the century.
The shortlist included perennial favourites such as the teddy
bear, Barbie and Action Man, but the grown-ups' choice was the
humble brick of Lego. Internet votes from all over the world singled
out Lego as having made the single most significant contribution to
children's play in the past 100 years. A panel from the British
Association of Toy Retailers announced the results last night in
London.
Ole Kirk Chistiansen started his Lego toy company in Denmark in
1932. Lego, which means "play well" in Danish, went ...