The big election news of the week had nothing to do with the beat down Democrats handed to the GOP. The important election was Thursday’s naming of the Easy-Bake Oven and the Lionel train to the National Toy Hall of Fame.
As I posted earlier, I would have chosen Hot Wheels and the skateboard, but maybe those toys will make the cut next year. An unscientific survey of the women sitting near me showed that every girl born since 1964 has owned an Easy Bake. Heck, Betty Freidan and Camille Paglia probably had an Easy-Bake.
As far as Lionels go, you either played with one a few times or became totally obsessed. There are plenty of 50-year-old men out there with Lionels set up in their basements.
You know, if John DeStefano Jr. had been running against an Easy-Bake for governor, I’m pretty sure the Easy-Bake would be sitting behind a big desk in Hartford right now.