Dec 8, 2008 11:29
15 yrs ago
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English term
a toy that will never lie down
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Greetings,
I'm not sure if they still have them - I'm looking for the word for a toy with a rounded bottom (weighted?) which, no matter how you try, will never stay down - it always springs up again.
Best wishes,
Simon
I'm not sure if they still have them - I'm looking for the word for a toy with a rounded bottom (weighted?) which, no matter how you try, will never stay down - it always springs up again.
Best wishes,
Simon
Responses
| 2 +2 | check the link |
Kirill Semenov
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| 3 | punching bop bag |
NancyLynn
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| 3 | kelly doll |
Sheila Wilson
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| 3 | Ever-upright Doll/Toy |
Ramesh Bhatt
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References
| Weebles |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Dec 10, 2008 08:29: Kirill Semenov changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Kirill Semenov
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check the link
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16 mins
punching bop bag
I can't think of the name for it either, though I remember playing with them as a child. Here's a link, giving this name to it.
http://www.ourtoyshop.com/bopbags.html
http://www.ourtoyshop.com/bopbags.html
9 hrs
Sheila Wilson
Spain
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kelly doll
This is what they were called when I was a little girl, but that was half a century ago and they were a bit unsophisticated for today's generataion of kids.
Bit difficult to find on the web as Mattel have hijacked the name for Barbie's friends. This is the only reference I found to a "real" one:-
[PDF]
CHASING THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY
- 13:10 - [ Traduire cette page ]
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
Kelly doll. This little chap just won’t lie down. Push him over to the side and he bobs. up again. To make him, use the flattest end of an empty egg shell ...
www.saasta.ac.za/easyscience/pdfs/es_2005_01.pdf
Bit difficult to find on the web as Mattel have hijacked the name for Barbie's friends. This is the only reference I found to a "real" one:-
[PDF]
CHASING THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY
- 13:10 - [ Traduire cette page ]
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
Kelly doll. This little chap just won’t lie down. Push him over to the side and he bobs. up again. To make him, use the flattest end of an empty egg shell ...
www.saasta.ac.za/easyscience/pdfs/es_2005_01.pdf
18 hrs
Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Nepal
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English
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Nepal
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Ever-upright Doll/Toy
If you permit me to venture coining this term--the meaning is straightforward and understanding easy.
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34 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Spain
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English
Spain
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