Airbnb duped into listing dollhouse: Josh Pieters & Archie Manners prank website
26 Apr, 2021 11:53 PM
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Dummies: Airbnb and would-be holiday makers were duped into booking a fake listing. Photo / Camilo Jimenez, Unsplash
Dummies: Airbnb and would-be holiday makers were duped into booking a fake listing. Photo / Camilo Jimenez, Unsplash
NZ Herald
Bookings came in fast for the lavish London townhouse when it was first listed on lettings platform Airbnb, however would-be holidaymakers had to the scale back plans when it was revealed to be only an antique dolls house.
Gullible travellers discovered too late they were at the centre of a game between a pair of YouTube comedians.
/PRNewswire/ "I wanted to create a fun building set to promote creative play while relieving stress," said an inventor, from Riverview, Fla., "so I invented.
SEGA and JAKKS Pacific Renew Sonic the Hedgehog Toy Deal
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SEGA of America and JAKKS Pacific today announced that the two companies have renewed their Sonic the Hedgehog toy partnership for both the Classic and Modern versions of the Sonic the Hedgehog Collection. That s kind of a stuffy way to say that JAKKS Pacific will continue to make Sonic the Hedgehog action figures, playsets, vehicles, plush, and other collectibles for the foreseeable future after initially being introduced in 2019. The company will design, manufacture, market, and sell Sonic the Hedgehog toys worldwide beginning next year. Our line of Sonic the Hedgehog products consistently hit the mark with retailers and fans, and we are excited to continue to develop innovative toys with SEGA that resonate on a global scale, said Craig Drobis, Senior Vice President of Marketing at JAKKS Pacific, as part of the announcement. Our Sonic figures, playsets and plush have seen consistent sales growth since our partnershi
There are some traditional toys and games no child should ever go without, says Tom Karen, a 95-year-old toymaker who lives in Cambridge, “like loveable dolls, soft toys, Lego, Monopoly, Connect Four – and yes, the Marble Run.”
Karen invented the Marble Run in the 1960s after noticing how his own children found marbles thrilling. “I was surprised how much pleasure they got from a fixed run where all you could do was feed marbles at the top and watch them zig zag their way down,” he says. “It occurred to me, if a marble run could be constructed in different ways it would provide a creative challenge, with a very pleasing reward – it would make a hugely satisfying toy.”
SunStar
+ April 16, 2021 A HOLY Mass led by Pope Francis on March 14, from the Vatican City; the arrival of Juan Sebastian Elcano in the Philippines; and the Re-enactment of the First Baptism in Cebu these are all grandiose events in commemoration of the country’s 500 years of Christianity.
In the magnificence of it all, John Vincent Caylo replicated the First Baptism in Cebu and the Giving of the Sto. Niño image to Hara Humamay from the Spaniards, in 12-inch dolls that were dressed for the occasion.
Inspired by the Filipiniana books he immersed himself in, which talked about the country’s costumes and art, he started creating intricate doll garments in March 2020.