In Other Middle East News

The creator of a Playmobil series of Bible scenes has been asked to cease and desist by Playmobil lawyers, who argue that dressing up the little toy figures in Biblical costumes, photographing them, and then spreading the good word of the Playmo-Bibel (yep, the instigator is German) violates their trademark. I’m not sure the makers of the Brick Testament ever had this problem. But then they didn’t officially call it a “Lego Bible,” now did they?

I still think the Playmobil corporate boys are full of Pferdescheiss.

     posted 2 April 2009 by Michael Scott Moore

  1. Wow – these would be perfect to add to our collection of firefighters, police officers and pirates! They could even join in and solve lots of Biblical problems, e.g. the firemen could put out the fires of hell, the police could arrest Judas, the pirates could help with a bit of fishing…

    — Sarah    Apr 2, 12:53 pm    #

  2. Were pirates Biblical? I think Jesus used to fish.

    — Mike    Apr 2, 08:08 pm    #

  3. No, Jesus didn’t fish, he just recruited a couple of fishermen.

    And I believe my German friends told me the correct word is Pferdekaka.

    — Ed Ward    Apr 3, 03:43 pm    #

  4. HWJF? How would Jesus fish?

    I think Norman Maclean pondered this very same question as he paraphrased his father in “A River Runs Throught It.”

    — e    Apr 3, 05:52 pm    #

  5. You’re dating yourself.

    — Mike    Apr 4, 10:54 am    #

  6. Actually pirates are very forgiving, and never hold it against the police when they get arrested. In fact they invite them back to their pirate ship for a barbecue, at least in our house they do. So from the point of view of Christian forgiveness they are quite Biblical, yes!

    — Sarah    Apr 5, 03:32 pm    #

  7. I wish I could swing an invitation to a pirate barbecue. All the fun parties seem to happen somewhere else.

    — Mike    Apr 5, 04:55 pm    #