@Mallard4468 posted:That's a ridiculous stretch - it's obvious that it was referring to things that WE own, not someone else's possessions. Sheeeesh.
No—they are things you'd suggest people play with, otherwise they would simply be collectables.
Anything that requires diligent attention to caution and safety in order not to accidentally maim or kill yourself or someone else, is not a toy. I'm all for guns, just not for calling them toys.
To All,
My view is that each person makes their own decision and value judgement on which of their own items are toys or not. This is not necessarily based on a monetary value. To some people a $10,000 item is a drop in the bucket and to others is a lot of money. Sometimes the greatest value can be items that were simply handed down by someone special, or a one of a kind item that was scratchbuilt by someone who has passed away. The most valuable item could be one that a person has built themselves. If you worked very hard to buy an item and place such value on it that you don't consider it a toy, that is fine. If you call all of YOUR own stuff toys, that is great too
What gets my attention is when people take the approach of telling others who don't think everything is a toy that they are "delusional." See Mallard4468 post below.
"When visiting with someone, most of us engage in politely allowing or ignoring that person's delusions."
