The Coolest Man You've Never Heard of....

When he does it, it's not creepy...

Meet James May, a modern-day (and real version) of Mr. Magorium. May is the host of an upcoming BBC program entitled "Toy Stories", which -as you'd imagine, is about toys and imagination. And, in his words, is designed to "get kids out of their bedrooms and away from their Playstations"

Hey you, out of your room, and in front of the television where you belong....

But, May also did something that you and I never, ever in a million years could have dreamed of...he built an entire, fully functional, house -with operational plumbing- out of 3.3 million Legos.

 

I do imagine that the hallway is pretty easy to keep clean....

Alas, all is not well in the UK Legoland. May and 1000 volunteers built his monument in a vineyard, and now, with the season upon them, it's time to reclaim the grapes. That normally wouldn't be a problem, however, Lego UK, has refused to take this awesome exhibit....Because it will be too expensive to move. Even worse, May and his motley crew of blockheads can't even give the toys away...because Lego claims it will dilute the sales of their toys.

 

3.3 million Legos = thousands of happy kids. Thanks for nothing, Lego.

To make the story even more bizarre, he can't give the structure to a private benefactor because British law prohibits anyone other than Lego using them for an attraction.   So, what happens on Tuesday if an impasse cannot be overcome? According to Court-order, workers have the go ahead to fucking chainsaw it....In an act that can only be described as wasteful beyond all belief, and incredibly dickish, Lego is going to let this happen too...

Hmmmm, this stain-glassed window needs more chainsaw...

To look at May's incredible structure, and see Lego UK in all of their prickishness, see the full Sunday Mail article. Until then, Der Schatten has nothing but love for ya' Jim...

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