Monthly Archive: May 2009
The Schleich Gnu is Back
Hey Free Software and GNU fans, check out this neat toy Gnu.
Our daughter has about one or two million Schleich animals, little plastic figures that vary in size depending on the animal but are typically 2-3 inches tall and 3-5 inches long. (There is a lot of variation — the meerkat is much smaller and the giraffe is taller.) They’re made very well with a lot of attention to detail. My daughter loves them — she calls them her “guys.”
As we started accumulating these things, I looked around last year to see if they made a Gnu (or Wildebeest), but was disappointed to find they had previously made them but they were now discontinued. I even wrote to the company to ask that they bring them back.
Well, they’re back! Apparently as of January this year. My wife found some yesterday at an area store and bought one for me. If you search Google for [schleich gnu] you’ll find …
