<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Flashback: David Bowie&#8217;s Lego&nbsp;Crotch]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A little over a year ago I posted a piece comparing the David Bowie avatar from <em>Lego: Rock Band</em> to his look as Jareth in <em>Labyrinth</em>, noting the obvious discrepancies between the groin-regions.  It went on to be one of our most read posts of all time, due in no small part to the frequent search term &#8220;Labyrinth David Bowie, &#8221; a group of words that sees its most action during the Halloween season.  So, with that in mind, let&#8217;s revisit that post one more time:</p>
<h3>Lego: Rock Band David Bowie Clearly Not ‘Labyrinth’ David Bowie</h3>
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<p>The first <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/39871816.html" target="_blank">images</a> and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/video/2009/oct/05/lego-rock-band" target="_blank">video</a> of the David Bowie avatar from the upcoming Lego: Rock Band game hit the web this week.  <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/10/lego_david_bowie_is_just_as_an.html" target="_blank">Vulture</a> posits that “Bowie’s penchant for androgyny makes him a perfect  candidate for being immortalized in Lego form.”  However, while Ziggy  Stardust certainly is the standard for androgyny,  the image of David  Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King in <em>Labyrinth </em>has been burned into my brain<em>, </em>and I can’t help but feel that Lego Bowie is missing something.</p>
<p><a href="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg"><img title="Lego Bowie" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg?w=230&#038;h=230" alt="Lego Bowie" width="230" height="230" /></a><a href="http://ohwhatlarks.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/dance-magic-dance/"><img title="David and His Bowie" src="https://ohwhatlarks.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/6a00e55396b685883301053721a61a970b-800wi.jpg?w=227&#038;h=229" alt="" width="227" height="229" /></a></p>
<p>(Hint: It’s not the gloves)</p>
<p>On a related note, great Halloween costume idea:  Slutty Hoggle.</p>
<p><a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Hoggle"><img title="Hoggle" src="https://i1.wp.com/images3.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/8/84/Hogglefromexhibit.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="336" /></a></p>
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