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In lugnet.general, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> Linc Smith wrote:
> > Thank you Lugnet!!! For the organization and civility. With the switch from
> > a single large newsgroup, we (AFOL) have been advanced light years in what
> > can be accomplished.
>
> Good! Now someone can tell me what AFOL means. :-,
>
> All Full Of Legos?
> Anonymous Fulcrum Obligatory Lampshade?
> A Fancy Old Lute?
> Aardvark Finch Oriole Lark?
It's an abbreviation for:
Adult Fan of LEGO
It was coined by Matthew Verdier on June 14, 1995 in a post to RTL.
I use it from time to time because it's shorter than writing "Adult LEGO
Maniac" or "adult," but it kind of gives me the creeps too because it looks
so much like AOL (not that there's anything wrong with AOL).
Matthew also noted when he first wrote it that it sounds like "A FOOL."
Technically, since "of" is never capitalized in English titles, it should
probably actually be AFoL, but people tend to write AFOL since that's easier
to type. It was added to Derek Schin's guide to commonly used RTL acronyms on
August 12, 1995.
--Todd
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Todd--Where could one find Schin's guide?
Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.general, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> > Linc Smith wrote:
> > > Thank you Lugnet!!! For the organization and civility. With the switch from
> > > a single large newsgroup, we (AFOL) have been advanced light years in what
> > > can be accomplished.
> >
> > Good! Now someone can tell me what AFOL means. :-,
> >
> > All Full Of Legos?
> > Anonymous Fulcrum Obligatory Lampshade?
> > A Fancy Old Lute?
> > Aardvark Finch Oriole Lark?
>
> It's an abbreviation for:
>
> Adult Fan of LEGO
>
> It was coined by Matthew Verdier on June 14, 1995 in a post to RTL.
>
> I use it from time to time because it's shorter than writing "Adult LEGO
> Maniac" or "adult," but it kind of gives me the creeps too because it looks
> so much like AOL (not that there's anything wrong with AOL).
>
> Matthew also noted when he first wrote it that it sounds like "A FOOL."
>
> Technically, since "of" is never capitalized in English titles, it should
> probably actually be AFoL, but people tend to write AFOL since that's easier
> to type. It was added to Derek Schin's guide to commonly used RTL acronyms on
> August 12, 1995.
>
> --Todd
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In lugnet.general, johnneal@uswest.net (John Neal) writes:
> Todd--Where could one find Schin's guide?
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9639/rtlspeak.txt
--Todd
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On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:29:34 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman)
wrote:
> I use it from time to time because it's shorter than writing "Adult LEGO
> Maniac" or "adult," but it kind of gives me the creeps too because it looks
> so much like AOL (not that there's anything wrong with AOL).
Not if you spell the abbreviation for America Online right, ie.
AOHell.
Jasper
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