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Re: what is ALE?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:34:59 GMT
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I don’t care if either is “easier” to pronounce--no one I know “pronounces”
ETA, RSVP, or USA. “AFOL” is an abbreviation, not an acronym.
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I’ve often had to descibe myself and what I do in my class to school
administrators, and I always use “Adult LEGO Fan”, which I suppose would be ALF
- but I know you guys don’t wanna be ALFs! Usually when I describe the community
(especially the LDraw community) to others in the CAD field I use the term
“Crazy LEGO People.” This seems to go over well with non-ALFs. :)
I don’t really understand why people don’t want to consider themselves “fans” or
“fanatics” - if you look up the definition of the word “fanatic” I think it
applies to a lot of us, me included. Maybe because it has a sports connotation
and many here aren’t into sports? Whatever.. ALE has other (far stronger)
connotations that I think detract from what the abbreviation is supposed to be
about. I think AFOL just one of those things that’s here to stay.
BTW, LUG is also used by the Autodesk CAD Community for “Local User Group” - I
haven’t bothered to correct them yet..
Darrell
ALF or, I suppose,
(Nut Brown) ALE.
mmmm... Newcastle!
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