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Re: AFOL Wife Swap?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.org.us.wamalug
Date: 
Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:48:52 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
At 04:05 PM 12/13/06, Aaron Sneary wrote:
A TV show that is seeking to mock and poke fun
at our group is a detriment to our hobby/sub-culture.

There will always be people that just live to mock and poke fun at
others.  That's their hobby.  It's what they do.

On the other had, you can't believe how much fun I've had in the last
year, sharing my hobby with people all around the world, talking
about LEGO, Mindstorms, robots and all the stuff I enjoy.


Now, I need to practice being judgmental and extreme...

<Extreme judgment>

I'm shocked that you stupid people don't have the vision to see an
opportunity when it's handed to you.  There are millions of people
who would die for this kind of chance, and you morons are too scared
of what mocking idiots will think about your precious hobby...

</Extreme judgment>

Well, that's about the best I can do.  :)  Please note that was
intended to be sarcastic.  I'm just trying to practice in case they
do put me on the show.  I do understand how the show may try to take
things out of context (like the above statement), but I hope I can do
a good job of presenting myself and our hobby.  And, maybe I'll even
end up a better person, when it's all done.

Steve

There are plenty of people who think we are nut cases already, a Wife Swap
episode mocking AF'sOL won't make things any worse. :D

The thing I think is most worrisome is that on some of those episodes the new
wife comes in and clears out objects she doesn't like.  In one recent episode
the Evangelical new wife broke to shards a large platter with Wiccan symbols the
absent wife had on display.  What if the new wife comes in and donates or tosses
all the LEGO? For a lot of people here the $20,000 compensation wouldn't begin
to cover the value of their LEGO collection.  If you are selected, maybe you
should entrust your most valued parts / sets / creations to a friend or relative
for the duration.

Maggie C.



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  Re: AFOL Wife Swap?
 
(...) There are, of course, different ways of looking at this. It seems to me that at the end of each show, all four spouses end up talking about how much they appreciate the person they're married to. Usually even more than when the show started. (...) (17 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)

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