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Re: Where Have All the Studs Gone?
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lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:39:59 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Chris Phillips wrote:
  
Must I explain everything to you? As “a fan” of LEGO, I am certainly not feeling your “enthusiasm” or “professionalism” here today. It seemed to me that you might have forgotten how to conduct yourself, given your special role within this community.

I understand the word “enthusiasm” fits very nicely here, but what does “professionalism” as “a fan” means really?

“I’m a professional fan of lego...yes, the famous toy intended mostly for children up to 12 years old...”

“I’m a profeesional hobbyist(1). don’t you see my black suit and all prismatic look?”

:-)

Cheers

Selçuk

(1) Pursuer of an activity or interest for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation.



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  Re: Where Have All the Studs Gone?
 
(...) Yes, I notice that you snipped my original statement, which apparently I need to parse for your benefit: "On a recent trip to my local LEGO Retail store, I asked the employees if there were any sets with studded Technic beams, and they didn’t (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

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