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(...) <snip> (...) Nah... notice that you're supposed to walk barefoot... and 1x1 bricks are not likely to be damaged from that ;-) Especially since your weight would be devided among many, many bricks... Ouch!!! The only thing it would damage, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Gasp! That would damage the bricks! Dean (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Of course you're still Welcome! My cousin (on the other side of the US from me) has Mega-blocks and upon visiting her on winter break I experimented with these. Definitely not worth it ;-) But anyhow, welcome! What themes do you like? (Glad (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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Don't forget the FA - For Auction. Correction listed below on BAYLUG David Schilling <davidNO@SPAMsunteleia.com> wrote in message news:FpL49u.B5A@lugnet.com... (...) make (...) into (...) been (...) The train club is BAYLTC BAYLUG is the Lego Users (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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In lugnet.faq, Markus Wolf writes: [...] (...) Welcome Markus! I think we all have "youthful indiscretions" that we're ashamed of, but if you're looking for penance, I suggest walking barefoot across a carpet strewn with 1x1 bricks, which repeating (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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Thanks for the guide. I've been following Lugnet for about a month and have been trying to figure out what TRU means. I did get BURP right away, because one of the first postings I saw mentioned it. I think I'm finally ready to join the LUGnet (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) The original: NLSO = Non-LEGO Significant Other (well, it might not be the original, but it's the most common) And: SLSO/S/P = Semi-LEGO Significant Other/Spouse/Parent (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Don't forget KKK = Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (...) OMR = Official Model Repository, the mythical ldraw.org site fantasized over by many but something that Tim (yours truly) has been too lazy to finish. :| -Tim (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) It used to be GULP. Glad we changed it! :-, It's officially WAFOL -- Wasatch Area Fans Of Lego. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) make (...) Thanks for the list! Some of these stuff I took out or didn't put in intentionally, but some will be very helpful. I'm adding them. (...) I got the impression that this was considered as an acronym for the Utah LUG? I don't know for (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Thanks! BTW, I was searching all these acronyms, looking to cut off the set acronyms that aren't in use here. The results I got were hilarious: 50% of the sets appeared in three fixed messages; my acronym FAQ and two other similar guides... WP (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I've been collecting acronyms for a while as well, and was putting them into catagories. Below is the list I have so far. I replaced my 'theme' collection with Shiri's, since that one was much more complete. And I've been wondering exactly (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) BOGO ... ? Buy One Get One ... (followed by a percentage) ... (off implied) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Idea: Stupidly Pitiful Ugly Design Alan This message's random set is: 6982, www.lugnet.com/pause...query=6982 (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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Oh, heck. I can't resist. In lugnet.faq, Shiri wrote: You need: LURP - Little Ugly Rock Piece. The smaller, triangular one. Nowadays, both rock pieces are called BURPs. (...) This one is cool! I've got: Special/Single Purpose UnLEGOish/Ugly/Useless (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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Some of the item in this list could probably be safely removed. They show the list's genesis in 1994-1995 rec.toys.lego culture and describe sets that aren't discussed often enough to deserve their own acronyms. In particular, SOG sticks out like a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Great list! I have a couple of suhhestions/addition...endations. (...) Also FOTD, FOTM, FOTY and for the really excitable, FOTC. (...) ROTFLMAO! (...) Often followed by HAND (Have a Nice Day). (...) Or 'My Original Creation' (...) Pronounced (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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OK, here goes! This is an A to Z acronym guide - not categorized. I might make another, categorized one later. (IIRC, AFAIK, these are all the acronyms. LMKWYT, TIA. HTH!) (If you didn't understand that, this is for you!) ___...___ A1RB: Alpha-1 (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I will, just not now. I have to finish my HW (HomeWork ;-) I hope that I'll finish by Tuesday night. -Shiri (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) That's unfortunate. Please try again, and save often! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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