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(...) Thankyou so much for posting. I'm fourteen, but I never said it in case no-one else was. I guess what defines us from other people our age who play with Lego is we look at it from an adult point of view, if you see what I mean. For example, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) How?... well, if you're a teenager, it's pretty simple; you just *don't* have the money. Heh. Maybe I could scrounge up $20 for a set, but what little money I have has to cover all my expenses, excluding food and some clothes. So what can I (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.people)
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$10-$20 a week, man when I was a kid I was lucky to get $20 a year to buy Lego. Now that I am all growed up an married I get a little more, but I must emphasize little. Budgeting is the key, but man how can you pass up an $80 set for $20 on (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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I get only $20 a month of LEGO money, but I save up to $5 per week of my lunch money to get more. Being an AFOL is going to be great. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I remember it well, except that the amount was $10 per week trying to buy sets like (URL) or (URL) Doesn't sound too tough? Remember, we didn't benefit from the resources of a great site like Lugnet. Having the money is one thing. Finding the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I'll join the ranks...I'm 15 and have been part of the community for 3 years, been into Lego for at least 7 or 8 years. "Young" AFOLs are the most unfortunate, as we share the same characteristics as "normal" AFOLs except that most of us don't (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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It seems that way, but from the replies you got I see that it isn't. I'm 13. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Just noticed this thread, and wish I would have seen it earlier. I'm 18, and I've been frequenting Lugnet for a long time and RTL before that. YAFOLs rejoice, for we are legion! -Jeremiah- (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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I would qualify as a teenager. I'm 15, and when I first got here, I think I was 13 or 14. You're not the only one! --Tobias (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Jeremy Sproat and a couple others were working on it a while back and made quite a bit of progress -- check the .faq group archives for old discussions -- but I think due to time considerations it has stagnated. One thing I'd like to see in a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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I've been thinking about this as well. And I will volunteer my time toward creating either the database or the traditional faq. As it is, I often search the newsgroups for past answers and it is often fruitless, even when the information I seek is (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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This brings up a question of mine, which there might be an answer for but I am not clear on. Will there ever be a 'LUGNET FAQ' encompassing all of these?? Is there someone or some group of people working on assembling data for that? I'd certainly (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Nope, you're not overly sensitive, and I, for one, appreciate your speaking up on this. Maggie C. (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) wife acceptace? geez... i'm married and i don't even have a wife, nevermind an unsupportive spouse :) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) That's just my opinion -- I think it makes the hobby sound like some kind of boys' club -- something for men only, which it isn't. But I may be overly sensitive. --Todd (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) are (...) should (...) haven't (...) Im sorry if it sounded sexistic, it was not my intention. I really thought it had almost the same (cant find the word) as "NLF: Non-Lego Friend/Fiancé/Fiancée" The dislike (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) You're joking, right? That's kinda sexist (IMHO), and an acronym FAQ should (IMHO) try to document popular accepted usage, not add new things that haven't reached some critical mass of usage. --Todd (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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I noticed the NLF acronym... Maybee this one can be usefull for us who are married ;-) "WAF" "Wife Acceptance Factor" I have to consider this factor each time i buy something not really important... Or when you move the furniture around the house to (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) use (...) Like i couldn't of figured that out for myself, pshh. :o) But seriously, they never have train stuff, well at least the one at dufferin mall doesn't, and i find that whenever i go there, wal-mart almost alkways has the same thing but (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) ...plus, if you need to encrypt any other acronyms, you might be able to use this: (URL) .faq (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.faq)
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