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Re: FREEBIE: "The Ultimate LEGO book" from DK
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 04:15:36 GMT
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We have a winner!
Frank Buiting sent in a story and poem combined which made me smile the most,
not least because it describes a Christmas tradition that I would like to
adopt!
This is the tradition of giving gifts with a small poem attached - for children
Santa himself takes time to write the poems.
The poem Frank sent was written for him by Santa in 1985 to go with a LEGO
Christmas present he got, and he's kept the poem with his LEGO collection as a
memory to go with the gift. This really means that Santa won, but as I don't
have Santa's postal-code, I'm sure that Frank will look after the book in the
meantime :)
The poem is best in its original Dutch, but an English translation is provided
below this.
Sinterklaas Poem
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Op een winteravond koud en guur,
werkte een deense timmerman in zijn schuur.
Speelgoed maakte hij, helemaal van hout,
maar later kreeg hij een idee van goud.
Hij ontwierp blokjes met heel veel vormen,
steeds met noppen volgens vaste normen.
Omdat hij kinderen een warm hart toedroeg,
"was het beste nauwelijks goed genoeg."
Tegen deze man zegt de Sint dan ook: "Dank!"
Want dankzij hem is er dit cadeau voor Frank.
English Translation
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A winter's eve cold and gloomy,
A Danish carpenter was working in his shed.
Toys he made, completely out of wood,
Later on he got a golden idea.
He designed bricks in many shapes,
consistently with stud according to a strict norm.
Because his heart was full of love for kids,
"was the best not even good enough."
To this man Santa sends his thanks!
Because of him there is this present for Frank.
Thanks again to everyone (all three of you!) who entered!
Richard
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: FREEBIE: "The Ultimate LEGO book" from DK
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| On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 04:15:36 GMT, "Richard Franks" <spontificus@__nospa...yahoo.com> wrote: <nitpick> (...) Technically, Sinterklaas and Father Christmas are different traditions. Though I do believe the name "Santa Claus" originates with the Dutch (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.fun.community)
| | | Re: FREEBIE: "The Ultimate LEGO book" from DK
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| I forgot to ask everyone if they would allow me to publish their efforts here - ooops, so here (after permission sought) is Anders Isaksson's entry :) The background to this is his entire family (five of them) had spent most of Christmas in bed (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.fun.community)
| | | Re: FREEBIE: "The Ultimate LEGO book" from DK
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| Yesterday I received my prize, and a wonderful prize it is! (thank you Richard!) Along with the book Richard wrote his own 'Sinterklaas'-like poem: It has come a long way, from that wooden shed, there are bricks you can code and books to be read. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.fun.community)
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