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Re: My Non-LEGO family experiance (Nice Story)
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Date: 
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:18:29 GMT
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> writes:
For anyone who hasn't told others about their LEGO addiction, let me
tell you, you will be surprised with the possitive response (unless
you happen to be an 18 year old male, who's cool buddies think more
about cars, sports and girls - 18 is a difficult age for LEGO).

(I'll be 18 on Saturday)
Most of the people I know who know about my LEGO obsession don't make a
big deal about it, but then again, they already think I'm strange (I'm
not a US citizen, and I don't have a TV.  Actually, most people find it
stranger that I don't have a TV than that I build with LEGO...).  I think
showing people some of your stuff usually helps to eliminate any negative
comments.
--Bram


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  Re: My Non-LEGO family experiance (Nice Story)
 
(...) I hope I didn't offend any 18 year olds with this, it was just a generalization. When I was 18 LEGO wasn't even on my mind. I didn't start into it again until my 20's. I'm 46 now, and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up! Gary (...) (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)

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  Re: My Non-LEGO family experiance (Nice Story)
 
(...) And even if other folks do frown upon it, you can always point them to the thousands of us that make up the LUGNET/RTL AFOL community. Back in 1986 when I "came out of the LEGO closet", it was a different matter. I percieved myself to be (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)

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