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Re: What is it about the brick that has us hooked?
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Wed, 5 Apr 2000 01:28:50 GMT
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When I was younger, I dreamed of building big things. I always ran out of
bricks. Now, as an adult who brings home a paycheck, I can just go get some
more. That's at least part of why I am hooked: The ability to realise my
dreams!
Build On!
John Matthews
Bill Farkas <kfar@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:FsIr8w.KpC@lugnet.com...
> I don't know if everyone else went through this, but when I came out of my
> dark-ages and started buying mass quantities of plastic bits marked for • ages
> 5-12...I kinda felt like a misfit. I couldn't help but feel somewhat • childish
> or immature, I mean, here I am a married man with kids of my own and I'm
> playing with a children's toy! When I found other AFOL's on the internet I • was
> so relieved that I wasn't alone in the universe.
>
> Yet, what is it about these little ABS blocks that renews the infatuation • with
> them after years of forgetting about them? What is it that makes them so
> addictive to us as adults? I speculated once that there might be some
> trans-dermal absorbtion of ABS that gets into our bloodstreams that keeps • us
> hooked. If I'm not mistaken though, it seems that there are more male • AFOLs
> than female, correct? I commented in .castle the other day that I think • they
> are attractive to us as adults because the constant acquisition of "more" • is
> kind of goal oriented, providing a level of purpose outside of our • professional
> lives; also the competitive nature of trying to build the biggest, bestest • MOC
> (or even most creative/unique) ever is appealing.
>
> These are just a few things I came up with. So what is it? Why is the • brick so
> appealing to you? What's got you hooked?
>
>
> "I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!!"
> Bill
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| I don't know if everyone else went through this, but when I came out of my dark-ages and started buying mass quantities of plastic bits marked for ages 5-12...I kinda felt like a misfit. I couldn't help but feel somewhat childish or immature, I (...) (27 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.general) !
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