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Re: What age does buying lego become embarrassing?
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 04:13:14 GMT
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Make a stupid computer game, sell it for extremely high prices & become the
next Bill Gates so everyone loves you. That's my plan to keep people from
bothering me about it, but for now I use VERY long words no one understands so
everyone at school thinks I'm really smart & trys to be exactly like me ;-) .
NICK :^A
In lugnet.general, Erin Windross writes:
> Well, I'm in my teen years. Voice has gone down, growth spurts, acne (luckily
> I have been spared from that), the usual change. But then there is one thing
> that has REALLY changed. Buying Lego.
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> I now find it very embarrassing to go to TRU and shop with my mom. It is as if
> everybody is staring at me, and a couple of times I have heard and seen the
> cashiers make rude, sarcastic comments and giving me weird looks. This has
> turned me off, and now I need some help. What should I do? I have tried to
> just ignore it, but the humiliation feeling keeps nagging me. Has anyone else
> had this problem?
>
> Erin
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| (...) 1. Bill doesn't design games (though Microsoft markets some). 2. Extremely high prices will kill sales unless you have built up some kind of reputation. 3. If it's a "stupid" game, chances are it won't sell. 4. Few people love Bill. 5. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| Well, I'm in my teen years. Voice has gone down, growth spurts, acne (luckily I have been spared from that), the usual change. But then there is one thing that has REALLY changed. Buying Lego. I now find it very embarrassing to go to TRU and shop (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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