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Re: This is cool!
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Tue, 25 Jul 2000 19:16:16 GMT
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> From: "Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net>
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> Huh. I haven't gotten any of those. I have gotten plenty of people that
> don't
> understand, or give the kind of condescending "oh, isn't that nice" response.
> The latter is infuriating to me, and I just stop discussing it with them and
> move on to other topics (which might mean that some of them are really ADOLs
> that I haven't taken the time to unmask). The others usually end up thinking
> it's pretty cool, even if it isn't for them. Sometimes they will offer me
> their old childhood sets, sometimes they will tell me that they went home and
> pulled out their old sets (at which point I'll offer-usually unsuccessfully-
> to
> buy them) and sometimes they'll express a desire to play with my Lego a bit.
> But usually it turns out in a positive way.
I've received a few smirks from co-workers as they've looked at my site, but
they generally think it's pretty cool what I've been able to do. As for the
"waste of time" remarks, it's no more a waste of time than people who sit on
the couch all day on weekends to watch a sports game (acceptable "adult"
behavior)... and when I'm done building, I have something to show for it.
I think a lot of these remarks are generated by people who are too insecure
to attempt to be different from the status quo, so they go along with what's
considered "adult" behavior. Putting down so-called "kid stuff" is part of
justifying to themselves that they're better, or something. I don't really
understand it, but I think that's basically how it works.
At any rate, I do what I enjoy, and if someone think's it's stupid, I really
don't give a brick.
Happy Building!
~Mark
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Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| ACTUALLY.... the majority of 'your site sucks' messages that i've been getting have been from immature, prepubescent twerps who get their jollies from bringing other people down. In fact, i got messaged from this one 19 year old last night, who said (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Oh I think we would all agree its a better use of our time then TV. I can't tell you how little I watch TV anymore. Every once in a while I grin and bear it just to appease my wife but she knows I can't stand TV. I have tried occasionally to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yup. People who put down other people for their interests are just trying to boost their own egos by putting down those of others. It just goes to show how limited their "Adult" scripts actually turn out to be. Its much better to follow the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: This is cool!
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| (...) Huh. I haven't gotten any of those. I have gotten plenty of people that don't understand, or give the kind of condescending "oh, isn't that nice" response. The latter is infuriating to me, and I just stop discussing it with them and move on to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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