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Re: AFOL? Please don't call me that.
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 23:37:54 GMT
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When I hear the word "Fan" I think of 14 y/o girls with rooms covered in
N'Sync posters. I do not have my room covered in LEGO bed sheets or, big red
logos on the walls. I read LUGNET to share ideas and see how others are
using the bricks to build their creations.
I know it's a thin line, but according to dictionary.com "fan" is short for
"fanatic" and is defined as "A person marked or motivated by an extreme,
unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.". I agree that I would fall into
that category, it's not the LEGO product itself that I show extreme
enthusiasm for, but for what you can do with the product, and the effects
that are produced.
Yeah, it's probably just a game of semantics...but it was just something
that crossed my mind this week, not a big deal either way.
jt
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:3AB265AF.8ACC82DA@umich.edu...
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> Lawrence Wilkes wrote:
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> > "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message
> > news:GAAsvv.656@lugnet.com...
> > > Funny thing happened this past weekend when someone called me an AFOL. • It
> > > took me back for a second and I actually felt a bit offended. I wasn't • sure
> > > why till I though about it some. I don't consider myself a "Fan of • LEGO",
> > > but more a "Fan of Building"; it just happens that I have found LEGO • bricks
> > > to be the best product to build with. I don't collect LEGO sets; I buy • LEGO
> > > parts for my projects.
> > >
> > > I didn't start buying LEGO products just because I wanted the sets or • the
> > > parts, but I wanted them so that I could build things and make my • ideas
> > come
> > > to life. I will admit that I have fond memories from my childhood of
> > > building with my LEGO sets, but there again I don't think it's the • sets I
> > > enjoyed so much as building and playing.
> > >
> > > Maybe we need another acronym, Fan of Building (FOB), or just Building
> > > Enthusiast (BE).I don't know, but I don't consider myself an AFOL, • just a
> > > fan of building and being creative.
> >
> >
> > I second that. I build things, I dont collect lego.
> >
> > In fact I rarely buy lego sets.
> > I buy bulk bricks and used parts mainly.
> >
> > Frankly the way lego sets are going I shall buy even fewer as I see them • as
> > being counter to what I usually like to build (i.e. too much • juniorization,
> > and specialist parts that have little context outside the set or theme • they
> > are included in)
> > Bulk is great though - but we need more variety.
> >
> > I have NO allegance to the Lego brand.
> > I am happy to continue to buy lego though as it is currently the quality
> > leader.
> > I would use an alternative brick source tomorrow if it produced the • right
> > quality.
> >
> > regards
> > lawrence
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> I am basically the same as both of you when it comes to LEGO. I haven't
> bought a set newer than 1998. But funny thing, we post to LUGNET, read • other
> articles, reply to posts, and discuss LEGO...... Sooooo that would make • you
> AFOLB's --- Adult Fan of Lego Bricks.
>
> Gary Istok
>
> Royal Anecdote: When 18th century architect James Wyatt petitioned • England's
> Regent (later King George IV) to change his last name to Wyattville (to
> differentiate himself from his famous uncle), George exclaimed "Veal or • Mutton,
> it doesn't matter what you call yourself".
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) I disagree (that it is not a big deal). Your point is valid. I think most of us are AFOBs (Adults Fond Of Building) more than AFOLs. We all grew up with Lego and appreciate the products, but in the end, building, creating and expressing (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: AFOL? Please don't call me that.
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| (...) Actually, the first thing which comes to my mind when one is talking about fans are sports fans. I also have to say that just about every pastime I have ever been connected with, most people consider themselves fans. Of course I'm pretty (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: AFOL? Please don't call me that.
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| (...) Well, I'll just add that I've been a collector of Lego for over 18 years. Some would say I am a fanatic....I spend a good deal of my income (disposable and sometimes non-disposable income) on Lego - mostly now through E-bay! I, like other (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: AFOL? Please don't call me that.
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| (...) Being an active member of multiple fandoms, I must disagree with your characterisation of fans. SF fandom, in particular, is made up of people who revel in the term "fan". Actually, SF fandom and Lego fandom aren't all that different, when you (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I am basically the same as both of you when it comes to LEGO. I haven't bought a set newer than 1998. But funny thing, we post to LUGNET, read other articles, reply to posts, and discuss LEGO...... Sooooo that would make you AFOLB's --- Adult (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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