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Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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Sun, 8 Apr 2001 18:17:45 GMT
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Kyle, you're not alone.
What I find interesting (and very telling in a certain way) is that NO ONE
that I've ever met, child or parent has referred to them as "Lego bricks."
They (and I for the purposes of not wanting to come off as some kind of
weird snob) have always call them "Legos." Only until I joined this group
did I hear the argument that "You should always refer to them as Lego
bricks."
IMHO, this discussion has always resembled the silly bickering among Star
Trek fans about being called "Trekkers" as opposed to "Trekkies." People,
it's a hobby. Let's try not to take it too seriously. It takes the fun out
of it, and that's what we're here for, right?
Dave (dons his asbestos suit and hunkers down)
Kyle D. Jackson <flightdeck@sympatico.deletethisspamblock.ca> wrote in
message news:GBHIou.M1G@lugnet.com...
> [FUT it where ya want it]
>
> Barely 2 weeks ago I posted this simple message because I thought
> it was funny:
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> http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=29050
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> There are now about 255 messages that all trace back to my post
> (if you track through the busted threads). Most of it ended up
> in .off-topic.debate, thankfully. Heavy stuff! Man, now I
> know why I stay out of there.
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> Does anyone on LUGNET talk about LEGO anymore?? :]
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> I'm not sure if I'm proud that "I started this" or not. But
> since typing this is keeping me away from a report I have to
> write, I guess I'm okay with it ;]
>
> I think in my next post I'll mention about how vintage LEGO
> sounds "creakier" than new LEGO, thus spawning an 867
> message-long thread which utimately results in the United
> Nations being disbanded :]
>
> Now people probably want to come over and bust all my LEGO :]
>
> KDJ
> _______________________________________
> LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Message has 6 Replies:
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| (...) actually, I would feel sort of proud....your original post spawned people to chat into several "taboo" topics such as....<gasp>....race....and <another gasp> religion.... they are "taboo" (IMO), because the topics are have deep meaning and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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| At this end of the world I don't know ANYONE that refers to LEGO bricks as Legos. Might be a language thing, but still.... people here refer to them as Lego, or 'Lego stenen' which literally means Lego bricks.... Duq "David Simmons" (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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| (...) On the other hand, here in Australia I have never heard Lego, or Lego bricks or a Lego set, referred to as "Legos". That's because we still speak English :^) [j/k, j/k]. My pet theory is that it's because Aussies learn a large number of (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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| My take is that I have always tried to abide by this non pluralism. Many years ago when I read the statement, I said to myself that this is kinda silly, but ok! Then I realized over time that if you are in tune with this, you would be more apt to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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| David Simmons wrote in message ... (...) NO ONE (...) bricks." (...) of (...) group (...) Depends where you're from. I grew up in the UK and had never heard them called "Legos" till I came to North America. We called it "Lego" (eg..."Let's go and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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| [FUT it where ya want it] Barely 2 weeks ago I posted this simple message because I thought it was funny: (URL) are now about 255 messages that all trace back to my post (if you track through the busted threads). Most of it ended up in (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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