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Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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Sun, 8 Apr 2001 21:48:00 GMT
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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" <xenobuzz@onemain.com> wrote in message
news:GBHK63.1q7@lugnet.com...
> 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)
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>
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> 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:
> >
> > http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=29050
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Does anyone on LUGNET talk about LEGO anymore?? :]
> >
> > 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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| To All, (...) as (...) Interesting, in all of my circles, from Michigan to Ohio, and soon to be Indiana, it has always been LEGO's as opposed to LEGO Bricks. I ca't remember anyone saying LEGO whatever until I read it on their website. Scott S. -- (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Oh no, what have I done!?!?
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| (...) I guess it is a language thing. 'LEGO' already sounds like a proper plural word in Dutch. In Dutch 'LEGOs' just doesn't sound right, I guess similar to the word english word 'deer' (I can't really tell but I guess native english speakers can (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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