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Re: Buried toys story (was Re: Dark Ages story
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Thu, 18 Mar 1999 02:24:31 GMT
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No way! It will stay in my room, for always! (Or to my children or in my
will to a good cause!) And it will not be Town Junior sets!
Scott Sanburn
Eric Brok wrote:
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> <snip>
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> I took the fig (my
> > favorite) and threw him in a small creek by my childhood home. It was
> > the first time I had ever thrown away Lego. And he was the symbol of my
> > stopping Lego play (at least for 15 years or so).
> >
> > I always thought it would be neat if I found that fig now. When I heard
> > about Lego appearing on the coast of Florida it renewed my hope. That
> > would really be magic, I think, to find that fig after all these years.
> > What's the probability (the mind boggles)? Anyway, if you see him....
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> This reminds me of a (non-LEGO) event from my childhood.
> As a child one day I put a handful of plastic toy soldiers in a bag and
> buried it in our back garden. I don't exactly recall why I did this; I
> suppose I maintained a romantic view of excavating and discovering buried
> treasures at the time.
> When I got back from school the next day, I was unpleasantly surprised by
> finding this part of our garden to be paved with stone tiles. I might have
> muttered some discomfort but being a child I didn't bother to complain about
> the situation.
> Over 10 years later, when I visited my father in my former home, this
> recollection struck me and I happily broke up the pavement in search for the
> old treasure, leaving my father and my girlfriend looking slightly puzzled
> to say the least. And indeed, I did find the toy soldiers in good shape.
> It's a strinking thought, that I was so pleased to find them after all these
> years, while I probably wouldn't have held on to them if I hadn't buried
> them. Now, I've kept them since.
>
> Ever thought of putting your favorite LEGO set in a time capsule :-)
>
> Eric
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