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Re: Nicknames for favorite LEGO parts
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 26 Apr 2003 09:15:29 GMT
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The first ones that pop into mind are these:
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=32291 (gogles)
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=32184 (binoculars)
and http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=152 (hockey stick)
I probably use more, some in dutch, but I can't think of them now...
Duq
"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> wrote in message
news:HDx8oo.14E7@lugnet.com...
> At the risk of branding myself a bigger geek than I already am, I have
> decided to post this anyway. :)
>
> While I'm building a model or sorting pieces, I sometimes refer to certain
> of my favorite pieces by a nickname... based on what that piece reminds me • of.
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> Here are a couple examples of what I mean...
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> When I look at this part:
> http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=6215
> I often call it a 'bulldog' since its rounded blunt end reminds me of the
> nose of a bulldog.
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> Similarly when I am using this part:
> http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=4733
> I sometimes call them 'hydrants' because to me they appear as little tiny,
> albeit square, fire hydrants.
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> Anybody else have favorite parts to which you've applied nicknames based
> either on their appearance or perhaps their function?
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> Regards,
> Allan B.
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