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Re: This picture needs a caption
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Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:45:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
> This page really cracks me up. It is a page from the 238 LEGO Idea Book -
> and it is just begging for a witty caption.
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> http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16122508/ideabook/12a.jpg
Man: "Why, Honey, isn't that cute! You know that girls don't have the
visual-spatial capacity to understand architecture, don't you? Next thing
you'll be wanting a job outside the home. Why don't you go and bake me some
cookies while I smoke and read the paper. Don't worry your pretty little head
about designing homes.
--Violence ensues--
On a side note, it's interesting that while the other pics in that idea book (
http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16122508/ideabook/ ) all involve kids (one with a dad
helping), this pic is definitely about AFOLs. How much marketing was there
towards an adult audience back in the 60s and 70s? I was under the impression
that we were a relatively new phenomenon as far as TLC was concerned.
Bruce
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| (...) Actually, in ye olden days, Lego tried to gain a foothold in the architectural model market by starting to sell (Tata!) plates. Did you ever stuble over a grey plate 8x11 (yes, eleven), Peeron part No. 728? This plate, together with a (...) (20 years ago, 12-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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