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Re: Best "practical" use of LEGO?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 3 Oct 2005 17:04:26 GMT
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.general, William R. Ward wrote:
> > What practical uses have you found for LEGO?
>
> Bird toys. We have a Rainbow Lory[1] named Stitch. He loves to play with
> lego
> pieces. Kind of an exploratory thing -- he checks out every nook and
> cranny.
> He's totally fascinated by texture and shape. Kind of like an infant --
> he
> sticks everything in his mouth.
>
> Another way he's like an baby -- his second favorite game is to throw
> things
> overboard for us to retrieve, so he can throw them overboard for us to
> retrieve,
> etc., etc.
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> He tends to get pretty wound up when he's playing with lego -- so we have
> to
> watch our fingers or risk getting bit.
>
> Znap is very useful in his cage (especially since it's semi-disposable).
> We've
> used Znap pieces to build a holder for a roll of calculator tape -- he
> loves to
> tear at it, and unroll the paper tape. We've used other Znap pieces as
> holders
> for bits of food, and various other purposes.
>
> Mega-bloks, being even more disposable than Znap, has occasionally been
> used as
> "in cage" toys. Eventually, the parts get so gross that they are
> discarded.
>
> Steve
> 1) A type of small parrot, originating from some islands near Australia.
Those are wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing. We have a sun conure parrot
that would love to play with dah laygoez.
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| (...) Bird toys. We have a Rainbow Lory[1] named Stitch. He loves to play with lego pieces. Kind of an exploratory thing -- he checks out every nook and cranny. He's totally fascinated by texture and shape. Kind of like an infant -- he sticks (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.general)
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