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Subject: 
Lego Jargon
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Date: 
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:20:08 GMT
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H'llo,
I'm sure people know plenty of Lego jargon that would make a normal person give
you an odd look if they heard you say it. All I'm wondering here is who was the
person/people to coin some of the terms like BURP, minifig, CRAPP, etc..
Greg "They might be rain, they might be heat, they might be frying up a stock
of wheat.." Majewski
citrusx__@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/



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  Re: Lego Jargon
 
(...) According to my records... * "BURP" was first used by Mark Hornblower <wombat@hookup.net> in a post to rec.toys.lego on May 28, 1995. * "CRAPP" was first used by Eric Pilcher <rasta@peak.org> in a post to rec.toys.lego on June 11, 1995. * (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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