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Re: Lego Jargon
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 10 Aug 1999 04:09:58 GMT
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In lugnet.general, "Greg Majewski" <citrusx__@yahoo.com> writes:
> 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..
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.
* "TLG" was first used by Joshua Delahunty <dulcaoin@cats.ucsc.edu> in a
post to rec.toys.lego on January 16, 1995.
* "AFOL" was first used by Matthew Verdier <matthewv@digital.net> in a post
to rec.toys.lego on June 14, 1995. http://www.lugnet.com/general/?n=2940
* "MOC" _may_ first have appeared as part of the "LEGO Geek Code" created
by Derek Schin and others, but I'm not sure whether that is truly its
origin.
* I'm not sure when "minifig" was first used, but it goes back at least as
far as January of 1994.
* I believe "NLF," "NLS," and "NLSO" go way back to the alt.toys.lego days.
* "S@H" definitely goes back to 1993.
--Todd
p.s. Here are a couple of helpful documents maintained by Derek Schin:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9639/rtlspeak.txt
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9639/lcodev22.txt
Derek's website is: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9639/
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| Hi Todd, I looked at (URL) glad you posted it. I've always wondered what some of those acronyms meant. I also think it's interesting how the following has kind-of strayed in the lcad newsgroups: (...) When I see MOC in lcad now-a-days I always think (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Eww. How unfortunate that there's reason to place my name in a list next to one of the only two RLT'ers to ever rip me off. :-( -- joshua (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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