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Re: Lego Jargon
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 10 Aug 1999 04:33:41 GMT
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Hi Todd,
I looked at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9639/rtlspeak.txt
I'm 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:
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> * "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.
When I see MOC in lcad now-a-days I always think it's a mock-up of a part.
One that is not quite finished for voting, but usefull enough to fill in the
space in your model. I never thought of it as My Own Creation before :)
What is the word for when definitions change or new words are created? (I
know I've seen it somewhere before :)
Thanks,
Adam
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| (...) created (...) the (...) I can't answer your query, but I've recently left my Lego Dark Ages after a spell in the toy (action figure) collectors' field. Anyway, in those circles MOC stands for Mint On Card - a description of the condition of an (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) 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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