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Re: Lego man
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:51:17 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
> Heh-heh (Larry, you are sooooooo wicked).
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> When I was interviewed by the Canadian Broadcast Corp. reporters back in 1987
> (for a TV news show on 25 years of LEGO in Canada), I used the term "coming out
> of the LEGO closet". After all isn't LEGO an alternative lifestyle?
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> And back then (before I discovered other AFOLs) it wasn't anything you told a
> lot of people. I'm sure many of us have had similar stories about not telling
> a lot of people "I like building with LEGO". Or the looks and stares at TRU
> when you made a large purchase (just don't make eye contact with other people)
> .... been there, done that.
HA! Never! If they ask who it's for, I say it's for ME! When I bought 32
Halloween buckets at once, several people asked me on the way out if I was a
teacher, I told them "No, I'm shipping these all over the world to other Lego fans
that can't get them".
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| (...) Lego fans (...) Good for you, Tom! I have to admit I generally wander in and out of TRU feeling a bit embarrassed and hoping none of the assistants will notice me spending 20 minutes eyeing up all the Lego. I'm quite open about Lego to all my (...) (25 years ago, 28-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Heh-heh (Larry, you are sooooooo wicked). When I was interviewed by the Canadian Broadcast Corp. reporters back in 1987 (for a TV news show on 25 years of LEGO in Canada), I used the term "coming out of the LEGO closet". After all isn't LEGO an (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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