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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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| Hi Everyone, I'm one of those 'closeted Lego shoppers' too. I hate going into TRU or Wal-mart and buying out half their Lego stock. Kind-of embarrassing -all the strange looks people give you. But I just ignore it, look them in the face (expression- (...) (25 years ago, 28-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Adam - You have nothing to be ashamed of. Unless you are one of those manical Beanie Baby people as well! ;-) Everyone I work with knows that I have a LEGO hobby/addiction and most of them enjoy talking about it. I don't think it hurts that I work (...) (25 years ago, 28-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Boy, when I think of some of the stupid things people spend money on - cigarettes, coffee, liquor (ok, good Irish Whiskey is acceptable), designer clothes, $50k+ automobiles, all of which either get used up immediately or wear out real soon, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Heh, we've got enough people at UTK right now to start a chapter. Seriously, if it actually does bother you, you need to hang out with me and John Morgan sometime. We can give you some pointers on "not giving a da** what other people think". (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) <grin> yea drop by any time! Craig(co-worker) stopped by my house and saw all the legos and his first comment was " you are insane" I grinned real big and replied" Yea? so whats your point ?" I used to kinda feel silly buying the legos but now (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) <snip!> (...) for anyone wondering how to "come out" to friends and coworkers, i have one word.. SUPERCAR we had a 16yo intern in our office all summer.. and one of my coworkers was burning playstation games for him, so he was always in our (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Adam, Hey, I understand that all too well. I was 17 at the time, my last year of high school, and I went to Meijer: (URL) plug in for my second job! :) ) and bought the 6399, Airport Shuttle. I worked 40 hours, (A no-no to child labor laws, but we (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I've gotten looks, but from other customers rather than employees. Usually I use it as an opportunity to tell them about the hobby and the community, or to answer some quesitons they have about the product. But there is NO REASON to be ashamed (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I can sympathize, but if I ever start getting flak, I'll just wear my leather motorcycle jacket. There is something about a 6ft, huge dude with a fuzzy face staring at you that just....causes one to .... wilt. Of course, it can be fun to have the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| The Doctor What wrote... (...) What I really like is to hold doors open for old ladies while dressed in full leathers. It messes up people's minds delightfully <g>. Even better if my SO is with me, also in leathers, since he's a good deal bigger and (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) mind (...) from (...) my (...) sliced >bread! Hey, I've even brought models to school. First time was in sixth grade for a Tech. Ed. (basic computer-as in turn on, use mouse, & type) class. I built a simple grabbing hand. For the next two (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) That reminds me--I got my first 8880 a week ago, replaced the V8 with a more realistic looking V12, added scissor doors, and covered all surfaces with bricks and/or plates. It's a lot heavier, and sags a bit on the suspension. If you try to (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Hmmm....I suspect you ride a sport bike. I ride a Cruiser, so I look more like that big guy in the breath mint commercial: Little Old Lady: "Excuse me, your breath..." Biker Dude: "YEAH?" LOL: "I couldn't help notice how nice it smells..." Or (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) We don't need to go into what I bring in to work ;-) Except to say that I gotta take a new set of pics, I have a bunch of new stuff there ;-) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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