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Re: My Lego Obsession & Philosophy
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 6 Nov 1999 02:24:16 GMT
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Hmmm.... I've been reading this thread, and suddenly I'm having flashbacks of a
time, I would have been in my late teens, where I too would sneak around the toy
section, hoping no one would see me there. I would let my own self doubt
interfere with something I enjoyed. Those days are over, and apparently
forgotten until now.
Strangely, over the past 1.5 years, as I have come out of my dark ages and
acquired new Lego with a vengeance, I don't recall any of the incidents folks
have described here. I have had no one openly comment, to my face anyway, that
I was "too old", etc. My wife, though she is not interested in Lego and
probably was a bit annoyed with the amount I was purchasing last summer and
fall, has overall been very supportive. She has even commented that she enjoys
seeing me build stuff. In fact, she's been bugging me to make a kitchen floor
cleaning robot with my Mindstorms kit. :-)
The only incident I can remotely remember is what might have been a strange look
and snooty attitude from the cashier person at the local KB Toy Works. I don't
think I really thought about it at the time, though.
Maybe I just live in a area where people are more open minded. (Atlanta, GA? I
don't think so!) Maybe I have just been lucky. Maybe I just care so little
that I haven't even noticed it happening. Either way, I think it's sad that
others can't just leave us alone and let us enjoy doing what we enjoy doing.
Crisp out.
James Simpson wrote:
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> In lugnet.general, Ian Sinclair writes:
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> >
> > When you come across people who sneer their nose, or can't believe you
> > still play with LEGO, just do what I do..
> >
> > Just brush aside their comments without another thought, with the
> > knowledge that your life is more enriched because you play with LEGO.
> >
> > Better to play into old age, than to grow old and never play.
> >
> >
> > <ICS>
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> I find that as an adult Lego enthusiast I have much more joy and freedom in
> this
> hobby than I did as an adolescent. Perhaps it is because I am now at ease with
> myself. I know who I am and what I enjoy, and I am far far less concerned
> about
> what others think of me. There was a time (and not so long ago) that I would
> sneak about the toy department, hoping that noone would see me looking at the
> Legos (or any toys for that matter.) And with dread would I approach the
> counter to pay, loathing the inquisitive looks of the clerk and the relentless
> stares of the customers behind me. Now, I simply do not care what they think.
> Why should I be ashamed? I almost enjoy proudly approaching the counter. I get
> a kick out of the reactions of the cashiers (especially from that particular
> species of cashier whose birth-right and moral perogative it is to comment - a
> bit too loudly - on the customers' purchases.) I really credit Lugnet for my
> new-found confidence and dignity as an AFOL. Growing up, absolutely none of my
> friends cared much for Legos. Sure, a few of them had some, but they never
> seemed to care much for them. I have never had a personal face-to-face
> friendship with another Lego builder. Frankly, I've never personally known
> another one. So, I was always a closet builder, a closet collector. It is
> liberating to know that other adults share my fierce love for Legos.
--
G. Crisp - gcrisp@mindspring.com
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