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(...) lol Make no mistake: model railroading is by *no* means a child's hobby! Can you even *have* a "child's hobby"? Children play with toys. When adults play with toys, it's a hobby;-) We as AFOLS have commandeered LEGO as a hobby for ourselves. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, at one time they certainly thought adults were worth marketing to: (URL) that in the top two pictures, adult-type people are building adult-type things with the bricks- and no children are in sight. Then again, the contents of these (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <snip> (...) would wear ties while building! ;-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Relax, this picture is from 1963. They are from the Architectural Series parts packs from 1963-65 (#518, 519, 520, 521), a short lived, but not very successful series. In fact I took this very picture, and it got passed around. :-) Gary Istok (23 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think a tie is a very stylish statement. :D (...) Uh, yeah, apologies- I didn't think to credit Gary, who sent me that picture some time ago. Sorry! I just wanted to make a point. eric (23 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think this is one of the most amazing old photos. Waycool! It almost seems, though, as if they were marketing more to companies (like, serious architectural firms and stuff) than to adults per se. Does that make any sense? Are the adults (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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