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Re: In today's Melbourne Age (June 16)
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Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:34:51 GMT
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> but it's not just
> that the Melbourne University student enjoys playing with toys. Mr • Monahan, 21,
> is part of a LEGO team that visits shopping centres to build models of • popular
> characters.
The beauty of language is the way you can imply so much by the way you say
something. In this case, I read it as ...
Obviously you'd worry about an adult who likes playing with toys, but it
is OK in this case because he does it in shopping centres.
I guess the location transforms it into "marketing" which is of course a
legitimate activity for adults. But obviously if someone did that kind of
thing alone at home, they'd clearly be a sad social misfit.
Kerry, proud to member #599 of the international organisation of sad social
misfits who do that kind of thing alone at home
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 | | In today's Melbourne Age (June 16)
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| "LEGO builders master Yoda in 100,000 pieces Greg Monahan spends up to 20 hours a week building with LEGO, but it's not just that the Melbourne University student enjoys playing with toys. Mr Monahan, 21, is part of a LEGO team that visits shopping (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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