To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.loc.ukOpen lugnet.loc.uk in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Local / United Kingdom / 8322
8321  |  8323
Subject: 
Re: The perils of free Lego
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.uk
Date: 
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:06:41 GMT
Viewed: 
2606 times
  
>   Today, I decided to sort the newly aquired bricks. Whilst rummaging
> through the tub, doing the usual 'filtering' which removes the Megablocks
> and toy cars and whatnot...My hand encountered wetness...
>   On closer inpection, I saw that a number of bricks had become homes for a
> colony of maggots. Actual, writhing maggots, feeding off what can only be
> described as 'matter'.
>   Naturally, I did what any sane, rational adult would do - ran around the
> house screaming 'unclean, unclean!' and going for a nice hand wash (or ten).
>   After a while I managed to compose myself, and emptied the whole lot into
> the sink. I feared the discovery of a dead rat, or worse...the severed hand
> of a child.
>   Thankfully, none of those things were found, and the hot water killed off
> the maggots. Remaining traces of matter were removed, and the whole lot sits
> soaking happily in the kitchen.
>   A happy end to a tale of terror, I can see why Huw Millington and Tony
> Preistman only play with new stuff.
>   Regards,
>   Pete (washing his hands an awful lot)

Surely the maggots and slime should be left on - just think, you would have
some custom coloured bricks, would never need the brick separater and best
of all.....moving models!

Jon



Message is in Reply To:
  The perils of free Lego
 
Hi guys, Those of you with a weak disposition may want to ignore this message, as it features a scene which nearly made me ill. My Dad's a bit of a 'Lovejoy' character, he wheels and deals at boot sales, as well as selling antiques. He's got a (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)

5 Messages in This Thread:




Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR