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Subject: 
Re: Lego: meet an obsessed genius. And his wife.
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.mediawatch
Date: 
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:21:16 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Paul Janssen wrote:
> Subject heading was on the front page of Columbus' The Other Paper, on page 7, a
> profile about me and my hobby (obsession?).
> 
> In press yesterday, on line since this morning:
> 
> http://www.theotherpaper.com/substory2.html
> 
> The best thing is they didn't use a 110 bold font caption "LEGOS", like the last
> article in the Columbus Dispatch...
> 
> Generally, they got most if it right, but some misquotes..I am an assistant
> professor for one, second, my NL wife threatened leave me if I'd QUIT my job,
> not if'd lose it :)
> 
> Well, non-Lego wife is not true, she did build some things, like this house:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=670719
> 
> Luckily, there are many ways to get fired... (honey, if you ready this, i'm
> kidding).


Good stuff Paul. I like how you're quoted in your dislike of the term LEGOs and
then they quote your wife saying "LEGOs"...LOL!

jt



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  Lego: meet an obsessed genius. And his wife.
 
Subject heading was on the front page of Columbus' The Other Paper, on page 7, a profile about me and my hobby (obsession?). In press yesterday, on line since this morning: (URL) best thing is they didn't use a 110 bold font caption "LEGOS", like (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.mediawatch) ! 

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