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Re: Keeping things in perspective
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Wed, 28 Mar 2001 03:04:00 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott P. Costello writes:
> Thank you very much for this Dan. This is directly related to a conversation
> we had on Saturday at the Lugola meeting, and here is my take on it. Here on
> Lugnet there are people of all different levels of commitment to Lego. Some,
> like me, are hobbyists. We enjoy the hobby and the community but have many
> other things that occupy our time; also I would not call any of my creations
> ingenious. Then we have the hardcore fans. These people generally have a
> great deal of talent and spend a great deal of time creating.
Guilty.
> Finally we
> have the truly obsessed. No less talent in this group, but these people eat,
> breathe, and sleep those little bricks. This is the source of the conflict.
> A hobbiest like me might get caught referring to them as "Legos", only to be
> immediately corrected by one of the obsessed.
Heh heh! Really, in the big picture, does it matter? Around my house, it's
"legos" but I have to make sure I don't pluralize it online, lest someone
get on my back.
> Here are a few tips to figure out if you are an obsessed "Legoholic"
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> 1. You awake in the middle of the night with schematics for the latest
> spaceship/medieval building/mech dancing in your head.
Uhhh, okay, it happens... :)
> 2. You have found yourself in any way offended, or angry over someone using
> the wrong term to refer to a set/color/theme.
Naahh, don't give a rip!
> 3. You actively have all the latest prices for parts/sets from brickbay and
> ebay dancing in your head.
Hmmmm, I think I'm a victim of genetics (my mom and dad were garage sale
nuts and haggling is an art in my family).
> 4. You can't possibly understand how anyone could touch mega blocks/ kinnex/
> erector/ lincoln logs, or any other toy for that matter.
Blocks is blocks, but I keep getting LEGO for color consistency.
> 5. You spend more time with your bricks than you do outdoors or with people.
Nahh, just lately on the carrier, then I go through 2 or 3 months of burnout.
> 6. You describe your height in terms of studs not feet or meters.
Hah! Nice one!
> Hope this has been helpful, and for those of you who may be among the
> obsessed, please cut us casual folks some slack.
Hey, that was neat! Later buddy.
Dan
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