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Re: Proper usage of "LEGO"
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Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:00:19 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:GI0zED.1vy@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Dan Boger writes:
> > Dave Schuler wrote:
> > > One of my coworkers (who doesn't know of my little ABS addiction) • mentioned
> > > off-handedly that his brother, while in college for architecture, used • to
> > > build "really complex bridges and things out of LEGO."  I'm not anal • about
> > > "LEGO" versus "LEGOs," but this marks the absolute first time I've ever
> > > heard any non-AFOL refer to LEGO correctly.  Wacky.
> > 
> > heh, I'm not anal about it, but isn't the proper use "LEGO Bricks"?
> 
> IANAE(1) but I think it's actually "LEGO brand building bricks" :-)
> 
> 1 - I am not anal either
> 
> tongue set firmly in cheek. FUT set firmly to ot.f.
> 
> ++Lar

I am pretty sure it is Lego Bricks, since they have a patent and all.

--
Markham Carroll

Who needs sanity when you have iNsAniTy?!


All your Lego base are belong to us!



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(...) IANAE(1) but I think it's actually "LEGO brand building bricks" :-) 1 - I am not anal either tongue set firmly in cheek. FUT set firmly to ot.f. ++Lar (25 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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