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  Roll Call form
 
(...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
 
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(...) What kind of deprived childhood did you have, Mark? No Lego? Were your parents missionaries in Outer Mongolia or something? :-) I'm really interested that someone would take up a Lego hobby (as enthusiastically as you have) as an adult. I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
 
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Hi Kerry, (...) That's right, no lego. (...) No, they were middle class. I spent every cent I had on another hobby back then (13+), but lost interest in the early 90's. My innate desire to collect things drew me to lego, which is durable and it's (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
 
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(...) Fancy that! Being of similar vintage to yourself, I recall Lego being pretty common in the mid-late 60s, especially for those of us with middle class parents. Maybe I was just moving in a more Lego-ish circle? Kerry (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
 
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I also never had LEGO as a child. (...) 1956 (...) Is that 3000 individual set numbers or does it include duplicate sets? My count is about 700 individual set numbers not including duplicates (...) 1956 to 1985 Allan J Smith (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
 
  Re: Roll Call form
 
(...) Hurray! I'm not the oldest person here any more. Still, the oldest in Aus though :-( Kerry (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
 
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Hi Allan, (...) Did you collect anything else as a child? (...) Finally an older collector!! (...) Yes, does include duplicates, eg. 8x7740. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)

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