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(...) I can see my use of "Swanberg" as a verb. Wow, you really screwed up that robot Dave. Way to pull a swanberg. or My im missing a 2x4 red brick, janey did you swanberg it at the last show? or RTL 23 (autonomous shopping) - rule 3, your robot (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) In fact, I have seen no evidence anywhere that Mr Swanberg ever played with LEGO at all, so even that similarity may be tenuous. ROSCO (20 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) This isn't my experience. Most people who know that I build with LEGO think it is cool. Most people I met at shows think it is cool. Only a few think I'm neddlessly obsessed, and they seem socially maladjusted anyway. -Lenyu (20 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) So that makes this kind of prejudice ok then does it? You can accept being associated with Swanberg's criminal behaviour if you want, but I for one will not. The car example, because it's something that nearly everyone does, is pertinent (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Okay, but everyone drives a car. Not many adults play with Lego, making the association much stronger. This makes it quite a bit worse. At some point your response stops working due to the lowest common denominator. Calum (20 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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