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Re: Age limitations
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lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug
Date: 
Mon, 3 Jul 2000 22:41:40 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us, Dave Schuler writes:
>  I expect, without trying to be too presumptuous, that you also get a few
> glances because you're in a demographic minority as far as the hobby is
> concerned, even insofar as it applies to "adults."

Not sure what you mean by "demographic minority"... my gender? Age? Or perhaps
my nationality? I'm in a minority in all those aspects (at least as far as
lego is concerned).

> Again, couldn't participation be considered case-by-case?

That's what I'm hoping for...

>  Are you old enough to take the T by yourself?  8^)

<grin>
Yes, thanks.

>  If you post every 8 months on the topic, in 3 more postings you won't have
> to worry about it anymore!

By the time I'm 18 I'll be back in Israel where there are barely any AFOLs, so
that certainly won't help me; but thanks anyway.

-Shiri



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  Re: Age limitations
 
(...) True enough! Specifically, I was referring to the fact that you're a woman, and that statistically you're in the vast minority on that qualification alone. Your nationality, too, now that you mention it, but it wasn't what I was thinking of. (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

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  Re: Age limitations
 
(...) I expect, without trying to be too presumptuous, that you also get a few glances because you're in a demographic minority as far as the hobby is concerned, even insofar as it applies to "adults." (...) I've met some 16-year-olds who could (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

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