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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. (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

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