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Hey Jake - I don't know if I can talk about any one single coolest LEGO experience. Some are cooler in one area, and others in another. So, I'll list a few: 1) Recently I had the opportunity to see inside the LEGO factory when I was in Billund. I (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) My favourite LEGO memory as a kid is going to the local newsagent (you remember when newsagents used to sell LEGO, right?) and just spending hours (well it probably wasn't hours but seemed like it) checking out the latest LEGO sets, and (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) 1. I remember going to the Ontario Science Center (in Toronto) when I was quite young (probably over 20 years ago) and there was a really cool Lego Space Display lighted up and made into a really awesome Space Diarama. You would think that (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I had trouble figuring out how I was going to respond to this question, though I knew for sure that I wanted to do so. My problem was that I don't have a blockbuster LEGO experience that would make other people say, "wow, that's cool." I've (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I've been wondering when they would letters to all the people who bought LEGO movie maker sets?! -Ted SCLTC (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Well, I think my coolest LEGO experience is (I still can hardly believe it myself) when I had to made a final project for my university (in Electronics) and it was from LEGO. It was so fun making it and when I presented it, my prof. were in (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Great stories everybody. John, I really glad to hear that the only addiction you still have is only for LEGO. LEGO did help me alot of times simply cause every downfall I had, I was just glad to see the LEGO on my shelfs. When I was growing up, the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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David Koudys <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:H6pt1L.KAM@lugnet.com... (...) experience, (...) a (...) and it gives a "time-out" leaving half of the pictures unloaded, espcially the last ones. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Thank you for sharing ... -- Pawel (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I've been reading all of these and trying to decide what my coolest experience was. I don't have a single experience that really jumps out, but several are notable. One factor is that while I had LEGO as a kid, and even had a LEGO train, we (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Way to go, Hendo! I am very glad to hear that you were able to pull yourself out of a bad cycle and am also glad that lego was part of that. Here is my story. I am a foster parent. I currently have three foster children and one biological child in (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) My favorite Lego moment is waking up early one Christmas morning and finding a King's Castle under my bed. Building a giant medieval city with two castles, waterfall, caves, inns, shops, etc. when I was 10, I used almost all of my peices (over (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Here's a repeat of my original post about how Lego helped me through some dark days: (URL) continues to be a positive part of my life to this day. And the friends I've made through Lego are the best! :-) - Bob (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) You know, I guess if I am going to ask a question like this, I had better be ready to answer it too! I have to say, every time I answer the question "So where do you work?", I have a "LEGO Moment". It is amazing to me how much positive emotion (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Wow! That's great. I'm glad Lego helped you. Personaly I find Lugnet and all the AFOLs a great help. I have never met any of you off-line but I always feel like I have a group of friends here. This is a great help, as I am constantly moving and (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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The Inspiration: I was majoring in Cinema at San Francisco State and had started my first Production class. We were all using Super 8 cameras. I had to buy mine due to the unfeasability of renting one from a place in SF since I live in the East Bay. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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John, your story has hit home with me. I share many of these experiences. I always thought that Lego was the one thing that did not talk back to me, tell what to do, draw unfair judgements on me, or otherwise. In fact it was the one thing that (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) John, good for you. I related HUGE to that. I recently separated myself from a long term girl friend. I think it's for the best, but change is difficult. I also have spent a bit too much, I'm still in school so I won't be going out very often (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Hello! (...) Yes I did: (URL) was about ten and wearing strange glasses... But that's not my coolest experience.) I'd like to tell two stories. I don't know if they count as "cool", but they are somewhat peculiar. 1. In 1983 I got the set 6374 as a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) snip (...) A couple years ago I went to the house of the Religious Education Director at my church to talk about a church banner I was to make. As we were finishing talking about the banner, I started talking to her grandson, Hudsen (who was (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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