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(...) Double oops! That's actually 'Welsh', isn't it? Sorry mate. (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Ooops... 8. Having Ted Walsh point out that, despite the fact I majored in Maths at Uni, I still can't count! (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Wightwick writes: <snip> (...) <snip> What happened to number 8? (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Mine can only be described as a religious experience(1). When I was a kid, I wanted a Galaxy Explorer. Badly. After what felt like years (and more than a few false hopes), my parents finally came through for me. I was ecstatic. I still remember (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Hi all, I will also add 3 cool LEGO experiences: (1) This is from my childhood: There was allways one most spectaculous day in the year: No, not X-Mas. No, not my birthday. Yes, the day the nearest toy store got the latest LEGO catalogue! (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) #1 1980ish Countless memories of me and a friend or two rumming through the big 'ol pile on the floor asking each other "Have you seen a xxx, I need one". #2 1986ish Back in school after the christmas holliday we asked each other what we'd got (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) My coolest experience happens every August in my home town. Greenville, MI is the 'Danish Festival City', and has had LEGO building contests during the Festival for as long as I can remember. My brother and I entered and won for (IIRC) six (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) A number of experiences come to mind, having read through the amazing stories already presented. (In chronological order) 1. As a kid, my sister and I won a <6622> each as the prizes of a LEGO building comp. 2. The incredible LEGO Expos they (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I got a few that come to mind, in no particular order: Favorite moment #1: NWBrickCon 2002, Saturday afternoon, when doing a bit of running about and then going into the center hall of the con seeing people. My God, the people. It was easily (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:H6pMCC.26F@lugnet.com... (...) when (...) I can't think of any particular cool Lego Experience I've had in the past. The only one I've remember just now is when I've desided to buy a (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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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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