 | | Age average —Sean Frantz
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| | | Just curious,what is the age average of this newsgroup?I'm 14 and I suspect everyone else might be in the 20-30 range.Just curious. Sean Frantz (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | (...) Sean, I can't speak for everyone but I think there is a fair mix. I am 29 (Very close to 30). I know that many others are in the AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) range but there are also many JrFOL's (Jr. Fans of LEGO). Welcome however and can't wait (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Ryan Dennett
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| | | | | | | There are still a few of us under 20. I'm 15(four months to bday and I can't wait :) This thread really ought to be moved to lugnet.people in fact I'm posting it there as well, so set followups to there only, as ages of readers has nothing to do (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) Don't worry. You'll be 16 in plenty of time for the UCS X-Wing Fighter and TIE Interceptor. ;) (...) Ha-ha! So you think! Steve (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Ryan Dennett
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| | | | | | | | (...) and TIE (...) OK, you going to buy it for me?? :) I'd love to have it but it's that thing called $$$$$, and I'm trying to get the system sets. (...) posting (...) Forgive me, I lied, I'm not 15, but all I'm going to tell you about my real age (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ugh. I'm 28. I remember seeing Gerald Ford as a child. *trip* THUMP LFB. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Christopher Lannan
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I guess I'll chime in here as well- 27, born in 72. I used to love Gerald ford as a child. So much so that I drew a picture of him in red crayon and sent it to him. I got a letter from one of his secretaries and a brochure about the WhiteHouse (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Roger D. Parks
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| | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.starwars, Christopher Lannan writes: {{SNIP}} (...) Weeerrrgggg.......you folk are making me feel -old-. I'm 51 going on 25 <grin>. I recall Mr Ford all too well, as he was CinC for my last years in uniform. Of course, I also recall Mr (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Christopher Lannan
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) ford (...) Why can't we work out a system where you have financial stability and youth at the same time? Chris (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Chris Phillips
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) You know what they say... "Youth is wasted on the young." - Chris "I feel like a geezer at 34" Phillips (I suppose if I lived in Logan's Run I would've been chopped up for hamburger a long time ago...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) at (...) Chris, Great referance I suppose I would have only been zapped recently. I guess the sad thing is that most of the JrFOLs participating in this thread have probably never even heard of Logan's Run. If you have not seen it you should (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) If you're talking about being "chopped up for hamburger", though, I think you're better off referencing Soylent Green. ;) Okay, now it's time to render "Time Bandits" or "Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension" with SW Lego--... LFB. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Andrew Lynch
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I would recommend finding a copy of the *book* Logan's Run somewhere, like a second hand bookstore or something, because, as I recall, it is much better than the movie. Not to knock the movie or anything... -Andy Lynch Eric Kingsley wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Andrew Lynch
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | And since everyone is giving their ages, I just turned 30 in July, came out of my dark ages with the Sith Infiltrator and MindStorms. I'm old enough that I first saw Star Wars in the *MOVIE THEATRE*, and not on video. I almost choked when my wife (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Better yet, read it. It's a short novel, skinny by today's standards. Although the basic premise is the same, the details vary greatly between the book and the movie. In the book, the culture isn't limited to a few domed cities, it's the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Tobias Möller
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) the (...) probably (...) You´re right! I thought it was like a "baywatch" sequel (you know, one of the lifeguards is named Logan) --Tobias (...) Sci-fi (...) but (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lego's Run was Re: Age average —Erik Olson
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) If you haven't seen it... Lego's Run (URL) Logan's Run) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Mike Kollross
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) In Logan's Run you would have gone to carousel or become a runner to find sanctuary. Being chopped up is another flick altogether. You would have been turned into yummy soylent green. Mike (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Mike Kollross
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| | | | | | | | | | Snippage (...) Either my math is off or you are in denial about your age. I was born in '71 and I'm 33. ;) Mike (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Mike Kollross
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) OK, I'm a little slow on the uptake. So how does a thread that is 5 years old get ressurected? Mike (Sandman) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Some person posts one post to it. Then that post shows up (on the web front page or as a new post in news readers), and then people read other parts of the tree and respond. That's my guess. (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Ralph Döring
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Hm, I´m 28 too. But I only remember seeing Harrison Ford in Star Wars as a child. I tried to build an x-wing after seeing the movie. But I failed because the hinges didn´t support the wings (and it was off color as well) ;) Now my childhood (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Ed Jones
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Egad, I'm 45. I remember seeing Eisenhower on TV as president and Kennedy give a campaign speech live. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —John J. Ladasky, Jr.
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| | | | | | | | O.K., adding myself to the survey... not sure why, since you can just read my introduction on lugnet.people... I'm 31, which appears to be on the high side of those who have answered the survey. I have a three-year old son who is taking to Legos (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Sean Frantz
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| | | | | | | (...) Sean Frantz (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Sean Frantz
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| | | | | | (...) don't please don't hold it against me.As for Legos,I am currently building an Outrider.I'm new at this create-a-model thing,so it may take me a while to do.Ihave a Dash Rendar mini-fig which consists of a Qui-Gon head and slaughtered (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Jason Brown
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| | | | | (...) Really? Wow. :) I'm 20. BTW: I posted the Z-95 mark 2 pics on my site, I just forgot actually upload them before, I guess. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | (...) I'm 24, going on 80. :) Scott S. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Age average —James Simpson
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| | | | | | (...) I'm 25, going on 81. It makes feel over-the-hill when I have intelligent conversations with people who were born in years that I vividly remember. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | (...) Really? I'm 15.5, going on 10. -Shiri and her inner child (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | (...) I'm on the younger end of the spectrum (17), but I started reading RTL (cause LUGNET didn't exist) at 14, like you. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Sean Frantz
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| | | | | | (...) Really Bram?How long have you had your site and when did you start to build all of your models? (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | [Please FUT lugnet.people] (...) I started building LEGO models when I was 4, but I didn't have a web site then :) (It's kind of difficult to have a web site when the WWW doesn't exist.) I've had a web site since eighth grade, around the same time I (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Tobias Möller
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| | | | | | | | | Bram Lambrecht wrote: <SNIP> (...) Hey, like me! I´m in 8th grade now, but I believe I started in 7th grade. (I´m 14 now, 15 in december) In ninth grade I created the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | | | (...) Great site. I like the supercars section too, although you've missed out (on purpose???) the Callaway Corvette's!! The C9 is a wicked looking beast, although the C12 is my fave at the moment :) Pete Callaway (distant, but traceable relation - (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Alex Roode
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| | | | | | (...) Hey! I'm only around 13, and I've had my site since I was eight!!!! Unknown Age (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Ryan Smith
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| | | | | (...) Not me. I'm 14:) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Erin Windross
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| | | | | | (...) Geez I'm only 13! (actually still twelve but my birthday is coming up soon) I wonder how many JrFOL there are on LUGNET... Erin -- Even minifigs need a vacation Seaborn Brick coming soon! (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Age average —Alex Roode
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| | | | | | (...) Just like m- oops, I didn't say that... (...) Unknown Age (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Daniel Train
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| | | | | (...) I dunno Sean. I'm 14 too. I have a website with all my star wars lego creations on and I read lugnet regularly. Given that TLG normally place their lego system models in the "6-12 years" catagory, am I an AFOL? What do you think? Dan "He is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Greg Majewski
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| | | | | | (...) Whoa, I'm 15, and I used to think I was the youngest one here... Guess not. Greg "Panic on the streets of London." Majewski (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Alex Roode
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| | | | | (...) You're 14? I'm somewhere around 13, but i'm not telling my age. I know that Bram is 17, so he isn't 20 yet. (sorry Bram, if your age was some mystcal secret or something) Unknown Age (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Age average —Ryan Ritenour
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| | | | | | (...) suspect (...) You guys can call me Daddy Lego I guess. I haven't seen anyone at or over my age yet. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Age average —Skip Robinson
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| | | | Please allow me to jump on the age bandwagon. I will be 34 in one month. I was way into "the brick" as a kid and about two years ago I saw a Res Q set at target. That was 7000 pieces ago and I am glad to see other people of all ages who still love (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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