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> OT: LEGOS, Did anyone play with legos growing up?
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post Feb 27 2005, 04:35 PM
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Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone used to play with legos. . . my older brother and sister didn't let me play with their first lego firetruck and police car in 1978. . . they said I tried to eat them. I was pissed. . . I think I was 2, but I still remember that incident vividly. Afterwards, I went lego crazy and ended up doing architecture in college. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

I have friends with kids come over to my house every week now, and they're just getting to the age where they are having enough focus to play with legos. I figure if we're going to do something anti-social and mellow sometimes while they're over, I'd prefer legos over videos. . . anyways, I'm needing to bolster my lego supplies. It's for the kids. .. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) no, really. . . it is. .. . for the children. I was wondering if anyone on the list has legos that are no longer used. . .either yours or your kid's. I'd be interested in stealing. . . I mean buying them . I gave a large portion of mine away quite a while ago. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/slap.gif)

Well, if you've got anything, please shoot me a PM. I'm really glad LEGO is selling 1000 piece buckets again, but they're still dang expensive. Ebay is extremely helpful, but I figure there's people here who are into gaining garage space for car parts (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

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post Feb 27 2005, 04:49 PM
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I love Lego's. they are fun.
Can I come over? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif)

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post Feb 27 2005, 04:49 PM
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Play with 'em when I was a kid? Jeeeeezzzzz. I bought them for my kids when they first came on the market ....................................................................... I often "helped" the boys play with 'em, though. The Cap'n
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post Feb 27 2005, 04:59 PM
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Play with 'em when I was a kid? Jeeeeezzzzz. I bought them for my kids when they first came on the market .......................................................................

Yeah, I had tinker toys and metal erector sets when I was a kid. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

2 year olds discover they are carnivorous. My daughter would bite hard and then smile. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

It is hard to find the classic Legos that don't have all the theme crap and yes they have become expensive for injection molded pieces...

Search for Mega-Bloks, they are compatible..

Good luck!
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post Feb 27 2005, 05:04 PM
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I'm a 50's kid. Tinkertoys rock!
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post Feb 27 2005, 05:11 PM
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Loved playing with Legos when I was a kid, still do. My 3yo son is really starting to figure out the mega-blocks. Legos will be next, but I have to agree that the theme stuff is a little out of hand.
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post Feb 27 2005, 05:27 PM
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Clarification, there were some "small" Mega Bloks that were virtually identical to Legos. The current Mega Bloks are larger for smaller kids so they don't swallow them.
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post Feb 27 2005, 05:35 PM
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Lego's rule. Especially if you build a tall tower then have at it with small rocks and a wrist rocket! Yeah, that's what I did as a kid but I came out somewhat normal. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 27 2005, 05:36 PM
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I LOVED Legos. My mom always new when I was up on Saturday morning... no mistaking that sound of a little kid digging through the big box of Legos, looking for the right part.

I still have mine, but I am going to keep them. I had always kept them, intending them to pass them on to my child, but I won't go there. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)

Maybe my nephew will play with them when he comes over.
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post Feb 27 2005, 05:42 PM
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They have Ferrari Legos now. I can't tell you how excited I am. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif)

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post Feb 27 2005, 06:06 PM
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I seriously played with legos until 3 years ago (I'm almost 17). I built and programed (well, mostly programed) lego mindstorm robots using a form of labview (if my memory is correct), for a while in competitions. My team was really good (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) , and we won a few design awards. Lately I've been helping teaching middle-school students how to program. The latest batch even got a programing award. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

Anyways. I'd send some if you weren't so far away (we millions of lego pieces). Legos are the best toys ever.

Caution though. If you start a kid on legos, he will go on to more expensive things. Like bikes, then cars (especially Porsches and VW's), and then he will start looking at engineering schools (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)
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post Feb 27 2005, 06:39 PM
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I don't even know when they hit the market. Don't remember them as a kid. It was tinkertoys and lincoln logs.
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post Feb 27 2005, 06:50 PM
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I bought my 8 year old son a Rokenbok remote control
construction set with all of the extras last year- it's pretty cool to use and the pieces all interconnect with
Legos also! We've bought several pieces on ebay with
pretty good luck.

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post Feb 27 2005, 06:55 PM
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post Feb 27 2005, 07:03 PM
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Yea, I got boxes of Lego's at my moms house.
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post Feb 27 2005, 08:55 PM
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We didn't have Lego's, we played with Tinker Toys, Erector sets and Lincoln Logs. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Feb 27 2005, 09:00 PM
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I just winged them at my asshole brother...I was busy playing with Barbies.....
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post Feb 27 2005, 09:01 PM
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LMFAO MIKE!!!

That explains a LOT
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post Feb 27 2005, 09:02 PM
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Had a Lego set that you made a go cart out of it. ( it also made other things but I liked the go cart) The cart had rubber tires and when you pushed it the piston in the engine went up and down.
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post Feb 27 2005, 10:38 PM
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Why do you think all my 914s are in boxes, so I can reminisce about the good ole' days of Legos.
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