Comments on: How many Legos are needed to build your house? http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark_Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1462768 Mark_Frauenfelder Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1462768 I tried, but I know a few people  are very passionate about this issue, so who am I to stop them from trying to save culture? I tried, but I know a few people  are very passionate about this issue, so who am I to stop them from trying to save culture?

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1462322 Jake0748 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1462322 I thought Mark was trying to short-circuit the whole stupid, annoying LEGO/LEGOS argument by including the link to   http://painintheenglish.com/case/4639       Right THERE in the caption.  Guess nobody noticed. I thought Mark was trying to short-circuit the whole stupid, annoying LEGO/LEGOS argument by including the link to   http://painintheenglish.com/case/4639       Right THERE in the caption.  Guess nobody noticed.

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1462226 penguinchris Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1462226 Came here to link to that... everything James May does is great. I think the story about him not being able to find something to do with the lego house afterwards was actually posted here on BB though I may be mistaken. Came here to link to that… everything James May does is great. I think the story about him not being able to find something to do with the lego house afterwards was actually posted here on BB though I may be mistaken.

]]> By: Tom Forest http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1462159 Tom Forest Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1462159 James May (of Top Gear fame) built a full sized house out of Lego in the BBC series  'James May’s Toy Stories' ... http://youtu.be/mEFPhXl3QQY James May (of Top Gear fame) built a full sized house out of Lego in the BBC series
 ’James May’s Toy Stories’ …
http://youtu.be/mEFPhXl3QQY

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461942 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461942 It's not even proper language; it's just a brand name and deserves no usage respect. It’s not even proper language; it’s just a brand name and deserves no usage respect.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461847 Nathan Hornby Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461847 They used to pay me £5.80 p/h to work in a shop. But that was 10 years ago. They used to pay me £5.80 p/h to work in a shop. But that was 10 years ago.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461839 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461839 How much are they paying you to spout Legoes talking points? How much are they paying you to spout Legoes talking points?

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461829 Nathan Hornby Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461829 I was aware of the addition of 'bricks', but I thank you for pointing it out - even my own pedantry slips a little from time to time. Re-education is a long road, a road built with LEGO Bricks. I was aware of the addition of ‘bricks’, but I thank you for pointing it out – even my own pedantry slips a little from time to time. Re-education is a long road, a road built with LEGO Bricks.

]]> By: CastanhasDoPara http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461831 CastanhasDoPara Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461831 Sheesh, I want to believe that is factoring in labor to put it all together but sadly I know that can't be true because lego anything is expensive. Too bad they don't really have a bulk buying option (and I mean bulk like a whole pick up trucks worth, not those chintzy little tubs that are like 20 bucks for something like 500 random bricks. Seriously, where the hell do people get that many bricks?) Also, lEGOz pedants need to seriously get over it. It's super annoying to come into a lego thread and see that, of course (even jokingly), some uber nerd with an unused English degree has to start this damn argument every single time. It's language, it's malleable get used to it, unless you want to go back to using only grunts and gestures... Sheesh, I want to believe that is factoring in labor to put it all together but sadly I know that can’t be true because lego anything is expensive.

Too bad they don’t really have a bulk buying option (and I mean bulk like a whole pick up trucks worth, not those chintzy little tubs that are like 20 bucks for something like 500 random bricks. Seriously, where the hell do people get that many bricks?)

Also, lEGOz pedants need to seriously get over it. It’s super annoying to come into a lego thread and see that, of course (even jokingly), some uber nerd with an unused English degree has to start this damn argument every single time. It’s language, it’s malleable get used to it, unless you want to go back to using only grunts and gestures…

]]> By: Broccen http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461733 Broccen Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461733 Hate to say it, but you're both wrong. http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/legal-notice/fair-play/ Proper Use of the LEGO Trademark on a Web Site If the LEGO trademark is used at all, it should always be used as an adjective, not as a noun. For example, say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS". Never say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGOs".Also, the trademark should appear in the same typeface as the surrounding text and should not be isolated or set apart from the surrounding text. In other words, the trademarks should not be emphasized or highlighted. Finally, the LEGO trademark should always appear with a ® symbol each time it is used. Hate to say it, but you’re both wrong.

http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/legal-notice/fair-play/

Proper Use of the LEGO Trademark on a Web Site

If the LEGO trademark is used at all, it should always be used as an adjective, not as a noun. For example, say “MODELS BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS”. Never say “MODELS BUILT OF LEGOs”.Also, the trademark should appear in the same typeface as the surrounding text and should not be isolated or set apart from the surrounding text. In other words, the trademarks should not be emphasized or highlighted. Finally, the LEGO trademark should always appear with a ® symbol each time it is used.

]]> By: Mike Vogts http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461680 Mike Vogts Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461680 Also walking to the kitchen at night would just be sheer torture. Also walking to the kitchen at night would just be sheer torture.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461646 Nathan Hornby Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461646 It's not 'math', it's 'maths'!!! But seriously, LEGO. It’s not ‘math’, it’s ‘maths’!!!

But seriously, LEGO.

]]> By: BrotherPower http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461604 BrotherPower Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461604 Y'all stop saying "drugs policy" and we'll talk. ;) Y’all stop saying “drugs policy” and we’ll talk. ;)

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461603 Nathan Hornby Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461603 I especially like that they bothered to stick a TM on a word that as far as I'm aware is not only not a trademark, but certainly isn't one used by Lego. I especially like that they bothered to stick a TM on a word that as far as I’m aware is not only not a trademark, but certainly isn’t one used by Lego.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461598 Nathan Hornby Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461598 Seriously though, it's LEGO, a million times, LEGO. Seriously though, it’s LEGO, a million times, LEGO.

]]> By: BrotherPower http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/how-many-legos-are-needed-to-b.html#comment-1461591 BrotherPower Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168152#comment-1461591 It's "LEGO!" It's "LEGO!" The word's already pluralised, you ignorant Yanks!!!!1! Just kidding. It's totally Legos. In b4 the butthurt. It’s “LEGO!” It’s “LEGO!” The word’s already pluralised, you ignorant Yanks!!!!1!

Just kidding. It’s totally Legos. In b4 the butthurt.

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