Okay, I think I win for biggest Lego nerd for this thread - the only thing I really noticed with the sandworm is this: "Awesome! Beige Legos!" posted by Lipstick Thespian at 8:13 AM on April 4, 2009 [2 favorites]
I often wonder...in this world of Lego scene builders...is customization of stock Lego pieces "allowed"? That is, is cutting or otherwise customization of factory pieces looked upon by the true jedi masters as lazy or outright cheating? posted by Thorzdad at 8:14 AM on April 4, 2009
I love the "Twin Peaks" set. posted by WPW at 8:21 AM on April 4, 2009
hey, you know what's awesome? this post. posted by shmegegge at 8:25 AM on April 4, 2009
Eht kcalb egdol! posted by Artw at 8:47 AM on April 4, 2009
"Awesome! Beige Legos!"
Surely the Star Wars sets must have some? posted by Artw at 8:47 AM on April 4, 2009
Some great ones here too. posted by Big_B at 8:50 AM on April 4, 2009
Holy shit, hahaha. Check out the crysknife! Fuckin Duncan Idaho better put his damn stillsuit faceflap on, how many times does Stilgar have to tell him? posted by synaesthetichaze at 8:51 AM on April 4, 2009 [6 favorites]
gar-mon-bo-zia posted by oonh at 8:53 AM on April 4, 2009
amazing...thank you. posted by stilgar at 9:28 AM on April 4, 2009
on second thought, the position of the thumper is all wrong, they need to be on the slip face of the dune above the worm so that they can hook in and roll up with the beast...bad form, looks like the old man of the desert is going to get their water this day. posted by stilgar at 9:29 AM on April 4, 2009 [16 favorites]
I thought that was a maker hook, stilgar. But yes, they are definitely about to get et. posted by synaesthetichaze at 9:32 AM on April 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
And then you go and ruin it all, by saying something stupid like Legos. posted by stepheno at 9:39 AM on April 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
Meh. Call me when somebody manages to cobble together a Lego no-room. posted by werkzeuger at 10:16 AM on April 4, 2009
That is, is cutting or otherwise customization of factory pieces looked upon by the true jedi masters as lazy or outright cheating?
Even worse, if they select a Lego and can't use, they can't put it back until they draw blood with it. posted by Astro Zombie at 10:20 AM on April 4, 2009 [8 favorites]
Bless the Maker and His Legos. Bless His coming and His going. May His passage cleanse the world. May he keep the world for His people. posted by MuadDib at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2009
I must face my legos. I will permit them to pass over me and through me. And when they are gone only I will remain.
And some minor lacerations to the colon. posted by ook at 10:38 AM on April 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
This is all well and good, but I'm still waiting for Lego Eraserhead. posted by koeselitz at 10:50 AM on April 4, 2009
Call me when somebody manages to cobble together a Lego no-room.
How do we know they haven't? Do we have a many-generations-golemed Duncan Idaho to detect them? I think not.
Time to get the BrIxian axlotl tanks working. I think I need more Legos to build one. posted by winna at 4:23 PM on April 4, 2009
What's the word for "simultaneously proud and embarrassed"?
'Cause that's what understanding this whole thread makes me. posted by signal at 5:32 PM on April 4, 2009 [2 favorites]
<Chortle> This thread is vast. Vast. posted by porpoise at 9:57 PM on April 4, 2009
For crying out loud. LEGO. Never LEGOS. posted by schwa at 7:35 AM on April 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
I want see the lego version of Baron Harkkonen.
Bring me the floating fat fig! posted by Artw at 7:37 AM on April 5, 2009
It is the slow brick that penetrates the shield. posted by Nelson at 7:44 AM on April 5, 2009
For crying out loud. LEGO. Never LEGOS.
No, the common and accepted usage in American English is "legos," no matter what the Danish firm prefers.
Insistence on "lego" as the plural or collective in the face of such common usage is slavish adherence to the dictatorial whims of the marketing subdivision of a capitalist company. Why not insist on also appending the (TM) to the name, or on only referring to them as "LEGO(TM) bricks, all rights reserved, used with permission"? posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:18 AM on April 5, 2009
Okay, I think I win for biggest Lego nerd for this thread
Not as long as I'm around.
No, the common and accepted usage in American English is "legos," no matter what the Danish firm prefers.
I agree. I spent a few years going along with my fellow Lego nerds and saying "lego" all the time. Finally I gave up and just say "legos." It's what I called them when I was a kid. It's what everyone else calls them. And it's fun to watch more pretentious fans get all squirm-y about it. posted by Fleebnork at 5:21 PM on April 5, 2009
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