From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Yates Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: OT: Quick Lego Survey Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:53:56 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87fvgwbjzr.fsf@turing.flintfam.org> <3708638.W9jRf4TzA0@descartes> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c20794302e4c0500d6f06b X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1408298062 29322 80.91.229.3 (17 Aug 2014 17:54:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:54:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=BCdiger_Sonderfeld?= , Samuel W Flint , Emacs-Devel devel To: Lennart Borgman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 17 19:54:17 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XJ4el-0008AF-Dx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:54:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39793 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJ4el-00085F-19 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:54:15 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60496) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJ4eX-000859-01 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:54:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJ4eT-0007sv-Ed for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:54:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-yh0-x22a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c01::22a]:38922) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJ4eT-0007sp-9K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:53:57 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-yh0-f42.google.com with SMTP id a41so3788267yho.15 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:53:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=nAH8fjwHjOjZyX8KVC9THRbgnj8XGoZBFVhBAtBEx7E=; b=ktc4ZIfzgh1KE7jn9/pRROmxasa5TYPLA5RhAM+SAfKU3gPYSbWDhzJ9ay0mzjnGgC CvC24KP5u9HeF4W84Rkq90Q1D6mfA2gObzbqb4LjYMdmTiZgvIJLHlszIvhondopYjFr 9iq1TTHOJThs3OuKfjKsCTAKRyy7WFzbnmox9CuFA8sIZMcaXOcIGrTAei0leOWMKXoR Q3Cpem/PdgCxNcvJi/IZmdXbggjTAaGG93dJx2Bu/AaJ5Idzw7QdDCAA5l4jy86mHHLI FyjX2XDtCtJo5QMhjAKwNvzUI6bMYWtjtnbAan3IqAUFg02+iOIir3CoapHYdPc0yOwG Pc1g== X-Received: by 10.236.42.135 with SMTP id j7mr1950143yhb.146.1408298036242; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:53:56 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.170.124.81 with HTTP; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:53:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: hwono1kxqB-UORzlsOuPSkD3Yks X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4002:c01::22a X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:173730 Archived-At: --001a11c20794302e4c0500d6f06b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Lennart Borgman wrote: > ... even if your mum and dad dit not have money to buy much Lego. > I mentioned earlier that my childhood predated Lego and that instead I played with AC Gilbert Erector Set . Like Lego, Erector Set came in kits of various sizes with all the part to build a project pictured on the box. And like Lego the price was an obstacle to acquiring a sufficient supply to undertake truly large projects. Mine was a family that definitely could not afford Erector Set. I do not recall ever receiving even the smallest amount of Erector Set in its original AC Gilbert packaging. I do remember being taken by my grandmother sometime in the late 1950's into New York City and visiting the legendary FAO Schwartz toy store . That was probably the one time I saw Erector Set in its glossy packaging. Still my wonderful mother (due to turn 90 shortly) understood fully the virtue of Erector Set abundance. She scoured yards sales on a regular basis until she had supplied me with a large steamer trunk full. Thanks Mum and Happy Birthday. /john --001a11c20794302e4c0500d6f06b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On S= un, Aug 17, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gma= il.com> wrote:
... even if your mum and dad dit not have money to buy=C2=A0much Lego.

I mentioned earlier that my childhoo= d predated Lego and that instead I played with AC Gilbert Erector Set. =C2=A0 Like Lego, Erec= tor Set came in kits of various sizes with all the part to build a project = pictured on the box. =C2=A0And like Lego the price was an obstacle to acqui= ring a sufficient supply to undertake truly large projects. =C2=A0Mine was = a family that definitely could not afford Erector Set. =C2=A0I do not recal= l ever receiving even the smallest amount of Erector Set in its original AC= Gilbert packaging. =C2=A0I do remember being taken by my grandmother somet= ime in the late 1950's into New York City and visiting the legendary FAO Schwartz toy store. That was probably the one time I saw Erector Set in its glossy packagin= g. =C2=A0Still my wonderful mother (due to turn 90 shortly) understood full= y the virtue of=C2=A0Erector Set abundance. =C2=A0She scoured yards sales o= n a regular basis until she had supplied me with a large steamer trunk full= .

Thanks Mum and Happy Birthday.

/john
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