You know you're an AFOL when...

[JoshWedin]

...when your collection is bigger than all your kid's toys combined.

...people go in your Lego room and stare in shock at the piles of Plano and Sterilite bins.

...when you refer to plastic sorting bins by brand name.

...when your mother-in-law buys you more Lego than she does for the grandkids.

...when you invite fellow AFOLs over to your house for non-lego events and people refer to them as your "Lego friends". (Dunechaser knows about that one)

Great thread!

Josh

[plums_deify]

...when you pack up your collection for storage and realize that somehow, and you don't know how, you suddenly realize you have FAR MORE THAN YOU THOUGHT and said collection won't fit in alotted storage space...

...you justify spending and travel by adding the fact that there's a LEGO store or convention conveniently close to your destination....

...while you don't go often, you're still recoginzed by face and name by employees of the local store...

...when you've got great, convention-type stories to tell about aformentioned employees, and other people whom you've met through a LEGO forum which really shouldn't be mentioned at said forum...

[Dr. J]

...when you pack up your collection for storage and realize that somehow, and you don't know how, you suddenly realize you have FAR MORE THAN YOU THOUGHT and said collection won't fit in alotted storage space...

Heh, I'm only a TFOL, but I did that when I was moving a few years ago. I had to stuff the last of it in a random Pringles can and paper box that both happened to be laying around.

To add to the list,

... You keep a few X-pods in your glove box for trips. (I plan on doing that when I get a car)

... You keep some pieces in your bathroom for, uh, building on the pot.
I only keep them in there because I need to get around to cleaning them, but sometimes I grab a handfull for those long sittings.

... You keep a collection of LEGO boxes and show them to anyone who comes to your house, and you expect them to be impressed, even though all they see is a bunch of cardboard boxes.

... You cannot grasp the reason why people are disgusted when they overhear you talking about "building things with SNOT."
You think it's a pretty neat technique.

[Crusader]

---your wife starts hiding the Lego catalogs from you.

[Jacob C.]

...When you offer your friends a drink, you make sure to include a couple of ice cubes from your lego ice tray.

...You actually own a lego ice tray!

...You have a lego tattoo.

...It is stated in your will that you wish for your ashes to be spread across legoland.

...You believe the Big Bang theory must be wrong. The universe could have only been built, one brick at a time!

...You routinely visit http://www.thebricktestament.com for spiritual enlightenment.

...You actually bought this.

[plums_deify]

...for $4.98 I just might...

[jedimasterwagner]

...whenever you see interesting architecture or cool houses, you immediately start thinking of which bricks to build it with.


...you know what a BURP is, and routinely call it that with a straight face.


...you've been to LEGOLand but you don't have any kids or younger siblings.

[wunztwice]

...You spend more time sorting than you spend building.

Ah, but you are slightly off. You see, my Fiance sorts...I build!!!

Nice system, eh?

I love her SOOO much!!!

[The dark tide]

...when you start noticing everyone really has yellow skin.
...when you try and change pants and you end up riping off your legs to do so.
Its only happened once.


Guys I went through and read these and all of them are SO funny.

[N00bPatrol]

....when you plan a vacation and there's a convenient lego store within 5 minutes of your hotel

....when you skip through the action part of movies to get to the castle part

[Athos]

... You keep some pieces in your bathroom for, uh, building on the pot.
I only keep them in there because I need to get around to cleaning them, but sometimes I grab a handfull for those long sittings.

Steve

[Quickblade22]

.....when the neighbor boys come over to play Game Cube with your daughter, but decide to "visit" your Lego room.

.......when you go to work and have a co-worker look at yours and others Mocs on their work computer.

.....when you invoke physical violence when mocked for your addiction (that's a hard core AFOL)

....when you snatch your Lego purchase out a cashier's hand for finding humor in your choice of hobbies, and shake the box in front of him or her for emphasis

[RichardAM]

...when no matter where you are or what you're doing, you can't help but plan an idea for a MOC that's suddenly appeared from nowhere.

[Remyth]

...when you want to get a job at the local Dairy Queen or on fire camp crews so that you have that extra cash for BrickLink.

...when you spend over $75.00 on LEGO the same night you get the money.

...you repeatedly ask everyone you know if they have any LEGO you can have.

...you go through The Lord of the Rings on book on tape three times in a month while building ( ).

...you know the names of people who live half a world away from you that you have never met.

...you consistently think of things like: 'I wish I had enough bricks to do this...'

...the only things you ask for for your Birthday or Christmas are LEGO or money to buy LEGO with...

In Christ,

[KarenJ]

...you can tell the difference between grey and bley, or old brown and new brown, etc, without comparing the two colours side by side...

... you CAN'T tell the difference! At my age? With these eyes? Need good light and extra clean glasses...

---your wife starts hiding the Lego catalogs from you.

... your Husband starts hiding the Lego catalogs from you.