"What seperates the men from the boys is the size of their toys"
Well, I'm pretty sure some of the stuff you see here defines that, don't you agree?

Hey Carl,cnelson wrote:BTW Bruce, C. S. Lewis was referring to Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians,
BTW, another very similar thought comes through in his dedication of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe:Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being an adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.
I quote these not because I'm a rabid Lewis fan (well, okay, maybe I am), but because I think you could take out the words "book" and "story" above and insert the word "LEGO" and you'd essentially sum up the whole "You're too old to play with LEGO" thing, IMO. Also, the second quote is a lovely description of someone's descent into, and return from, their Dark Ages.MY DEAR LUCY,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realised that girls grow up quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand, a word you say, but I shall still be
your affectionate Godfather,
C.S.LEWIS”
People pick on other people no matter their hobby: LEGO, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord Of The Rings, Model Trains, Knitting, Painting, Bottle Cap Collecting, you name it.Graynar wrote:I don't want to flow off topic but here goes;
After reading many replies I feel quite sad. Why do people pick on LEGO fans?
Funny, everthing you just named I have dabbled in at one point or another.Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:People pick on other people no matter their hobby: LEGO, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord Of The Rings, Model Trains, Knitting, Painting, Bottle Cap Collecting, you name it.
Just like Nathan said, everybody gets picked on. No matter what their hobby. For that matter, people get pick even if there is no hobby. The world at large just loves to pick on each other.Graynar wrote:I don't want to flow off topic but here goes;
After reading many replies I feel quite sad. Why do people pick on LEGO fans?
Yup, I can attest to that. Even us old 30 year olds play with Lego. In fact, my mother-in-law, who is in her sixties plays with Lego when she visits and she still gets me Lego as presents. How cool is that? And last year, my mom complained that her Lego collection (mostly for the kids) didn't have enough baseplates. So I had to get her some. Must encourage her building...Sire Forrest wrote:There are men in there 30s that play with legos.
Lots of comments come to mind here, butt I am restraining myself...Sire Forrest wrote:I don't think any butty is too old for legos.
Thanks for the quotes Bruce--Lewis can say with a sentence what I couldn't communicate in a paragraph!Bruce N H wrote:I quote these not because I'm a rabid Lewis fan (well, okay, maybe I am), but because I think you could take out the words "book" and "story" above and insert the word "LEGO" and you'd essentially sum up the whole "You're too old to play with LEGO" thing, IMO. Also, the second quote is a lovely description of someone's descent into, and return from, their Dark Ages.