http://glyphpress.com/talk/2009/flat-one-er-with-no-bobble/ the alien writing of designer joshua a.c. newman Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://glyphpress.com/talk/2009/flat-one-er-with-no-bobble/comment-page-1/#comment-5740 Nick Novitski Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:21:40 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=1059#comment-5740 Pre-molded building pieces of fixed shape? How quaint! Pre-molded building pieces of fixed shape? How quaint!

]]> http://glyphpress.com/talk/2009/flat-one-er-with-no-bobble/comment-page-1/#comment-5739 joshua Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:48 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=1059#comment-5739 My first Lego was obtained from my aunt ca. 1976 or 77. There were bricks, plates, (big) peoples' heads and arms, and wheels. We called most of the pieces by dimensions, with the plates being called "flats". My first Lego was obtained from my aunt ca. 1976 or 77. There were bricks, plates, (big) peoples’ heads and arms, and wheels. We called most of the pieces by dimensions, with the plates being called “flats”.

]]> http://glyphpress.com/talk/2009/flat-one-er-with-no-bobble/comment-page-1/#comment-5738 GB Steve Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:25:24 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=1059#comment-5738 That would have been a flat one-er for me when I was a kid. We called them by the length of the longest side and either flat or brick. Apart from roof bricks and wheels there just weren't very many shapes available in 1971. That would have been a flat one-er for me when I was a kid. We called them by the length of the longest side and either flat or brick. Apart from roof bricks and wheels there just weren’t very many shapes available in 1971.

]]> http://glyphpress.com/talk/2009/flat-one-er-with-no-bobble/comment-page-1/#comment-5737 Dave (aka Nev) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:03:56 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=1059#comment-5737 Awesome. Awesome.

]]> http://glyphpress.com/talk/2009/flat-one-er-with-no-bobble/comment-page-1/#comment-5736 Soren Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:57:50 +0000 http://glyphpress.com/talk/?p=1059#comment-5736 Actually, I find that even around people who use both extensively, internal slang prevails, especially during a group build or bullshit session. Actually, I find that even around people who use both extensively, internal slang prevails, especially during a group build or bullshit session.

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