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Lego Addictions

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-on-my-hands-dust-on-my-feet dept.

randomErr writes "Canada.com has an article about Frank Robinson, an man who is into Lego WAY more than the average builder. Frank said "I still get Lego for my birthday and at Christmas, too. So do my kids." At last count the Robinson family's Lego inventory was nearing 100,000 pieces, a majority of which were tallied and itemized by type and colour on a computer spreadsheet." No Lego story would be complete without a link to something large and useless, say, a Lego harpsichord. Okay, it plays, so it's not actually useless. But the Lego Star Destroyer is.

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  1. Come on... by joyoflinux · · Score: 5, Funny

    640 pieces should be enough for anyone...

    1. Re:Come on... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I loved lego, then when I grew up and could figure out how much money it cost, I took to being an alcoholic, because it cost less.

  2. 100,000 pieces? Is that a lot? by Crag · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I get that in terms a simple consumer like me can understand? How many Lego bricks would it take to build a Library of Congress?

  3. You know you're a lego-addicted /.er by Marijuana+al-Shehi · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...when you register the legose.cx domain. It's still available. Hurry!

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  4. Spreadsheet? by dfn5 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sorry, this dude doesn't get geek status unless each piece is bar code scanned into a MySQL database with Apache/PHP front end.

    Spreadsheet? Bah!!!

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    1. Re:Spreadsheet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Somewhere along the line, geek must've stopped meaning "clever and innovative" and started meaning "workoholic masochist". I totally missed it.

    2. Re:Spreadsheet? by mackertm · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sorry, this dude doesn't get geek status unless each piece is bar code scanned into a MySQL database with Apache/PHP front end.

      mySQL, are you an idiot? Clearly Oracle or DB2 will be needed to scale to such levels!

      But wait, mySQL is faster!

      But it doesn't support transactions!

      But now it does!

      Wait, this isn't a database pissing contest? I'll go find a different article, never mind.

  5. Lego bathroom by nucal · · Score: 5, Funny
    All of this fuss and bother is the nuts and bolts of Robinson's raison d'Lego -- designing and building intricate scale models, right down to a Lego man at a Lego urinal, or a Lego toilet paper dispenser in a Lego toilet stall.

    Lego toilet paper ?!?!? That's gotta hurt ...

  6. Others like him... by grungebox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try here here. This guy does Lego construction for a living. A LIVING! I'd build Legos for a living to if it weren't for my lack of opposable thumbs...Oh, well, back to engineering.

  7. Re:How does it sound.? by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 4, Funny

    There is an MP3 on the site. And it sounds like the worst harpsicord I've ever heard. But when an hippopotumus flies, you don't criticize the lack of grace.

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  8. Henry Lim's Next Project.... by El_Smack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait for it.......

    Lego Girlfriend.
    Now THAT'S news for nerds.

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  9. Re:How does it sound.? by jguevin · · Score: 3, Funny

    That sound sample is the most hilarious thing I've heard all week. It sounds like he crammed my whole high school band into his harpsichord!

    Seriously, bravo to the "inventor" for his "accomplishment", but he obviously loves Legos much more than he loves music. Bach's ghost is hunting him down right now...

  10. I don't know Lego's... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... but any one who says the Lego Star Destroyer is useless is already dead inside...

  11. Uncle Legobags by guttentag · · Score: 4, Funny
    He's got a designated Lego room at home with designated storage bins, including one for Lego "human bits." He growls at his kids if they misfile Lego pieces.

    At last count -- and yes, he does count -- the Robinson family's Lego inventory was nearing 100,000 pieces, a majority of which were tallied and itemized by type and colour on a computer spreadsheet.

    This guy sounds like the Scrooge McDuck of Legos. He's the crotchety old man who growls at his kids when they mismanage part of his beloved collection. I'll bet he goes swimming in his Lego bin several times a day, and some evil witch has been trying forever to steal his number one piece.
  12. The article is a hoax by pmancini · · Score: 3, Funny

    It must be. It says he's had kids. Via what method? Sperm donation? Come on! They guy's house is FULL of Legos! It's not crack guys, its A TOY! (to paraphrase Woody from Toy Story).

    I can imagine the scene where he procreated his kids...

    "Come on babe, let's shag! Lay here next to Lego Larry!"
    "Why is the bed so hard and rough?"
    "it's made of legos! Just like these restraints!"

    Now if you want to talk about a Real Man's collection, come on by my place and let me show you my collection of SPAWN(R) action figures...

  13. I condemn thee by dswensen · · Score: 2, Funny

    After reading the Slashdot writeup, clicking over to the story and reading the article, and studying the user comments, I shall now launch into a six-paragraph attack accusing this gentleman of having too much time on his hands.

  14. You're kidding me by PygmyTrojan · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...describing himself as a "chicken gynecologist"

    How do you decide you want to be that when you grow up?

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  15. 100,000th Post by tedDancin · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's going on with Slashdot and posting frickin' articles that feature the number 100,000?

    What? Is it as high as anyone can count?

    As for the Star Wars Destoyer, that's pretty cheap for a coffee table.. (just flip it upside down) (:

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