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LEGO Competition Selects Three New Master Builders

H0NGK0NGPH00EY writes "The nationwide LEGO Master Builder search (covered here previously) came to a completion last week. At the last minute, LEGO surprised the competitors by announcing that they would select not one, but three Master Builders."

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  1. Master Builder? No way! by DarkHelmet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Klein, 28 ... built an octopus' aquatic garden. Sawaya ... built a model of two men sitting opposite each other cutting a log in half with a long, two-handled saw.

    Master builders my ass!

    Real Men build lego figurines of Han Solo in Carbonite. They build miniature Death Stars with friggin' lasers on them! Not octopus aquatic gardens.

    "I'm a master model builder," he said breathlessly into her ear.

    And hear the cries of thousands of losing Lego Master contestants, who cried out and then were suddenly silenced... by my backhand.

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  2. Dunno about building by Space+cowboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... but I'm a grand-master at destroying :-))

    Simon

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  3. In related news by OffTheLip · · Score: 1, Funny

    Google is suing LEGO over their search engine legoogle.com.

    1. Re:In related news by acd294 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually I think that is just google that only looks for french documents.

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  4. Re:Master Builder? No way! by 3.5+stripes · · Score: 2, Funny

    You seem rather obsessed with a 70's sci fi movie.

    I recommend lots of fresh air and sunlight. Try taking off those boba fett undies too.

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  5. Sounds? by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
    When Aaron Sneary first got married, the frequent noises he made playing with Legos annoyed his bride. But gradually, she warmed to the sound, knowing it meant he was having a good time, being creative and mentally returning to his childhood.
    Okay, what does "sounds" mean? Humming, muttering to himself, yoddling, fake farts, what? And at what level? A little talking to yourself is fine, but is it a complete dialog with multiple voices? "Yess, my pressciousss Lego..."

    Should we begin the construction of Lego sanitoria?

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  6. What about Master Piece-finders? by corebreech · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, c'mon, that's half the difficulty in building these things.

  7. Re:Master Builder? No way! by DarkHelmet · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd go outside, but the green green grass, the fresh air, and the pretty scenery will only remind me of SW: Episode 2.

    And I don't want to be reminded of Episode 2.

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  8. Lego Girl? by microsoftisass · · Score: 0, Funny

    They need to build a Lego porn site. Just a bunch of lego whores and pimps getting it on in their Lego world.

  9. LEGOd by TheVidiot · · Score: 2, Funny


    Could God lose a needed piece of Lego so badly that even He could not find it?

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

      Nope he just has to walk around barefoot, it'll turn up right away...

  10. Kudos? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder what the Duplo Master Builders think of all this Lego media bias.

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

      Sorry, they can't answer now. It's naptime.

  11. Re:Master Builder? No way! by DarkHelmet · · Score: 2, Funny
    Nope, wrong! The Nathan Sawaya that built the Star Wars figurines is a clone that is working in my basement for scraps of food and rags for clothing. I will release him once his large scale death star becomes operational.

    The lego builder in LegoLand is a genetically engineered replica placed by Vorgoxians in order to win the Lego Tournament. They're not very happy about there being three winners, so expect the other two to be assassinated shortly.

    The *real* Nathan Sawaya is in a government research center trapped in carbonite. Pretty ironic huh? Maybe Harrison Ford will go rescue him.

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  12. Obligatory "Jedi Way" reference by Crypto+Gnome · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, so three new masters.

    And who are the apprentices?

    Always two there are, master and apprentice.

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  13. no, really they do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I suppose everyone already knows about this.

  14. New form of Lego? by happyEverGeek · · Score: 1, Funny

    I skipped to here from the second posting down. Maybe we can get Lego to create Boson and Fermion Legos. If there was one to match each subatomic particle, would it help us understand how they all work together? And more important, what colors would they be?

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  15. Re:Master Builder? No way! by Tingler · · Score: 3, Funny

    I recommend lots of fresh air and sunlight. Try taking off those boba fett undies too.

    Not at the same time, please.

  16. Re:Does anyone know? by Devil+Ducky · · Score: 3, Funny

    More importantly:

    Can God create a Lego Brick so large that He Himself can not build ith it?

    Would it collapse under it's own weight? Probably.

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  17. Re:Does anyone know? by CreatureComfort · · Score: 5, Funny

    make a suggestion on the best way to lay a 3 dimensional solid structure?
    You're asking slashdoters this? The last time I tried to lay a 3 dimensional solid structure, I got my face slapped.

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  18. With all those legos.... by Keitero-sama · · Score: 2, Funny

    *I gould build my self a posh little pad with all the trimmings. An indoor pool, filled with "lego-effect" water. Legoized plants, and pets. Ohh and don't forget the food too.* Man, I need to get rid of my legos now. -_-

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  19. well duh by SubtleNuance · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh poor Aaron, same fate as poor poor Zak. The Maniac.

  20. Re:mindstorm by Charles+Dart · · Score: 2, Funny