HopelessMagic Posted February 29, 2008 Hello everyone!! My name is Cindy but you can call me Hope, Magic or HopelessMagic. Just not Hopeless. That gets depressing after awhile and then I'd be sad. I'm 27 (nearly 28!) and I recently dragged my old lego sets out of the attic so my little girl could play with them. I almost forgot how much fun they were! Unlike when I was younger, I started doing what you guys call MOCing and hence how I found this place. I have mostly Pirate, Paradise and Space Legos. I'm hoping to get into this hobby a little more and hopefully get my daughter addicted into it too. :-D I'm assuming most of you are from Europe since this site is called Eurobricks, right? LOL I'm from Pennsylvania in the States. Nice to meet you all!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vader Posted February 29, 2008 Hey Cindy, welcome to EB! It's always great to welcome a fan back into the fold, oh and we might be called EuroBricks but you can be sure that we members from all over the world *y* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MicVash Posted February 29, 2008 I'd say there are enough of us Americans around. X-D Welcome to Eurobricks!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Dillon Posted February 29, 2008 Hello Cindy! Welcome to Eurobricks. :-) I hope you enjoy your stay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyOwl Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) Hey! *sweet* Pirates, ye say? And a lady at that? X-D Which era do you have? And what sets? *pirate* So will you be keeping the sets and getting your daughter new ones or vice versa? :-D Oh, and you might want to knock the S off Legos - many people are very partick'ler about that ;-) Edited February 29, 2008 by SlyOwl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cardinal Brick Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy your time here. As Vader said it's always good to see people returning to Lego. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadows Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome to EB, an ecclectic mix of colourful personalities and even more colourful brick, coming together to create a world unlike any other. You have taken the first step into a much larger world. ;-) Another Pirates and Paradisa fan? Excellent! *y* Be sure to check out the Big Billboard o' Doom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siegfried Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome to Eurobricks! I look forward to seeing some of your new MOCs.. *sweet* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonaparte Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome to Eurobricks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopMike Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome to EB Cindy a.k.a HopelessMagic *sweet*! I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoLyons Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome. I am new too. Enjoy your stay. Paradisa, is also a fave of mine, I have just recently completed my set of all the minifigs. :-P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HopelessMagic Posted March 1, 2008 Thanks for the warm welcome! For Pirates I have the Castaway Raft, Forbidden Island, Black Seas Barracuda, Cross Bone Clipper, Caribean Clipper, Imperial Flagship, Eldorado Fortress and Imperial Trading Post. I think I missed some tiny sets but those are the big ones for sure. I won't be working on a MOC for a little while still. Right now I'm sorting through the Harry Potter lego sets I was gifted. I got a box of bricks and 5 sets of instructions. 8- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Green Hair Posted March 1, 2008 Welcome Cindy, there's always use for another wench lady pirate! *y* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asuka Posted March 1, 2008 Hello and welcome to our little magical mystery tour. *y* And good luck with sorting your bricks.... X-D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) Welcome To Eurobricks! You arent the only one here froDIT the US, Im in New York! *sweet* Oh, and you might want to knock the S off Legos - many people are very partick'ler about that ;-) I honestly dont understand why you people are so nit-pitck about that. It really annoying... |-/ Dp8 EDIT: Captain Green HAir I just saw your comment. That was uncalled for! :D Edited March 1, 2008 by darthperson8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyOwl Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) I honestly dont understand why you people are so nit-pitck about that. It really annoying... |-/ Moi? X-D Did I say I find it annoying? Nope. ;-) Anyway, TLC themselves stated that they preferred that their product be known as Lego or Lego toys, but not Legos. Anyhoo, everyone knows that the plural of Lego is Lego :-P Edited March 1, 2008 by SlyOwl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siegfried Posted March 2, 2008 I honestly dont understand why you people are so nit-pitck about that. It really annoying... |-/Well I honestly don't understand why you US-types like to add an "s" to words. It makes no sense, sounds silly and I find it annoying. ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExoBuilder Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Welcome to EuroBricks Hopeless Magic! I'm looking forward to some MOCs! *sweet* Edited March 2, 2008 by Exobuilder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HopelessMagic Posted March 2, 2008 I'm rather confused about the Lego or Legos issue. If you have a Lego brick, that is one Lego. If you have many Lego bricks, those are Legos. They say don't use the 'S', but then how will you know if you are talking about many Legos or just one Lego? Isn't that the purpose of plural words? *wacko* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siegfried Posted March 2, 2008 I'm rather confused about the Lego or Legos issue. If you have a Lego brick, that is one Lego. If you have many Lego bricks, those are Legos. They say don't use the 'S', but then how will you know if you are talking about many Legos or just one Lego? Isn't that the purpose of plural words? *wacko* Not every word has a plural. "Lego" is the company, "Lego Bricks" is the product... and plural. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadows Posted March 2, 2008 I'm rather confused about the Lego or Legos issue. If you have a Lego brick, that is one Lego. If you have many Lego bricks, those are Legos. They say don't use the 'S', but then how will you know if you are talking about many Legos or just one Lego? Isn't that the purpose of plural words? *wacko* It's best to let TLG (The LEGO Group) explain it themselves as they did on the back of some 80's era catalogs. Dear Parents and ChildrenThe word LEGO® is a brand name and is very special to all of us in the LEGO Group Companies. We would sincerely like your help in keeping it special. Please always refer to our bricks as 'LEGO Bricks or Toys' and not 'LEGOS.' By doing so, you will be helping to protect and preserve a brand of which we are very proud and that stands for quality the world over. Thank you! Susan Williams Consumer Services Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Posted March 2, 2008 Well I honestly don't understand why you US-types like to add an "s" to words. It makes no sense, sounds silly and I find it annoying. ;-) Touche. ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HopelessMagic Posted March 2, 2008 I think I get it now. It does make sense, but I've just been calling them Legos for so many years, it's going to be hard to change! Don't crucify me if I slip LOL. Oh and I wanted to ask, how do you move up in rank? Is it mostly post based? I wanted to post my Harry Potter find in the Find section but I couldn't because I'm a Vassal. How long until I move up in the ranks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siegfried Posted March 2, 2008 Don't crucify me if I slip LOL. :-D You're safe from me... ;-) Oh and I wanted to ask, how do you move up in rank? Is it mostly post based?Yes, once you have made 100 posts you won't have that restriction. We were forced to do that as we were flooded recently with people who joined just so they could use us as eBay... :-/ Even so, please don't go silly trying to raise your post count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HopelessMagic Posted March 2, 2008 LOL No, I won't go spamming the board just to move up. But I probably will be chatting quite a bit. ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
