Faefrost Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 My mother in law sent me this article. A 96 year old AFOL ("OFAL"? ummm never mind that's ummm? Yeah let's use a different term) http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/retirement/at-96-dad-may-be-the-oldest-living-lego-builder-1.8121734 So cool and so sweet. Well except for Gramps gettin all "damn kids get offa mah lawn!" When anybody plays with his Lego. Quote
Darth Punk Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) RFOL? (Retired friend) SFOL? (Senior friend) LLFOL?(long lived) That's all I got for now. Good story. Edited July 11, 2014 by Darth Punk Quote
Lego Otaku Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 CFOL = 100+ year old, a centenarian fan of lego? Quote
jodawill Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 The guy sounds like Will Ferrell on steroids. About 15 structures sit on display in my dad's den… He is fiercely protective of the structures. God forbid someone might accidentally touch or knock into one; it is the only time Dad raises his voice. Quote
HawkLord Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 VFOL - veteran fan of Lego EFOL - experienced fan of Lego OSFOL - old-school fan of Lego My two cents... cool article. Quote
Andy D Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) GOFOL - grumpy old fan of LEGO Yep, he's even older than me. I like GOFOL! It could describe me! I may even use it.... Andy D Edited July 12, 2014 by Andy D Quote
Legogal Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 Hahaha! Y'all really are funny! It was a cool article, and why shouldn't someone in his nineties get to do something so cool? More power to him. Maybe TLG will have to make instructions larger. And with clearer colors so seniors can read them more easily. They could introduce Ooplo, which are Duplo for oldies, specifically for those of us beginning to lose our marbles. Just because some people become old as the hills does not mean that they can't enjoy their own toys. I plan to play with my LEGO as long as I live. Maybe the next big growth market for LEGO is in retirement homes with the population aging rapidly in higher income countries. Quote
weavil Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) So that's what I will look like in about 70 years! HA. Great read. AFOL - - Advanced Fan Of Lego Edited July 12, 2014 by weavil Quote
bjorkan Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 Nice story, hope that when I will touch (I hope) these years will still be real Lego bricks, not only virtual :) it is not that far but world is changing quickly. Quote
escortmad79 Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 I've often wondered about using Lego to aide or prevent chronic arthritis & alzheimers/dementia in the elderly as building would keep the hands & mind active Quote
Lady K Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Awesome article. Hopefully this will inspire more seniors to take up building to keep them young of heart and mind! Maybe I should send my 95yr old grandmother some Duplo Princess, she has severe arthritis. Quote
LEGO Historian Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Although the term doesn't quite fit here... but in a sense he's had a 95 year "dark ages".... I got my first set in 1960.... when my uncle in Germany sent me a LEGO set at age 6 (a 700/1 basic set... I still have the gray 10x20 baseplate). That would be a year before the first LEGO sets came to the USA in 1961.... so I've got 54 years on this 96 year old newbie~! And although I'm "Older than ABS" as my Avatar mentions.... this guy's almost "older than plastic"!! Edited July 15, 2014 by LEGO Historian Quote
Lego Otaku Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 GOFOL - grumpy old fan of LEGO Grumpy belongs to someone already. How about Cranky Old Fan of LEGO? COFOL? Quote
legoman19892 Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) SFOL Senile fan of LEGO. Edited July 15, 2014 by legoman19892 Quote
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