Lego is 75

[Siegfried]

LEGO Group celebrates 75-year anniversary

This Friday – August 10 – the LEGO Group celebrates its 75-year anniversary.

Over the years, ownership of the LEGO Group has been handed down through the generations and is today in the hands of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, grandson of Founder Ole Kirk Christiansen. And it is a proud owner who can now celebrate his company’s 75th birthday:

“I feel an immense sense of pleasure and pride when I meet children and adults who enjoy our products. Throughout its 75-year history the LEGO Group has been through difficult and good times – fortunately much more good than difficult! This has been possible only because we have been blessed with – and still have – an incredibly committed team of employees. They have helped to keep alive the fundamental principles on which my grandfather set up the company. So I’m confident that we can look forward to the next 75 years,” says Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.

Full story here.

[Poomerio]

W00t!

I managed to build #10025 & #10020 on August the 10th.

Damn, Lego is getting older, but everybody still loves it :-)

- Poomie

[UniqueBuilder]

Hey Sinner.. It's Caturday today. X-D Ah, the joy of timezones. ;-)

I guess I'll have to buy one today, then. *y*

[Siegfried]

Hey Sinner.. It's Caturday today. X-D Ah, the joy of timezones. ;-)

Actually by the time I posted it was 2pm Sat for me. :-$

[UniqueBuilder]

Aha.. So we were both late.. :-$ :-P

Anniversary on!

[Brainbox]

Damn, Lego is getting older, but everybody still loves it :-)

Yeah, with people it's usually the other way round... ;-) X-D

Anyway, Happy Birthday Lego. Unfortunately I've wasted most of Saturday so far. Perhaps I should go out and buy a cake, put a brick on top (although that should really be a block of wood) and celebrate properly.

And we've got something to look forward to next year: the 50th anniversary of the brick.

[Asuka]

Happy Birthday LEGO! *y* *wub*

[Poomerio]

Aha.. So we were both late.. :-$ :-P

Anniversary on!

Yup, it's been Saturday too here, for about 14 hours now XD

Timezones ON!

- Poomie

[Paradosis]

Well, happy belated birthday! :)

[Shakar]

On Friday I ordered these lovely sets: 1 2. Oh, and a small PaB order.

Happy birthday my beloved toy that is much more than a simple toy, hoping you will live for other 75 years, and more!

I stole Asuka's job!

Shakar

[Piranha]

I went to Walmart on friday hoping for the Summer 2007 sets and all I got was nothing >:-(

I HATE waiting for sets that were supposed to be avaialble 10 days ago >:-( >:-(

Piranha

[Sir Dillon]

Happy Birthday Lego! Here's to many more! :'-)

[Clonie]

Oops. I was planning to buy Jaller Mahri when he came out, which was supposed to be on the 10th, but he came on the 9th, and I got him. Heh heh.

Oh well. Mabye in 25 years. X-D

[Shadows]

How did you know that I call LEGO 'Betty'? :-P

[Shakar]

How did you know that I call LEGO 'Betty'? :-P

My amazing magical powers.

Shakar

[ExoBuilder]

I know this is late but my Grandpa and LEGO were " Born " the same day. It is pretty cool.