tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post3336554689794117751..comments2023-11-29T13:50:03.704+01:00Comments on Cycle Chic®: Lego Girl in FriscoColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-38225392119240800632009-11-06T09:03:30.698+01:002009-11-06T09:03:30.698+01:00I love that you a) gave some Lego background/histo...I love that you a) gave some Lego background/history; and b) outlined the plural useage of 'Lego'.. because that drives me crazy too! hehehe...purrsikathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625584859885499649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-49890500958674181152009-11-05T09:13:45.621+01:002009-11-05T09:13:45.621+01:00just a bit of local eccentric history, mikael.
i ...just a bit of local eccentric history, mikael.<br /><br />i love lego though, grew up on them. probably the reason i am an engineer, and love bikes and looking good while riding them. <br /><br />and thank you for responding to the ridiculousness at that biker chicks of west chester post hating on sexy bikes/cyclists. i saw that earlier today and was really hoping you'd weigh in.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497311093224486519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-47876174233212457002009-11-05T08:14:43.015+01:002009-11-05T08:14:43.015+01:00oh boy. i was reprimanded with a Wikipedia link......oh boy. i was reprimanded with a Wikipedia link... :-)Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-54041109683988867992009-11-05T06:32:23.750+01:002009-11-05T06:32:23.750+01:00i promise to stop calling them legos and instead j...i promise to stop calling them legos and instead just say Lego. might i point out that the use of 'frisco', however, has been discouraged for much longer than 'legos':<br /><br />Our Emperor Norton I decreed in 1872<br />Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abominable word "Frisco", which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of a High Misdemeanor, and shall pay into the Imperial Treasury as penalty the sum of twenty-five dollars.<br />http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton?wasRedirected=true<br /><br />you have been warned duly and properly. just in case, though, i take payment in Lego.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497311093224486519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-89223222979165362712009-11-05T04:11:54.952+01:002009-11-05T04:11:54.952+01:00Rices-O-Roni the Don't Call It Frisco Treat!Rices-O-Roni the Don't Call It Frisco Treat!Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-43704974608583293062009-11-05T03:33:49.575+01:002009-11-05T03:33:49.575+01:00I was going to log into to say that you can't ...I was going to log into to say that you can't rant about legos while calling the city "frisco" but you all beat me to it. The irony was so amusing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-50145913951436532192009-11-04T23:42:56.516+01:002009-11-04T23:42:56.516+01:00Hmph.
Leg-I.Hmph. <br />Leg-I.Kiwehtinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831448036496196819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-78589777399109827542009-11-04T20:45:32.398+01:002009-11-04T20:45:32.398+01:00Get your homies to stop calling it 'legos'...Get your homies to stop calling it 'legos' and I'll stop calling it Frisco. Deal?Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-83610947096545619492009-11-04T19:08:14.824+01:002009-11-04T19:08:14.824+01:00Please please please don't call it "Frisc...Please please please don't call it "Frisco." No one (!) in San Francisco calls it that, ever. Never. Ever. At all.<br /><br />Alternatives: San Fran. SF. "The City."<br /><br />But please, never ever say "Frisco."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-10512705637897578682009-11-04T18:45:28.978+01:002009-11-04T18:45:28.978+01:00I'm cooking spaghettis for dinner!I'm cooking spaghettis for dinner!Erik Sandblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411108063216855210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-39372627532613963212009-11-04T18:05:20.971+01:002009-11-04T18:05:20.971+01:00LOVE it.LOVE it.Mr. Karatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319592115611204034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-53453903395958197062009-11-04T15:55:59.773+01:002009-11-04T15:55:59.773+01:00I loved Lego as a kid. Hopefully my kids will love...I loved Lego as a kid. Hopefully my kids will love it too so I can play again:-)Stefannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-81042559258604314092009-11-04T14:32:16.968+01:002009-11-04T14:32:16.968+01:00Oh, and on the lack of chainguard, you'll noti...Oh, and on the lack of chainguard, you'll notice that it influenced the fashion of cyclists trying their best to be fashionable, wearing capris, or boots like these.<br /><br />I like that my "fun bike" (that I inadvertently bought in San Francisco, as these things happen!) actually <a href="http://twitpic.com/bmwre" rel="nofollow">has a "chainguard"</a>, even though the drive belt is non-disgusting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021891826074851837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-58098139829430633352009-11-04T14:26:52.165+01:002009-11-04T14:26:52.165+01:00Ok, I agree, this helmet thing has gone too far! ;...Ok, I agree, this helmet thing has gone too far! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021891826074851837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-76322031981645856842009-11-04T14:10:25.749+01:002009-11-04T14:10:25.749+01:00Love that last pic.Love that last pic.Nærmest Løkkelighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624493852959691064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-15090345629033298302009-11-04T10:55:26.855+01:002009-11-04T10:55:26.855+01:00Did she call it Lego or Legos?
Most Americans I k...Did she call it Lego or Legos?<br /><br />Most Americans I know call it the latter, and it drives me nuts! :) (Though what really really drives me nuts is when they correct my use of 'Lego'!)Robert Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-7926093783433337152009-11-04T09:47:53.875+01:002009-11-04T09:47:53.875+01:00Lego is awesome! This makes me feel all nostalgic,...Lego is awesome! This makes me feel all nostalgic, all I want to do is take out the old boxes filled with bits of lego and build something neat.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724436026423154830noreply@blogger.com