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Post by bluepoprocks on Aug 10, 2015 14:29:01 GMT
at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pa is amazing. If you haven't seen it or heard of it, this guy Nathan Sawaya recreates famous paintings, statues, and stuff he just thought up in Lego bricks. Huge life size 3D stuff. I have a hard time making something simple with Legos I couldn't believe the stuff he made. If you live nearby you should try to go see it. We went with the thought that the boys would like it because they love Legos but it's not just for kids. You can see the pictures on line but it's not the same as in person.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 10, 2015 15:46:17 GMT
at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pa is amazing. If you haven't seen it or heard of it, this guy Nathan Sawaya recreates famous paintings, statues, and stuff he just thought up in Lego bricks. Huge life size 3D stuff. I have a hard time making something simple with Legos I couldn't believe the stuff he made. If you live nearby you should try to go see it. We went with the thought that the boys would like it because they love Legos but it's not just for kids. You can see the pictures on line but it's not the same as in person. Wish we could see this! Thanks! |
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Post by Zee on Aug 10, 2015 15:59:45 GMT
Thanks, thinking up places to go while my mom is here and I bet she'd like that. Me too, for that matter!
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Post by evnimom on Aug 10, 2015 16:44:52 GMT
We have tickets to go and need to find the time to go in the next couple of weeks. I have heard lots of good things about it.
I think it runs till the first week of September?
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Post by bluepoprocks on Aug 10, 2015 17:12:24 GMT
That exhibit has been on my to do list... If in the area at the right time... Do you happen to know how long it will be there? Don't go look it up, just in case you remembered.
October 4th. |
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Post by mrst on Aug 10, 2015 18:19:37 GMT
Why do Americans call it legos? Lego is the plural of lego!
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Post by Zee on Aug 10, 2015 18:21:19 GMT
Why do Americans call it legos? Lego is the plural of lego! Cuz we can. |
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Post by bluepoprocks on Aug 10, 2015 23:25:54 GMT
Why do Americans call it legos? Lego is the plural of lego!
Because I think if I had said "I have a hard time making something simple out of Lego" it sounds weird. I guess I could have said "I have a hard time making something simple out of Lego bricks" to make it plural and sound right to me. I always hear people say Legos so that would be why I say Legos I guess. |
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Post by Tamhugh on Aug 10, 2015 23:57:57 GMT
One of my 50 by 50 things I set out to do was plan a special day with each of my grown sons individually. DS#2 actually chose this exhibit and we are planning to go tomorrow or Saturday. I have heard great things about it.
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Post by Zee on Aug 11, 2015 0:16:17 GMT
In all seriousness, "lego" as a plural is something I've only ever heard European people say, and I think I'd sound pretentious saying it. I could do "legi", maybe  |
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Post by cyndijane on Aug 11, 2015 0:22:25 GMT
Why do Americans call it legos? Lego is the plural of lego! Because there's no way you'll have just one Lego piece- and all those Legos will spread themselves out at night so you'll step on each and every one when you get up in the middle of the night! We do say we're going to the Lego store, or LegoLand. Just the bricks are understood to be plural. |
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Post by mrst on Aug 11, 2015 9:58:05 GMT
Why do Americans call it legos? Lego is the plural of lego!
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Aug 11, 2015 10:09:45 GMT
For a change I feel part of the mainstream- this exhibition is in Johannesburg now too. The schools went back last week (making it a little less crowded) so we are hoping to see it before it closes.
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Post by jenjie on Aug 11, 2015 13:21:39 GMT
I wish we had time to visit!
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Post by leeny on Aug 12, 2015 4:08:55 GMT
I hope it is coming to the west coast! I just took dgs to see the Lego Documentary and the artist was in the documentary.
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Post by RiverIsis on Aug 12, 2015 4:17:57 GMT
In all seriousness, "lego" as a plural is something I've only ever heard European people say, and I think I'd sound pretentious saying it. I could do "legi", maybe Just think of Lego as sheep. No Legos, no sheeps. |
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 12, 2015 4:53:15 GMT
How many Legos does it take to change a lightbulb?  |
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