OT: Language for the ages

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Jules Richardson wrote:
> Yeah... I remember seeing some Lego again a couple of years ago and it 
> was kinda depressing - it seemed to be nearly all custom pieces specific 
> to the model bought. Back when I was a kid all the bits were generic - 
> so there was a lot more scope for ignoring what Lego wanted you to build 
> and doing your own thing!
> 
> I must admit that some of the robotic stuff looks pretty cool - but it 
> still doesn't compare to the old days of bodging on motors and stuff 
> scavenged from various devices :)

You can still get the generic kits, they're just not very popular with 
the littlest ones, so they tend not to sell them in smaller toy stores. 
  I buy most of my Legos on ebay nowadays.

Peace...  Sridhar