Lego language

Nico

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Nov 25, 2006, 4:27:27 AM11/25/06

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Hi there!

Could a native speaker tell me if I am right in assuming that the
thingummies on top of a Lego brick are called "knobs"?

Thanks,

Nico

Flying Tortoise

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Nov 25, 2006, 12:28:02 PM11/25/06

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Nico wrote:

I guess you'd have to see the Lego patent to decide exactly what they
are called. I've seen 'plugs', 'studs', and the rather prosaic
'projections'. 'Knob' is generally used to denote something rather
bigger and rounder which fits the hand, as in doorknob, bedknob etc.

Mark Wallace

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Nov 25, 2006, 2:05:10 PM11/25/06

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I'd go for studs, myself.

... Please do not read anything into that that I did not mean to imply.

Peter Duncanson

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Nov 25, 2006, 3:31:23 PM11/25/06

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On 25 Nov 2006 09:28:02 -0800, "Flying Tortoise"
<purpl...@googlemail.com> wrote:

They are called "knobs" be the people who discuss Lego on the
internet.

The copyright, etc., notice on one of the company's websites
http://www.legoland.com/
says:

©2006 The LEGO Group.
LEGO, the LEGO logo, LEGOLAND, the Brick and Knob configurations
and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)

Flying Tortoise

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Nov 25, 2006, 5:12:39 PM11/25/06

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Peter Duncanson wrote:

Well knock me down with a feather. Mind you, it is a Danish company!

Tony Cooper

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Nov 25, 2006, 8:14:22 PM11/25/06

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On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:05:10 +0100, Mark Wallace <mwal...@dse.nl>
wrote:

Too late for the disclaimer. I already had.

--

Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL

Daniel James

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Nov 26, 2006, 5:52:55 AM11/26/06

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In article news:<iq9hm21pdr4lmmpfo...@4ax.com>, Peter

Duncanson wrote:
> The copyright, etc., notice on one of the company's websites
> http://www.legoland.com/
> says:
>
> ©2006 The LEGO Group.
> LEGO, the LEGO logo, LEGOLAND, the Brick and Knob configurations
> and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.

So, if they were to use that Copyright to prevent another manufacturer of
toy bricks from using the same design and terms ... would that be a knob
gag?

(Sorry, someone had to ...)

Cheers,
Daniel

Mark Wallace

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Nov 26, 2006, 6:47:05 AM11/26/06

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Indeed. With these knobs being small parts of toys, it was only a
matter of time before someone started in with the toylet humour.

Dan S.

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Nov 26, 2006, 5:14:55 PM11/26/06

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"Mark Wallace" <mwal...@dse.nl> wrote in message
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I think they just did.

--
Yours,
Dan S.

Reporting to you from South Bend
-The first step to beating an addiction is to admit that you believe in
addictions.

Daniel James

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Dec 1, 2006, 6:52:11 AM12/1/06

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In article news:<iq9hm21pdr4lmmpfo...@4ax.com>, Peter
Duncanson wrote:

> The copyright, etc., notice on one of the company's websites
> http://www.legoland.com/
> says:
>
> ©2006 The LEGO Group.
> LEGO, the LEGO logo, LEGOLAND, the Brick and Knob configurations
> and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.

Yes, but this page:
http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=timeline6

calls them "studs".

Selected Product News 1949
The LEGO Automatic Binding Brick with four and eight studs

Cheers,
Daniel.

Peter Duncanson

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Dec 1, 2006, 1:15:16 PM12/1/06

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On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:11 GMT, Daniel James
<waste...@nospam.aaisp.org> wrote:

>In article news:<iq9hm21pdr4lmmpfo...@4ax.com>, Peter
>Duncanson wrote:
>> The copyright, etc., notice on one of the company's websites
>> http://www.legoland.com/
>> says:
>>

>> LEGO, the LEGO logo, LEGOLAND, the Brick and Knob configurations
>> and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.
>
>Yes, but this page:
>http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=timeline6
>
>calls them "studs".
>
> Selected Product News 1949
> The LEGO Automatic Binding Brick with four and eight studs
>

The 2006 Annual Report on that site also calls them studs. The holes
into which the studs fit are called "tubes".

Daniel James

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Dec 2, 2006, 6:15:55 AM12/2/06

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In article news:<m2s0n295mtbqtb5rd...@4ax.com>, Peter

Duncanson wrote:
> The holes into which the studs fit are called "tubes".

Actually, IIRC, the studs fit /between/ the tubes and the sides of the
bricks.

Cheers,
Daniel.

Peter Duncanson

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Dec 2, 2006, 7:57:44 AM12/2/06

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I think you're right. I haven't seen or handled a Lego brick for
many years.