Comments on: A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families

By: kranzorZ

kranzorZ — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:40 +0000

Excellent! Names were only an issue when communicating with others… My sister and I would ask eachother to “keep your eyes open for a flat 4-way grey”, or a “1 by 6 thick blue.”

By: Torley

Torley — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:53:00 +0000

I used to call each snappable circular thing a “tad”. So a 4×4 block would be a “16-tad”.

By: pwscott

pwscott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:47:57 +0000

I’ve done a lot of LEGO work and I never really gave the pieces a name. I always had a picture in my head of what I needed. Good thing I always worked solo.

By: Susano

Susano — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:22:20 +0000

“And a light saber is still a light saber…”

I love it.

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:44 +0000

http://www.bricklink.com – you know you want to!

Sometimes if the kids have been good we let them spend a fiver each there. You can get a lot of fascinating bits for a fiver.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:48:26 +0000

My Dad had nick names for them too.

Asphyxiation piece C

Swallowed 5 of these D

and my ever favourite:

Friggin 9 of these in your pooh X

By: clinton robert labombard

clinton robert labombard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:02:54 +0000

And despite this article and Stumbleupon’s cowardly act of advertising Lego sites, I’m /still/ not buying any.

By: eni

eni — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:07 +0000

It’s so interesting to me how they classify these bits. The one kid is pretty much all color. Another highlights the general appearance, a third names the pieces after what he uses them for, and the last is a mix of those two.

By: MadMolecule

MadMolecule — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:32 +0000

My brother and I had names for all of these too; I’d completely forgotten, but they came rushing back to me as I looked at the article. Neat!