Play Well - The LEGO Fan Club

Welcome to Play Well - the LEGO Fanclub. This fanclub is for talking about everything Lego. Talk about the sets, the books, board and video games, the theme parks, fan creations, up and including The LEGO Movie.

Now Lego was invented in 1932 in Billund, Denmark by Ole Kirk Christensen. The name Lego comes from the Danish phrase, "leg godt" which translates to "play well."
The motto of Lego is "Only the best is the best." It was not until 1949 that Lego started producing plastic bricks, but the modern Lego bricks did not start being produced until 1958.

Brief timeline of Lego:
1932: Lego invented
1934: Name Lego coined
1949: Start of the production of plastic bricks
1955: First Lego "system" introduced, theme being Town
1955: Lego starts selling sets to Sweden
1958: Modern Lego bricks start being produced
1959: Lego starts selling sets in other countries in Europe
1961: Lego starts selling sets in the US and Canada
1962: Lego starts selling sets in countries in Asia and Australia
1968: The first Legoland park opens in Billund
1969: The Duplo system is released
1973: Lego starts selling sets in Hungary
1978: The Lego minifigure introduced
1982: Lego celebrates its 50th Anniversary
1988: First Lego World Cup held in Billund
1992: Lego sets two Guinness World Records
1996: Legoland Windsor opens in the United Kingdom
1997: First Lego video game released, Lego Island
1999: Legoland California opens in Carlsbad, California
1999: Lego produces sets for its first licensed theme, Star Wars
2002: Legoland Deutschland opens in Germany
2003: Lego minifigure celebrates its 25th birthday
2005: Lego System celebrates its 50th Anniversary
2011: Legoland Florida opens
2012: Legoland Malaysia opens in Malaysia
2014: The LEGO Movie comes into theaters on February 7th

Rules:
Follow all of PokeCommunity's rules
Always respect Lego
No disrespecting other members of the club

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How did you first find out about Lego:



Topics:
Do you remember the first Lego set you got? If so which one was it?
What were your opinions on The Lego Movie?

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For the current topic, my answer is yes. The first Lego set I got was #6445 Emergency Evac. It was one of the sets in the Res-Q subtheme of the Town theme. I got that set on April 19th 1998, my tenth birthday.

Username: The Void
How did you first find out about Lego: When my parents bought me a set when I was like 3 or something.
Do you remember the first Lego set you got? If so which one was it? Nope. Since I can't answer this question, I'll go ahead and testify how evil legos are and how they send your feet to hell when you step on a block.

The Void said:

Username: The Void
How did you first find out about Lego: When my parents bought me a set when I was like 3 or something.
Do you remember the first Lego set you got? If so which one was it? Nope. Since I can't answer this question, I'll go ahead and testify how evil legos are and how they send your feet to hell when you step on a block.

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Welcome to the club, but I must tell you that you have broken rule number two by calling Lego something that is not respectful. Please don't break that rule again.

Judge Mandolore Shepard said:

Welcome to the club, but I must tell you that you have broken rule number two by calling Lego something that is not respectful. Please don't break that rule again.

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It's a joke and a reiteration of the internet meme. Sheesh.

Good idea :]

Username: Isaac
How did you first find out about Lego: I went to my friend's house and he got legos and i was like, what the hell are those? And then we played with Lego and it was A.W.E.S.O.M.E. Not to mention the Lego Movie was great too.
Do you remember the first Lego set you got? If so which one was it?

Since i was into Star Wars, it was Lego Star Wars my first set of pack :]

Welcome Isaac. I recall the first Lego Star Wars set I got was #7128 Speeder Bikes. I have gotten a lot more sets in that theme over the years.

Username: Mew
How did you first find out about Lego: I can't remember, it's been a while.
Do you remember the first Lego set you got? If so which one was it?
No idea either on that, maybe something Duplo?

Also, what were you're opinions on the LEGO Movie?
I watched it in theaters. Needless to say, immediately bought DVD as soon as possible.

Welcome Mew, also that is a good idea for a topic. When it comes to The Lego Movie, I really enjoyed it. When it was in theaters, I saw it on the exact day it came into theaters. Course I forgot about buying it on DVD until this past weekend.