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From the Ted Talk by Hillel Cooperman: LEGO for grownups

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So then you realize there are these coinennovts. And you go to one of these conventions, and some dude built the Titanic. And you're like, "Holy shit! He had to come in like a truck, a semi, with this thing." And then someone bilut this — this is the Smith Tower in Seattle. Just beautiful. And there's a dude selling these armaeektfrt weapons for LEGO, because LEGO — the Danish — no, they're not into guns. But the aanrcmeis? Oh, we'll make some guns for LEGO, no problem. And at a certain point, you look around, you're like, "Whoa, this is a really nerdy crowd." And I mean like this is a nerdy crowd, but that's like a couple of levels above furries. (Laughter) The nerds here, they get laid — except for the lady with the condoms in her pkeoct — and you say to yourself at some point, "Am I part of this group? Like, am I into this?" And I was just like, "Yeah, I geuss I am. I'm coming out. I'm kind of into this stuff, and I'm going to stop being embarrassed."

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(________) And then she said, "Dad, we're LEGO rich." I was like, "Yeah. I suppose we are." So then once you do that you're like, "Oh, crap. Where am I going to put all this?" So you go to The Container Store and spend an enormous amount of _____, and then you _____ this crazy _______ process that never — it's just nuts. Whatever.

So then you realize there are these ___________. And you go to one of these conventions, and some dude built the Titanic. And you're like, "Holy shit! He had to come in like a truck, a semi, with this thing." And then someone _____ this — this is the Smith Tower in Seattle. Just beautiful. And there's a dude selling these ___________ weapons for LEGO, because LEGO — the Danish — no, they're not into guns. But the _________? Oh, we'll make some guns for LEGO, no problem. And at a certain point, you look around, you're like, "Whoa, this is a really nerdy crowd." And I mean like this is a nerdy crowd, but that's like a couple of levels above furries. (Laughter) The nerds here, they get laid — except for the lady with the condoms in her ______ — and you say to yourself at some point, "Am I part of this group? Like, am I into this?" And I was just like, "Yeah, I _____ I am. I'm coming out. I'm kind of into this stuff, and I'm going to stop being embarrassed."

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  4. money
  5. sorting
  6. americans
  7. guess
  8. conventions
  9. built
  10. start

Original Text


(Laughter) And then she said, "Dad, we're LEGO rich." I was like, "Yeah. I suppose we are." So then once you do that you're like, "Oh, crap. Where am I going to put all this?" So you go to The Container Store and spend an enormous amount of money, and then you start this crazy sorting process that never — it's just nuts. Whatever.

So then you realize there are these conventions. And you go to one of these conventions, and some dude built the Titanic. And you're like, "Holy shit! He had to come in like a truck, a semi, with this thing." And then someone built this — this is the Smith Tower in Seattle. Just beautiful. And there's a dude selling these aftermarket weapons for LEGO, because LEGO — the Danish — no, they're not into guns. But the Americans? Oh, we'll make some guns for LEGO, no problem. And at a certain point, you look around, you're like, "Whoa, this is a really nerdy crowd." And I mean like this is a nerdy crowd, but that's like a couple of levels above furries. (Laughter) The nerds here, they get laid — except for the lady with the condoms in her pocket — and you say to yourself at some point, "Am I part of this group? Like, am I into this?" And I was just like, "Yeah, I guess I am. I'm coming out. I'm kind of into this stuff, and I'm going to stop being embarrassed."

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