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    Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —Larry Marak
    (...) Blaming Canada makes sense. Lego in divesting itself of the manufacture of lego elements is following the moves of its two competitors in "system" level elements. Best Lock has ceased manufacturing its semi compatible bricks and now is the (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
   (...) For the record, and I think I speak for Patrick as well-- he nor I were "blaming Canada", but simply riffing on the song from the TV show South Park called "Blame Canada". My statement was a line from the song. My "I blame Bush" was a jab at (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —Dave Schuler
     (...) I call that wiggling. We all know your feelings aboot our neighbor to the north, to say nothing of its hoser inhabitants, eh? And now you're trying to claim that you're not blaming them? For crying oot lood! (...) I would rather see Nick (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —David Koudys
      In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote: snip (...) snip (...) Take off! All of you are 'hoser-wannabe's' Dave K (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
     
          Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
      (...) Beauty. JOHN (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
     
          Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —David Koudys
      (...) We'll get our 2-4 of beer, some back bacon on the coleman, and enjoy the view whilst sitting on our muskoka chairs, all the while dreading the upcoming toque season... Dave K -hoser extra-ordinaire... (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
     
          Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
       (...) I'm with ya... (...) I'm with ya... (...) I'm still with ya... (...) Ya lost me. As a service to the clueless such as I, consulted the Wik: == Canadian variant In Canada, "toque" may also be a misspelling of tuque (IPA /tuk/), a knit woollen (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
     
          Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —C. L. GunningCook
      (...) Times that one, two four, by six, add a good cigar or three, and hey you just described my upcoming weekend plans! Oops, wait you left out the fact that I will "tippercanoe" in the middle of "leach lake", and fire off a case-load of overpriced (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
     (...) You would, Dave! :-) (...) Okay, okay, I admit it-- I blame Canada. But not for the demise of TLG! I mostly blame them for my own great white northern accent! >:( (...) Why not? He's a kick-ass kind of guy, eh? Might be too young, however... (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —Dave Schuler
     (...) Uh... What? Dave! (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
     (...) Not a (URL) "24"> fan are you, Dave!? (although I admit I didn't signal my turn there:-) JOHN (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —Dave Schuler
     (...) I'll have you know that I've seen every hour in first-run since the debut. If he hadn't been offed this season, I would have voted for David Palmer in '08. But the Superman connection is eluding me... Dave! (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
     (...) Hey, me too! I actually wrote in Jack Ryan in the '96 election:-) (...) It was my "kick-ass kind of guy" comment that prompted it. You know-- little boys wearing pajamas and underwear with their hero Superman imprinted on them. The implication (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
   
        Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —David Koudys
     (...) I blame democrats and lefties too--they didn't stand up for what's right and let Dubya take all of America down the wrong path. They knew better yet, due to political expediency, kept their mouths shut and let Dubya and the administration sell (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
    
         Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
     (...) I don't think so. There was PLENTY of screaming; it's just that the screaming didn't find a sympathetic ear amongst the US GP. (...) I don't think that they are "laughing". We proved that we aren't afraid to take action, even when the world (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —David Koudys
   (...) I blame democrats and lefties too--they didn't stand up for what's right and let Dubya take all of America down the wrong path. They knew better yet, due to political expediency, kept their mouths shut and let Dubya and the administration sell (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —David Koudys
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote: snip (...) how'd the double-post happen? I think I clicked the post button once.... The post must've been so well written and eloquent that the server deemed to post it twice! :) Dave K (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT) —John Neal
   (...) Now you are starting to sound like Dave! Dave! :-) JOHN (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 

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