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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
>
> > But you know, at this point everyone has said what they need to say.
>
> What the heck? I clicked on "News" and then "General" or something to see what
> you were talking about. Some thread with 243 replies?! Yeah, I'll get right on
> that.
>
> Can someone do up like a tagline or summary of what's going on?
>
> "In this weeks episode of LUGNet..." - etc.
NARRATOR (V.O.): Last Time On...AFOLs Behaving Badly...A hapless employee of
the Lego Company tries to give his community an update to the inner workings of
a toy giant. Little does he know the firestorm he will ignite...yet again.
JAKE (V.O.): (typing, mumbling) I tried but we'll never change the colours
back. But we promise we'll never change some colours ever again, which we're
calling universal.
AFOL 1: (angrily) What a bastard! He lies through his teeth! He doesn't
seriously believe in what he says, does he?
AFOL 2: (angrily, German accent) Was is dist? Shut up Herr McKee! (raises
fist) Look fahr anofer jab! The Lego Kompany sucks! All Germans are blunt and
rude and arrogant!
AFOL 3: (Comic Book Guy voice) I will tell the world my disgust by ever so
cleverly referring to the new colour as "bley". (nasal laugh)
AFOL 4: (nerdy mad scientist voice) I will never buy another Lego set until
they come to me asking for all of my opinions. Maybe then they will realize the
power of my genius! PS-Enclosed you will find my LDRAW model file of my
Supercybernator 8000 spaceship. I believe it is much superior to your current
product offerings.
AFOL 5: (scruffy American businessman voice) Someone's gonna get fired over this one! The CEO should come to Brickfest and tell us exactly why they changed the colours. He should explain his entire marketing strategy to us, because we are key stakeholders in this process. Yes. I expect a 30 page report on my desk with appropriate market demographics explaining how the grey issue was come to. I demand answers, McKee, and I want them now, dammit!
AFOL 6: I will never trust Lego again! They must regain the trust of our
remarkably minute yet irrationally vocal cult group, it is in the best interests
of this multinational billion dollar company to listen to the our super informed
ramblings derived primarily on our needs to build Spiffcrafts and spamcake
diners! SPACE!!!!@(*#@&(*&$!!
AFOL 7: (crying) I have been slighted by my dearest Lego Company. I will never
come back again. I am sickened and dismayed at the attitude they have taken
which has personally insulted and demeaned me like nerdy schoolboy being
tortured by popular jocks at the prom! I am leaving forever to find a better
hobby, or will return back to Lugnet within two days, which ever comes first!
[OUTSIDE. EXTERIOR DAYLIGHT: Toronto skyline. MS: Four shlubby guys in blue
t-shirts hanging around a middle class family restaurant titled "Swiss Chalet"]
CALUM: Do you care?
JOHN: No.
DEREK: I think I need more planos now.
GREG: Did I show you guys my Party of Five scrapbook!? It's got pictures of
Lacey Chabert!
ALL: Oooh! Lacey Chabert!
[FADE TO BLACK]
Calum
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote a blindingly hilarious summary of
the latest Lugnet News! (which I snipped because of the strange way Lugnet
decides not to wrap some paragraphs)
ROFL!!!!
>
> [OUTSIDE. EXTERIOR DAYLIGHT: Toronto skyline. MS: Four shlubby guys in blue
> t-shirts hanging around a middle class family restaurant titled "Swiss Chalet"]
>
> CALUM: Do you care?
>
> JOHN: No.
>
> DEREK: I think I need more planos now.
>
> GREG: Did I show you guys my Party of Five scrapbook!? It's got pictures of
> Lacey Chabert!
>
> ALL: Oooh! Lacey Chabert!
>
> [FADE TO BLACK]
Man, Greg has a Party of Five scrapbook??????? (Books flight to Toronto)
ROSCO
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > Man, Greg has a Party of Five scrapbook??????? (Books flight to Toronto)
Ross, I'm glad you liked it :)
Actually, we know this because Greg printed a few limited edition
~~~~RARE---L@@K---COLLECTABLE~~~~~ draft copy of AFOLs a few rtlToronto Dinners
ago for us to peruse. It was printed in superb black and white laser quality on
scrap paper-drafts of a book he laid out as a design editor, namely the Party of
Five scrapbook. I don't think he actually likes PO5, I think he liked the green
hard cold cash he got for it the project.
Calum
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ross Crawford wrote:
> Man, Greg has a Party of Five scrapbook??????? (Books flight to Toronto)
>
> ROSCO
Ross, if you book that flight to Toronto, I will buy you that SCRAPBOOK!!! and
maybe even dinner too, (wink)
Janey
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Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> >
> > "In this weeks episode of LUGNet..." - etc.
>
> NARRATOR (V.O.): Last Time On...AFOLs Behaving Badly..
<snip some funny stuff>
> GREG: Did I show you guys my Party of Five scrapbook!? It's got pictures of
> Lacey Chabert!
>
> ALL: Oooh! Lacey Chabert!
>
> [FADE TO BLACK]
>
> Calum
Calum, you are still a genius. and you make me laugh.
now that THATS out of the way.
WHAT ARE YOU???? ~N U T Z!!~
do you want AFOL 1 - 7 to come busting into this NG and go on and on about how you mock them???
I mean look, RTL is about our cliquiy-ness. (ask lar - he'll tell you)
NOT about mocking other AFOL....
(pause)
(pause)
no, never mind. one second thought your post fits in with our LOCAL charter.
the great part is, is that no one else (outside) our little LUG can comment.
NOW I double dare you to re-post that in .general. (with NO LINKS to rtl)
(smirk)
Chris
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
>
>
> Calum Tsang wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> > > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> > >
> > > "In this weeks episode of LUGNet..." - etc.
> >
> > NARRATOR (V.O.): Last Time On...AFOLs Behaving Badly..
>
> <snip some funny stuff>
>
> > GREG: Did I show you guys my Party of Five scrapbook!? It's got pictures of
> > Lacey Chabert!
> >
> > ALL: Oooh! Lacey Chabert!
> >
> > [FADE TO BLACK]
> >
> > Calum
>
> Calum, you are still a genius. and you make me laugh.
>
> now that THATS out of the way.
>
> WHAT ARE YOU???? ~N U T Z!!~
>
> do you want AFOL 1 - 7 to come busting into this NG and go on and on about how you mock them???
>
> I mean look, RTL is about our cliquiy-ness. (ask lar - he'll tell you)
>
> NOT about mocking other AFOL....
>
> (pause)
>
>
> (pause)
>
> no, never mind. one second thought your post fits in with our LOCAL charter.
>
> the great part is, is that no one else (outside) our little LUG can comment.
>
> NOW I double dare you to re-post that in .general. (with NO LINKS to rtl)
>
> (smirk)
>
>
> Chris
We take pride in our mockage. I have no problem with links back to rtl.
Let the mocking begin!
Mock mock mock!
Actually, when you say 'mock' enuf times, it loses all meaning, kinda like 200+
rants about the colour change--no meaning whatsoever.
My favourite bit was the 'comic book guy'. Actually, I can picture the
scene--overweight guy in t-shirt and shorts walking down the street--"Aquaman
cannot marry Wonder Woman--they're from differnt planets!!..." Oh wait, wrong
visual--k, guy walking down street, "The LEGO Company cannot possibly change the
colours!! My 10,000+ pieces of grey will become useless!" Sees ICBM cruising
down the street. "Oh, I've wasted my life..." ka-Boom!
Simpsons... 16 years is not enough time to mock everything.
Dave K
-oh, I've wasted my life
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Believe me, you aren’t the only one. I think most AFOLs really don’t care about
the colors too much.
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the great part is, is that no one else (outside) our little LUG can comment.
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Oops, how’d I get in here? :p
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NOW I double dare you to re-post that in .general. (with NO LINKS to rtl)
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I’m oh so tempted to just crosspost it! Somebody do it before I do...
--SteveR
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> NARRATOR (V.O.): Last Time On...AFOLs Behaving Badly...A hapless employee of
> the Lego Company tries to give his community an update to the inner workings of
> a toy giant. Little does he know the firestorm he will ignite...yet again.
>
> JAKE (V.O.): (typing, mumbling) I tried but we'll never change the colours
> back. But we promise we'll never change some colours ever again, which we're
> calling universal.
>
> AFOL 1: (angrily) What a bastard! He lies through his teeth! He doesn't
> seriously believe in what he says, does he?
>
> AFOL 2: (angrily, German accent) Was is dist? Shut up Herr McKee! (raises
> fist) Look fahr anofer jab! The Lego Kompany sucks! All Germans are blunt and
> rude and arrogant!
>
> AFOL 3: (Comic Book Guy voice) I will tell the world my disgust by ever so
> cleverly referring to the new colour as "bley". (nasal laugh)
>
> AFOL 4: (nerdy mad scientist voice) I will never buy another Lego set until
> they come to me asking for all of my opinions. Maybe then they will realize the
> power of my genius! PS-Enclosed you will find my LDRAW model file of my
> Supercybernator 8000 spaceship. I believe it is much superior to your current
> product offerings.
>
> AFOL 5: (scruffy American businessman voice) Someone's gonna get fired over this one! The CEO should come to Brickfest and tell us exactly why they changed the colours. He should explain his entire marketing strategy to us, because we are key stakeholders in this process. Yes. I expect a 30 page report on my desk with appropriate market demographics explaining how the grey issue was come to. I demand answers, McKee, and I want them now, dammit!
>
> AFOL 6: I will never trust Lego again! They must regain the trust of our
> remarkably minute yet irrationally vocal cult group, it is in the best interests
> of this multinational billion dollar company to listen to the our super informed
> ramblings derived primarily on our needs to build Spiffcrafts and spamcake
> diners! SPACE!!!!@(*#@&(*&$!!
>
> AFOL 7: (crying) I have been slighted by my dearest Lego Company. I will never
> come back again. I am sickened and dismayed at the attitude they have taken
> which has personally insulted and demeaned me like nerdy schoolboy being
> tortured by popular jocks at the prom! I am leaving forever to find a better
> hobby, or will return back to Lugnet within two days, which ever comes first!
>
> [OUTSIDE. EXTERIOR DAYLIGHT: Toronto skyline. MS: Four shlubby guys in blue
> t-shirts hanging around a middle class family restaurant titled "Swiss Chalet"]
>
> CALUM: Do you care?
>
> JOHN: No.
>
> DEREK: I think I need more planos now.
>
> GREG: Did I show you guys my Party of Five scrapbook!? It's got pictures of
> Lacey Chabert!
>
> ALL: Oooh! Lacey Chabert!
>
> [FADE TO BLACK]
>
> Calum
*wipes tears from face*
My god I have not laughed that hard in a while...my face hurts.
I admit I'm one of those who got his feet wet in Jake's infamous thread but
after reading this, it sure puts it all in perspective. Calum, you should write
for Family Guy - that was priceless!
-Matt
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Matt Sekerak wrote:
> My god I have not laughed that hard in a while...my face hurts.
I second that - Calum, absolutely wonderful. The last time I laughed that
hard was, let me see,... "Tramatic events in the life of a LEGO fan". Hmm, same
subject, same take of it. Coincidence?
--
Brian Davis
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
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But you know, at this point everyone has said what they need to say.
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What the heck? I clicked on “News” and then “General” or something to see
what you were talking about. Some thread with 243 replies?! Yeah, I’ll get
right on that.
Can someone do up like a tagline or summary of what’s going on?
“In this weeks episode of LUGNet...” - etc.
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NARRATOR (V.O.): Last Time On...AFOLs Behaving Badly...A hapless employee of
the Lego Company tries to give his community an update to the inner workings
of a toy giant. Little does he know the firestorm he will ignite...yet again.
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snip
HA HA HA HA AHA HA HE HA HO *gaaaaasp* HE HE HA HO HA HE!!!
You guys are in trouble now....I’ve highlighted the post and now it’s on the
homepage!
This was the best post I’ve ever read since ‘Tramatic Events in the Life of a
LEGO fan!’
prepares for the dreaded flaming
Nathan
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Nathan Wells wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
>
> snip
>
> HA HA HA HA AHA HA HE HA HO *gaaaaasp* HE HE HA HO HA HE!!!
>
> You guys are in trouble now....I've highlighted the post and now it's on the
> homepage!
>
> This was the best post I've ever read since 'Tramatic Events in the Life of a
> LEGO fan!'
>
> |prepares for the dreaded flaming|
>
> Nathan
:/
thanks....
thanks a lot!!!
:/
now I have to watch my P's and Q's for the next while; until this all blows over.
Chris
"It is a very clever strategy IMHO, and I applaud Chris for thinking of it." K.C.
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> >
> > > But you know, at this point everyone has said what they need to say.
> >
> > What the heck? I clicked on "News" and then "General" or something to see what
> > you were talking about. Some thread with 243 replies?! Yeah, I'll get right on
> > that.
> >
> > Can someone do up like a tagline or summary of what's going on?
> >
> > "In this weeks episode of LUGNet..." - etc.
>
>
> NARRATOR (V.O.): Last Time On...AFOLs Behaving Badly...A hapless employee of
> the Lego Company tries to give his community an update to the inner workings of
> a toy giant. Little does he know the firestorm he will ignite...yet again.
ROFLMAO!
I never thought I'd agree with something posted in .rtltoronto...
-Tim
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> >
> > > But you know, at this point everyone has said what they need to say.
> >
> > What the heck? I clicked on "News" and then "General" or something to see what
> > you were talking about. Some thread with 243 replies?! Yeah, I'll get right on
> > that.
> >
> > Can someone do up like a tagline or summary of what's going on?
> >
> > "In this weeks episode of LUGNet..." - etc.
... snip ...>
> Calum
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. O Canada!
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
<much reluctant snippage>
Sorry for any spelling mistakes. I laughed so hard, the tears in my eyes are
blurring my vision ...
Well done, Calum. Your west coast brothers salute you for getting to the heart
of the matter, as usual.
Sometimes I'm really proud to be Canadian :-)
Now, let's go play!
Robin
(reformed AFOL 7 with a little bit of 6 ...
but I was soooo much younger then ... ;-)
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