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The third Saturday of the month would be this next one, Feb. 19th. Is there a CLB meeting planned? Thanks, - Joe (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago House of Bricks is Coming!
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(...) Sounds neat! But please include lugnet.org.us.clb (Chicago Lego Builders) in announcements about it -- seems like that's the most directly relevant group. I almost missed it, but just happened to see it on the home page before it was cycled (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: "Some pigs are more equal than other pigs"
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In lugnet.trains, Ken Nagel wrote: <snip> (...) Whereas I think I can see both sides of this issue, 1- Larry wasn't posting as an admon, he was posting as a user of LUGNET, justlike the rest of us, and 2- by the very fact that he mentioned o.t.fun (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | "Some pigs are more equal than other pigs"
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On Tuesday the 18th I extended a simple invitation for people to Visit NILTC’s next show: (URL) was responded to by Larry Pieniazek, The curator for lugnet.trains thus: (URL) copy came from the library who is very excited about this show. I would (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms) !
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| | NILTC Geneva Public Library Show
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Geneva Public Library 127 James Street Geneva, IL 60134-2241 ALL ABOARD FOR LEGOS® Saturday, February 12 9:00–5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 13 12:00–4:00 p.m. The Northern Illinois Lego® Train Club will be bringing huge Lego® train displays complete (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting in Deerfield - Dec 18th
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What? It's just a meeting, an informal gathering of other lego builders/fans/collectors in the Chicago area. People will likely bring creations to share. Past meetings have had lots of lego related conversation, ranging from online buying (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: Shows over folks!
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(...) I'm no longer sure which of those two groups I belong in, but thank you (all three train groups) for putting on a great show! I was present to demonstrate a module for a Great Ball Contraption, and was really welcomed by everybody I bumped (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Shows over folks!
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(...) My 4-year-old son and I spent both mornings there, and on Saturday afternoon, my wife and our 2-month old joined us too. We all thoroughly enjoyed it. Some here will think I'm exaggerating, but: we used to live about 40 minutes from Legoland (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Shows over folks!
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The Second anuall Midwest Lego Train Show was a big hit. We're still waiting on final attendance totals! The pictures go on though! Pictures from NILTC, IndyLug, MichianaLUG, The Chicago Lego Builders Group and more can be found at... (URL) the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | First round Of Pictures from Cantigny
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The first day of the 2nd annuall Midwest Lego Train Show was a blast. The first round of pictures can be found here as soon as moderated... (URL) to all who attended and many thanks to all who displayed their bricks! Theres still one more day left! (...) (20 years ago, 5-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: promoting CLB at the Midwest LEGO Train Show?
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(...) well as i'm the show orginiser it's deffinitly ok with me. it's actuly a good idea and i look forward to seeing it. placement will be tricky since cantigny is so picky on things but i'll find a spot or 2. ondrew (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: CLB Flyer (was: promoting CLB at the ...)
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(...) Ok, I looked over the MichLUG flyer and it is far more train and club display orientated than I remembered. I think it might be better if we started from scratch. Once we have the verbage worked out, I'm willing to lay it out in a pdf. (Or (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: promoting CLB at the Midwest LEGO Train Show?
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(...) Well you could walk around, talk with people who seem VERY interested in the displays, mention the club. I'm not sure what else to do. (...) We don't currently have a flyer, but I'm willing to modify the MichLUG one for CLB use. (I'm guessing (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | promoting CLB at the Midwest LEGO Train Show?
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I'm planning to attend the Midwest LEGO Train Show this weekend. Is there anything I/we could do to help promote the CLB there? I'll have my 4-year-old with me, and won't be able to stand in one place very long, but I could perhaps leave a stack of (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ DG Library - Nov 20th
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What? This will be a meeting, a chance to get to know other people on the (URL) list> and other lego fans in the area. Talk about what other things we might want to do as a club, show off creations, and other general lego themed conversation. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Next Chicago Lego Builders Meeting?
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On the (URL) yahoo group>, we were talking about the date for the next meeting. We sorta found that the third Saturday of the month worked for the majority. November 20th would be the date for the next meeting. The last meeting was at the Downer's (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
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| | Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Downers Grove Public Library
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We have a location now! Sorry about the short notice, we haven't gotten all the kinks out in our planning system yet. Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | meeting on Saturday?
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The 16th is less than a week away -- will there be a meeting? Seems like a good time to be hammering out the details. I'm not sure yet whether I'll be able to make it this Saturday, but it looks promising at this point... - Joe (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: BrickQuest, anyone?
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(...) Cool! (...) Yes, I was thinking that when I looked at the pictures on brickquest.org. I was thinking low walls, 2 or 3 bricks high, would work much better. (...) Hmm, that's a good point. Though building fun could also be had by making more (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: BrickQuest, anyone?
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(...) I might be convinced to drive out there for a session--not necessarily to run, but at least join in. One word of warning regarding everyone building their own modules... I discovered at GenCon 2003 that building up walls on all sides made (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: BrickQuest, anyone?
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(...) I haven't played BrikWars yet, but BrickQuest can be quick, depending on the size of the dungeon. I know Peter typically runs 2hr sessions at GenCon and other gaming conventions. I would be very interested in playing BrickQuest at a CLB (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | BrickQuest, anyone?
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I just discovered BrickQuest, and glanced through the rules. Looks like fun, and probably a bit quicker than BrikWars (which also sounds like fun). Would anyone here be interested in playing a BrickQuest game some CLB meeting? The chief problem I (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Witch's Abode
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If the town witch lived in town, and not in some hovel outside of town in the haunted forest, what would her house look like? It might look like this: (2 URLs) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX) !
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| | Re: Pick-a-Brick inventories?
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(...) I don't think the intent is to keep current inventories of every one. But rather, when one of us happens to be visiting a LEGO store anyway, we take a few extra minutes to jot down what they have and type it up when we get home. This doesn't (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Pick-a-Brick inventories?
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(...) Now that there are so many PAB, with apparently more on the way, I wonder if it is even feasible to keep current inventories of every one? I think it's great that these inventories exist and I peruse them whenever I know I am going somewhere (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.inv, FTX)
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| | Re: Pick-a-Brick inventories?
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(...) The topic of PaB inventory has come up before and other sites are keeping track as well. Brickish.org is keeping track of some here: (URL) And eventually, (URL) PabTrak.com> is supposed to have info on all stores. There was (URL) some (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.inv, FTX)
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| | Re: Pick-a-Brick inventories?
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(...) All right -- next time I go (and don't have my four-year-old waiting on me), I'll take a pad and pen and jot down what they have. If anyone else makes it to one of our LEGO stores, perhaps you can do the same. For starters, I suppose we can (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Woodridge Public Library
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(...) Has anyone seen my thunder? I know I had it around here somewhere. Huh. :P Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) The downtown store must have expanded their selection. I was last there in February and it wasn't that impressive. (That was the only time I visited a LEGO store with PaB and didn't buy anything.) If they are better, cool, I'll have to stop by (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Pick-a-Brick inventories?
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On the recommendation of y'all at the meeting on Sunday, I visited the Woodfield mall yesterday. Its LEGO store is quite nice (though oddly, it's not on the mall directory). I think it's pick-a-brick selection isn't quite as large as the one (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Woodridge Public Library
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(...) It was really great for me to meet these other AFOLs. I pointed out at the meeting that before that day, I had never met anyone more into LEGO than me -- ever. Now there was a whole room full of them! Jason brought a witch's hut he had just (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Woodridge Public Library
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(...) We had... Jason Spears Joe Strout Matt De Lanoy Joe Weesner Susan Stockton Alex Stockton Tim Courtney It was really just an informal gathering/hangout. Jason brought some of his castle buildings, Joe Strout brought his experimental center of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Woodridge Public Library
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Cool idea! I am from Wisconsin, and I know of no Lego club or group meetings in this area. Tell us how many showed up, and if there will be a future meeting with more of an advanced notice. Maybe someday we can have a BrickFest-type event in the (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Woodridge Public Library
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We have a location now! Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, sharing building techniques and we will see from there. What? This will be a meeting, a chance to (...) (20 years ago, 4-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) No, to be clear: $250 is just the minimum total of the bill, which is for your food and drinks. If we buy $260 of food and drink then the room is free; but if we each buy a soda totalling $10, then they're going to charge us $250 anyway. Now, (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) Well, I'm up for an Irish pub after the meet. b33r. -Tim (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: Woodridge Public Library
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(...) Sounds like a great location to me. Thanks again for finding this for us. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | CLB (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) Ack! That's no good. I'm not even sure I'm reading that right, would it just be $250 for the room itself, nevermind the cost of food? Ugh that wouldn't be good for us regardless of the number of people. Still we could meet there and eat, just (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Woodridge Public Library
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OK, I think I've found something. The Woodridge Public Library has a free meeting room that's available this Sunday from 1-5 PM. It's a little small -- the table seats 6-8 people, but the guy on the phone said we could put more chairs against the (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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Well, Ballydoyle's finally called me back, and I don't think is going to be right for us. For groups using the meeting room (which seats up to 30, BTW), they don't take separate checks; they want a lump payment which will be a minimum of $250. So, (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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I'll see if I can attend. (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) Bah. Show your obsession with pride! (...) Sounds good to me! -Tim (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) That's about what I was guessing. Yeah, I suspect that's probably not too bad for people. (...) I'm assuming that as well. (...) I appreciate you taking initiative on this and everything sounds like this place will work great. (...) Right. I'd (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) About the same, I think (it's been a long time since I've been to an Applebees). The burgers cost about $6 or $7, IIRC, and are quite good. Of course if you want New York Strip steak it's going to cost you more. I'm sorry I don't recall exact (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) Yes yahoo can suck. If you don't mind checking it online (and I don't) it's not too bad. Hopefully we will get out website/forum/mailing list thing all sorted out and then we can abandon yahoo groups. (...) I found their (URL) website>. (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, FTX)
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| | Re: Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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(...) As I posted on the Yahoo list (after discovering that I hadn't been receiving any messages for several days -- another reason to despise Yahoo), I won't be able to host this weekend. However, how about finding a restaurant that has a meeting (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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| | Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
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Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, sharing building techniques and we will see from there. What? This will be a meeting, a chance to get to know other people (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, FTX)
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| | ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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Welcome to lugnet.org.us.clb, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.org.us.clb (group): CLB: Chicago LEGO Builders (Illinois, U.S.A.) lugnet.org.us (group and hierarchy): U.S.-based user groups, clubs, and organizations for LEGO® (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb)
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