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Re: Origin of the words "Duplo" and "Scala"
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lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.scala
Date: 
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 23:22:00 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bradley Dale writes:
How did they come up with those?  They don't seem to be based on any words I
can think of.

I always assumed that "Scala" was based on the word Scale.  The figures and
models seem geared towards a roughly real-world scale (as opposed to say,
minifig scale... in which cars are never wide enough for two people to sit
side-by-side).

Tony



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  Origin of the words "Duplo" and "Scala"
 
How did they come up with those? They don't seem to be based on any words I can think of. (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.scala)

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