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Re: August Surprise...
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Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:59:08 GMT
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So maybe I am "beating a dead horse" with a little "subtle" humor.
When you have to explain a joke it is no longer "funny". Explanation to
follow (if you "get the joke" please disregard).
Start Explanation:
I guess I just get a little tired when some one posts "Is this for real?
Does this mean...etc, etc...", every damn time the TLG comes out with
something new. I thought it was painfully obvious that the new train cars
are "REAL". I don't know why people post "Is this true?" all of the time,
so I made a few jokes about "Ben" Benecke and his April fools joke.
End of Explanation
That said, I also think that Mr.. Benecke's trains (MOC's) are much, much
better than some of these "new" train cars. The caboose is lame, and, I
mean, who can't whip together a 10013 Open Freight Wagon with a few spare
parts from his/her own collection???
I apologize if my "humor" was not interpreted as such.
Ben, you da man! (Trans. Du bist der best!")
-BrewB
John Neal wrote in message <3B51D177.66435AF2@uswest.net>...
> Either you are trying to be funny, in which case you have failed because
> beating a dead horse isn't humorous; or you are serious, in which case you • are
> astonishingly clueless and should refrain from speaking out on matters • about
> which you know nothing.
>
> And even if you are joking, it is very subtle at best and can be • misconstrued
> through the 'net *very* easily. People will miss your point and think you • are
> flaming Ben for real. Ben is a great guy, and if I were him, I'd be pretty
> annoyed with a post such as this. This is how slander and innuendo start.
>
> So please just apologize for your obfuscation and really "play well".
>
> -John
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> Stephen Altbacker wrote:
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> > This is another one of "Ben" Benecke's cruel jokes. He is infamous for
> > "recreating" Lego catalogues and fooling the good people of the Lego • train
> > community into believing they are real. He is a very, very mean person.
> >
> > Ben,
> >
> > Please stop this hoax. People are going to get hurt. This is no longer
> > funny. You are a very sick man!!! This is worse than yelling "fire" in • a
> > crowded movie theater!
> >
> > All,
> >
> > Apparently "old Ben" subscribes to the theory: "If you are going to tell • a
> > lie, tell a big one; and keep repeating it - people will believe you if • you
> > tell it often enough."
> >
> > Never again!
> >
> > Play well,
> >
> > -BrewB ;{>
>
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| "Stephen Altbacker" <brewbastrd@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:GGJE73.Fwo@lugnet.com... (...) Jeez, sorry. I'm relatively new to the train scene and didn't know. Iain (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Assuming, of course, they *have* such parts in their collection!!! But I agree, the 10013 looks a bit strange - none of the log cars I've seen (in australia) has big end sections - they rely on the chains holding them. ROSCO (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Either you are trying to be funny, in which case you have failed because beating a dead horse isn't humorous; or you are serious, in which case you are astonishingly clueless and should refrain from speaking out on matters about which you know (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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