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(...) The comparison here is a little skewed, in that you're lining up Lego's largest basic tub against a specific MegaBloks building set. Conversely, one could compare MegaBloks' 1500 brick tub for $20 with Lego's UCS sets for $150; obviously the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) wouldn't (...) I'd like to hear more about the idea of true costs. What would be included in the true costs of automobile ownership? The cost of maintaining roads? The cost of pollution? -- Jeff <jthompson@esker.com> "Float on a river, forever (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's in the LEGO soccer bus that is touring the MLS cities (which means I don't get to see it being in Washington). It will be in your area two weeks from tomorrow for the MLS All-Star game. P.S. Crew suck, go Rapids! 8-) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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My biggest problem as a teen is buying my friend's sets. They think they're getting a good deal, when I would pay twice as much on ebay. I usually just tell them the truth, and though I see these people every day, I get suprisingly little flak from (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How Anyone could Make Jar-Jar an Orc, or something else
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(...) Sheild, (...) very (...) Actually, I've been planning on using a Jar-Jar head to help me represent a Lizard-man type character. This comes from my plans to put my rpg group's TORG adventures online in Minifig form. Two of the characters are (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Greenburg Show Dec 2nd & 3rd in Wilmington MA
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(...) [rubbing hands together gleefully] ooh, I like this idea - I have dozens of magnets, and hadn't even thought of this <g> I'm glad you mentioned that the fiber optic cables are clear, too ... I actually have the Space Shuttle Set and was (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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Because of the earlier discussion about the original aircraft, the A-10, not the Lego version. (We were discussing the USAF's policy of camoflauge.) ~Drew "Luke" Lawrence (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) with (...) Well...The 64 game is just the fighting aspects, with none of the (admittedly limited) RPG elements from the Game Boy version. It does let you use your GB pokemon in the 64 environment, which is cool, and offers a better GUI for (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Shako Problem
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As my imperial horde slowly expands, I am facing the Shako Problem. The imcreasing rarity of the shako leaves many of my minions hatless. I have not once seen a shako sold independently of a soldier, and so it is near on impossible to complete a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Gen Con?
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(...) Dunno. Saturday at noon? Let's see, there's: Toys (Chinese), the thai place on the same block, Major Goolsbys on the corner, Wendy's (down the sky way), a Chicago style pizza place in the mall, Athens Cafe was bulldozed for the new building, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: What age does buying lego become embarrassing?
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(...) I did. I can clearly remember buying a pair of Lego sets (it was two Castle minifig packs, with three Black Falcons and three Crusaders [?]) when I was in Junior High and telling the cashier they were a present for a nephew. I don't have a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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Less than one day Ezio Adam Hoekwater <ahoekwat@nd.edu> wrote in message Fxp2y5.CxD@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) One of the things that has kept me from buying Pokemon Stadium is that it seems heavily geared towards people who own a Game Boy and the Pokemon game for GB- the "rental" Pokemon in Stadium are always described as "inferior" to Pokemon you (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have had good luck with inverse med. slopes, large plates, and long beams. I used these in the longship at my models page: www.cyberis.net/~tco...models.htm Timbo (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) He did state using a SUV as a "commuter" was stupid. I'd tend to agree. Of course I drive an hour to work, so 15 MPG won't work for me 'cause I don't get paid that much. Also I want to blame those types of vehicles for why our gas prices have (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks, Ezio. You're right, I just got approved. Free time? We don't need no stinkin' free time! -Adam 8^D (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) an (...) Pokemon, (...) You need the cart, but not the GB. And if you want to trade with anyone else who has the GB version, then you'll need an additional cart interface thingy, which (I believe) is another $30. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I'm in Michigan and I never heard of them being available... Do you have any set numbers on what they had? Any one know where I can get info on Shell US sets? (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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Folks, This is drifting off into a SUV debate, and not a lugnet general discussion. Please drop general if you have no LEGO issues to discuss. FUT off.topic.debate please Scott S. -- Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) There's some excellent truths in the responses here and I'd like to throw in my two bits. I'm 28, for reference, and have only started buying Lego's en masse recently (curses and blessings to Steve Jackson). However, before Legos it was my (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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