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(...) To quote Tom McDonald(1): "Go Tim, GO!!!" Greg "(URL) Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) I think it is he who says that.. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'll be there. I'll probably bring a couple of robots and I'm hoping to speak about some of the stuff from my book. Jonathan (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You are partially right, at least the way I see it. True, some people, such as AFOLs would stop buying sets just for pieces. But you forgot about kids. I think that some ten year old kid would much rather have something like a Ninja fortress (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I was wondering if anybody else was making plans to go to Mindfest at MIT. I'd put my chances at about 75%. (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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<soapbox> I don't see the sense in dividing a community in this manner. It's bad enough one post can cause this much crap. We don't need to divide the rest of the people here. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, others will not like it, that's (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And what's the point in that? Are you going to next suggest to publicly chastise Sanjay for 'gloating' and all fatten your little egos? It looks like you're just trying to go to the polls to feed your immature urge to play the arrogant and (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) I wish you wouldn't encourage him like that, Tim;-) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Actually, it involves a fluid, not a liquid. Might seem like semantics, but by the scientific definition gases are fluids. (...) -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) WAIT!! Here's the problem. If Lego offers any sort of bulk ordering, then people (like me) would _stop_ buying large quantities of identical sets. I would still buy one or two of each for myself, but most of my money would be pooled into parts (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I resemble that comment. (...) I took slides so they are taking a week to get developed:-p (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have thought about it but unless I could show a business plan that, based on quantitative factors alone, delivered more marginal profit than their current approach, I suspect it would fail. From a purely quant perspective, it's not enough to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Correct me if I'm getting out of line here, but IMO you were the one who seemed to get bent out of shape by the whole posting. (...) I can't dispute your logic when it comes to the impact and business sense of bulk orders with respect to TLG. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) LOL! :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Macintosh: Machine Always Crashes If Not The Operating System Hangs (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi, I'm working on a Linux Lego CAD program and would like to hear some suggestions from you, for those interested in taking a look go to (URL) and tell me what you think. It's not finished yet but you can load LeoCAD and LDraw files and use the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) waiting (...) wow.. it only took like .2 seconds for JW's attitude to irritate me like biting on tin foil... if this "what have you done for me lately?" crap is still going on with him maybe i'll just duck back into hiding.. JW, thanks for (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) <more snipage> (...) Hey Todd, can we take a vote? My guess is that a lot more people would support Larry, especially if they really think about his responses to this and other debates. Sanjay did gloat. Perhaps he didn't really intend to, but (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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About 6 months ago I posted a message asking if anyone wanted to trade current catalogues - I send you the current UK one and you send me the current one from your country. I got the Australian and North American ones doing that, but then floundered (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Does anyone get the impression that TRU in the UK are ripping us off for train prices? I'm getting suspicious because (a) TRU prices for things like the track and the 4532 level crossing seem very high for the number of bricks in them. (b) for all (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Since Larry (assuming he is who Tim is thinking commenting about) hasn't specifically addressed what he has done for the Lego community, I thought I'd list some of the things he has done which refute the claim of his interest in Lego as a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Prolly November, 'cause Halloween is at the end of October. Greg "They fly in the air as you comb your hair, and they're splattered up and down your windshield" Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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