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(...) Glad you liked the letter, My first thought was to have us all sign (typed names?) it and list the total number of sets and pieces represented by this group of signers. How about that? Gary Istok (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) are (...) You are right; this is the flaw in my arguement. The large numbers of sets we buy make us a meaningless customer base to TLG. So the question TLG must ask is: "Should we serve our meaningless customer base in the same fashion as all (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi! Rcx has only 3 i/o's. I was wondering if anybody had made a real expansion board (not fake tricks with 1 light+1switch sensor on the same port. I'd be very interested byt something more complex...) with IR comunication ? This could add a lot of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: [...] Snip Gary's pissing match and wonderful letter Gary, Excellent letter. Do you think it would be more effective if it is a letter put out by the group with many names on the list? Or do you want to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Unfortunately, K-mart had his light saber in the off mode and tucked safely away in his belt. Julie (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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to pointlessly extend the thread even more, here are actual definitions and not vague etymologies. quote: "hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. ?, ?, a water organ; "y`dwr water + ? flute, pipe. See Hydra.] Of or (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi everybody. I'm glad you like my site and I'm sorry I can't spell fortune. I thought I'd talk about my plans for the future. Never fear; my Episode I section will soon be here! Plus more classic minifigs and updated starfighters! It seems to me (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Beautiful, Gary. I am moved to tears. Just say when, and I will make a letter as well when you send one out. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) To clarify... *The VCR is **NOT** my design!!!*... it *IS* awesome.. but the link was sent to me from a friend yesterday... it was created by ben williamson... he hangs out over on LUGNET's robotics groups... i invited him to start LDraw'ing (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Nick Goetz <ngoetz@iquest.net> wrote in article <FG1z3H.F3D@lugnet.com>... (...) (FOTY (...) without (...) they (...) Nooo stop!! I'm sorry, I'll buy 'em next time!! Seriously though, I've been thinking about this. I have stumbled upon such (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Lorbaat wrote in message ... (...) I'd (...) the (...) Here is a picture of a six foot high Darth Vader from LEGOLand Windsor: (URL) is the last of the four pictures on the page and the quality isn't very good. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) They're just saying that Lego might be concerned with the drop in sales that would result in Bulk Orders. Look at it this way: There are people who are willing to buy 20 of a set to get as many of a particular piece as they feel they need. If (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) but (...) and (...) -Obviously. However, in my dictionary (Columbia), "fluid" includes both gases and liquids, and "hydraulic" says "moved or operated by a fluid". Now, I completely agree that "hydraulic" _ought_ to mean "moved or operated by (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Folks, Please! Rather than have a pissing match, and engaging in "ad hominem" attacks, let's reflect on this situation. I reread Sanjay's original message, and yeah, you could read it several ways. Larry, however has spent a considerable sum of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in article <FG1zMq.G1v@lugnet.com>... (...) strike (...) a (...) inside the (...) And (...) those (...) they (...) at a (...) I'd (...) in the (...) Maybe they do it that way intentionally. This way everybody (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, and the other point here is that THEY would be making ALL of the money, not selling it to TRU at a near-zero profit margin because TRU buys so much. With bulk ordering, even though the operating costs will probably be higher, so will the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh.. I've heard you say that more than once, I thought. Oh well. Greg "(URL) Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Don't worry, Onyx, I think JW has irritated everyone at some point or another. I think the VCR is awesome, great job! :) BTW, your reaction is what I was thinking when I read his post back! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in article <snip> (...) <snip> (...) What do you guys mean with "cannibalization of the retail market"? (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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lego-robotics@crynwr.com wrote<050899217.5353....32.42>... <skip> I guess, I just have bad luck, but when I received my Cye (#64) just three (3) weeks ago it didn't work at all. (I bought it from Mondo-tronics, Inc.). The problem is, that it won't (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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