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(...) <snip> Thanks for the clarification of policy. (...) I guess I'll join the chorus of voices asking that you reconsider this. It's not a legally defensible policy, and it's not a practically defensible policy, and further, it sends a bad (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Something I forgot to ask at the NELUG meeting...
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(...) I'm not a big hat fan, but if they were available, I'd consider buying one. (...) Embroidery is the way to go...it doesn't fade. Maybe a pocket T with the NELUG logo on or above the pocket? Depending on the quality of the shirt, I'd be willing (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: TRU.com slow response
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(...) I'm sure they weren't ready for this--especially once they lowered those prices for a week. My understanding is that they weren't getting the expected number of hits, so they *overcompensated* and got absolutely nailed. Someone goofed, but it (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | RE:4558 for sale at Lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
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Lego Metroliner is for sale at Lugnet.market.buy-se...ade.Please check for full details.If you have any questions please email me. Thanks,Michael. (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cool Y2K set observations
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(...) Trans Yellow or Trans Green Yellow? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Upcoming LEGO sale at Zany Brainy's
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NO! Say it isn't so. Not at Grinch Brainy's! That would be a bummer. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Given that the 2 parts are different mabie we need a technic horn in the ldraw library??? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | re: Followup on "Needs advice"
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(...) Jim> I also like the fact that Zany's still had some 1.0 sets left. Jim> I've already called for my free* upgrade. The Zany's in Redmond, WA still has 1.0 sets left. And, it only took about a week to recieve my free upgrade! (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What is the largest lego steam engine ever built?
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Dan Now that is unbelieveable! I must have missed that original posting! (URL) or anyone. What does the real Big Boy look like (from the top) when going around a tight curve? Is there a pic anywhere? Where are the pivot points? SteveB (...) axels (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Another new group idea
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(...) I counterpropose "lugnet.sacrilege" as an applicable newsgroup name. ;) Then again, I consider even applying the TLG/TLC approved stickers to be "sacrilege," so that may devalue my two cents in some eyes. On the other hand, some of the mods (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The end of the Technic beam is nigh...
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(...) True, but they should have released the destroyer droid now as well because there are people here who would buy all 3, no questions asked if they found them. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | FS: Metroliner 4558 in MIB
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This set is complete with all parts still in factory bags.Never opened, never played with parts.The box is in great condition.The tab on the side of the box has come unglued and that is why it in MIB condition.This set is very close to a MISB (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Cross posting in eu (was: Aaargh!)
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(...) (URL) usually quite good, although it came up with this (Marco): "From the great societies us puo' not to expect better null. Not six successful one to knowing if them they have rispediti to the society mother or if they have destroyed them?" (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.eu)
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| | Exploration Mars missing?
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Hi, Using RIS 1.5. It looks as if at some day Exploration Mars was an optional expansion kit. Don't seem to be able to buy it anymore, any experience with it? Regards, Bert. (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Cool Y2K set observations
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(...) I opted against buying it for that reason. Wait for sale time! (...) This is cool; I can give some of my BT-I guys "normal" visors now. :) (...) The Slave-I has two in light grey, and two of those jackhammer handles! I'm also happy about all (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: K stands for........
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(...) Same here. The headquarters are still in Troy, MI. Having grown up right next door in Southfield, it was right up there with J. L. Hudson and various auto companies (a far second, though) as a possible career point. I don't think the "K" is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Um.....What?
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(...) Really? That's what MOC means? I've always read it as "Model Of Choice." (...) Yeah. I'd be happy to do it for a premium, but alas...it would probably double the cost! -LFB (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
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Brad Justus <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:FMwGur.E6n@lugnet.com... (...) ... (...) matter. (...) by (...) for, (...) of (...) company (...) the (...) patent (...) in (...) steps (...) Thanks for the clarification. I was the guilty (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Upcoming LEGO sale at Zany Brainy's
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(...) Last sale I saw at Zany specifically excluded Mindstorms. It is almost certain to do so again. Bruce (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my request for assistance. THANK YOU! :-) Franklin Franklin W. Cain | fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS _STRICTLY_ PROHIBITED. . . (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Followup on "Needs advice"
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Thanx to the many emails (rather quickly I might add) I've decided to run down to Zany's and pick up another RIS 1.0 set. After several of you pointed out the cost difference of just a brick and then buying more sensors and motors, it made sense to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: SW Lego Contest Winners Announced and Voting Available
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Hey Joel- (...) I loved Ben's MF too--but I've got to say that I was really impressed with a lot of the solutions you came up with, yet still kept it absolutely beautiful...especially the cockpit solution, which looks really good (despite having to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Upcoming LEGO sale at Zany Brainy's
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Howdy all, While I was at Zany's purchasing my RIS 1.0 set. I overheard the counter folks mention that starting on Sunday *ALL* LEGO will be 30% off. So watch for those sales flyers in your Sunday paper. Zany has always been very good at giving a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Old Parts replaced by Newer Versions?
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(...) I (...) has (...) Actually Chris, I think I have either all three versions or at least the last two in gray. The delicate ones came with 2 Space Dart-Is I bought over a 15-year span. Ironically, it was a thicker, more durable clip that I had (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
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(...) And so a rather uninformed US judge has recently ruled. I don't suppose anyone wants to relocate the lugnet server to anywhere else but Australia or Hongkong? I think it's a _very_ sad day to see Lego take this stance. To get my position clear (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Gungan "energy ball" ammo (was "Re: Updated again")
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(...) Too big, IMHO. I like them being blue cylinders--I use those a lot more, and it means that I have plenty of ammo already in my collection. :) best, LFB (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
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(...) Possibly true. But: 1) I don't want to see people kicked off of LUGnet over it. 2) More importantly, by tacitly allowing claims like this, we lose our freedoms. I know, that sounds melodramatic. But: the "you have to go through our front (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Next year's catalogue yet anyone?
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Which European country will be first this year, I wonder? Lat year it was Holland, If my memory serves... Huw (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.eu)
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| | Re: The end of the Technic beam is nigh...
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Mark Koesel <koesel@umich.edu> wrote in message news:FMwICB.ID3@lugnet.com... (...) Oh, I forgot the 'launch' slopes' raised baseplates which are studless. Huw (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The end of the Technic beam is nigh...
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Mark Koesel <koesel@umich.edu> wrote in message news:FMwICB.ID3@lugnet.com... (...) available (...) I have not yet built it, but a cursory glance through the bags reveals only one new part, which we have already seen pictures of: the 3x5 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Burp Adventure Pack For Sale!
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(...) (after shipping) for a single BURP? Heck, I'll start a reverse auction right here - I'll ship BURPs (in dark grey or grey, square or triangle) for $5.00 each. Any takers? ;-) (...) Not against the T&C at all. The only portion of the T&C which (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: The wife problem
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Ian Bishop <ian@goodlife.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:JEjHttAuJWV4Eww...n.co.uk... (...) In December the best one is to pretend that the large bag of next year's sets you are bringing in from the car might have her christmas present in, so (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: using "lego" in domain names
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(...) It's always nice to hear when people are using our databases and finding them useful. A note on currency of data though, just so you know. Our information comes directly from data tapes from the US PTO and is updated weekly. This information (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
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(...) <snipped bulk of well-thought out post> I agree with you in principle, but I think you're making too much out of this. LEGO is not the first company to claim more copyright protection than they may be entitled to, or can enforce, and they also (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Burp Adventure Pack For Sale!
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Everyone's favorite set, the Burp Adventure Pack is available on e-bay, but without instructions or box. Check it out at (URL) OK. It's probably against LUGNET terms of use to post an announcement of someone else's auction, but I couldn't resist (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Slave-I factoids!
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(...) having it be a brick will make it easier to make a carbon freezing chamber- it will fit into a slot better. I'm playing with some ideas- Han goes down, turn it around and up pops frozen Han. Any other ideas on how to do this? Chris (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Slave-I factoids!
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(...) Well, space helmets have to be removed before you can turn your astronauts' heads, which in the vacuum of space isn't very practical, either! 8^) Dave! (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Slave-I factoids!
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(...) I feel good. And, I knew that I would! Mike (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Slave-I factoids!
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(...) How insulting! (...) Actually, the paint could wear off. Then you'd be fresh out of a Han Solo carbonyte piece, or a stupid-looking one, at that. Mike (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Slave-I factoids!
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(...) <Snipped muchly> I don't precisely like it as is, but I'm fairly certain I would get positively *sick* of it the other way (as a molded sarcaphogus type piece). I mean, as is, I can at least us it as a brick - the other way, it's never going (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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