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(...) 'Leo' also translates to 'lion'. Also, wasn't the british name for 6008 (Royal King) "Richard the Lion-Hearted"? Maybe KK *is* RK years down the road, as someone previously suggested... J (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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[followups to lugnet.admin.general] (...) On that note, someone applying for posting privileges under the email address legoshop@aol.com today was just denied, after a bit of investigation. In light of LEGO Direct's recent appearance, and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) *A* basic bucket? Well.... depending on your situation, maybe, and maybe not. As it was, I bought my boys 4 buckets of LEGO with about a thousand bricks in each. This seemed to solved _their_ housing problem. I don't know what it would take (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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That's assuming they were $10, $20, $30, and $40 coins, not 10 blurgs, 20 blurgs, etc ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well, there is room for a twin bed... I need to take a picture from the other corner of the room. You should see the living room... Actually, before I started my LEGO collection, the bedroom was even more packed. At one point, the whole area (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Volentierissimo! Ecco tutto il codice. Purtroppo non e` commentato, ma i task e le funzioni hanno nomi abbastanza semplici. Aggiungo comunque questo breve "glossario": sub ResetRadar() Questa subroutine inizializza i vari sensori e "mette a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Your right, they did sell. Set 6761, Bandit's Secret Hideout, was the best- selling LEGO set in 1996, and it did not even go on sale until the summer! SOURCE: Buisnessweek, who ran a story on how LEGO is re-making itself in 1996. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.western)
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(...) David, I think Stefan is actually right here, and there _is_ a correct way. Netiquette isn't law, of course, and it's not set in stone somewhere, but correct quoting is a fairly standard and accepted rule. (Actually, the news server at BU (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I have to imagine that you would get a lot more response if you put a link in your message, so people don't have to do it manually -David (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) It's good to have a part of the quote there. But it should be just enough to establish accurate context. More than that just gets in the way and makes messages hard to read. This is especially true given that all posts to this list/newsgroup (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think everyone here knows this, in much the same way that April 30 does not equal May 1. However, there's no point in complaining about it, because even if it's not "so," no one really seems to care. Besides which, it's not going to matter, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) There is already regulation. It's in the form of the Terms of Use that you agreed to when you registered to post here. If you think swearing is ok, please go and re-read them. The one you are looking for is in "DISCUSSION GROUP TERMS AND (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Io l'avevo!!! Un piccolo radar, ma l'avevo... Ciao. Marco. P.S. Quando si dice "coda di paglia", eh? (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Hmmm, I just looked at this box at KMART yesterday. In French it says: "Coeur de Leon" which translates to "Lion Hearted", which would make it Richard I the Lion Hearted (1189-1199) King of England and the Angevin lands of France (Brittany, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nitpick- there IS NO year zero. There are 10 years in a decade, so the last year of the first decade was 10, the first year of the next decade was 11. Taking this to today- there are 1000 years in a millenium, so the last year of the first (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) WOW George, that a lot! but beside that point, what will you do in your basement? Will you be the only one to enjoy this collection? Or will you open your basment to visitors to play well with you? 1300 sqf is almost as much as my home and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd (...) Come on guys I know there has to be more people out there interested in the wild west and the Civil war. I just don't believe people when they say that the wild west sets didn't sell. Let's hear from you. David (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Since I was the one that brought up the question about whether TLC no war toy policy was possibly based on WWII and the Nazis overrunning Denmark, I wasn't asking for any explanations from the family. First off, KKK was born well after the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) How is that going to help me, or the average child builder, build everything I mentioned in my note? I wasn't *just* talking about houses, you know. Please read my whole note: (URL) what kind of roofing do basic brick buckets have? Do they (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: The Gate of the Present Circular Loan? (Not EXACTLY a Jambalaya)
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I'm not keen on copies either for the same reason. My POV? I guess I'd want to know significant things about the models. Who are the firms, what were they trying to achieve. Not word for word, mind you, but enough to give a reader some sense of the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) Spotted at the Jet Propulsion Lab: 4 spacecraft modeled in Lego. K'nex: 2. There might be more, these are just ones that I have noted. Bruce (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow Frank! There appears to be room for little else! Mine is stored in my basement. Luckily I live in a ranch house and I have a 1000 sq. ft. recreation room in the basement. There is LEGO LEGO everywhere.... Gary Istok (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Dave, I'm using your wonderful tool since just a week now (bought my first RIS for X-mas), and I am already seriously running out of variables ... :-) So, I think your idea of variable types of less than 16 bits such as booles and shorts is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) ..... Er..... Um...... under $500 total? That would put me back to 1979, back when my collection had 4 digits in the total parts count. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <nitpick> It's pretty hard to build anything if pieces may ONLY be in the box, or on the model, or has NASA discovered how people can teleport small things? </nitpick> (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: "Quotes" [meta]
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(...) James, just a small nit to pick to clarify a common misperception... :) I can't be 100% sure what you mean by "'happy as a clam' with Lugnet!'", but in the context of the message above, I take it to mean that you believe you are using Lugnet (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Im thinking of creating a KIDLUG
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(...) Awesome idea! Still, I think that minors should be allowed to participate in a LUG with their parents or something. There are some other pretty neat people who are under 18 like yourself who could contribute well to a LUG. But then again, some (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.people)
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(...) I believe that it is the standard automotive tire designation of a "High Speed" radial with a rating of 150 MPH/240 KPH. Therefore a performance street tire as opposed to an off-road tread such as an S (sand?) or M/S (mud or snow) Dave (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I'm wondering if any Lego fans in the Houston area (I mean that broadly - perhaps including Bryan/College Station, Victoria, Beaumont, etc., etc.) would be interested in getting together from time to time (perhaps once a month?) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.hou)
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The rates quoted are correct. I've been charged DM15 and DM23 for cashing checks (a little under and alittle over $10) recently. Shipping the Economy option is the best way to go, since it takes 2-3 weeks and is much cheaper than air. You could also (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) You won't hear that word very often at my church, but then my religion doesn't believe in eternal damnation. On the other hand, there are some people in my church who are VERY uncomfortable with the word God. follow ups to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gezien: 2000 sets
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(...) Ja, Wigwam en Spelt in Lunteren hebben ze ook... Weinig leuks gezien tot nu toe. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: CLSOTW - Thanks
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(...) BUT ... you ARE the first CLSOTW of the new Millenium. So think of it as starting out on a strong note;) Worth the wait, no? -- pn (hoping to have his site up very soon) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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So the service service will go. I live in Switzerland and I telephoned Lego last Friday to order some bits and they took my order as normal. I will telephone them tomorrow to see what the situation is. Regards Tim (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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Hi, Would anybody be interested in buying the following MIB sets: 6266, 6254, 6056, 6765. Please make me an offer at: stappers@solair1.inter.nl.net (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Lego-Dacta makes some nice storage bins although they aren't the cheapest solution around. (URL) on search, type the word storage into the form and hit submit. or: (watch for line wrapping:) (URL) W779925 Small Red Storage Bin Dimensions are 15" x (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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(...) Hmm.... I can't say I like the looks of this. I hope you're right about Lego Direct. Is Lego Direct going to offer service to Canada, like LEGO Shop at Home does? Although S@H is a notable exception, I have noticed in the past the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Gate of the Present Circular Loan? (Not EXACTLY a Jambalaya)
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Larry- I could make copies, however I'm a little hesitant due to copyrights restrictions. Maybe I could type out requested translations. What is your POV? LMK. -j (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Brick.tube evolution?
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes, as usual, an informed response! Thanks, Gary; I figured yours would be a good opinion to solicit. I appreciate the info! Dave! (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Gate of the Present Circular Loan? (Not EXACTLY a Jambalaya)
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Hi, I could possibly translate it, but it would take time, but also see that an english version should be advailable. I also saw an exposition in Quebec city where those model build, took some picture of the best of them but I wasn't very impress by (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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Luca Castiglioni <dreamdesign3000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fnrrzx.Jpp@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) quasi (...) Se leggi qualche thread più indietro, scoprirai che ho trovato una "miniera" di 8462 a 99.000 Lire. Ne ho già acquistati quattro (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) The worrying thing about this, is my niece just bought two new Lego packs, and no 'service' leaflet was in either... (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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I don't think we QUITE came to closure, although I see Eric is going to send it to Chris next. Jeremy, ARE you willing to loan yours out, or jot down some of the key info points and send them to Eric before he sends the french copy to Chris? (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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Juda <guido.romi@bridgetec.it> wrote in message FMvMx7.9t0@lugnet.com... (...) Quando parli di ingranaggi e mattoncini forati di colore giallo forse ti riferisci alla scatola 744 (URL) fortunato!!!!!! Trovala!! -- LEg GOdt :-) Domenico (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: CLSOTW - Thanks
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(...) site: didn't I vote for Port Block before? Over and over again. Must be that Y2K hangover. Bruce (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: 6769 Fort LEGOREDO FA on eBay
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Good luck with them, Mike. I auctioned off 7 of the 10 I got and I did nicely (contact me offline if you want to know exactly HOW nicely). A tip of the hat to Bendyarm for suggesting 3 day auctions. I hate fixed ending time auctions, even as a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets
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(...) Now I know what I'm gonna be preordering from S@H this year... -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 "I'm pretty sure it's your inability to hit the ball that makes you keep missing." -- Some kid's little-league coach (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | LEGO Calendar?
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Has TLC ever thought of publishing a LEGO calendar? As I was browsing at the mall yesterday, I saw a calendar for almost every other hobby, but none for the LEGO fanatic. I sure would like one for my office wall. -Duane (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 6769 Fort LEGOREDO FA on eBay
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(...) Nah. I haven't bothered to keep track of numbers for a long time, but after unpacking about 2/3 of my Lego room this past week I can say that even if I just keep half of the unopened boxes I'll still be keeping over 250 or so, maybe more. I'll (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
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Hi every one, I was contacted during the holiday by Sean McInnis(IIRC) and should be receving Junk Box #1 soon. will post update when I'll receive it. Martin (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Annoying 'full quotes'
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(...) David, I think he meant that he has just spent the past 3 weeks reading all past 9000+ postings to lugnet.robotics (that's about the right number). (...) Well, although the use of the comma in that position isn't correct for the English (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Return to Lego!
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(...) Heheheh!! Bene, bene!! :) (...) Si'! Invio dopo una mail di richiesta per diventare membro. (...) Wow!!!! 5kg!? Parlando sempre di 'pneumatic' proprio oggi ho riportato alla luce il "8862 - Backhoe Grader" e mi sono divertito da matti coi (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Brick.tube evolution?
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(...) Just back from the Holiday grind....... When the early bricks came out in 1949-52 they had the slots on the sides, and no tubes underneath. They were not called LEGO until 1953. Around that time, the slots on the sides of the bricks (visible (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | [eBay] McDonald's Restaurant
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If you didn't already get one of these, I have one of the McDonald's Restaurants available on eBay. Click this link: (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Personally, I prefer having all the quotes intact - reminds me what, when and where we are in the discussion. "happy as a clam" with Lugnet! James C. Jones Liberty Middle School 3405 S. Chickasaw Trail Orlando, FL 32829 Jonesj5@ocps.k12.fl.us PH (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Return to Lego!
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(...) Ho guardato itlug, e penso proprio che chiedero' l'iscrizione al gruppo (inviero' dopo la mail di richiesta). E si, ho visto che l'eta' media del gruppo e' piu' alta di quanto pensavo. Cio' non puo' che fare piacere! Ogni tanto mi capita di (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets
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Taken from the latest UK issue of Lego Adventures! Magazine. 300 dpi, very big. One is 200+kb, the other 100+kb. But the detail is such that you can read the text on the display panels! (URL) ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Swearing?
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(...) This isn't something new. It's largely a Jewish practice, I believe, a refraining from writing the name of God on materials that might later be thrown away, defaced or erased. See Deuteronomy 12:3. A better explanation can be found at the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
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(...) Tamy: Mini 1 was sent to Eric several weeks, possibly months, ago. SteveC (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Annoying 'full quotes'
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(...) Hmm.. Just to nitpick the nitpicker.. "readed"? And why is this going to just lugnet.robotics? 9000+ postings in 3 weeks? I think there's only been maybe 1000 at most posts to robotics over the last 3 weeks, so I'm assuming either you're (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.ro)
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| | ------( Welcome to lugnet.loc.ro )------
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Welcome to lugnet.loc.ro, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.loc.ro (group): România (Romania) lugnet.loc.* (hierarchy): General-purpose discussion groups for LEGO® enthusiasts, for hundreds of specific localities around the world: (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.ro)
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| | Re: 6769 Fort LEGOREDO FA on eBay
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that sounds like time to open half of them.. and then auction off half of what's left :) (...) Keep on Bricken' -Tamy Follow the bouncing boxes! (URL) (mirror site) Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life! (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | 6769 Fort LEGOREDO FA on eBay
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I've got a couple of these taking up valuable space in the new apt and I promised Rachael I'd auction off half of my unopened sets. Here's the first of many to come... (URL) The parts you want and nothing else? (URL) - Just Another Brick Auction Why (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) It's a very ancient belief that one is not to utter (and by extension, express in writing) the name of God. Or YHWH, or whatever. It's fairly doubtful that "God" is the _actual name_ of any deity, but, y'know, better safe than damned in hell (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Annoying 'full quotes'
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Hi, 3 weeks ago I started reading this newsgroup/mailing list. Yes, I readed all 9000+ postings. And one thing is that many of you do 'full qoutes'. Why? The only polite reason for me is: You don't know, how to quote. This is what I found on (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Element Count Trivia
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Well, I was just trying to cut them a break, but you've pretty much convinced me. Things are awry somewhere, and it's more serious than I thought. Thanks for the in depth analysis. I was familiar with the newspaper process, but not with the process (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Element Count Trivia
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(...) Wow! What are all those?????? Matt (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | CLSOTW - Thanks
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Gentlemen, Picked up CLSOTW this week, and yes, for those of you who were watching, it took a depressingly long time - Pirates just doesn't seem to have that wider appeal. Just as well really - more interest means higher prices, and prices are (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Dome elements, first use of? (was Re: Ever notice this?)
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(...) CERTAINLY you meant 1988 here. Back to your rocketsled, orbit the earth backwards at exactly .80987234 c and you'll be right as rain. (...) I LOVE catching Todd in an error, even just a lowly typo, especially in HIS field. It happens SO (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Conversation at TRU overheard
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(...) My son built the 8448 he got for his 10th Bday in a day and a half. Now he can't be pried away from the Mindstorms we..., er Santa got him for Christmas. Just thought I'd chime in as it seemed like bragging about your kid time:-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Swearing?
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Lindsay- That sound you hear is me weeping for the future. From where does *that* kind of nonsense come? -John (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Remy's Big Lego Christmas! (was Re: Big Lego Christmas)
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(...) Is that dyslexia acting up again, Lar? >8wide *good*, 6wide *baaaaad* (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8448 there are no brakes !!!!!
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Bob Fay wrote in message ... (...) want (...) Thanks for the plug, Bob (^: Someday (when I'm not building (^; ) I'll whip up some HTML and make a decent looking page to navigate around. Right now it's just directories. Sorry about that. Iain (who's (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Wow
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(...) Actually, the college was St. Olaf in Minnesota. A group of us went and lived in the old city (The Lutheran hostel) and had professors either take us out on field trips or come to us to teach. (...) Where didn't we go;-) Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: contacting me
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Things appear to be back and I believe everything came through ok without lossage, but resend if you're not sure, thanks! (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8448 there are no brakes !!!!!
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I am glad you enjoyed the machines. I hope you will try some yourself. Be sure to send me a note if you decide to create a CNC machine. You might want to check out Iain Hendry's machines at: (URL) does some very clever work. -- Bob Fay (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Lego World Shop closure!!
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Hiya So, having found a Mindstorms 1.0 kit recently at PC World (I wanted the one with the power adaptor), I want to buy an extra light sensor and maybe the remote control and 1.5 upgrade kit. I phoned Lego customer services to find out where I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Na, Schaffners - schöne Weihnachten gehabt?
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Hi Bine, (...) Ja also wenn ich mal ganz ehrlich bin: eigentlich wollte ich ja immer (NEIN, nicht Holzfäller!), ja also immer nur das machen, was ich nun auch mache: Lokomotiven und andere dem Erdboden nahe Maschinen bauen. (Ja, nach der Titanic (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.de)
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(...) Looks like it to me. I wonder if it is a better piece than the System secret door? (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville)
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| | Re: John E. Doolittle
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(...) The dishonorable and lecherous Captain Lance Boyle, on half-pay, is in the employ of Malcom P Waite, and is in pursuit of our anti-hero. No trick is too underhanded for him, and on top of it, he has the hots for Miss Waite. He has the usual (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: How many sets?
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I have in excess of 1700 sets totaling over 250,000 pieces. All of my lego are in storage at the moment as I will be moving to Saratoga New York some time around April. The new House (currently under construction) will have a 1300 + square foot (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Conversation at TRU overheard
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(...) Hmm. Maybe that's the real reason for juniorization -- kids (and parents) want the impressive big sets, (most) kids don't really want to spend that much time building. So LEGO makes big sets with fewer, bigger parts. That doesn't explain the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You mean they don't insane/psycho/possessed? That's good -- judging from the box, these are not minifigs I want to have handling heavy equipment. Steve (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Gezien: 2000 sets
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Yeah, afgelopen week (vorig jaar) in de BartSmit in Den Bosch. Samen met de TownJr. en TechnicBattleDroid van StarWars. Ze zijn best wel cool ! Mark "Jaco van der Molen" <jmolen@globalxs.nl> on 01/03/2000 12:44:28 PM To: lugnet.loc.nl@lugnet.com cc: (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | 2000 set prices
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(Sorry, no set numbers - too lazy!) Toys R Us Arctic theme - base £20, snowplough £9, skidoo £7 Town - highway construction set £50 Star Wars - Awing £10, Bwing £25, Slave1 £15, Landspeeder £8 No sign of any castle sets apart from the two smallest (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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As long as the service brochure keeps on being included in the boxes I cannot see how they can stop the service part service. Is there a brochure in a 2000 set box? Regards T (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) No way, Larry. I worked in magazine publishing for years (I can tell you about pressure to get things out fast) but a mistake on the first page like "23nd" is simply inexcusable. The document is part of their PR kit. Facts & Figures is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I am with Doyle on this one. This is not an authentic LEGO set. LEGO is LEGO. DALU is totally different. Even the Japanese promo sets from the Kabaya Candy Company say LEGO on them ((URL) Go to (URL) and look at the official LEGO address listings. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | "coso" a fibre ottiche come sensore di rotazione
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Marco (Beri), mi spieghi come si usa quel rotore a fibre ottiche come sensore di rotazione? Voglio fare una specie di display come quello che hai portato all'ultimo Legofest. Magari qualche piccolo esempio di codice non guasta... Penso che possa (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Do you want $50 for a $20 set?
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(...) couple (...) Once and for all I just talked to the customer service manager at S&H and they do not have any. They have not had any for about a year and they will not get any more. Thanks for the attempt to help Rich, but it is not true. BTW (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Hi Johannes, In the new US S@H catalog"World of Adventure", on the technic and town service pack pages it indicates "limited quanities of all accessories" which is hte typical way they tell us things are going to be discontinued. All I can hope is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: shipping time from DYA ?
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(...) It took DYA a little over 2 weeks (both times) to post the packages to me, though I live in Sweden and that's still Europe and may be faster than for you (only assuming you're a Merk). Now, with X-max and Y2K and all that, expect another 2 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) One bedroom apartment (check out (URL) some pictures of my bedroom. Most of my LEGO sets are unbuilt, about 1/3 to 1/2 are broken down and sorted, at most 10% are built. How do I handle it financially? Well for starters I don't have a huge (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials Dec 27, 1999 - Jan 2, 2000
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I just called S@H and they told me same specials as last week, for now, anyway.. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | For Sale: Silver Buckets
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I have a number of Silver Buckets for sale. All are new with factory straps. 3025 Lego System (Blue Handle) (several available) 3027 Lego FreeStyle (Red Handle) (several available) 3029 Lego Duplo (Yellow Handle) (1 available) Priced as follows... (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) that Lego. How do you handle that financially? I've been trying to keep my total lego value under $500 because well...this might sound silly but there ARE other things than Lego. No, I have 2 rooms, one with the set up in it, and the other, my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I hear you. Fortuanetely, I enjoy all the above in addition to building... (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Interesting Castle on Ebay
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I've been looking at this set for a while now... and the corner pieces look rounded to me.. at least the front ones that are easily viewable (by the 2 horses) and I noticed one of them in the box, it's by the yellow cardboard on the left side about (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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