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| (...) And this isn't such a bad thing. The original thread is now so large as to be difficult to follow. (...) Let me share my point of view with you... speaking only for myself. I agree with you when you use the word 'whining'. I would go so far as (...) (21 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Unknown Orange LEGO Windows/Doors Found....
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| Back in the 1950-55 era TLG made LEGO bricks in at least 24 colors (but only 4 sizes... 1x2, 2x2, 2x3 and 2x4). And they also made classic windows and doors, but different from the later (1956-86) classic windows/doors era. These earlier (...) (12 years ago, 16-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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| In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote: <snip> I do want to be prefectly clear regarding my comments--I have no issue with discussion. Actually, I actively encourage it! One only had to go to the archives of off-topic.debate right here on LUGNET to (...) (12 years ago, 16-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Magazine Advertisements Thru The Ages
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| TLG has been advertising in magazines for over 50 years. Chapter 68 of my LEGO DVD/download has many advertisements that I've gotten from many LEGO AFOLs from around the world. Some are simple designs... others are works of art. In 1959 TLG got an (...) (12 years ago, 20-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
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| The "it's grey, folks, but not as we know it" change has certainly provoked comments ranging from thoughtful through irate, and ultimately to the ludicrous and downright bizarre. Lego's apparent disregard for its fans is nothing new, and many (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: New colors and other info (ATTN JAKE)
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| (...) one on (...) In my experience, the left hand of any large organisation is the last to hear about the right hand's plans. Indeed, I can just imagine the following scenario ... Lego factory employee has a binge drinking evening and while (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general) !
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| Jake, Thank you for the quick reply. I am glad to hear about the studs issue, not so glad to hear about the color changes, but I'm sure you've heard much on this issue. One question--are current bulk parts at S@H in the "old" grays or the "new" (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
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| Hello! (...) I'm not worried. I'm just disappointed. If those figures are "Castle" (and at least they are called "Knights' Kingdom" and not "Bionicle" oder "Galidor" or what else) I feel like TLC is kidding me. And those figures are different from (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: "Museum of Modern Art"
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| Hi Paul... Wow, that jogged some old memories. The project I remember that fits your description was called the Minifig Museum of Modern Art. I eventually found a link at (URL). The credits say it was designed by Ashley Glennon in 2000. It would be (...) (13 years ago, 16-Dec-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Just a Bugging regarding the Bugs meet this Sun
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| (...) Oh, I see. I was just getting ready to take my grey collection to the tip, because it was obsolete, and I've also now read the new bricks wouldn't be backwardly compatible with the old. But if it actually becomes more valuable... interesting. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Petition against permanent color changes
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| (...) Of course its a good thing for collectors - they can charge more for the parts, and tout their collection as being more valuable. That's great, if you're selfish. But, if you just want to keep building in your favorite colors, and don't have a (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | If It Ain't Broke...
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| The best (only?) good thing anyone has managed to say about the impending color change is that it will open up new building possibilities. I fail to see how a very slight change to a color does this. The limited LEGO palette has always been an (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) <snip> (...) <snip> The New Coke analogy may well be a good one. In fact, New Coke was chosen overwhelmingly in blind taste tests against both Pepsi and Old Coke. The fatal mistake Coca-Cola made was forgetting that beverage purchase decisions (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) The Peeron page is official? Cool! Now, is someone willing to organize it in such a way that it shows why these colors needed to be changed? Wait, that didn't quite sound right. Try again: It's great that these are 'official'. But a long (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) Every kid I have ever seen in the Lego aisle has behaved in a more mature manner than the author of this post. And that includes the ones that were bawling their brains out. What a shameful display of bad manners and ill temper. In my (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: New LEGO room
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| (...) Unfortunatly, most of my basic brick bins are empty (at least the 2 x 4 bins as the bricks are all being used as filler under our many displays.. Jeff VW (12 years ago, 13-Nov-12, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) Well if you read my posts on this topic, you will see that I have not even once suggested that my existing bricks will become "worthless" or "incompatible" because of this change. I am merely disappointed that two of my favorite and most (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Poll regarding new colors
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| The poll forces voters into compromises. The choices should be simpler. I am in the category "I don't want to lose the old colors and don't mind fleshing out the basic spectrum, but I am opposed to the current explosion of new colors". I don't want (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) I hate to sound negative in my response but this color modification news is a bit disappointing. Perhaps I am just a little too traditional in my Lego values, but a modification to the color palette doesn’t seem to be consistent with people’s (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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