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| (...) As Matthew said, I don't think the color change was a major factor in TLC's business problems. It certainly changed my buying habits, but I'm a minority of a minority among LEGO buyers. On the other hand, the color change needlessly (...) (18 years ago, 18-Mar-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| (...) As my questions have already been fully answered, I'm not going to waste any more time defending myself for having asked them except to note that (URL) not> (URL) everyone> (URL) agrees> (URL) with> (URL) you>, Nelson. In any event, the (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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| (...) I will be bringing two large CCC structures (large for me anyway - 50 studs long or so), and several smaller CCC structures like (URL) these>. I will contribute at least one CCC wall module as well. I probably won't be doing any gaming. For (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) You raise an excellent point. The dark tan is an interesting color. I think it would escepially nice as old concrete. I have the dark tan skate ramps, and would like to use them as roofs (as I have with the (URL) white ramps>), but the (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: A Penny Per Piece
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| (...) I don't know if this is the case in Florida, but the Walgreens employees in Baltimore are extremely clueless and unhelpful. If you find that everyone is giving you the old "if you don't see it, we don't have it" runaround, you should email (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.fl.tam, FTX)
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| | Re: What Did Consumer Affairs Say When You Called???
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| (...) When I called a couple of days ago, the woman I talked to at Consumer Affairs didn't know about the change. She called me back the next day and gave me the standard line about palette changes for 'sharpness' and 'clarity', but didn't know (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) How about Johnny Thunder vs. the Martians? The first year would revolve around the Adventurers' struggle against the Martian invaders - imagine the whole line with an H.G. Wells/steampunk interpretation: Steam-powered truck Professor (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| | Re: general session starting.
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| (...) Thanks for giving us the details of the comic. You did a great job of getting across our frustrations across to TLC employees. Based on your comments on FBTB, I was afraid you were going to make a less sympathetic portrayal of AFOLs and their (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| (...) I asked Jake the same question at Brickfest Q&A - you can read the transcript (URL) here>: Q: Universal colors been finalised yet? A: Not yet... it always comes down to last minute. Danes go on vacation in the summer... a lot.... maybe next (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid?
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| Since I just (URL) asked this question> about BrickFest PDX 2007... Can the organizers of BrickWorld 2007 tell us who (if anyone) will be profiting from this year’s event? I noticed (URL) this statement> from a few months back: None of the event or (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
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| (...) Wow. LUGNET sure moves fast, provided the right people are (URL) complaining>. This seems like a very unfair move designed to discourage the expression of negative opinions about the color change, for the benefit of a few people who want to (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - All Hail King Saul!
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| (...) Neat table in the last panel. It took me a minute to realize that it wasn't actually attached to anything. (...) Samuel on the barrel is pretty funny. (...) The Ammonites' black and red look is pretty sharp. I like the idea of messengers (...) (18 years ago, 16-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
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| (...) I largely agree with you and Suz about the intent of the summit. But I don't have a problem with LEGO manufacturing interest in their product. I see advertising (including posts on LUGNET, leaks, summits, etc.) as a very good thing. It gives (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: My thoughts on the New Grays
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| (...) This is my first post to .loc.au so, um... G'day? As angry as I am about the color change, I can also express a little gratitude. In the short term, my spending has skyrocketed, as I snap up discounted 2002-3 sets (Thanks Dollar General!). But (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| I don't know if anyone has done one of these yet, but I was inspired to build a LEGO cicada after a cookout was infested with them last weekend. (2 URLs) Does the cicada noise remind anyone else of the DC Metro, or is it just me? The first time I (...) (20 years ago, 30-May-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Sanctions (was: Libertarian Propaganda)
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| (...) debate. (...) to (...) place (...) foreign (...) to (...) So if trade is bad, then shouldn't the Iraqis be grateful that they are sanctioned? Now they don't have to worry about American economic imperialists exploiting their labor and natural (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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