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Re: Fuzzy categories: The death of black & white
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Sun, 10 Jan 1999 01:03:41 GMT
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Beaker <beaker@havoc.gtf.org> writes:
> > > Are Star Wars sets space sets?
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> > I'd say no. They definitely come from a different universe than that of
> > Lego's space stuff.
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> Since Star Wars is supposedly the distant past, maybe the Star Wars sets
> are a past-space instead of future-space theme? :)
That's an interesting thought. :)
The question, of course, was a trick question -- where the [de]capitalization
of "space" is intended to illustrate the inherent controversy/confusion.
To be more precise, Star Wars sets are certainly "space" sets (lowercase "s"),
but clearly not "Space" sets (uppercase "S" as in "LEGO[LAND] Space System")
because of their non-6[89]xx numbering.
--Todd
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 | | Re: Fuzzy categories: The death of black & white
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| Also sprach Todd Lehman: : To be more precise, Star Wars sets are certainly "space" sets (lowercase "s"), : but clearly not "Space" sets (uppercase "S" as in "LEGO[LAND] Space System") : because of their non-6[89]xx numbering. Ah, but as various (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | Re: Fuzzy categories: The death of black & white
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| (...) See, I'm not even sure about that. Three of the five currently-known sets are ground-transport and not space sets at all (not even in the sense of "designed for ground exploration of alien planets"). And I can definitely see Mos Eisley (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Fuzzy categories: The death of black & white
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| Also sprach Matthew Miller: : I'd say no. They definitely come from a different universe than that of : Lego's space stuff. Since Star Wars is supposedly the distant past, maybe the Star Wars sets are a past-space instead of future-space theme? :) / (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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