 | | definition of SPUD (was Re: New sets, pictures at lego.com)
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| (...) SPUD = Single Purpose Unlegoish Decorative element. Coined by Paul Gyugyi in an r.t.l post on 12/27/1995 to describe the big barrel element that was introduced in the 1996 Wild West sets. The "U" seems to have mutated over time to "ugly" or (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.faq, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: definition of SPUD (was Re: New sets, pictures at lego.com)
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| [snipped .belville and .faq] (...) I like the way the U can stand for all of these things. Poetic overloading of the meaning. :) (...) Especially the US cannons. Talk about useless and decorative. SPUD-ness is in the eye of the beholder. For some (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: definition of SPUD (was Re: New sets, pictures at lego.com)
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| On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Steve Bliss (<2WlzOPtb4LRF+A+DyP...@4ax.com>) wrote at 16:11:38 (...) Hmmm. Not sure about that. Can you build the current horse with bricks? Nope. Therefore it can't be a POOP. It does depend on your POV as to whether it's a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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