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| | | (...) Yes: (URL) *PROVES* that our name for these elements is BETTER than TLCs since both the medium and low slope pieces are called "roof tiles". Feh! See, if they would just LISTEN to us... oh wait, they do listen to us. (...) No comment. That (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery) —Kevin Loch
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| | | | (...) It is well known that our names are far superior to the "official" TLC names. Their names are derived from poorly translated Dutch names, based on a naming convention that fell apart after they added the 2x3 brick. Basically they just make the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery) —Johannes Keukelaar
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| | | | "KL" == Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> writes: KL> Their names are derived from poorly translated Dutch names, based on KL> a naming convention that fell apart after they added the 2x3 KL> brick. s/Dutch/Danish/, I presume? KL> KL Cheers, Johannes. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery) —Kevin Loch
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| | | | (...) Doh! Yes, my apologies to both countries :) KL (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery) —Mark de Kock
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| | | | (...) Apology accepted from the Dutch part ;-) Mark -where do I put those trees in my Classic Space Base?- de Kock (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: we want....a shrubbery) —Manfred Moolhuysen
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| | | | (...) Under a huge greenhouse dome type construction. There are several famous SF references in books and movies that set a precedent for this. I remember a movie about a colonising spaceship that caried Earth's last trees (planet Earth suffered a (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: we want....a shrubbery) —Ken Dowd
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| | | | | (...) That would be 'Silent Running' starring one of the kings of crazy (1), Bruce Dern. For anyone who has not seen it, its well worth renting. 1: A 'king of crazy' is an actor who can play insane roles really well. Bruce Dern was a Master. Others (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: we want....a shrubbery) —Jim Schifeling
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| | | | "Silent Running" with Bruce Dern a hippie sci-fi movie. You'll have to pack them in several Duplo egg pods around a central core. Or four of those trans dark blue corner domes from one of the monorails. (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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