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(...) Thanks. (...) Well, roasted hair, yes. @8^) I was trying to figure out how to represent a big piece of LEGO meat (without having access to the Scala turkey)... Then today I got a package I ordered from LEGO including the new EpII Bounty Hunter (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Dang, I've got to get me that set. I got a chance to check out the other episodes as well. Very nice. Was Jacob serving his dad some hair? Bruce (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) No, no, the author is very careful to point out that this is a *different* famine than the one in Abraham's time, so see, this is a wholly different story. Isaac just happens to try the same trick to the same king of the same place. But its (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) time to look at the "Isaac's sister" story and will go through the others in detail later. You cheated! You reused your background from "Abraham's sister"! Of course, the story is pretty much a repeat, which was maybe your point. I really like (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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Hi, folks. Still happily plowing its way through the first book of the Old Testament, The Brick Testament updates today with four new stories from Genesis. (URL) There's now a handy "new" link at the top which will bring you to the latest additions (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient)
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I hadn't got much further than collecting photos. There were several articles about Bamiyan in the past two years of _Minerva_, a journal of ancient art and archaeology. The editor made one remark I'd like to bring up here (I'll have to retrieve (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) What a great opportunity to rebuild them out of LEGO! (Sorry, I know, I should be more sombre. ;) ) LFB (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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There is talk starting about rebuilding the Bamiyan Buddhas: (URL) didn't understand that these statues don't belong to the Taliban. They belong to Afghanistan, to human history." --Amanulah Haiderzad, sculptor (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) I have two thoughts on that subject: The Reverend has done such a great job of recreating other animals out of standard parts I figured he could put together some kind of Queen Grizzly for this story (same goes for the Talking Donkey). On the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Greg, you have no idea how many times per day I get hassled by people coming up to me, grabbing me by the shoulders, shaking me violently, and asking loudly "Why haven't you done my favorite Bible story yet?". Nah, I'm just kidding. This never (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Can that one be done with a white bear? Or do we need to wait till LEGO(r) brings out a brown or black one? (perhaps a future forest knights set??) (...) Me too. (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Hey Rev., Enjoyed the new stories (as always). If only those Sunday School teachers of my youth could have had access to such story-telling material I might not have been so bored. While I'm enjoying your selection of stories, I have to ask (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Thanks, Bruce. (...) Actually, due to strange circumstances, I don't actually have an Ep 2 Slave 1, just the minifigs from it. But yes, I very much like having stubbies available for making minifig children. The only other child (other than (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Brendan, Great work as always. I've been noticing your new chapters as they went up on Brickshelf. I see you've got a Star Wars Ep 2 Slave 1. I was wondering if you were going to start using stubby-legs for children. Favorite details are the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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Four new stories have been added to The Brick Testament, bringing the grand total up to thirty-eight Bible stories consisting of 516 illustrations. With the site now getting to be a bit sprawling, I've added 'new' icons next to the lastest additions (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient) !
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(...) Ah, I see you caught my sly way of congratulating you on finishing your beautiful Abston church. @8^) Come to think of it, including you a Brick Testament story where you get turned into a pillar of salt would not have been all that great a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) (URL) in Abston Church of Christ (row 2): (URL) that's *me*! :-) (...) Very well done, as always. Amy (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) ******SPOILER NOTICE***...*** Showing God shooting himself in the head with an old--western revolver? This time you have gone too far, mister! (:^0 Aaron D. Hee hee (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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Oh, I do understand. I was just thinking about these pictures: (URL) just love the horses' responses. Bruce (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) There's not a lot of room in the story for showing Lot's daughter's reaction to being offered up to the angry mob, but if you look closely at the photo of Lot making his infamous offer, you can see his daughters through the window: (URL) Smith (22 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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