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In lugnet.announce.moc, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: SNIP Hey Brendan, This is great work as usual. I don't think I replied last time, but the scenes with Osama accepting Gifts from Bush (and most of the other scenes in that series) made me laugh (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Thanks, Molly! (...) An old-timer, eh? (...) Much appreciated, thanks. It's as fun as ever to work on, and I do hope I've continued to improve on the presentations of the stories. (...) Thanks for the encouragement. -Brendan (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Harvey. (...) Who, Christians? Yeah, I suppose they do have a tendency to do that. If Christians went around saying they weren't Christians, why that would be so very hypocritical, now wouldn't it? -Brendan (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, BDN. I've long been a fan of your vignettes. I know I've commented before on a few of them, but I was just looking through your Brickshelf folder and really enjoyed the heck out of a few I had missed: (URL) Flesh Peddler> (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Hi, Bruce! (...) Gosh, and I felt crappy about there being a three month gap between this update and the last for The Brick Testament. Sometimes you just need to lock yourself in a room full of LEGOs and a camera for a couple of weeks and not come (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Your site is really getting amazing! I remember back when it started, but I have to say I am struck at how much content you've made and how good you are getting at the more subtle humor aspects of it! wow. hilarious, and the Lego illustrations are (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Brendan, you've outdid yourself yet again ...and they call themselves christians lol -HRH (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) SNIP Great installment, Rev! I like the interjected humor, such as in "On Faith". Pearls before swine... :) "Big Daddy" Nelson (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Hey Brendan, Dang you! Every time you post a new installment it makes me feel horrid over my own long-neglected projects. On Peace - Great implementation of the Lowell Sphere! On Family - How did you get Jesus' arms out like that? Did you cheat with (...) (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(URL) The Teachings of Jesus> section of (URL) The Brick Testament website> has now come to completion with the addition of nine new illustrated teachings: (2 URLs) Peace> (2 URLs) Family> (2 URLs) Faith> (2 URLs) Prayer> (2 URLs) Hypocrisy> (2 (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) Of course you can trust me--I'm from the government. What? OK then, here's a picture as proof. (URL) (...) Oh, but it's a topic that I find endlessly fascinating. It all boils down to two things: The fact that the dimensions on a minifig are (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Well, first off, I am glad I got you to build anything, because your results are usually awesome when you get around it. But I'm surprised that, given that the point was to show off a thinner car that fits two minifigs astride, none of your 8 (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Good call. I hadn't realized that you can pull the steering wheel off of its base. But be careful if you try this. One out of the three wheels I pulled off broke a piece of the base off with it. The computer screen tile is then just (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Brendan, As always, fantastic job. My favorite bit was the rubber band and hat as the turban--I had just used some Lego rubber bands in a vig of my own and I think it worked so well I'll be going back to that technique again. Anyway, I'd also (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Hey, Continuing on: Wealth - I like that shelf solution using clips. How is the screen attached on the computer? It looks like it's attached to a steering wheel piece. In the yard sale the block of books on the right looks a little odd, espeically (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: On-Topic... Wow, that sure was a way to spend a Sat. morning... By far my favourite "strips" were the self mutilation, and the forgiveness... nothing like a bit of ironic humour to start the day. (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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Reverend, your work is outstanding as usual. (18 years ago, 15-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) A valid point, and one I considered before going ahead with these scenes. It's quite possible that in several years time, George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden will not seem like the best examples of "enemies", sharing the same timeless (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) I fear that some of these scenes, such as the depictions of Bush in "forgiveness" are too contemporaneous and won't stand the test of time (as no doubt the Office Space scene will). Also, was Bush's utterance of "comdemn" intentional? If so, (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Just one small suggestion: Change the word balloon text in (URL) frame> to read, "Yeeeaaah...If you could go ahead and come in on the sabbath, that would be greeeaaat." To echo the compliments of others, I love all of the political scenes. David (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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