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Subject: 
Re: Castle FAQ bribe
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lugnet.castle
Date: 
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 18:41:54 GMT
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I don't want a minifig; I'd rather an answer:  why was the Yellow Castle
yellow?  Gray bricks and plates seemed to have been around in 1981, according
to the Lugnet guide.  I've often wondered about this.

Seth.


In lugnet.castle, Cary Clark writes:
OK, so asking for FAQ entries didn't work. So how about a bribe?

Post a message number for a Castle FAQ entry, and I'll send you a
Castle-themed minifig. Free. To qualify for the minifig, you must be the
first to post or e-mail me the particular message number that answers a
frequently asked question, and I must use that entry in the FAQ. It's that
simple.

<snipped remainder>



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Castle FAQ bribe
 
(...) Because it looks so cool! I loved it then and I love it now. BEN GATRELLE (URL) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: Castle FAQ bribe
 
(...) I'm not sure why its yellow. Many of the medieval castles that I remember seeing in central Europe were brown/tan/red instead of gray, depending on the local stone supply. Yellow may have been closest to what they thought was the right color. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: Castle FAQ bribe
 
(...) When the Yellow Castle came out.... which I remember getting one for Xmas when they came out.... there were no grey bricks around.... it wasnt till a few years after that when Lego started making the grey stuff...!!! and to really rub it (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)

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  Castle FAQ bribe
 
OK, so asking for FAQ entries didn't work. So how about a bribe? Post a message number for a Castle FAQ entry, and I'll send you a Castle-themed minifig. Free. To qualify for the minifig, you must be the first to post or e-mail me the particular (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)

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