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Re: Sheik's Oasis
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lugnet.castle
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Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:09:38 GMT
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> You went a little overboard with the water pipes. :^)
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> Cheers,
> John Ladasky
Thanks John,
You are right abut the water pipes, in actuality, if it were a strict Islamic
society, They wouldn't be smoking or drinking at all. However, when you are
working in stereotypes (like most Lego playsets) you often make concessions.....
I'd be interested in hearing about those 4 sets. Jon
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| (...) Well, you are presenting an Islamic Outpost (a small one), probably in the middle of nowhere North Africa. Historically speaking, the use of marijuana was pioneered by the Muslims because of the Quranic rule against drinking alcohol (pot being (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) As Lenny Hoffman pointed out, it depends somewhat on the time period, modern societies being somewhat more interested and capable of policing such behavior than older societies. Still, when I was living in Algeria, fellow expats were offered (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Very nice, Jon! It takes me back to my days in Algeria, Morocco, and southern Spain. And this would be WAY back -- 1977 and 1978, to be exact. I owned exactly four Lego sets at the time. You went a little overboard with the water pipes. :^) (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle)
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