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Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 16:57:11 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Mike Stanley writes:
> > Bruce Schlickbernd <corsair@schlickbernd.org> wrote:
> > > In lugnet.general, Mike Stanley writes:
> > > > Bruce Schlickbernd <corsair@schlickbernd.org> wrote:
> > > > > Someone who is a fan of Akira Kurosawa's films might well enjoy the Ninja
> > > > > theme. Lego's target audience (i.e. kids) might. I wouldn't think either
> > > > > could inherently refered to as a "doofus". Why is Fright Knights "real" • castle
> > > > > and Ninja not?
> > > >
> > > > Fright Knights sucked too. Just less than Ninja.
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> > > Let me try again, why is Fright Knights "real" castle and Ninja not? • Whether
> > > they both collectively suck or not is beside the point.
> >
> > Because FK are firmly rooted in what I see when I fantasize about
> > Castle stuff, both in style of construction and "historical" period.
> > And Ninja is not. Wrong place, wrong time.
> >
> > Same reason Wild West aren't Pirates imo, and as obvious to me.
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> Wild west has nothing to do with sailing ships or pirates, nor does Lego claim
> that it is part of the Pirates line. If you are going to attempt a parallel,
> try Islanders, which was officially part of the Pirate line.
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> Ninja has castles, swords, armor, cavalry, etc. Kind of seems REAL obvious to
> me. It's just eastern as opposed to western. That you don't care for it is
> fine. That it is not directly compatible, and that bugs a lot of people, I
> understand. But it is Castles.
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> Bruce
Never mind US we're just Anglo Saxon, or European, or Celtic Barbarian's! If
things aren't our way..... We make them OUR way! So take no offence when we
think OUR way is always right! hehe :)
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| (...) Wild west has nothing to do with sailing ships or pirates, nor does Lego claim that it is part of the Pirates line. If you are going to attempt a parallel, try Islanders, which was officially part of the Pirate line. Ninja has castles, swords, (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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