 | | Re: All toy companies are alike! (was Re: In Praise of TLC)
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In lugnet.color, Richie Dulin wrote: (snip) Wow... that's freaky. Insane coincidence or insidious plot??? Are all toy companies actually secretly controlled by the UFOs via Orbital Mind Control Lasers? (or was it via the Post Office and Texas?) (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | All toy companies are alike! (was Re: In Praise of TLC)
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(...) It's interesting you should ask about Mattel... because I went to TRU recently to buy my daughter a Barbie for her birthday. She's got several already, but she "really, really needs" another one. So there I was in the Barbie aisle of TRU (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX) !
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| | Re: The Knight Bus problem (and bley)
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(...) boys and girls aged 7-12 the play experience is in focus. The fact that the (...) So, if the kids don;'t care so much about color variation, why the change to bley? How can such a "minor" color change test "positively" if kids don't notice (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Color Change background
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(...) I wouldn't say we've got the whole story, but we do have more of the story. Specifically Jake says: "As one part of the process of defining this new, long-term color palette, we tested the new color palette with children in the US and Germany. (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) If you look carefully at what you are writing you might just see the flaw in your logic. 1st of all... Lego (through Jake) admitted an error in implementation... but were clear that they still believe in the colour change. How are they (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) If 20-30 years of the same color of grey isn't consistent, you guys sure do have a different definition of "consistent" than I do. (...) And yet I don't get the impression that this really bothers the Lego company. Do you understand that I (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | I surrender. (Re: Color Change background)
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Hello! I surrender. I'm not convinced but i'm beaten. I, we have got to accept the greysome fact that TLC is not going to retract this colour change. Ever. They think they did the right thing. They deliberated it carefully, they invested money and (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: In Praise of TLC
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(...) Just as an aside, Canon HAS screwed over customers lens mount changes. I'm not sure if you were around for the Hi8 era, when the Canon L1/L2 sported a lens mount called a "VL type lens". Admittedly, it was only for two generations of consumer (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Color Change background
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(...) Great post! I'm with 100%. And i wish someone at TLC (besides super-Jake) reads this. Spotlighted! Best regards, Paulo Renato (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Color Change background
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) I believe that quote was from me :-) It's a sad joy (sic) to be quoted here. Well, maybe Jake didn't quote me but someone who said the same thing as I said, but nevertheless, I'm glad to see Jake truly (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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