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(...) Do you ever actually play with your LEGO or do you only just get really, really tense about it? (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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In lugnet.color, Richie Dulin wrote: <all sniped> I don't want to single you out Richie but there is one thing that i really can't understand. Why do some people that don't mind the color change feel the urge to make fun of the others who do mind? I (...) (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Here is where I have an issue about the moaning and groaning that goes on about the color issues witht the Knight Bus (and Lego color issues in general). Everyone who is really upset and feels that the color variations are not acceptable (even (...) (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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Well, sure, others may not need such a discount for major purchases. But {for me}, it's got to be 75% off before I buy my "normal" amount. Lar - get some sleep, or read more carefully. You are glossing over posts and missing key points (nowhere did (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I think some enterprising enterpreneur will prove you wrong about that. It might take some discounting rather than full retail before it happens but I don't expect it to need to go to 75% off. (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) My intent is not to shoot the messenger. I get the impression that Jake does share our pain, but I get the feeling that he's the only one within the company that does. And you'd think after the whole New Coke fiasco companies would be very (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) I went for lots of SNOT parts, as well as the parts to make big trees and the small baseplates that should be made available separately. Flex tubing is also a must! It's great for pneumatics (rigid tubes mean less balloon effect) as well as (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) I'm sure this is the sort of thesting Coke did on New Coke. They wanted to come out with a product that tasted better than Pepsi. They may have gotten many unbiased testers to do a blind taste test and overwhelmingly picked New Coke over (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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No, I wasn't - I was asking him for verification. Where I used "organic" lower in my post, I was using it as in "organic tint". Completely separate from my request for verification on Jake's remark. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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You know, if they blew out the current run at 75% off, I'd gladly buy 20 or more. Then I could sort out the various purples, and build several buses, each a slightly different shade. But it would have to be 75% off to get me interested, as I (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) So it's no longer a good toy? What exactly does corporate wisdom and marketing strategy have to do with the value of those bricks as a toy? I for one will always be happy to see my children crouched down in front of a pile of LEGO exercising (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) That's true, because purple and magenta need a material that emits both violet and red light waves, thus having a valley shaped reflectance curve. Paulo (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) "what color is the sky on your planet?" was the first thing that came to mind when I read the above. When you read Jakes post realy, there are tons of newsworthy facts! -there were way too much different colors, -there were way too much (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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At least they didn't try to say the color variation is a "feature" rather than the "bug" it is! James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Incredibly well said! Furthermore: Today I was in Target, and a young boy and his mom were searching up and down the LEGO aisle for a set. I offered to help them out and asked what they were looking for: "the LEGO Optimus Prime" was the (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) There are people which still believe the above is true. Everything below is just my personal opinion so there is no reason to jump on me in these sensitive times (hi larry ;) ) The last 'true' Technic set is the Barcode Truck (1997). Then (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) No. My primary goal is still to help Lego. I still build MOCs, I still go to exhibitions with them, although I abstain from recommending it as a good toy based on the current actions of this company. I would be happy if Lego could announce (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Yes, actually I have. Trust me on this, it will take several years with results like the one for 2003 to bring this company to it's knees. It is still a very well-consolidated company. And should the results get worse, they have a very wealthy (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) But you are misinterpreting the applicability of the WORD organic as Jake used it. It was used by Jake to describe the color introduction PROCESS, not anything about the colors themselves. (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I disagree. I wonder if you are bound and determined to see the worst in everything LEGO does. What *I* saw in that thread was the following information that Consumer Affairs gathered and shared. an admission that there is variance which can (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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