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(...) I believe the LEGO group of companies to be a corporation (or several) or the Danish (or local operating country, for subsidiaries) equivalent. I just believe that these are not PUBLIC corporations with stock traded on exchanges, but rather (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'm beside myself with disappointment on that one. (...) There have been repeated proposals for the formation of a group, "lugnet.parts". That group hasn't been formed yet. It certainly seems like it would be the place for that topic (and many (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Part of the reason they can do this is that they are not a coporation. LEGO is still privatly held and don't have share holders to answer to. -Orion (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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Hi All, I have been reading quite a few posts on the whole issue of TLC and where it is headed. So I took the time to go read what their corporate philosophy is. It is my firm belief that they are being consistent with their stated philosophy. It (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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(...) Hi John, Bagdad Bob did good! Blay well! (URL) my oldgrey Homepage: (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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Why is that Lego guy so upset? Why was it kept a secret until the last minute? Which color are they going to change next? Plus Lego and Jake or whatever his name is, doesn't really care. Remember Bagdad Bob? All is all right. No problems. John P (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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Hello! (...) I'm very much upset with the replacement of the hinges. In particular the fact that we will never see brown classic hinges in any new set enrages me. And there is no lugnet.click-hinges so where am I allowed to complain about them? Bye (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) That's where you're wrong, Justin. TLC is LOSING money. Alienating up to 5% of their customer base is NOT the way to tip the balance to MAKING money. ***** One thing I would like clarified, that Jake nor anyone at TLC seems to have done - are (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) (Marshall Fields customer stuff snipped) There is a disconnect here. The AFOL segment is largely disconnected from the Lego-buying parent segment, even if there's overlap between the two groups (at 5%, there can only be so much overlap with (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Lego may or may not care what we think. At their peril. And since I have already said my piece, I will add a quote of someone else's to the fray. This was not written about lego: ===quote=== (from (URL) by Rick Phillips) "Marshall Fields, the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) It's part and parcel of the denial that AFOLs are but a passing afterthought to TLC. Some people can't get over the fact that, in the scheme of all things related to Lego in the marketplace, they generally* don't count in these kinds of (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Hi Larry, My apologies. I messed up and forgot to change the followup. Thanks for letting me know. Josh (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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In lugnet.color, David Simmons wrote: (snip) (...) Technically, you should always spell "LEGO" in caps. HTH, JOHN (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Josh Wedin wrote: (snip) .general is not an appropriate place for this discussion. Josh please see: (URL) (among others) and please respect the FUT. If you have issues with why .general is not a good place, let's talk about them (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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(...) If the grid is molded onto the bucket, then there's a high probability that it's the date of manufacture of the bucket, not the packaging of the container. That's more for ISO 9000 and quality issue so they can track any problems. If there's a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.color, FTX)
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Hey all, Well, after setting the roof on fire with my last post, I thought I'd try to pour a little water on the flames by collecting my thoughts together into a letter to the company. Those of you who read and agree with it, please feel free to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.color) !
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"Markassius" <mark.de.kock@NOSPAM.home.nl> wrote in message news:I0zxrs.sn7@lugnet.com... (...) obvious, (...) I can tell the differences between the two when they are near eachother, and the differences are more obvious than newer old gray and (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) That is exactly what I have been trying to say. I am glad someone sees it! Lets stop the trolling! -Alfred (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Yes, they are being produced in the new grey. I received two baseplates in a recent S@H order, and they are the new grey. A fact I didn't realize until today, when I visited the Potomac Mills outlet store. They just got Pick-a-Brick (although (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Pure sodium metal will react with water to form hydrogen and heat energy; more than enough heat energy to ignite the hydrogen. Hydrogen is highly flamable. -Rob. (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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