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(...) I suppose it is the best choice, then (changes being made...) (...) Yes, I just became aware of that. I knew the signs were different, I just could not imagine they were SO different! One funny thing I noticed were the civil defence signs, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) pretty widely understood all over the US. (...) In the US, they're always green. Blue is only used for indicating services available at a destination (food, gas, lodging, hospital, etc.). (Brown is used to mark recreational destinations.) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) I just ran a search on google, and it gave me a new word which I think can be of universal understanding: Expressway! Here's the link: (URL) note that the background of the sign is usually blue, not green - AFAIK, green backgrounds are only (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) "Motorway" is a British term, but I think its meaning is pretty obvious. (...) In California at least, any public road is a highway, even a residential street. Legally, that is. Colloquially it is reserved for interurban roads. But they might (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think that most Americans would know immediately what "autobahn" means. But I can't speak for people anywhere else. In the US, the autobahns are infamous for their lack of a speed limit. That makes most American drivers very jealous. (Of (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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"Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet news:H26pME.93C@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) US (...) suspect. (...) Don't know about Danish, but in Swedish it's called "Motorväg", that's a straight translation of "Motorway". "Highway" (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I disagree, outside of Central Europe the word is not much known; the French alternative is more common in the ROTW. Besides, the French word is much more recogniseable for speakers of other languages. "Bahn" is not at all clear outside of the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) My theory is that someone sometime thought the pattern looked like a tow truck lifting mechanism? (and missed the highway connotation, remember there were two entirely separate names). While we are considering a change, I'd actually like to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Why "Tow"? What set it came in shouldn't have any impact on how you name it. I think "Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with Autoroute Pattern" seems quite appropriate. --Bill. (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) (URL)and (...) (URL)the same? They look like it, but they have dramatically different (...) Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern[2] (...) Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with tow logo pattern[3] (...) No idea why 4209p05, but it predates the Torso (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, these are the same, and they should have the same pattern-name. How about "Autoroute Tow Logo Pattern"? (...) Right. I'm not clear why 4209p05 *is* p05, but it's not a big enough deal to do a renumber on it. (...) I dunno. Chris, what (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Hi Thomas, I think the patterns are the same, but the difference may perhaps be explained by the origin of each part: The first is from an early-eighties set, with the common blue background associated to the autoroute (highway, motorway, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Are the patterns on (URL) same? They look like it, but they have dramatically different names[1]: Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern[2] Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with tow logo pattern[3] The first suggests that it's a picture of a highway, while (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Thanks! Now I just need to buy more sets that haven't already been inventoried. . . -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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i just added these 2 features. the new version is now up. thanks, bob (...) ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤...¤øø¤º°`°º¤ Bob Kojima ko@fial.com (URL) Incorporated Telecom Monitoring Solutions 4343 SW Corbett Ave Portland, OR 97201 503.227.7083 (URL) your (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) the mouse ([Return] doesn't seem to do anything)? Since [Tab] and [Shift]-[Tab] move between the tree and the parts list, I can see great potential for fast mouse-free traversal of the list. . . While I'm asking, is there a shortcut key for (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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Only a few changes with this version. Version 0.0.18 06-05-02 - Fixed the xml loading. i was being a little to strict on the xml format. will now read xml file generated by Briktrak. Thanks goes to Michael Shiels <MaSSoft@MaSSoftware.Com> for (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) I'm afraid not - my sets are all parted out now. I only checked the inventory to get the part id for "x226 Gray Minifig Neck Bracker with Stud" which I still can not find on Bricklink... x226: (URL) up the good work. Scott A (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) thanks - fixed. Did you verify the rest of the inventory, or just that one part? (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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The 1383 you listed includes this part: 1 42445 Clear Plate 1 x 2 with 10L Rod (see: (URL) of the copies of this set I have opened have this part. Mark does not list it on his inventory either: (URL) this be double checked? Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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