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(...) No need to apologize. I see your point about my post seeming the same... (...) Your view is that children shouldn't see the box a children's toy comes in. It does imply a change. In general, when I present my view to someone that they are (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Aren't torture chambers generally located in the basement? I reckon it's the Lobotomy Ward. That's much more jolly. (...) Batman as a theme in general touches on some pretty dark themes that probably aren't appropriate for children. I've often (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I'm sorry if you thought that my post was alarmist over-reaction. I could claim your response to my post was much the same, I guess. (...) No, no. I'm saying that the scene "reminds me of some of the Abu Graib pictures", and that I find the (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim! I'd rather be talking with you about MOCs, but what can you do, right? Anyway, I'm sure the cartoonist who started that particular controversy thought the same thing. Words affect things, people read stuff. I don't think it's an (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) OK. I'm with you to here. Not sure I entirely agree but it's all reasonable. (...) Here you kick into what I consider to be an alarmist over-reaction yourself. Do you really think that a comment on a LEGO forum read by a small number of people (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) This is an alarmist over-reaction, in my opinion. No offense, I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you broached the subject and here's my opinion. You seem to be implying that LEGO either is insensitive to the Abu Ghraib (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !
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(...) I know it's not any more comforting, but the chainsaw, and other power tools, seem to be considered standard medical equipment LEGO, as featured in the (URL) hospital> (use the spin function - it's on the upper floor). It frightens me more in (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jun-07, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) This kinda reminds me of the recall several years ago: (URL) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I understand where you're coming from. But I wonder, where do we draw the line between having fun and addressing every possible concern that could arise? The pirates theme, your theme of choice I believe, has a disgusting and horrible true (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX) !
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Dear Lego and others, After hearing that Arkham Asylum included two pirate muskets, I raced out a bought a copy. (Actually the last copy at my local TRU). [LEGOSet 7785] Looking at the box on the way home, I noted that the contents panel showed the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !!
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(...) I have a suspicion that this might be to make up for the appalling colouring of the instructions. It's easier to match dark bleys and blacks to the instructions if they're in piles. --snip-- (...) Tim (18 years ago, 24-May-07, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Be it carpet, grass, or a bad haircut on a big headed friend... I find this pic so laughable and insulting to the target audience. My own kids rolled their eyes at this one and called "lame". The pic that shows kids not to dump out all the (...) (18 years ago, 24-May-07, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.trains, Jeroen de Haan wrote: ... (...) In working with LDD, I've found a couple of tricks. First, even in the instruction mode you can change your viewpoint to see the bricks that have appeared (a "highlight new bricks" feature in the (...) (18 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hi, Last Saterday it arrived, my 10183. It is an awesome set with loads of parts and possibilities. But after building the crocodile (building instructions included in the box), we (my daughter, son and I) wanted to build one (or two) of the other (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.dear-lego)
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For years I've dreamed of a space outpost that sports an array of trans-domes in all the Classic Space colors. The only dome missing is this part in trans-red: (URL) PLEASE TLG? I don't care if there's only one of these in an $80 set, I'll buy four (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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LDD no interaction with mouse When there is no internet connection, the question "would you work offline?" cannot answered by mouse. Buttons can not be pressed. Also when there is an conection in startwindow there appear no models and "load another (...) (18 years ago, 31-Mar-07, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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This (URL) brickshelf gallery> mentions that the pullman cars are available on the Factory site. I tried searching by 'railway carriage', 'railway-carriage', 'railway', 'carriage' and by looking through all the trains models with no luck until on a (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, they've had some of the 1x1 slopes in light bley as a special production run, I know-- We got to use all of about a dozen or so in the Millyard Project, but they weren't available in any sets at the time. And obviously they've been (...) (18 years ago, 1-Mar-07, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I saw them in some of the new town sets and maybe castle. I know for certain they exist because I've played with some ;) Tim (18 years ago, 1-Mar-07, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Tim, Any idea which set they'll be in? -Elroy (18 years ago, 1-Mar-07, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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