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(...) live (...) Indeed. I don't mind some character designs for certain minifigs, but this bumper crop of mutants we have now are just getting silly. The bus for the Soccer sets are a good example. Why oh why did we need more Timmy heads, and (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I disagree completely. I'd like nothing better than for LEGO to return to making only plain smileys. Steve (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) They are seriously misinformed if they believe that. Everything I've heard, from parents, kids, numerous toy store employees at various stores have said that parents and kids unanimously *hate* juniorized sets. Sure they buy them anyway (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm not much for villans, besides opposing Space subthemes, etc. *evil* characters just don't do it for me. (...) We're not being realistic, we're playing with Lego. (...) Violence is not what TLC is about. The only reason in my mind we see (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well, here's semi-news which I wasn't too public about beforehand. Yesterday I got a tour of TLC's Special Events Dept. (aka the Model Shop) in Enfield. Robin Smith from their legal dept. met me there, and we discussed many things about TLC (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Personally, that's what always attracted me in Lego, I think it's a pitty that none of the new sets feature the happy smiley faces anymore. I'm not saying I'm against the way TLC is depicting the faces of our beloved yellow friends but (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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i think that lego should realise that people that smile all the time and live in a world where nothing goes worng just doesnt sell anymore... i think lego needs better villians... take for example the egyptian adventurers the good guys have have 4 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hey, don't worry about it Tim. I can certainly understand where you're coming from. Besides, I probably shouldn't have just jumped in of the blue into a hot topic in a new group that suddenly. I've been in enough forums to know that well (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ditto to that! A brilliant and unconventional philosophy sure to make friends rather than enemies. And in the case of the Theme Gallery, where Brad has said that LEGO is indeed aware of it, I'll bet he could use some moral support from the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Fzp04z.I2I@lugnet.com... (...) don't (...) them". (...) And (...) Yep! I've already written Brad an email about this. I was told he's in Europe right now, so a reply might be delayed. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I have to agree with Kyle on this one, Tim. And I think my sample set of [Fortune 1000 sized company VP's and above] that I've personally had to deal with is a bit larger than yours, Tim. Going up without involving the person you're going up (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:Fzo378.B5@lugnet.com... (...) Ok, I apologize that I did claim that, it didn't appear to me that you were seeing the entire thing, and I made a misjudgment. (...) has (...) (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well, it is possible that they have set up a script that will automaticaly create that page, since there is no text that must be written or anything. Alan (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <Whew!> That was huge. Okay, I'll be brief(er) this time..., just don't take it for terseness :] (After typing the post..., okay it I lied, it wasn't brief!) (...) [snip] (...) I take issue somewhat with the fact that you think I have not (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Right. That's exactly what I'm saying. I may very well want to sign it, I dunno. Have to think about it. And if I do, I will be happy to give my full name, my email address, even my estimated collection size and spend amount so far this year, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That is... No problems if it mentions LUGNET as meeting place, etc. but have no desire for it to be labeled as "from LUGNET" or from the user community of LUGNET. Specific list of names volunteered sounds great to me. --Todd (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I hope I don't need to say "me too" on that. :) --Todd (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I agree! I think it is time we tell Lego how we feel. I think we should include something saying how we feel about juniorization. No one can stand it and it's a major issue. We are a major group of customers which need our views to be seen by (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:FznE60.Kxy@lugnet.com... (...) here. (...) because I (...) doubt (...) Alrighty, I think that's how it should be anyways. Thanks. -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Tim Courtney writes: <snip> Whew. Go have fun with Lego for a weekend and you can miss a lot around here. I won't take any position on whether a letter is a good idea or not because I haven't thought about it enough. However I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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