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  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) "The Name of the Rose" might be a good choice. The environment might inspire him to do some cool castle sets... ;-) Oh, wait... I guess you suggested this in order to divert him from LEGO!... :-D Pedro (Just finished reading More's "Utopia" - (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
"Suz" <suz@lugnet.com> skrev i meddelandet news:Gt0srM.Hy6@lugnet.com... (...) tonight, (...) I'd put my old ideabook there. Then he could look at the 'town' page, where he is playing with some other children, and try to remember being a child... (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) There were some Busytown 'construction' toys - they had thick (like 1/4") pasteboard building walls. There were baseplates with slotted grids that you would stick the walls into, and then plastic roof pieces to go on top. Lots of one-piece (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) _The Timeless Way of Building_ by Christopher Alexander (URL)I guess I was thinking along the lines of, (...) Yes! It would be way cool if they hired Jobs to captain the ship. [snip] (...) Yeah! But if you go looking for it today (and you can (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) I guess I was thinking along the lines of, Steven Levy's "Insanely Great" because I wish Kjeld were the Steve Jobs of toys. But perhaps he'd re-read that other little book... "Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas" by Seymour (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
How bout something by Umberto Eco. Kjeld's gonna need a real book to read after he sifts through the dozens of LEGO catalogs you guys have put on his nightstand ;-) -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
I would leave the 1980 European Train catalog on Kjeld's nightstand. (URL) would be open to page 13. (URL) My parents brought this catalog home from a trip to Europe. Unfortunately, they did not bring any train sets home. I paged through that (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) Guild of Bricksmiths(tm) combined catalog. Once it gets created, that is. (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> (...) tonight, (...) Hmmm. How about the "Ultimate Lego Book." Annotated in the margins by AFOL's of course. e.g. [hand drawn arrow pointing to picture] 1,000 Light Blue such and (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) <set:6000 6000 LEGOLAND Idea Book> Jude (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) Scott, Good Call... Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) Any Lego catalogue in the range ~1980-1996. ;) Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his environment to suit himself. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
(...) Hmmm... Any Star Trek book thats good? Maybe get him to uh... approach Paramount Studios? *wink wink* Rick "since Final Fantasy aint books..." (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
 
Here's a question - for no special reason but fun: If you could leave -any- book on Kjeld's nightstand for him to read tonight, what would it be? (Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is owner/head of The LEGO Company) -Suz [sorry for admin ID on this, please (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego) ! 
 
  Blacksmith Shop
 
I ordered a Blacksmith shop from S@H and put it together last Thursday late. When I got home from work Friday the set was gone from the mantle. My pre-schooler (She'll be four in May) had taken possesion of it. It was her constant companion for most (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  LEGO Outlet
 
Dear Lego, Can we get an outlet store in the Pacific Northwest? Please? (23 years ago, 9-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Help Get Brickshelf Instructions on www.lego.com
 
(...) Companies have every right to protect their public image. This is part of the trademark issue and has been thoroughly discussed on this site previously. Suffice to say that I feel LEGO has to make sure that they project the image they want (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: Help Get Brickshelf Instructions on www.lego.com
 
(...) Yes, and if that were the only issue then it would be a good thing. But like I said in my post in response I fear two very serious things that out weigh that. - ALL the 'lesser quality' instructions would be removed since it's a corporate (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: Help Get Brickshelf Instructions on www.lego.com
 
(...) I expect the opposite would happen. Remember that ultra low-res unreadable 8458 alternate model instruction? (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: Help Get Brickshelf Instructions on www.lego.com
 
(...) Isn't that a good thing? Wouldn't it be better to have them available to anyone who wants them? Exposing them to more fans would result in more folks renewing or embracing an interest in LEGO bricks, wouldn't it? Regards, Allan B. - Expert (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)


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