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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GtJGJ2.C79@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) Angels (...) polices (...) I agree. I would love to see a scan of this or of the earlier Mega Blok model that got in the magazine. -Jon -- | The Galactic (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GtJzAv.MpM@lugnet.com... (...) Magazine (...) of (...) Angels (...) This isn't the first time this has happened. (URL) they either did not know or did not solve the problem. I can't believe (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Whoa! You're kidding, right? (...) Scary...let's just hope Lego doesn't do this again... ;^( (...) Who knows?! I certainly hope this was a mistake, although the chances of mega-blocks getting into the Lego UK magazine are slim on their own. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Is this material scan-able (in terms of copyright)? I'd love to see the picture, since the official MB model includes some obviously non-LEGO elements. (Might the education-and-criticism clause of the fair use polices cover this kind of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Wow. That's really inexcusable. Sad. :^( ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's LEGO(R) Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Absolutely the best castle book ever, for kids or grown-ups: Castle, David MacAulay (URL) Croke Proprietor, Lugged Mountain Outfitters (URL) Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:Gt2ozz.6tv@lugnet.com... (...) many (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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<snip> (...) This is not a very accurate description of what happens. Yes TLC has merchandising people visit the larger retailers like Toys R Us, but they do not set the layout or positioning of any of the sections in the store. Merchandising plans (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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<snip> (...) It was myu understanding that LEGo has it's own sales force people that go to the Tors R Us, Targets, etc.. and straight up and put out the LEGO products. Sure they don't go every day to stratight up at the end of the night but it is (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I would leave the 'Geography of Nowhere' (or the sequel 'Home from Nowhere') by James Howard Kunstler. These two books discuss what is not quite right about modern urban planning and architecture in a funny and enlightening way. Fascinating (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Good idea Rose but, I will be in CT in May, so I might just have to stop by and talk to them about these lidless tubs. What I wound up doing was going back to Target and purchasing some clear containers that actually have some nice locking handles (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Except that you just said that they had product from multiple lines, which is what Brad said that the company requires. Additionally, the KMart distribution center probably orders (a large portion of) the entire product line, then cherry (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Or, perhaps.... "Steve Jobs: The Journey is the Reward" by Jeffrey S. Young. But then I also wish Steve Jobs was in charge at LEGO. :) (...) Or in the case of LEGO.... "101 Quality Toys You Used to Make" History is a wonderful teacher. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I discovered Howard Pyle's story of Robin Hood in a special collection of books where they used the space on the sides of the pages to explain some of the terminology and language usage while you read it. It was part of a set or collection of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) . . .which goes to show that TLC is (willfully or not) ignorant. Reality check: last week I went to the two local K-marts to buy Lego. They had Mission Deep Sea and Bohrok. One a had a few boxes of 2001 stuff; the other (the smaller) had a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ah, I smite you'th thou dragon! And thy flame be blight of thouest dark knight, as I raiseth my wrods and plunge it'th... Man, I can't even go through these books without a dictionary (just kidding) Those books aren't that bad, though. After (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Christopher Weeks wrote in message ... (...) You took the words right out of my mouth! Though I'd probably give him A Pattern Language... that book makes me want to build whole countrysides out of Lego :-) Kevin ---...--- TOWN Lego Building contest! (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) they are wayyy...yyy beter than those computer games Jeremy (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I wrote about the lid less sets last year in Dear Lego (URL) don't know if they plan on doing this again, but a letter to dear Lego surely doesn't hurt. Rose P.S. I finally bought one of these on clearance last fall for $10. They also had 3033's on (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I agree with you. I remember struggling with it in the beginning as a ten year old. However, the accomplishment of figuring out how to read the stories was great. The stories themselves were excellent. (...) I believe that reading is important (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) they are wayyy...yyy beter than those computer games Jeremy (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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