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"TWS Garrison" <tgarrisBASSo@ISmath...urdue.edu> wrote in message [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I have only ordered from Pisco twice but both times were pretty straight forward. Call them up, tell them I want items such and such and (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Really??? that is one of the most often used metaphors for an exercise in futility. From the The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations: "I'm not going to rearrange the furniture on the deck of the Titanic." --Rogers Morton (URL) Ford's (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.lego.dacta, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I agree. I have had no trouble ordering online from these guys. They are just like any other online retailer. Red and blue technic beams, gears, motors etc. A bit pricey, as has been pointed out, but if they are the only source, you gotta do (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.lego.dacta)
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I'm not sure, but I think this thread has now had more name changes than a dead LEGO product line. ;) (...) Name changes (after 20+ years of being in use) are a silly exercise. For anyone who's ever known it as such, it will always be DUPLO. And why (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.lego.dacta)
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(...) yeah, I'm aware of the name change, but for some reason I refuse to adopt it. ..chock it up to nostalgia. and too long of a name. I still say SYSTEM, DUPLO and TOOLO too. (...) lol. that's not funny, but it made me laugh. never heard that (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.lego.dacta)
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(...) Jumping in with constructive comments is never redundant. :) (...) My best guess is that most consumers (perhaps even some "adult LEGO fans") aren't either aware of DACTA or aren't informed as to how it can be ordered by an individual. My one (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well, technically DACTA is already as dead as the DUPLO, err, dodo: (URL) middle of the page announces the DACTA is now "LEGO Educational Division". This press release raises three interesting questions: 1) Is this rearranging the deck chairs (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.dacta)
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Just my comments on Technic, and Lego in general... Most of us know that Lego is a company, and it does rely on a lot of market research, and it's important to realize that while we are a market segment, we are not the biggest market segment. Some (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.technic, Tim Courtney writes: One of the most-asked questions at our train shows is 'are these (...) Wouldn't it be brilliant to fake a lego box of a large, obviously one off Moc, set it up at a public show and everytime your asked that (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Surely not. Think back to what the store shelves looked like. There is a reason that Technic has died. (...) What kids need is the experience of complex modularity with rules of certain varying granularity. Technic (and LEGO more generally) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm just jumping in to this thread now, sorry if I'm redundant.. (...) nope, no way. (IMHO) (...) What about DACTA? If price were not an issue, why wouldn't we buy a zillion DACTA TECHNIC sets? could/should the adult community focus on that (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) It would be AWESOME if LEGO were to sponsor such a building challenge themed TV show. One of the most-asked questions at our train shows is 'are these all kits? where can I buy them?' They are floored when we tell them we build it ourselves, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd take it one step further - Brickyard Wars. I hate the Junkyard Wars show becasue the junkyard is so obviously seeded with the parts required to execute one of the three designs for the project. But that doesn't keep me from flipping to the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I don't think Brad Justus and/or LEGO Direct alone can resurrect Technic as we have known it. But I must agree that some of us are losing faith. LEGO (meaning the parent company) needs to take a look at the success of their own Mindstorms (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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One who studies "iron horses" I would think. (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) ferroequinologist-- either the study of trains or the study of ferret looking horses? ;) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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And I'm a ferroequinologist who used to be into LEGO®, but have since found time to pursue other hobbies... (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) if so, i'm using one right now. (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Dear Lego, Can you explain this? (URL) the use of my visage, I'll expect payment in the form of bricks... or the prompt return of Aquazone. Thank you, Felix Greco (URL) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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On NPR's "Talk of the Nation" tomorrow, the discussion will be about the new movies and popularity of books about the ancient world. Apparently there are no less than three Hollywood producers working on movies about Alexander the Great. Gladiator (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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