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    Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Matthew Gerber
   So, being the rotten LEGO parent I am, I gave my daughter one of her Bob the Builder sets today (I couldn't wait...er, I couldn't make HER wait...ya, that's it...until her birthday next week). It was "Bob, Lofty and the Mice. A wonderful set, to be (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
   
        Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Deidre Rushton Brumby
   In lugnet.duplo, Matthew Gerber writes: <snipped for space> (...) I have a rather large collection of Duplo figures and have never found this to be a problem, but I have yet to obtain Bob so possibly there is something slightly different about this (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
   
        Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Deidre Rushton Brumby
   (...) Me again, I've just got hold of the same set (and 3276 which I've yet to open). I am currently sitting in my office without any "normal" Duplo figures so I can't be specific on the differences (which I may be imagining), but Bob does look (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
   
        Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Matthew Gerber
   (...) Does the figure do that "soft-snap" thing I described? (...) I'm imagining some sterile white room, with you in a full containment suit... 8?D (...) Chicken! <g,d,r!> Matt (thanks for trying though...it's very nice of you) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
   
        Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Deidre Rushton Brumby
   (...) Bob 1 (from Bob, Lofty and the mice), doesn't really "snap" at all. However Bob 2 (from 3276) and Wendy both do a "soft snap". If I try really really hard I can sort of pinch my skin in passing in both of these but it doesn't hurt. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
   
        Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Matthew Gerber
   (...) Works like a dream...I just rounded off the tops of the backs of the legs. If I had a roto tool, I would've used that. Thanks for such an exhaustive report though...I truly appreciate it...I just wonder if LEGO hasn't heard of this before? (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
   
        Re: Duplo Figure Causes Injury. Help Sought From Parents/LEGO. —Deidre Rushton Brumby
   (...) You're welcome. Your problem had me intrigued, and it kept me amused for a while :) (Actually it kept my husband amused too - watching me. He thought I'd lost it :) ) Actually an added bonus of digging out the Duplo: my just-turned-6 year old (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
 

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