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(part 0) As you can see from the webcams: (URL) is in the room, synopsis to follow in this thread (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest) !
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: (part 1) Attendees from Lego: Kate - Lego Direct London - Questionnaire Lady and 1000steine liasion Jake McKee - Needs no introduction? Robin Smith - Corporate Council - IP, patent trademark, web (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: (please forgive any omitted TMs which are left out in interests of speed, not because I don't think they are important!!!!!!!) part 2 Bob Hayes: Lego direct has been runinng how long? still moving (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: Part 3 Suz: the BSB won recently... there was apparently some concern about how that BSB won.. can you describe the process? A: The BSB won the "if you had to pick one, which would you pick" (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: Part 4: ?:Harry Potter, how long does the license run? A: not sure, can't comment: LFB: Can we get better discounts on MASSIVE quantities say club projects? A: We have a concern that we don't want (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: I forget what part Chris Leach: MOT and ATSF did well in LD... will we see retail availability of trains again? A: MOT WILL be seen in retailers again... TRU maybe. But track, (which we realise (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: Part 6 Jeff Stembel: CAN you comment on what is coming out? A: be patient. Scott Quirk: Any comment on what is coming for SW? A: we want to do more and will Jon Palmer: Build some ships shaped like (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Thanks for the quick typing and posting Larry! It is much appreciated! Dave K. (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Yes, we are hanging on every byte:-) -John (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I second that! Being one of the people not being able to make it to Brickfest, I am thankful for being able to read all about it! Thanks ++Lar! -- Pawel (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: part 7 (that queston continued longer than I thought) Robin: There is a sense of Awe and Admiration within LEGO for what adults are able to achieve with the product. Brad: the more you can do the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: Part 8 New products and announcements: Naboo fighter in chrome. We had sourcing problems but it IS coming. We promise. An official LEGO TRAIN catalog.. it has some new stuff. We never officially (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: Part 9 Announcements continued We were hoping they were more of a surprise... Q: will LEGO ever do outside track? A: we have lots to do... Jon Palmer: Are the front stuff on the chrome naboo (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Cross posted to trains for information. Props to James!!!! (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) What's a SKU? (...) What is, what is?!?!?!? (...) Wohooo! Thanks, Larry for doing all this. -JHK (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) The two SKUs (stock keeping units) that build the 5 cars. SKU 10025 - Santa Fe cars set 1 (Mail, Baggage) SKU 10022 - Santa Fe cars set 2 (Dining, Observation, Sleeping) Hope that helps. I am going off net for a while to go see these operate (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) -snip- (...) I'm sorry, but can someone tell me what the ATSF is? I can't seem to figure it out. I guess I'm just having a dumb spell! Thanks for your help... Tom -snip- (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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<SNIP> (...) I dunno the exact meaning, but I think it might be something something Sante Fe. I.e. the super chief. hope that helps! -JHK (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That's what I was thinking John, but I couldn't put the AT with it. To me it would be the Santa Fe Super Chief or SFSC! I hope someone else knows... Tom (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) "Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe" The full name of the Sante Fe railway, but means the same as "Sante Fe". -John (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Why is it smart to discontinue an accessory pack that has sold out? -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Gee Hop, have you stopped beating your wife yet? They neither said it was smart or stupid, just that it was. James (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Larry, thanks for taking the time to type all this out for us. The speed with which it was posted was greatly appreciated. I hope you were able to enjoy the Q & A despite all the keyboarding. :) All the best, Allan B. (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Are they sold out, or just discontinued? I bought two packs earlier this week. John (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) For those of you who missed the picture of these sets: (URL) by René Hoffmeister on July 2th 2002, indeed most AFOL's attending this Keynote Speech where not as surpised as LD hoped them to be. It's on of the things that shows what a fertile (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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...and I've just found a gallery by Kevin Loch showing the the new Santa Fe car sets acually being present on Brickfest 2002. (URL) someone of the attendies please elaborate on how the base(plate) of the Santa Fe cars have been constructed to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Interesting point here. I would have always assumed that BrickLink was a cottage industry sufficiently small to be below LD's radar screen. Apparently not. eBay I can understand, seeing as how it has household name recognition, but BrickLink (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Looking at dsc01309.jpg in that gallery I see 2 plates on the end, most likely 2*6's. 2 of those on both sides would make it 32*6 with the right height. Jan-Albert van Ree (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I too would like to extend my personal thanks as well! I really value your dedication to get the Q & A session to the community! Appreciatively, --==RïçhårÐ==-- (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) They are no longer able to manufacturer them. LEGO found some old molds and produced all of the cypress trees that they were capable of producing (i.e. "We used all the shots in the molds"). Molds have a finite life. There were never any plans (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) By day, a mild mannered reporter Larry P. It's a brick! It's a Train! No it's LEGO Freak-natic!!! Thank you for the excellent delivery of the news by wire. You are truly faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a LEGO Locomotive. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I have one in my hand as I type this. It's glued up... so you can't disassemble it to be 100% sure, but it uses 28 stud train bases. There are 2 2x6s stacked (or a 2x6 and 2 1x6s, it varies from car to car and end to end) in dark grey at each (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Please remember I (a train aficionado with a penchant for accuracy) was transcribing this. To me it's their "ATSF model" as it is wearing ATSF (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, the corporate name of the Santa Fe predecessor component of BNSF) (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Out of curiosity, what was the_most_common configuration of the SFSC? How many cars of each type? How many B-units, if more than one? Pedro (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Larry ! Thank you for a great efforts. I enjoyed all your quick_keytyping news, and translated some of them for community of Japanese LEGO fan-site. (Though we couldn't join there this time B-) ) Especially, the Surprise !!! Wow,wow,and wow!!! (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) One would rather this 'penchant for accuracy' led you to transcribe what was said at the time... Hey! What? He started it! :) Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That's actually what was said. :-) Nice try though. (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Thanks for the transcript too Larry. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Hey, you gotta take the shot when you can. JJ (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Pedro- It would depend on which time frame you wanted, and the fact that there were other routes besides the most famous Chicago to LA one that used different configs. Here is a helpful link somebody posted a while back about the Super Chief: (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I thank you both for your answers. With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Heck yeah, that helps a bunch! The whole thing just had me baffled and I was worried that I was just having a dumb spell! hehheh (Hey, it happens) I'm glad to know that I'm just not versed in "train" speak and not getting senile! Thanks Lar (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) just to add to the discussion, Lego Direct's business plan is to never (unless ABSOLUTELY required) to develop new molds. It saves on development costs, and thereby increasing the overall bottom-line for TLC. Ben (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That was "theme", not "beam". The Technic theme is not dead. -TJ (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You did? I called a week or two ago and was unable to order any. (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) But it's curtains for the "beam" though... Just as we thought... Nothing but liftarms from now on. Hahahahahahahaha! >:-> (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Thanks Larry for this report! Regards, Ben (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Larry, You're a gentleman and a scholar for performing this service to all of us who couldn't make the trip. Many, many thanks. And thanks to all in attendance who provided such evocative questions! Cheers, -Gil (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Huh. When I look up 10020 on shop.lego.com, it tells me that the set is named "Santa Fe Super Chief". So it seems it would be inaccurate to refer to 10020 as anything else. Steve [FUT lugnet.nitpick, if it existed] (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Actually, technically I think a locomotive can be a train. Normally, anything running on the mainline is a train, whether it is a single locomotive, or a locomotive pulling a number of cars. On the other hand, the Super Chief is the name of a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Asked and answered, see .trains where this topic has been discussed at length. You may call it the LEGO(r) "Santa Fe Super Chief" if you want, but you'd be just as wrong as they are on this minor point. I can start calling it TSINSFSC if you (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Right On!!! That means "extra" pieces!!! Purchasing Mulitple copies = multiple clear macaroni pieces!!! extra grey Slopes, and other details... plus, this is an awesome addition to the MOC program, since this set is "lovingly" created by Lego (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I didn't say they said anything of the kind. I think I am allowed to characterize their actions in whatever manner I care to; just as you are allowed to pose inane, well-known, trick questions. I am going to guess that very few people imagined (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: [snipped unimportant stuff] (...) I totally agree. :) Maybe I'm in the minority, but this is the point that totally surprised me. I don't keep close tabs on lugnet.trains, or maybe I would have (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) week. (...) They sent the cypress trees on Monday and I received them Wednesday. They sometimes (usually?) tell me when they have a low stock of something that I order, so I assumed that they had some more left. Did anybody else order some (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> wrote in message news:GzMozz.6vx@lugnet.com... (...) [snip] (...) and (...) (i.e. (...) Interestingly, Brad mentioned in his discussion on Saturday morning that the original LD directive was that they (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You did not miss them being posted, nothing was posted about them prior to Saturday, except for the leaked spy catalog scans. These carried no model designer identification, nor does the new catalog... but the boxes themselves state clearly (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) However, one could reasonably interpret "no new molds" as "no newly designed molds" rather than "no newly manufactured molds". They already have the Cypress Tree mold designed, so it would be a matter of manufactureing new molds rather than (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Good point, I forgot about that...I was made aware of this in a follow-up message by Jake. Benjamin Medinets (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Even though I no longer work fo the NS, they describe a Train as "an engine or more then one engine coupled with or without cars, displaying a marker." It also says see Rule 19 which basically says on single or multiple engine consists, the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have to agree big time here. I only ever got one pack. I was planing on ordering at least a dozen more IF TLC ever decides to offer the only bulk pack I NEED. (everything else is just nice to have) Since I was about 8 years old the bigest (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Which may be precisely the reason they chose not to say so. They knew the item was in demand. They knew they could only make a limited number. They wanted as many people to get in on it as possible. So, they didn't mention the limited number, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You are correct, when viewed from the dispatcher/train order/CTC perspective. An engine "running light" is indeed a train from that perspective. However it's not a Super Chief, no matter the paint color. (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) His question was no more inane than your comments, and perhaps a bit less, since it's illuminative of some doubletalk on your part. (...) I disagree strenuously that it was mismanagement. If they had done that, some small number of people (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I guess that makes sense. Maybe I should be thinking well at least I got one pack. Then again TLC(not just LD here) is in the buisness of making plastic parts as Hop-Frog points out. If there is demand for a product and profit to be made it is (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Larry: Nothing personal, but this is the usual TLC/LD apologist stuff, so I will just ignore it generally. 1) Profiteering -- I don't care if they offer it as the official reason for some actions -- it's logically specious. Profiteering is an issue (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Richard Marchetti writes: <snip!> "There's no pleasing some people." ;) Jeff (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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This all comes down to "Wah, I can't have what I want". I wonder, who are the adults and who are the children here? In the light of "promises" from LD that didn't come to pass after several years (massive bulk program), and evidence that LD is not (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) No, actually I got most of the trees I wanted -- I could go for more though... ...and the people that write to me privately could go for more too. I get this funny idea that my views are very popular with a silent majority from the private (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I think TLC does care *somewhat* about our market segment. After all, they did send 7 people for two days. (...) My sense is that most brand-loyal LEGO fans are willing and able to evangelize LEGO whether we get anything in return or not. (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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It was a rhetorical question. Present audience excepted, but if the shoe fits, wear it. I'm sorry I got into this. The thing that gets me angry is whingers who reason like "it's so easy, X must be stupid for not doing it." (example: molding parts.) (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Brad Justus referred to the book, _The Tipping Point_. What if LD's point of view is that the AFOL market is not ready... yet? It was connected to Time's article, and some other book I haven't read. -Erik (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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"Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:Gzq9tA.E90@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) things we (...) those (...) the (...) they (...) of (...) I think it was in Larry's transcription of the Q&A/Brad's talk that there was mention of (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) No, you began with a statement that I think was intended to imply quite specifically that I am a whining child. It was also in direct reply to my own post. As it turns out, I don't take offense because I don't even know you nor do I care what (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ok guys, take this to another group -- like .off-topic.debate or something. This part of the thread isn't about BrickFest anymore... --Todd (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.admin.general)
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<snip> (...) <snip> Lego doesnt do military. Really. So a set like 6762 Fort Legoredo, 6271 Imperial Flagship, or 6280 Aramada Flagship are not military based sets? While Lego may insist these are based in other themes like pirates or western, all (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Yeah, I always take that with a grain of salt too. I figure what they really mean is, "LEGO doesn't do military themes that your son [or daughter] could actually go die in." --Todd (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) No, Lego doesn't do *modern* military. You won't be seeing tanks and F-16s until they are totally obsolete, like the Sopwith Camel is, if even then. Jeff (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Hmm. I didn't intend it to be a statement of your character - I've seen enough of your posts to know you're intelligent enough to see it for exactly what it was - "a famous trick question". I was highlighting, admittedly in an oblique way, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You're right, thats probably what was meant, and i had forgotten about the sopwith camel. Although one thing i would like to know, that was missing from transcript, was exactly who said the comment? Was it actually someone from LD? (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I don't know who asked the question, but LD din't need to answer, the entire audience did it for them. Jeff (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) People do talk faster than I can type. (1) But in some cases I got what was said word for word. This is one of those cases (2). You could sort of tell that Brad was semi expecting the question and had a snap answer ready to go. (the "maybe" in (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) It was Brad. All otherwise unattributed comments (1) were his. However Jeff is right, the rest of the room shouted it out at pretty much the same time. It was pretty funny. 1 - if it just said "A:" rather than say "Jake:" before the remark... (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Just wanted to mention that i greatly appreciate your transcribing the remarks, as some other have mentioned. It kept people like me who had no means of getting to the brickfest in the loop. I really just needed to comment on the whole lego (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That's pretty sketchy. My question was essentially rhetorical. I didn't expect to get any kind of reply at all -- the fact that I got replies from some of the usual persons makes those replying apologists (the negative connotation this word (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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