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(...) -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: what defines a MOC as blacktron? was: (2nd Annual Space Building Contest)
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(...) Do these Female Blacktronettes look anything like this: (URL) Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Hobby or habit?
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(...) A great story. If you replaced train with Lego that story could be about most of us. I know it would be for me. I think a rewrite in Lego version is called for. (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun)
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(...) That story sounds real familiar just replace the word "Train" with Lego Paul (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun)
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Something for the train folks: (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?
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(...) Joseph Gonzalez has a Tyco set website. If you haven't seen it, head over to Lugnet.off-topic.clones and there is a link. I think from yesterday. There were two Tyco castle instructions scans, and possibly many more that I did not look at. Oh (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: What ever happened to the copycat brand TYCO?
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(...) And when you do, post it to o-t.clone-brands! Maggie C. (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Thanks for relpying Tony. I agree that Tyco was a high-quality clone, and think that you are correct that it would do quite well today. I still find Tyco amongst the Lego, but can only tell by the name on it because the quality is so good. If (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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"Jason Grant" <waytoomanytoys@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GM79G8.Lr1@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) Lego (...) From what I remember, Lego did sue them, and Lego LOST. I think Tyco stopped making the clone on its own, due to poor sales. Of (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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Does anyone know any history on the "Tyco building sets"? They seemed to be Lego's biggest "copycat" in the 80's. You can still see these on eBay sometimes, especially a brick phone they made. Were they ever sued by Lego for copyright infringement? (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Sluggy Freelance Minifigs for Auction (not by me)
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Hello all, anyone who reads Sluggy Freelance might be interested in these items on EBay. (URL) looks like they are auctioning them off to benefit the Twin Towers fund (Auction for America) Oh yeah. If you don't read Sluggy Freelance, then here is (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Compromise…
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(...) So this is what you guys were doing.... having a debate on who discovered the right catch phrase....its fun watching the war on words... :) Just a reminder....sometimes the footnotes can lead you into trouble, especially with certain other (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Richard & (maybe) Matthew
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(...) Actually Aussie beer companies have been using "stubby" (singular & plural for small bottles of beer for many years. Maybe your lawyer can talk to their lawyer 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Well duh, I knew that…. <scrambles to retrieve killer monkeys> (...) What does that mean…’perhaps?’ I think it means that deep down we both want some kind recognition for this ground-breaking revelation. It was fine before, you can have the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Richard (and he can have 'em if he wants 'em!)
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(...) 'Cause I was just funnin' with you, perhaps? [1] 8?P Matt [1] Say, thse footnotes are kinda' fun too! (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Richard & (maybe) Matthew
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<cough thief cough> O.K. fine, you can have the term ‘Stubbies’ © But the term ‘Stubby’ is MINE! [TM, ©, ® etc.] You can receive the royalties for the plural, and I'll accept the profits for the singular term… sounds fair? I won’t forget this, you (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Matthew Gerber (Richard's just deluding himself!)
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(...) *hee-hee* Matt (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Matthew Gerber (Richard's just deluding himself!)
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(...) I think he may have you by the stubbies there, richard... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: 'Stubbies' © Matthew Gerber (Richard's just deluding himself!)
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(...) Oh no, no, no...you said "'stubby' version" in refering to the minifig legs...I actually used the all inclusive term "Stubbies©" [1] to indicate the same, but in an entirely more elegant way. I also, of course, footnoted "Stubbies©" [1] with (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Pirate Game Missing?
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Weird. Those links weren't working a little while ago when I checked. I was on Frank's site, and the links kept getting me io.com's 404. Must be a Daylight-Savings-Time Conspiricy thing... Thanks -W (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.fun)
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