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(...) This proves that those master builder sets are just too big to ignore. Tom probably found himself passing by it frequently, felt the weight of its stare, and had a little too much free brain-matter when the thought struck him. Odd yes. Fun (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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It's not even LEGO like, or a competator brand, but a Hasbro toy! The new Star Wars figures are so nifty looking, that I find myself weighing the possible cost of "all the ones I don't have" against another couple of LEGO TIE Fighters. I am a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) It's a more archaic spelling, IIRC, and usually used in plays or poems where it fits the meter & rhythm better than just 'damsel'. According to dictionary.com, its etymology is thus: Middle English damoisele, from Old French damoiselle, from (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Thanks, Suz! Every little thing that relieves some stress is a bonus! But I had a bit of trouble with this one, I'd never come across the spelling "damosel". I've always spelt it "damsel". Where does the alternative spelling come from? (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Very amusing ! Unpatriotic ? Only the French designer could be offended. Maybe someone should design a Statue of Liberty mecha, with a torch/club to keep away unwanted vessels. pete.w (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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Hi All, I just wondered if anyone else gets carried away with their legos sets and does some tampering for amusement! I hope this doesn't seem unpatriotic! It was just a lark! I thought some of you might enjoy it! Check out this site: (URL) sorry (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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Sorry this should have been directed to .off-topic.fun not .fun please direct any responses accordingly. Eric K. (...) with (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) God help us get through the next 4 years. I am seriously thinking of starting a web site dedicated to "The GW incoherent sentance of the day". I don't know how many of you get Comedy Central but my wife and I watch "The Daily Show with Jon (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) I'd love to see them adopt some DCC-controlled motors, so that we don't have to do the surgery ourselves (even though Thomas Cook at WAMALTC has posted an excellent pictorial guide for those who dare to try!) The current motors also pass the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I hear ya... I put together one for castle just for kicks-- it was tough to get things that were ONLY castle related... But mainly it looks pretty ugly... Definitely not on par with the 3 existing ones-- totally asymmetric and full of (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) While I like the idea you've suggested, I'm still a bit wary of narrowing down the wordlists for any particular puzzle. First because it would make it more difficult to fill the grids (we're teetering on the edge now), and secondly because I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) And I don't want to go buy a Windows PC. Chris (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I sort-of agree with that. However, I'm officially supposed to be a castle fan, so I can continue to buy sets for castle parts. :-) (...) If they require a computer to run the trains, I would drop Lego trains and stick to castle, Technic and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.trains)
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The crossword puzzles are EXCELLENT. My mother recently moved to Indiana (I'm in Colorado) and I usually chat with her when I'm online. Last night, I showed her the crossword puzzle and we worked on it together. She's not a LEGO fan, but the puzzle (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Thanks for the cool puzzle! It was trickier than previous ones, and while I won't spoil it for anyone reading this, I wish it had more Space refereces (SW doesn't count). I think I suggested it before: have each newsgroup do a puzzle. Once a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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I have pretty much put immediate Lego purchases on hold based on the notion that Lego will be releasing new train items soon. Even with some of the bargains going around right now, I would much rather have new 9v train items than a bunch of $10 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.trains)
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Thanks! I can't wait to do it. (And I thought I was getting ready to go to bed :) Thomas (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Chris, what you are referring to is what's known as DCC or Digital Command Control. And given the recent alliance between Microsoft and LEGO, I also think we can expect to see this trend in most upcoming LEGO products. I only hope that they (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I've made another interactive crossword puzzle here at LUGNET. You'll notice by the clues that it's made with the LEGO enthusiast in mind. It runs in Java and has features for checking your puzzle as you go and for help filling in words that (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) There was another funny thing I noticed recently! One seller had stated in his description that the auction included all that was in the picture. Well in half of his auctions, he had a dollar bill in the picture to show the scale. I was (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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