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Re: The Sea Monkeys are Coming
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lugnet.fun
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Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:49:09 GMT
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In lugnet.fun, Frank Filz writes:
> In lugnet.fun, Steve Bliss writes:
> > In lugnet.fun, Adrian Drake wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.space, Frank Filz writes:
> > > > Adrian Drake wrote:
> > > > > The carpet goes into my basement this weekend, and then begins the long,
> > > > > painful process of moving and resorting my entire 200K+ piece collection
> > > > > down a flight of stairs.
> > > >
> > > > This sentence just doesn't parse quite right, but immediately brings
> > > > visions of the resorting which could be necessary after the inevitable
> > > > "oops" while moving LEGO up or down stairs...
> > >
> > > Actually, after re-reading, it sounds like I'll be sorting while I walk down
> > > the stairs. I suppose it ought to read "moving my entire collection
> > > downstairs and then resorting it" Although pitching the whole lot into the
> > > basement and letting the bricks fall as they may has a certain perverse
> > > appeal. It'd be like my own private K-8 in a pile at the base of the
> > > stairs. Whee!
> >
> > I was wondering how the carpet was going to move and resort your
> > collection...
>
> Well, you could use the bounce characteristics of LEGO on carpet in some kind
> of sorting scheme... Of course the original sentence suggested the carpet would
> take action to do the sorting - perhaps Adrian should do something about that
> upity carpet in the basement - or I could suggest something about basements
> which cause the carpet to be alive may not be the best places to store or play
> with LEGO.
Damn grammar mistakes *shakes fist in the general direction of high school
english teachers*
I think if the carpet were sentient, it could help me with the sorting.
That would be pretty cool. Unless it's really bitter about always being
walked all over.
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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| (...) Well, you could use the bounce characteristics of LEGO on carpet in some kind of sorting scheme... Of course the original sentence suggested the carpet would take action to do the sorting - perhaps Adrian should do something about that upity (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.fun)
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