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Re: Just for fun, take a poll
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Date: 
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 11:03:20 GMT
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In lugnet.fun, Cary Clark writes:
In lugnet.fun, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
...
This one harks back to olden days of rec.toys.lego. The idea isn't mine.
Credit goes to Derek Schin, and a few other folks (can't remember
exactly whom. Calum?)

   http://members.lugnet.com/polls/ballots/?n=1
[Poll question is: Why do you think The LEGO Company puts tiny holes in LEGO
baggies?]
...


Obviously, they're not there as an act of kindness towards animals.  I just
opened Scala sets 3151 and 3148 and found Sniff(dog in 3151) in a bag with
no holes and Ludo and Luna (bear-ish looking animals in 3148) in one as
well, never mind the fact that technically they don't even register on the
radar screen when it comes to actual LEGO elements

--Mike



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  Re: Just for fun, take a poll
 
In lugnet.fun, Suzanne D. Rich writes: ... (...) baggies?] ... My answer: none of the above. I think the holes are there to allow the bag to be squeezed, not so that it weighs less, but so that it takes up less volume, allowing the box to be (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun)

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