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| (...) Yeah, that also struck me as very odd. It hardly seems like LEGO to be so discouraging, and besides, what's so impossible about an 8'x9' LEGO menorah anyhow? I'm wondering if "It can't be done" was not LEGO's answer to "Is it possible to build (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
| | | | | Re: 8x9 foot LEGO menorah constructed in Burlingame, CA
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| (...) I wonder who this rabbi talked to at LEGO, because telling him it was impossible seems silly. Anyways, the article didn't have any pictures, but I was able to locate (URL) another article>, which had one sorta (URL) bad picture>. Did anyone (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
| | | | | new moc: holly berry wreath
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| my christmas holidays have officially started and i can tell because there's a long list of things i should be doing and instead i'm building with lego! this is the fastest moc i've created and only my 2nd non-building moc. i've got christmas music (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build, FTX) !
| | | | | new moc: rudolph and his friends
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| at our december parlugment meeting we had the honour of presenting a member with a small moc after having picked names for a secret santa gift (thanks to fellow member norbert black for this idea). members who participated put their names and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
| | | | | 8x9 foot LEGO menorah constructed in Burlingame, CA
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| I found out about this too late to go see it in action, but apparently a rabbi in Burlingame, CA (just south of San Francisco) built an 8-foot-tall, 9-foot-wide menorah, complete with candle holders and electric lights. Here an article about it a (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun.holiday)
| | | | | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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| Hi, Samath. (...) Actually I recently bookmarked your page on LEGO geometry as a handy reference. (...) No problem. :) It's fun to share. (...) The original is worth a read. :) (...) What, you think Timmy is not a virgin? (...) Would it be heaven if (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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| OK, sent out another batch of about 25-30 cards. That's probably all I can get out before leaving town. Thanks again to everyone for the kind words. -Brendan (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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| (...) It will be a very "Brick Testament" Xmas at our house this year - we'll be opening our family's "Holy Trinity" boxed set. And a A Brick Testament greeting card will just be icing on the cake. Maybe you should do an advent calendar next year - (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| It's been a crazy day of signing and addressing cards, but I have now sent out over a hundred Brick Testament Christmas cards to people in seven countries on four continents. Every person who wrote me with their address and LUGNET member number (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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| In lugnet.announce.moc, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: (snipped 99.9%) (...) Thank you! Happy Holidays to you, too. Thanks for all the coolness. --Dave (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| SNIPPY of a lot of nice stuff Hi Brendan, You may not know me because I only recently started posting, but I've been a big fan of your site and the general lego community for a year now. Thanks for sharing this with us. Bricktestament is the only (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
| | | | | Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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| Ol' Santa Brendan's got a couple of Christmas gifts for his friends at LUGNET! First is a sneak preview of the new website version of the "Jesus Is Born" story (as featured in my new book (URL) The Brick Testament: The Story of Christmas>): (2 URLs) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun.crafts, lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX) !!
| | | | | Santa Claus Bust
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| Here is my first foray into sculpture. He's not master builder quality or anything, but I'm pleased with it and he will definitely join the holiday decorations around the house for the rest of the season. (2 URLs) or (URL) Comments, critiques, etc (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !!
| | | | | Holiday greeting card, 2004
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| Here's a holiday card we knocked out this past week in order take advantage of the personalized card sale over at Shutterfly.com: (URL) After the positive reviews we got from recipients of (URL) last year's card>, we went for a goofier theme. The (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
| | | | | SuperSleigh X2004
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| At the Detroit Festival of Trees, Chris Leach and I were reminiscing about Tony Hedglen's train rocket car ((URL) and how much kids loved seeing it whip around the track, and I said, "Y'know, I'm gonna build something like that for this show!" And (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
| | | | | The Brick Testament: The Story of Christmas now in stores!
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| I am very pleased to announce that the new Brick Testament book has officially been released, and is now in stores nationwide: (URL) Featuring an entirely new and never-before-seen illustrated version of one of the Bible's most famous and beloved (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us, FTX) !!
| | | | | Teaser image for new Brick Testament book
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| I am very pleased to announce that there will be a second book in the (URL) Brick Testament> series released this Fall. My publisher, (URL) Quirk Books>, is very excited about the prospects for this new book, and asked me to design a cover for their (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: IDOL: International Day of LEGO
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| (...) I'm about )( that close to convincing my boss to let me have the day off. :) In which I intend to build a new MOC (something to use at work, actually), do some work in the LMSF Archives, needle everybody in my family about bricking, generally (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
| | | | | IDOL: International Day of LEGO
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| Greetings Earth Mortals! Looking forward two days hence A time for fun shall then commence For grown-up kids, no work, just play Some IDOL time will fill our day March 18 2004 International Day Of LEGO How will YOU celebrate? Peace and Long Life, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ne.oma)
| | | | | IDOL time 2004
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| 27 Feb 04 Greetings, Earth Mortals! Yea, though the depths of digicam and computer malfunction doth yet plague me, I call out from the depths to bring witness to great joy: Betwixt Ides of March and yonder Score, It's IDOL time for us once more. How (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.ne.oma)
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