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Hello! (...) Oh, it even went farther than 2000. Actually Classic Space was situated a hundred years in the future, that is in the year 2079. (URL) Bye Jojo (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Joseph Kazmo <darkkazmo@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HoMGxz.11EJ@lugnet.com... (...) understand... (...) of (...) are ... Whatever next? Discontinue black, for being too dark? Stop making bright red, for being too bright? Grey should be dull. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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WOW!!! Just as my dark age without touching lego for weeks on end starts... THE WORTHLESS COMPANY CHANGES THE GODFORSAKEN COLORS!! That is cruel and unjust, you really mess up alot of people if you "replace" the greys. The greys are the backbone of (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What interests me is the very similar levels of Type 1 vs Type 2. In a random population sample you would expect about 10 times as many Type 2s as Type 1s. Since Type 2 typically onsets in middle age or later whereas Type 1 is more associated (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, same here. I tried this the other night with several sets I recently bought. Neither the setnumber, nor the number printed on the Nielsen page works. After 8 tries, I just figured "they" don't want my answers. /\/\ark "non o'my two (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New colors and other info (ATTN JAKE)
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(...) I talk to my best friend in Iraq online all the time - it sure is strange. We nearly stopped writing letters back and forth cause he's on M$N a couple nights a week! -Tim (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The easy way around this is simply to not use focus groups, but to poll individuals. The idea behind a focus group is to see how interaction between the participants unfolds so that you can anticipate how general public reaction might unfold. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I never attacked Jake just the unwarrented defence that has mounted. My points revisited. There is no excuse for the service rep who chose to lie to me when I called LEGO. As I mentioned to start Jake is absent not because Jake is a bad man, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
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(...) HAW! Now this is truly funny stuff! Humor! AR! AR! AR! This 1979 bit actually has some truth to it...Space never quite reached 2000... --Dave (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) OK, checking closer, I have the gray 10x20, and it was probably there from my beginning. Also the bottom of the (clear) box that contained cars is gray. But no ordinary bricks... -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I suspect that the fact that the hinges hold their shape (i.e. can hold the wings of a ship or whatever in some kind of "open" position working against gravity) is another factor here. Much more playability I suspect. (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) I would contend that all LEGO creations are "toyish". After all, LEGO is a toy. - Orion (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) LOL! Now I'm curious to see what else will transpire... nad neat wheat! Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Question about AC Nielsen surveys
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Hello, I was able to purchase the four new MINI Star Wars sets at my local Toys R Us today. In the back of two of the instruction booklets there is a website address for a LEGO satisfaction survey. The first step of the survey is to enter the four- (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hence the furor, the artists at Lego are now content while many artists in the AFOL community have had their vision shattered. Mark (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I agree. one of the cool uses for the 'old' hinges is that by attaching a 1x2 two 'fingered' & a 1x2 three 'fingered hinge witheach piece's studs in opposite direction (one 'up', one 'down') you could easily make a plat thick assemly with (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New colors and other info (ATTN JAKE)
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Look at it like this. Coke knew that 1 in 12 of its customers in focus groups was rabidly, militantly opposed to messing with the flavor. Coke also knew full well that that 1 in 12 had a way of swaying the other 11 in the room, who liked New Coke (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It doesn't matter which 'color' of 'grey' you're talking about, you're still going to find someone who doesn't like the new 'gray' 'colour'. ;) But seriously.... Bruce, your post is a welcome bit of reason in all of this kafuffle. (...) This (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HooJFE.6BG@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] It is funny that you mention this as I had this very same thought not 10 minutes before reading your post. I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Shades of Gray
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(...) Are you saying I got the color wrong? :-) (...) I'm somewhat amused at the apocolyptic visions some have placed on the color changes. I rather imagine it is reasonably close to what you outline above. Sometimes you have to do things for your (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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