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(...) Yup, it's a darn shame that he put money into a non-licensed product that so took the world by storm that while it was still fairly obscure it ranked as the top selling ACTION FIGURE line (beating Star Wars, Power Rangers, etc.), all by (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's right, those 12 people in the production facility are what led you to two consecutive years of heavy losses. I swear, this world is being ruined by the decisions of MBAs and accountants who have no natural talent for their occupation, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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I sang to it, one of the best songs on Sgt. Pepper. --- Member 1893 (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, I don't think it will save them much at all. Sea transport will now be across the atlantic, they have built the factories in Hungary, have the ones in Bulland (sp), ect. Cost to run the actual factories is relatively low in terms of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) As sad (wrong depending on how ones sees it) as it may sound that TLC is moving production to China it *IS* the way of this century. Expect to see a lot of this occuring for the rest of our lifetime! 1st world countries *CAN NOT* compete (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm just shocked...I can't even begin to say what this means to me....other than I guess the market for old Lego collections will just continue to go through the roof. <sigh> When will it ever end? (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Good one Thomas, That really cracked me up. Now I know I'm showing my age here, but I have to wonder, how many ppl actually sang that to themselves instead of reading it??? Apparently the creativity around here is not just limited to building. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, I was surprised by the state breakdown. The top 6 states for Lugnet members are: California (278) Washington (98) Michigan (83) Texas (83) Massachusetts (76) Virginia (75) Gary Istok (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes all that and now the possibity that MegaBlocks and Lego being made in the same manufacturing plant. They'll just take the better ones and put them in the "Lego" bin with the poorer ones going to the other knock offs. -Patrick (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) i read the news today, oh boy about a lego man who lost his job and though the news was rather sad well i just had to laugh i saw the photograph he blew his resources on bionicles while mega bloks had just released na-no a crowd on lugnet came (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) It should be said that Eric officially resigned as a member of SciBrick shortly after BrickFest. His message is not endorsed, requested, or approved by the SciBrick leadership and does not necessarily have anything to do with official SciBrick (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote: Snip (...) Snip (...) well, i weathered the color change, & lego ultra-juniorization/B.U.R.P etc. garbage, but this might break it for me. Lego, you darn well better absolutely NOT use slave labor & (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Jake, Looking at the organizational chart, wouldn't "stepping up" be a more appropriate term, as he is leaving the CEO position but remaining Deputy Chairman? -Brian (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Saw them at my TRU. The drone I spoke to about them hated them because they ate up so much prime shelf space, and I have to agree. Adrian (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yes, I've noticed these kind of "aquarium cases" as well.. Very attractive; I like how they've incorporated the LEGO studs into the design. I'm thinking of reproducing one of them in *cough* wood. It would be a neat way to display built (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Interesting that you mention this, I was concidering an Ambasador Pass for myself this year, but now I'm not so sure it's worth it. I remember when Marine World was sold to Six Flags. It lost most it's charm and became a Magic Mtn clone. Mat (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) According to Lugnet membership statistics, your average AFOL is nearly halfway between 32 and 33, male, probably white (that's a guess rather than a stat), and living in California (ok, really just living in the USA). Of course the Lugnet data (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Follow-up: In the Danish TV News, in two interviews, the new CEO said, that most of the production would probably be moved to China (where Click-its and many parts are already made) and KKK said that the trouble for LEGO was that they had (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) But does he LIKE the product, or is this just a job for him? Ditto the CFO... I have opined in the past that I wonder how many Danes view working at LEGO as just another job rather than as a passion.... Also, I have to say I was puzzled by (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I hope you're right, but the two top guys in TLC now have a combined 5 years experience with the company and it's all on the financial side. Spinning off the parks, or selling them outright, sounds ominous. It suggests a level of distress (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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