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(...) Sorry Anders, that's almost as hard to pronounce as my town (just outside Coburg, Bavaria, Germany) called "Mönchröden" (Monks of the River Röden), named for the 875 year old abbey in the middle of the town (I was baptised there). Gary Istok (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually that's "Eskilstuna" (Eskil's town) :-)) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Anders, Whenever I look at the old Antique Toy Books with their 900 pages or so, I keep thinking that with Lego included the books would be about 1/3 larger. Anders and I share one thing in common on LUGNET. In a way we are both "Lego (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OK, it's about 600 sets, 2000 different parts, 3 main colors (max 10 total), so it's not really in the 'competition'. But it's quite a nice toy... (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not equally complex, but quite interesting: The old Ankersteine/Anchor Stones (URL) product was created ~1880, and the old factory has been revived and is still making stones and sets. I'll try to find out how many sets and parts there are (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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OK, I was at a Barnes & Noble Bookstore in downtown Detroit yesterday and I was looking at a book on antique toys (I do this often trying in vain to find something on Lego). And these thick books talk about everything from Lincoln Logs to Erector (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Lego is the single best "toy" on the planet, no exceptions. The creative possibilities that lie within even the smallest of sets are limited only by the imagination. These possibilities are always so exciting and inspiring that it's often (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I'd like to thank all of you who have responded to me either on LUGNET or offline with comments and suggestions - I really appeciate them. And thanks for all the kind words and compliments, but I need to give credit to my staff... the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.brickjournal)
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"Dan Thompson" <danaliobi@aol.com> wrote in message news:IIJrHL.1uCt@lugnet.com... (...) I can use it for amusement, brain gymnastic (try to recreate a technical gadget in LEGO). (...) Long lasting toy, both durability and quality ensures that. And (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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The moment you all knew was coming is finally here... (URL) whole gypsy-esque story: (URL) Steve (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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