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(...) Right you are David... it would not be possible to buy TLG without having a majority stake in KIRKBI, the family owned holding company for TLG... (URL) principal owners if KIRKBI are the 2 children of Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (son of LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 21-Apr-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) As Bob already noted, by the time I got to the article, it had already been corrected. However, I believe there was a teeny nugget of truth in there. At the time, I recall hearing some noise about either Hasbro or Mattel making an attempt to (...) (13 years ago, 17-Apr-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You are correct that the original article was incorrect: "(In a previous version of this article, it was incorrectly stated that Lego was purchased by Mattel in 2004. The current story has been updated to reflect this change.)" The comments (...) (13 years ago, 16-Apr-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I've been out of the LEGO loop for a while but I'm 100% sure that this article has it wrong. Right? (URL) According to that article back in 2004 Mattel bought out LEGO? ROFL!!! Yeah Right! -Ahui (13 years ago, 16-Apr-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi all, A brief webpage about a recent 90" x 90" mosaic I built in San Diego for Bayer HealthCare. (URL) Harshbarger (13 years ago, 9-Apr-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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In the footer of lego.com is this text: "LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO, BIONICLE, MINDSTORMS, the BELVILLE, KNIGHTS' KINGDOM and EXO-FORCE logos, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group." What do they mean (...) (13 years ago, 5-Apr-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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I have posted a (URL) at the LEGO Answers group at Stack Exchange. I am wondering about a variation in the LEGO logo that appears on the top of the studs which I have only seen on one particular piece - white 6x8 plates from the "pat pending" era. (...) (13 years ago, 29-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Just posting that Google had on its doodle (main page image) was a building designed by Miles Van der Rohe because today would have been his birthday. Mile Van der Rohe is the architect who designed Farnsworth House, which Adam Reed Tucker put to (...) (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Link corrected. David (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I have made a few changes to my equatorial sundial design making the dial a bit easier to read, I think, and giving it a sleeker base and support. (URL) I've uploaded it to LEGO CUUSOO for public consideration: <link (URL) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I have made a few changes to my equatorial sundial design making the dial a bit easier to read, I think, and giving it a sleeker base and support. <<img (URL) I've uploaded it to LEGO CUUSOO for public consideration: <link (URL) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Rad Jobs With LEGO! Posted today March 20, 2012 from G4TV.com website. A great video of LEGO Designer/Master Builder Erik Varszegi at LEGO Systems, Inc. at the Model Shop in Enfield, CT. Plus behind the scenes of the magic that goes into creating (...) (13 years ago, 20-Mar-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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2012 Ultimate Collector Series R2-D2™ #10225 YouTube.com (URL) LEGOClubTV> Video: 3:53 (URL) YouTube Channel information: Come with us as we take an exclusive look at the never before seen 10225 R2-D2™, the latest exclusive LEGO® Star Wars™ set! (...) (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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(...) I'm pretty sure we've agreed many times in the past where there was a common enemy. But it's much more fun arguing so those are what are remembered ;) (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I remember a time when my collection fit into a cardboard box k, i was still single digits at the time Dave (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I suppose that I can accept that as a fitting compromise. Wow. This might be the first time that we agreed on something. (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) LOL. If that poor kid's collection can fit in the cupboard, then he obviously doesn't have enough. (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) "Mum! They have LEGO!" "Don't you have enough LEGO already?" "All my LEGO is in the cupboard." Fixed! (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) Oh I'm not taking it seriously at all ;) But I will fight for the linguistic differences between us and them (defined as the situation calls for). I have never heard, outside of TV and my recent trip to the US, the bricks referred to (...) (13 years ago, 13-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) And here I was wondering how you did that nifty bullet point. How about this: Of the English-speaking population that might reasonably be anticipated to pluralize a word by adding an S on the end of it, nearly 100% of non-AFOLs use the term (...) (13 years ago, 12-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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