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LEGO wins an award!!
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:20:21 GMT
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Acording to METRO here in London ,UK. Lego(R) has been voted toy of the century
by a leading associaton of toy reatilers.
The article also claimed that Lego was invented in 1932 and introduced to
britan in 1955.
Alex
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: LEGO wins an award!!
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| I heard a discussion about this on Radio 5 yesterday. The whole thing is a sham I think: Leading toy retailers get together and make up awards at a quiet time of the year to boost sales. The opinion of the public or kids was not considered... only (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: LEGO wins an award!!
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| (...) I just read the article, but there are a few slight discrepancies. First of all, 1932 was the year Ole Kirk Cristiansen (current LEGO Chairman KKK's grandfather) started making wooden toys and called them "LEGO", which translates to "play (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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