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Subject:	Re: Speculation on the nature of minifigs (moved from Dear LEGO)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 8 Mar 2000 21:19:36 GMT
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> OK as a professed LEGO Archeologist, and sometimes LEGO Anthropologist, • LEGO... > minifigs first showed up on the planet several decades ago. They were a • limbless > species (known by their Latin name of Minifigicus Stifficanus) that first • evolved > circa 1973. They were a faceless, limbless species that didn't survive long > because of their handicaps. In 1977 a new species evolved called Minifigicus > Erectus, which developed arms, legs and faces. This species is very prolific, • and > is still with us today. There is evidence that Minifigicus Erectus is a subspecies of Maxifigius Omnipedus (sets 268, 5233, etc.) It appears that the two coexisted for a short time before MO died out. Some think that Technicfigius Erectus may have evolved from MO, but there is no direct evidence to support such a theory. Will (tongue FIRMLY in cheek :-) Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services http://www.crosswinds.net/~hokie

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		Re: Speculation on the nature of minifigs (moved from Dear LEGO)
(...) Minifigicus (...) prolific, (...) short (...) evolved (...) different species. I think that a species classification is sufficient: Minifigicus Robustus Erectus (if one can say that in polite company). :-) Bruce (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Speculation on the nature of minifigs (moved from Dear LEGO)
(...) Actually MO is a very strange evolution path. There is no relation between MO and Technifigius as you already stated. Actually, MO evolved into canadian arms/crane arms and the like..:-) Selçuk (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: Speculation on the nature of minifigs (moved from Dear LEGO)
(...) OK as a professed LEGO Archeologist, and sometimes LEGO Anthropologist, LEGO... minifigs first showed up on the planet several decades ago. They were a limbless species (known by their Latin name of Minifigicus Stifficanus) that first evolved (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

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