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Subject: 
Re: Toy Fare 2000 Predictions
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 05:31:35 GMT
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 20:18:22 GMT, "Eugwe Coral"
<eugwecoral@mindspring.com> wrote:

> I am very surprised to se Pokemon at all - do they really think it will
> last? It doesn't seem to have the 'right' qualities...
> 
> just an opinion...
> 
> EC

Here's hoping this doesn't get taken as being rude or anything, just
curiousity, but I've always wondered this.  What I want to know is
just how many of the Pokemon Nay-Sayers realise that Pokemon was
originally a video game from which the cartoon and merchandise was
spawn.

Um, if I knew how, I'd say "foward to off-topic.debate" but I don't
know the neato trick.



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In lugnet.general, Kya Morden writes: <snip> (...) Hi Kya, The "neato" trick is rather simple, fortunately for us computer dopes! :-) This is all you have to do to make the optimal Followup-to in the web interface: 1. In the 'newsgroups' box, put (...) (27 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
  Re: Toy Fare 2000 Predictions
 
Pokemon is actually about 20 years old - started as a comic book / cartoon... Now here is the catcher - 'Digimon' (Pokemon's biggest competitor) started 27 years ago under the same principals... go figure... My wife is a fifth grade teacher - and (...) (27 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

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I am very surprised to se Pokemon at all - do they really think it will last? It doesn't seem to have the 'right' qualities... just an opinion... EC (27 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

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