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Re: Biggest LEGO Maniacs (was: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..)
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Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:46:03 GMT
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On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:21:29 GMT, hoover@compuserve.com (Susan Hoover)
wrote:

> In lugnet.general, Steve Bliss wrote:
> 
> > In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter wrote:
> > 
> > > [1]  I would put Conan as #1, but I don't think I even fit into the
> > > top 10. I think I sell as much as Frank Filz buys and I am sure
> > > there are bigger fish than me, but I don't know how many that would
> > > be.  Maybe I am a top buyer, but I don't know.  Just curious and
> > > not trying to fill some machismo need.
> > 
> > I doubt we even know the 10 customers (not buy-and-resellers, but
> > people who actually buy and stockpile LEGO).  Why?  Simple:  they're
> > too busy with lego to bother with that waste-of-time known as the
> > internet. Conan fits into this category, correct?
> > 
> > There are bound to be plenty of other Conans out there.
> > Statistically, I would not be surprised if the domain "Lugnet
> > readers and posters" fails to represent the buying/collecting habits
> > of all AFOLs.
> 
> Who is Conan?  I keep seeing references to him, but I have never seen
> him post.  (Not that anybody knows who I am either, but at least people
> don't talk about me a whole lot either.)
> 
> And if he is too busy with LEGO to bother with the 'net, then how do we
> know of him?  Is he a real-life acquaintance?
> 
> Just curious (not antagonistic)...
I have not met him but he is one of the pair that owns the bricks of
the GMLTC setup (well the majority of them anyways).
HTH
Mike
All other themes are just spare parts for Castle!



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  Re: Biggest LEGO Maniacs (was: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..)
 
(...) Who is Conan? I keep seeing references to him, but I have never seen him post. (Not that anybody knows who I am either, but at least people don't talk about me a whole lot either.) And if he is too busy with LEGO to bother with the 'net, then (...) (27 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)

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