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| (...) Well that's certainly the generally accepted theory. But to me, of course, the fact that they are Monorail trascends the theme and should have been the superior factor in deciding the numbering scheme to be used for the sets and the track (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| Joshua Delahunty wrote: < snipped a bunch of very logical reasoning, all correct > Granted. Every bit of it, except for the part about 2x4 bricks. It is difficult to conceive of what else you could build from a monorail switch part other than a (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Space Boy jumpin' in here... To me, the monorail sets definitely fall into "Space" and "Town" as themes (systems) because of their numberings and because of their constituent elements. IMM (in my mind), Monorail sets don't transcend themes (...) (26 years ago, 30-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) 6399 is an Airport Shuttle. It has a hamburger stand and people with hair and "town torsos". Trees and park benches and street lights. It's a town set. To me, it's more a town set than it is a monorail set, really. "Town" defines it. 6990 and (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Indeed. :-) - I concede your reasoning WRT the 2x4 Brick. My point being that a common, rare, element between sets will not define the type of set (for me, anyway). Your point, that that monorail track sections and the 2x4 bricks are vastly (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Oh... ya... well... see, I forgot that 69xx was space. Don't pay much attention to space(1). Ya, that's it, I forgot. (2). Actually, I would have been just as happy if the two Space sets were numbered in synch with 6399, but it just seems more (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yes! :) (...) Isn't she the woman from the Old Navy commercials? (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I may have been trolled, but this is a SNL bit. Might be from before you were born or something, though. (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, not really trolled, but maybe. :) And yeah, I remember the Jon L. bit. There was a time when I would take umbrage to a suggestion that I might not be old enough to remember something. That time is long past, I'm afraid. [1] 1. Mike, who (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well color me ignorant and brin on the figs and mice, but I don't know what you mean by SNL. (12) Jasper (1) Could be either American, and not crossed the atlantic at the time, or I could just be too young :) (12) Yes, this is a very odd (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Saturday Night Live. A late night (1) live show on NBC, one of our major networks (2) in which the performances were Live. (3) There were a number of recurring characters (4) and this bit is a parody of the Pathological Liar character. OK, now (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Only ever watched it once, which had a guy come in to warn everyone about the perils of Spot Bleeding Disease. It transpired that the symptoms manifested themselves whenever he wore a new shirt. He forgot to remove the pins. ___...___ (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Richard Dee wrote in message ... (...) Darwin Awards?..:-D Selçuk (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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