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    Question about 6081 —Benjamin Whytcross
   I'm just curious..why is the female mini-fig called a 'wench' in this set, when [at least in Aus] it was called the princess' castle? I didn't think TLG would release a set called 'Wenches castle'. Enlightenment appreciated, Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Matthew Miller
     (...) I'm pretty sure that that is an _UN_official term, not somethign from Lego at all. (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Question about 6081 —Lindsay Frederick Braun
      (...) I don't know what would happen if TLC ever made a "Wenches' Castle," but I have a strange feeling that the normal consumer demographics wouldn't apply to *that* puppy... best LFB (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Question about 6081 —Peter White
     (...) at (...) have a (...) You could have a whole 'wench' theme, Wenches Perilous Pitstop (they change their own tyres for a change), Fort Wencheredo (like the movie Bad Girls), Wenches Discovery Lab (girls do like science) and also the Wench (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Question about 6081 —Santosh Bhat
      I tried to tie a "wench" down to lego train tracks one time, but them lego wenches just aren't tall enough. (...) *that* (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Wenches! (was: Question about 6081) —James Howse
     (...) A couple of my favourites from the Lego range 6419 Rolling Acres Wench 6278 Wenchanted island 5808 The Wenchanted palace and my top pick, 5087 Toolo Wench. James (who has to go have a lie down now...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —David Simmons
     (...) Sure they could. They could license Monty Python and the Holy Grail and make a set of the Castle Anthrax! :-) "Let me go back and face the peril!" "No, it's too perilous!" Dave (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Scott Arthur
    "Whytcross, Benjamin" <BWhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au> wrote in message news:1D0812CAE3E7D21...ccess.com. au... (...) Pause has it as "King's Mountain Fortress" The UK name was "The Haunted Castle". Both of which are a little dull, I like "Het (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Jonathan Wilson
   (...) Sounds like german or something for the haunted castle (I dont speek german so I am only guessing here) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Frank Buiting
      "Jonathan Wilson" <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:390ED70F.52E705...ail.com... (...) german so I (...) The third language (next to english and french) in that catalog is dutch. 'Spookkasteel' is indeed a translation of 'Haunted (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Gary R. Istok
    (...) It isn't German. Perhaps Dutch, Danish or Swedish. Seeing the use of the (common to Dutch) double vowel, I would bet Dutch. But I think your translation is correct. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Fredrik Glöckner
   (...) It's definitively not Danish or Swedish. It sounds Dutch to me, but with the use of double vowels, it could also be Finnish. But it doesn't sound Finnish, so I'm putting my bet on Dutch. BTW: Today I dreamt that my AucZILLA winnings had (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Question about 6081 —Bram Lambrecht
   (...) It is Dutch, literally "The Ghostcastle." --Bram Bram Lambrecht.........Br...L@JUNO.com (URL) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.general)
 

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