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Manfred Moolhuysen <moom@nospamchello.nl> wrote in message
news:G08AoF.HC2@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.fabuland, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes:
> > I sure would like to know what the articles says, particularly the • "good"
> > (Fabuland!)parts. Also, I interested in any other information about this
> > publication that is available. The only thread I have seen about it is
> > http://news.lugnet.com/loc/nl/?n=458
> > and beyond me.
>
> This was a paper that the local Dutch Lego office issued as a marketing
> instument. You could get them for free in the toy shops. A translated • quote
> from the tread on local.nederland:
>
> Aaahh! Nostalgia! Always whining to the shop's staff "Has the new LEGO • paper
> arrived yet"
>
> The first edition was pubished februari 15th 1976, it came out 4 times a • year
> and existed for about 15 years. The nature of the content was mainly:
>
> 1. introduction of new sets and themes
> 2. 'advetorial' stuff aimed at parents
> (such as the "list of criteria", elsewhere in this tread)
> 3. entertaining (bed-time) stories aimed at young childred.
> (the large Fabuland article is an example of this, with the • appropriate
> reading-level, so if you want to learn Dutch, to be able to read the • paper,
> start there :-) By the way, I'm not planning to translate it. It's so
> sweet my teeth would hurt)
The booklets that come with the sets have this sweet quality to them also.
I feel it is not overly so because of their whimsical nature. Often a
character act a bit like rascals and scamps or does a really silly thing.
They express a real joy for life, living in the moment. Who can not smile
when seeing Elton Elephant dancing on a tabletop after a peanut butter
milkshake or Ricky Racoon driving his Scooter while upside down. :-)
> 4. Lego trivia
> 5. somtimes a puzzle or competition
>
> Greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
Thank you for providing some background/historical information about this
paper. What a treat it must have been to get ! It is wonderful some are
still around.
sheree
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