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Re: Trivia: The First Junior Brick?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:14:45 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kim Toll writes:
> In lugnet.general, Rose Regner writes:
> > The 1x2x5 columns would fit this criteria. I would have to check when they
> > first showed up in Fire or Police stations.
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> > Rose
I'm pretty sure Castle Walls and one-piece horses (both 1984) have those beat
by a long while.
Kim Toll again:
> But, now my question: What do people really consider a POOP? Probably not a
> 2x4. But it seems that it is. So what is the essence of a POOP? Its more
> than a part that can be made from other smaller pieces.
I think the general notion would be that a POOP is a piece that can be
constructed (to a reasonable approximation) with smaller pieces, and is
sufficiently specialized to inhibit rather than encourage designs different
from that for which the piece was originally fabricated. In my opinion.
TWS Garrison
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 | | Re: Trivia: The First Junior Brick?
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| (...) [ Heavy snipage ] (...) [ More snipage ] (...) Well, I'm no Lego historian, nor do I play one on TV. But, wasn't the 2x4 brick one of the first pieces produced? Technically, its a POOP since it can be made from two 2x2 bricks. And of course, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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