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Hello all, Re: Model Team/Technic Love (and frequently buy) both of them. Re: old set re-releases No, I don't like the newer sets as much as I like the older sets. But there are many things for which I prefer older to newer, not just Lego. For (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think you might be mistaking 'bitterness' for a pent up desire for many people here to express their feelings to Lego, and someone just opened a crack in the door. Do you expect us to sit here on our hands and not say anything that might be (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) enemies (...) Of course I don't expect that. I stated "bitterness in tone". What I meant was that some of this frustration with TLG, much of which - please make no mistake - is clearly justified, could come across better if it were phrased in (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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<preach> I agree here and wanted to comment on the same. Most responses have been polite and constructive, but several have been rather cruel. Jeroen has taken on a huge task here. Seeing the flavor of some of these comments could give you an idea (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Employed - yes. Healthy - not at the moment. Yes, Lego is a toy. But it isn't JUST anything. I don't spend thousands of dollars each year on things that aren't important to me. So yeah, since I've seen it decline quality-wise in the relatively (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, whether we come across as all sweetness and nice or as a bunch of crazed lunatics, the pessimist in me thinks it will have the same effect - little to none. In fact, I'm so confident in my pessimism that I'd be willing to bet a dozen (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Mike Stanley skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Mike, don't forget - for You, the _building_ is the thing, for kids, _playing_ is the greater part. OK, my oldest boy (11), really liked to put 8880 (Supercar) together, and the alternate model too. It took (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But Anders, if the *playing* is the important part, then why don't we just buy pre-built, ready-to-go toys for our kids? They're sturdier, usually; cheaper, just about always; have more functionality, without a doubt. If my kids want to play (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) For my children, playing and building are totally intertwined. While they are building with legos, or creating a big "setup" with playmobil (1), they talk constantly about what they are planning to do when they finish and how much fun it will (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Right. BUT, to work the car analogy a bit more: Both Chrysler and Ford are bringing out new models that recapture some of what the older models had. The Prowler is a huge flashback to the hotrods of the 50s. The PT Cruiser harks back to prewar (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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No bet unless you're offering odds. I'd take it at 12 to 1, though. (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Amen, Larry! Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I might put up 12 to your 1 but I couldn't put up 144 to your 12. Well, I could, but that would leave me with too few on the off chance that I lost, which I wouldn't, but still. (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't have 12 myself so that's what I meant... It would just be an ordinary silver one, though, not the special silver that John Neal gave me, that came in a jewelry case. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) this (...) Besides these retro-models (which, as far as Lego goes, would actually be something like MT models with the Hobby-Model spoked wheels; Technic vehicles w/8860 tires, square pistons, and no flexible tubes; or plastic-railed trains - (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Amen. Unfortunately, the economy is too good for poor business practices to be punished too much. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) this (...) Fair enough. You make a good point. I knew (well, suspected) somehow or another that the car anology wouldn't hold up, but my point is that I personally think it may be better to look forward than look back. To me the nostalgic (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not true!!!!! If you're an adult and you like LEGO, you're an AFOL. That is ALL it means. We must NOT be exclusionary. I in no way meant to imply that because you disagree with me you're not. Really. Please do keep posting as time permits. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Anders Isaksson (isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se) wrote: (...) And Anders Isaksson replied: (...) It is my experience that both building and playing is important (and it seems to be most fun when you play the minifigs are building). [...] (...) So (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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