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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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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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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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![](/news/x.gif) | | Playing and building (Was: TLG investigation 1st answers)
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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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