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Re: April Fools Day is coming
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:52:08 GMT
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But Gary, it's only a joke if someone can refute what you claim. Who could
refute anything you say about classic windows. You are the "Gary" in the
"Dear Gary" posts.

Rose

"Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:3AC22809.AEC626B5@umich.edu...
> I was thinking last year about an April Fool's joke, but never got the • time for
> it..... I have about 40 old worn and very discolored without glass (and • totally
> useless) classic windows/doors (all types except the 1x2x1 and the 1x1x1) • that I
> had spray painted black to exactly matching the black Lego color (I really • did
> spray paint them, and they look great!).  I was going to build a building • with
> all these black windows/doors and post a picture on the webpage.  I was • going to
> say that these were sold to me from some retired Danish gentleman that • used to
> work for LEGO.  He had these old black classic windows/doors in his • possession,
> and was going to say that these were prototypes (without glass) that were • never
> produced for the public (except of course for the 1x1x2 and 1x2x2 that • actually
> were found in a 1970's train set).  I was then going to reference Tore
> Eriksson's website with the old 1960's Swedish advertisement of Lego • lighting
> bricks (in the picture one is not really sure if these are really black • windows,
> or just red windows with a "nighttime" look to them) and say that these • were of
> the same batch of windows that I purchased.  That was going to be my April
> Fool's joke.  Unfortunately, I just didn't have the time.  But it might • have
> gotten some attention.
> 
> Well I may still use these windows, but for propoganda purposes for what • it
> would look like if LEGO Direct 1) sold classic windows again, and 2) sold • them
> in off colors as well.
> 
> Gary Istok
> 
> Dave Lovelace wrote:
> 
> > In lugnet.general, Tim Strutt writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Alan Carmack writes:
> > > > May I ask what sordid and torrid april fool's jokes have been played • on
> > > > lugnet in the past that generated this seemingly dictatorial and • maternal
> > > > post?
> > 
> > Here's one that I planned on releasing onto unsuspecting eyes last year, • but
> > didn't have the heart:
> > 
> > http://www.umop.com/pyrite.htm
> > 
> > It was a "scan" of a mysterious Danish catalog from 1983....complete • with
> > two missing Space sets...heh heh.
> > 
> > --Dave (jot and jab)
> > 
> > xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 



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  Re: April Fools Day is coming
 
I was thinking last year about an April Fool's joke, but never got the time for it..... I have about 40 old worn and very discolored without glass (and totally useless) classic windows/doors (all types except the 1x2x1 and the 1x1x1) that I had (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)

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