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Subject: 
Re: Fence colours
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 2 Mar 1999 03:00:36 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.#nospam#net
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Jasper Janssen wrote:

> On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:43:46 GMT, Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Take for example the new black sloped bricks service packs.  They contain all
> > regular sloped bricks except 2 types, the 1x2 half pyramid peaks, and the 2x2
> > peak gable connectors.  These just happen to be 2 pieces that were used a lot in
> > recent sets (RoboForce set 2152 has 10 of the black gable connectors).  Makes
> > you wonder if surplus inventory is an added criteria for service packs?  Maybe
> > TLG has too many green bricks in inventory?  So make a service pack out of them.
> 
> Sounds like sound business policy.
> "Hey look, we've got a few million of these black slopey things... and
> we've been getting all these letters requesting a "black slope service
> pack". What to do, what to do... *ponder* *lightbulb* Hey! I know...."

"....let's create a Time-Cruisers theme and lump in all the odd pieces we have
laying around!"

> 
> 
> Jasper



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  Re: Fence colours
 
(...) Sounds like sound business policy. "Hey look, we've got a few million of these black slopey things... and we've been getting all these letters requesting a "black slope service pack". What to do, what to do... *ponder* *lightbulb* Hey! I (...) (28 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

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