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Hi, I received a mail from someone in Portugal who commented on my description of Octan in the LEGO Lexicon: (URL) pointed out that in Portugal there is a real company with gas stations over the country branded 'Octan' and it uses the exact same (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) lol that would be funny if it were and we thought it fictitious all these years! Since Octan is transported mostly by LEGO trains, I've crossposted there:-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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I don't know about an actual oil company, but, Octan is an actual hydrocarbon with the following formula (all numbers subscript) C8 H18 (URL) is an electronica band from Switzerland called Octan. (URL) was a British video game for the ZX-Spectrum (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general) !
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"Robert Graff" <mrgraff@tvi.cc.nm.us.no.spam> wrote in message news:GFJoHH.KHq@lugnet.com... (...) <snipped lot's of octan references> But this particular one has the same logo, colours and is also fuel... -Frank (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Could it be that LEGO its-self could have started a chain of petrol (or gas) stations? Lee. (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Right, you see, what happened was I went searching with the hopes I might find the Portugese homepage of the Octan fuel company. Instead I found a whole bunch of other cool references, so I thought I'd share them. I'm gonna keep looking for a (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Speak for yourself - I'd always assumed it was a brand from mainland Europe that I'd just never heard of. I know Lego used the 'Shell' brand a long time ago, and I assumed they'd just struck a new deal with someone else. I don't know how (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Take a look: (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) do I? James (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Even with post verification I accidentally left out that I tried a google search and couldn't come up with any Octan company, other than our Lego one (hence the link)! Maybe there is a small Portugese one, but it doesn't get a mention online. Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) I usually do! *I'd* just assumed that TLC had had a falling out with Shell and decided to go with a fictitious company instead-- less legal hassles;-) If Octan were real, I'd have thought that they would have been a little more (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I'm the portuguese guy who actually saw the Octan fuel station and caused this thread. I believe I must explain the whole thing: - There IS (or at leat there was - see below) one "Octana" fuel station located in my city, and I can name the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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