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Re: Finding Lego
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:49:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Thomas (T. J.) Avery writes:
> I found a 2x2 yellow Duplo block in the street one day.
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> On the other hand, I've lost many pieces. I know we've all done that, but
> I've had some spectacular mishaps.
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> Example: I received set 6940 (Alien Moon Stalker) one day on a trip to town
> (30 miles from my house). I built it on the way home in the back seat of the
> car. We stopped at a Wal-Mart and somehow I managed to drop the thing in the
> parking lot. It exploded on the ground shooting bricks underneath adjacent
> cars. I recovered most of it, but still missed some pieces.
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> So, somebody else found Lego that day.
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> T. J.
Ouch! I had a similiar experience once. When I was 9 years old I was getting
into a car with an opened 395 Power Truck and my knee hit the underside of the
box and the lid flipped open and threw dozens and dozens of pieces into a leaf-
covered lawn. No telling how many pieces I lost. Somehow, though, I was still
able to build it with help from the rest of my collection. Close call.
james
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| I found a 2x2 yellow Duplo block in the street one day. On the other hand, I've lost many pieces. I know we've all done that, but I've had some spectacular mishaps. Example: I received set 6940 (Alien Moon Stalker) one day on a trip to town (30 (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.general)
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