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Re: Mark's Zany Email of the Week 8/05/01
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 6 Aug 2001 00:55:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mladen Pejic writes:
> Greedy little kids (most likely)... Always lusting for money... Telling other
> how they can profit off of their hobbies... ;-)
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> I've received a few e-mails like this too. Don't these people know we build for
> fun?
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> Anyways, thanks for sharin'!
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> ~Mladen
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> BTW the $500 payment for instructions is funny too. ;-)
Yeah espeically when another top notch builder (yourself) is giving them
away for free!
-Geordan-
> In lugnet.general, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Here's the funniest email I have received this week.
> >
> > > xxxxxxxxxxxx@aol.com wrote:
> > > Mark, I have to say your models are the finest creations I've ever seen.I am
> > > what you might call a logo fenatic,
> >
> > (Ok, compliments are nice)
> >
> > > I just love LEGOs.
> > > Oh sorry I haven't introduced myself, I am Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
> > > and I have a proposition for you. Did you know you
> > > could make thousands of dollars just by selling your model ideas
> > > to the lego company and just imagine seeing one of your models in a box on a
> > > shelf in a toy store.
> >
> > (Wow, I wasn't aware of that! Considering this email came from aol.com and
> > not lego.com , I'm wondering how this person has the power to offer me money
> > from The LEGO Company. ;^) )
> >
> > > Well, anyway your models, especially your Spacecraft
> > > had me thinking. could you perhaps sell me one of your models or at least
> > > instructions on how to build one of them
> >
> > (Whoops! There's the request for a model or instructions!)
> >
> > > I'm prepared to pay up to 500 dollars on one.
> > > I'll give you time to think about that
> >
> > He hasn't written back to tell me which model he wants to give me $500.00
> > for. Maybe he wasn't interested after all. I've had plenty of time to think
> > about it, however. :^)
> >
> > Stay Tuned for next week's exciting episode.
> >
> > ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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| Greedy little kids (most likely)... Always lusting for money... Telling other how they can profit off of their hobbies... ;-) I've received a few e-mails like this too. Don't these people know we build for fun? Anyways, thanks for sharin'! ~Mladen (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.general)
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