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Subject:	If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
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Date:	Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:09:22 GMT
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Here's a question - for no special reason but fun: If you could leave -any- book on Kjeld's nightstand for him to read tonight, what would it be? (Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is owner/head of The LEGO Company) -Suz [sorry for admin ID on this, please ignore]

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		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) Any Lego catalogue in the range ~1980-1996. ;) Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his environment to suit himself. (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) Hmmm... Any Star Trek book thats good? Maybe get him to uh... approach Paramount Studios? wink wink Rick "since Final Fantasy aint books..." (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) <set:6000 6000 LEGOLAND Idea Book> Jude (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
----- Original Message ----- From: "LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> (...) tonight, (...) Hmmm. How about the "Ultimate Lego Book." Annotated in the margins by AFOL's of course. e.g. [hand drawn arrow pointing to picture] 1,000 Light Blue such and (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
I would leave the 1980 European Train catalog on Kjeld's nightstand. (URL) would be open to page 13. (URL) My parents brought this catalog home from a trip to Europe. Unfortunately, they did not bring any train sets home. I paged through that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) Guild of Bricksmiths(tm) combined catalog. Once it gets created, that is. (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
"Suz" <suz@lugnet.com> skrev i meddelandet news:Gt0srM.Hy6@lugnet.com... (...) tonight, (...) I'd put my old ideabook there. Then he could look at the 'town' page, where he is playing with some other children, and try to remember being a child... (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
How bout something by Umberto Eco. Kjeld's gonna need a real book to read after he sifts through the dozens of LEGO catalogs you guys have put on his nightstand ;-) -Jon -- \| The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) I guess I was thinking along the lines of, Steven Levy's "Insanely Great" because I wish Kjeld were the Steve Jobs of toys. But perhaps he'd re-read that other little book... "Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas" by Seymour (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) Any? I'd leave -Days of War, Nights of Love- written by the folks at CrimethInc. (www.crimethinc.com) an American group of individuals commited to the transformation of our society from one of misery and alienation to one of love and (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) I would leave children's books: "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" by Howard Pyle "The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions" by Howard Pyle "The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur" by Howard Pyle "Treasure Island" by (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) I would leave the 'Geography of Nowhere' (or the sequel 'Home from Nowhere') by James Howard Kunstler. These two books discuss what is not quite right about modern urban planning and architecture in a funny and enlightening way. Fascinating (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
Hm...well, first, with all those books, he'd need a second table. I suggest: First, to make a second table...I'd take two 3303 tubs and stack them on top of each other (hint hint). Then, use the top of the tub as a stand to place one of my old (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...
(...) I'd go with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Not only is it a great book, but also might prompt more castle creations. Perhaps if he'd read this years ago we'd have a Lego Lord of the Rings line rather than that Intelliblox brick/action figure (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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