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Subject:	Re: to Minifig or not to Minifig ? (was: Star Wars fixes)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars
Date:	Fri, 7 May 1999 18:29:40 GMT
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Ben Gatrelle wrote: > > In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes: > <clip discussion about what's a minifig or not> > > > I think it'll prove impossible to apply a Yes/No stamp on each character -- • it's > > a Huge Gray Area. > > > > --Todd > I agree, Todd. > Ben Gatrelle I agree it's gray. but to me a minifig has to have the torso capable of accepting legs (per the def'n posted), minifig hands, and a minifig head. I agree that some of the older space fig robots aren't yellow headed, nor is Darth. But I'd call them minifigs anyway. Skeletons, monkeys, Jar Jar, the new robot... all fail. Todd is right, though, fuzzy associations actually allow for more precision. To each his own. -- Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar FDIC Know your Customer is wounded, thanks to you, but not dead... See http://www.defendyourprivacy.com for details For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please. - Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please. - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please. - This is a family newsgroup, thanks.

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		Re: to Minifig or not to Minifig ? (was: Star Wars fixes)
(...) Actually, doesn't the "minifig" classification fail? They're not action figures (1). Because there are three minifigs on the box, doesn't necessarily mean that you get three minifigs with that set. Swap heads between them, and you get three (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

		Re: to Minifig or not to Minifig ? (was: Star Wars fixes)
But by your definition, JarJar IS a minifig: "I agree it's gray. but to me a minifig has to have the torso capable of accepting legs (per the def'n posted), minifig hands, and a minifig head. " The fact that he doesn't come with a standard minifig (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

		Re: to Minifig or not to Minifig ? (was: Star Wars fixes)
(...) Isn't that kinda being contradictory with Jar Jar? I mean he's got a minifig torso, arms, hands, legs, and even a minifig head, it's just not round. So you would say that if I took off Jar Jar's head and put it on Anakin's body that Anakin (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

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		Re: to Minifig or not to Minifig ? (was: Star Wars fixes)
In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes: <clip discussion about what's a minifig or not> (...) it's (...) I agree, Todd. Ben Gatrelle (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

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