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Tabarnak! (This is cursing in French...) Ok, so we've all read those nice little post about a great experience with LEGO, or how LEGO changed our lives in a positive way. But LEGO can also be an important cause of divorce... Well, maybe not divorce, (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Gotta be honest with you--it sounds like she was trying her best to let you handle the precarious stuff. Chairs can be repaired and ISDs rebuilt, but people are a harder matter. I'd say let it slide--hey, she accepts your hobby, so I think (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My worst LEGO experience was stepping upon a LEGO shark and having it's dorsal fin plundge into the arch of my bare foot. That plastic dorsal fin ain't too sharp neither... To this day I have a scar where the half inch deep, inch long cut was. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Other than stepping on the random sharp brick and uttering a lot of foul language, I'd say my worst LEGO experiences are when I accidently demolish a model. For example, I accidently caused the demise of my 12' crawler crane ((URL) when trying to (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Um, that might be your WORST experience, but... a) it may have made OTHER people's experience significantly BETTER b) I hear rumor has it your minions were in there mining away for you, so all was not all that lost, now, was it? (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip extensive variety of atrocities suffered by Terry's wife> (...) Terry, your story reminds me of when we moved out of town to our current house. My husband wanted me to help him move his classic MG by towing it tied to the back of our (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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-I once ingested a piece of ABS.- ¯¯¯...¯¯¯ <No! it was *NOT* intentional!> I was young… And the piece looked particularly chewy…. Fortunately, I now feel a ‘oneness’ with the brick!!! ;) ~Ohmmmmmmmm, Ohmmm...mmm… :p Earnestly, --==Richard==-- (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes: <snipped most of Maggie's post...> (...) Gee! Can't a guy be pissed off at his wife without a feminist protest rising up? :-) You girls should meet, you'd get along real well. Maybe if your hubby gave you so (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's what I did... Let it slide... Of course, it's only a small misadventure. Nothing serious, nothing of importance. I guess some people might have read it a bit too seriously. Maybe I'll write a warning that says "Attention : Slightly (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well I'm no feminist, but honestly, after reading your post, I felt more sorry for your wife then you. (...) A joke? Guess my sense of humor is out of wack. :( -Jason (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Once I inhaled a 1x1 round plate. I didn't got high, so I quit. (and yes, it's true) Pedro (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) *cough cough* Couldn't be anyone I know, could it? ;) (...) What are you talking about? Nobody's doing anything for me by proxy--I had to buy all I wanted at the higher price point this year. I have no minions. Some people may have been buying (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Terry Prosper" <t@rotule.qc.ca> wrote in various messages: <snip>I asked. No. I ordered my wife to come and help me.</snip> <snip> Gee! Can't a guy be pissed off at his wife without a feminist protest rising up? :-) You girls should meet, you'd get (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh grow up! By "order", I meant I insisted. You think what? That my wife is a stupid person who cannot defend herself against me? If she doesn't want to help, she won't, just as anyone would do. You are pathetic. You attack people telling them (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Gee, this thread went from bad to worse rather quickly. But I have to side with the complainers, you've got a problem. Sounds like you value your hobby more than your wife. (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And insisting isn't really ordering. I think DUQ has the sarcasm factor backwards. Kind of funny a humorous post could actually evoke complaints. (...) I'm going to have to side with you on this... What I hate most in a person is when they go (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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All you had to do was say what you meant. But according to you the complainers are being childish because YOU chose all the wrong words to express this "sarcastic" vent? Don't blame us, all we did was read what you wrote. And despite what some may (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But Kirby, that’s the nature of ‘sarcasm!’ You choose all the “Wrong words” specifically in order to apply an inflection. The “wrong words,” when properly understood, are what create the humor! By explaining the nuances or by being stolidly (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Doesn't this whole thread belong in lugnet.women.who-nee...isogynist? -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This sentance explains it all. They do solid tow bars now which would have prevented the collision. Steve (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe there should a warning on the submission screen 'Warning, posting's can appear a lot less sarcastic than you think!' Steve (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Whoa! You need an attitude adjustment! A LEGO model is just a LEGO model, even if it is the ISD. Nathan Wells (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I'll break my "This is my final post in this thread" promise to reply to the first post in this thread that's right on the spot. Matt, I salute you. I mean, come on people. I don't deserve to be treated this way because i was upset at (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Was it an accident or did someone dare you? :-) You inhaled it? By your mouth? It's a luck it wasn't a regular 1x1 plate, thoses little corners would have been rough! Terry (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thanks...but I was just saying what I thought came right. (...) I'm not sure why some cannot comprehend sarcasm...in today's society, we *need* humor more than anything. Talking about life as it is shows lurkers that us lego fans have normal (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Erm....I believe it was I who posted that. Lesseee, how do I say this...Um, when I read your post, I had gotten home from rebuilding my shed that had just been blown over a steep hill (long story), and I was not in a good mood. I wanted (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You are still cool with me dude. But I think you should ship your Optimus Prime to my house for safe keeping. I mean who knows what other lego creations she might be it out to destroy! You know if you REALLY think about the events that happned (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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To get back to the point, here's my worst LEGO memory: When I was a kid - eh, younger - I tried very hard to make a wheel loader in LEGO. I tried and tried and tried but could not make it look like a wheel loader. I lacked the skill and got really (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There is a free weekly paper here called "the Advertiser." It consists of about eight pages of classified ads that can be placed for free, and survives on money from paid advertisements. I made a habit of scanning it for Lego as soon as I (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You are correct. However, others are also correct that sarcasm usually falls flat when expressed in written form. The problem is that without visual and audial clues from talking to a person in person there is no way to tell if the words are (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have this awful habit of playing with Lego antennea, castle spears, and the like between my teeth (much like someone sucking on a toothpick). I normally only do this while working with Lego (and never actually chew in such a way as to damage (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Accident, no doubt. But if you ask *how* it happened, I can't possibly say :-S (...) Yes, that's right. (...) Nose! I was stuck with it inside my nose for a few minutes, even after blowing hard to get it out. In the end I think my father used (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This raises an interesting question: is ABS attacked by the stomach acid? If true... then LEGO is biodegradable after all! :-O Pedro (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) LOL, Aha… that’s sooooo Funny. And I thought I was the only one with ABS in my system. We should start a Support-Group! Our slogan will be: “We are ‘one’ with the brick!” It’s nice to know I'm not alone… Y’guys are the greatest!!! (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sorry, i have to stick to my guns here. A very probable situation was described and a very realistic interaction took place between the two parties involved. Was he being sarcastic? If so, fine; I must've missed it. The only indication I have (...) (22 years ago, 4-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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interesting question and perdicament. heres mine: well, my church has something called tithing (im LDS) and every beginning sunday of the month, the boys of the congregation (12-14) go out and collect the tithing from all the houses in the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Looking at all the new sets coming in 2003 I think I might be headed for divorce, or bankrupcy, or both. Allister (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Apologies accepted :-) Terry PS: A shed blown over a steep hill? Whoa, you should have known better than to blow you shed there ;-) LOL (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) when it broke down in parts, I was too busy with visitors to post here... :-) But since it's a MOC, I've decided to keep everything intact until i have time (and patience) to repair it. It's still in ok shape at least! Terry (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Richard ! This thread has really got me down, but it's posts like yours that make LUGNET a happy place to be! Terry (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I won't even answer your question. The fact is: people should not judge me on the mere facts I posted in my story. If you don't think I was sarcastic, that's your opinion, but nobody should have attacked me. Like I said, if you don't like my (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Argh! Are you ok now? Man this must have hurt! Y'know, when you swallow something the wrong way... But LEGO!? That's not even organic! But, pardon me for asking, why did you have these parts in your mouth? Terry (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Why not start a cult where you need to ingest a part to be accepted? We could g for a 1x1 round plate for the LUGNET members and a 2x4 brick for the newcomers. This would hopefully encourage people to join LUGNET ? (Or maybe it would keep newcomers (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Terry Prosper wrote: > Why not start a cult where you need to ingest a part to be accepted? We > could g for a 1x1 round plate for the LUGNET members and a 2x4 brick for the > newcomers. This would hopefully encourage people to join LUGNET ? (Or > (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) well, my momma wont let me have gum, so i had to have something inbetween my teeth to keep from knawing my cheek off, in fact i didnt even really realize that I had them in my mouth before until AUCK! it is ahrd to believe, but its still (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I hate to be pedantic (and people hate me when I'm pedantic), but Lego bricks are made of ABS, aka Acetyl Butyl Styrene or Acrylonitrile-Butadi...e-Styrene. The chemical formula is [(c8h8)k-(C3H3N)l-(C4H6)m]n. I don't know what a lot of that (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Uhm.. Why? (...) I think you should go see the doctor ASAP. Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Just curious. Would this make Gasoline (or any fossile fuel) organic? I suppose it would, since they could not easily exist on planets where there had not been life at some point. -H. (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree you should have this checked by a medical professional. I once swallowed a fishbone and it felt like it was stuck there in my throat. Actually, all that happened was that it scratched my throat, so it felt like it was still there. But (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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