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Ahh, yes. This part: (URL) always be a "cannonball", courtesy my discovering Lego during the Pirate era. Also, being far less creative than Tim as a kid, these: (URL) simply "dots". On a related note, "bricks" and "plates" were foreign concepts to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Whew! For a minute there I thought you were calling me a geek.... hey, wait a second! ;) (...) That's a fairly widely used term, isn't it? I guess I was thinking more along the lines of personalized nicknames for less common parts. As I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You can admit it if you want... I promise not to make fun of any names you may have come up with. I started this silly thread, I'm certainly not one to poke fun at anyone else. :) (...) I meant to clarify something in my initial posting. I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes: <snip> Bulldog? Hydrant? Hmm... (...) Um... well... not that I'm going to admit, I guess. (grin) More seriously, I actually don't do that. I try to memorise the LDraw names for stuff and use those (and I try (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You, a geek, nah... ;-) (...) (URL) part is commonly referred to as a "jumper" plate or tile, since it allows for you to build on top of it in half-stud widths. (URL) best friend and I, potty humorists as we are, started calling this piece a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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At the risk of branding myself a bigger geek than I already am, I have decided to post this anyway. :) While I'm building a model or sorting pieces, I sometimes refer to certain of my favorite pieces by a nickname... based on what that piece reminds (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Who is Matthew Be?
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Hello! I was browsing Brickshelf this morning and I landed on the folder of "Matthew Be" ((URL) like to communicate with him but I can't find his e-mail adress. :-( Does anybody here knows who is "Matthew Be" and/or could tell me how I can (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.people)
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| | UPDATED Re: spinner/tilter amusement ride MOC
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Hey guys, thought those of us with patience or broadband might be interested in seeing some video of the ride in action. i've completed the programming to include the classic circus music. Its really fun now. lowerd resolution (URL) resolution (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | G.M.L.T.C. to display at "Day Out With Thomas™" event
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The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club (www.gmltc.org) is pleased to announce we will be displaying our LEGO train layout at the "Day Out With Thomas™" event at the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN from April (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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(...) Great thought, Ben. Richie (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.general)
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