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(...) minifigs... (...) Agreed 100%. This only means that the company is working to make the product even better. At brickfest, I asked during the QandA if the NBA race/plastic color was going to continue into the other themes like world city. The (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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Over the weekend at Brickfest, we were given the opportunity to buy up some grab bags from the LEGO Outlet. Now I wasn't really big on the idea of getting the grab bags at first (my mistake), but I went at the end and picked up a few. I bought one (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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This headline from news.com is great: "IBM snaps up Lego, blocks HP" :) (URL) -Anne (...) -- For SCO to attack IBM using IP (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. is somewhat like trying to eat >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. a live tiger. -Ian Lance Taylor (v_," ; (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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(URL) article is interesting if you want to know how Lego runs its computer infrastructure. (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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(...) Further to this I have managed to upload the same images to another location within my space on brickshelf. I think the problem was something to do with my original folder not having any content tags (e.g. train) as this time it asked me what (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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Ladies and Gents If you are planning on coming to NWBrickCon please let us know what you are bringing and what you want to do. We're planning space for classes, an animation festival, gaming, and of course, MOC display. So please, if you think you (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sunscreen, sand and virtually no water - there's a magical combination. (...) So he was only a half-cast eh? No wonder they didn't let him stay with his parents. Cheers, Allister (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Sunscreen. (...) Hmmm.. Don't forget Luke was only half Tattooini. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port Brique Somewhere in the South Pacifique (2 URLs) Misérable Building a safer South Pacifique (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ever wondered why people that have been baked under the twin suns of Tattooine for generations have such fair skin? Luke and all his family should have been played by black people. Cheers, Allister (22 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) No problem. E-mail me for the address where you can send my outrageous consulting fee. ;P (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for clearing that up. $#@%!@#! :-) James (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Last night at the end of the 10 PM news they ran a short segment about Brickfest! -- Rosemary Regner, PE R Squared Digital Media rose@r2dm.com www.r2dm.com (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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To All, (...) Boy, does that bring back some memories. It is hard to believe it has been three years. I am glad my minifigs speak in English, because I am not too knowlegable in Spanish, as I took French for 5 years. : ) As for Lando, I am glad they (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Aren't you forgetting about a minor character who popped up in the first few movies by the name of Darth Vader? Personally, I think you guys have too much time on your hands. Instead of being happy that LEGO is becoming a more culturally (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) After reading the posts, perhaps the issue is no longer "Does yellow=white?" but rather, "Why aren't there more people of color in the mainstream media?" If we had a Star Wars-type franchise that was evenly distributed among White, Black, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Always? I don't think so... the first we heard of that policy was at the release of the NBA figures. After all, Speilberg (if the director is Speilberg) is yellow, and Zidane (and he is Zidane) is yellow. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You assume incorrectly about what you think are my assumptions. "...what primary color would work best a "flesh" tone." I covered that. Nor did I say that there was any overt racial motivation. What I do believe is that Lego didn't think (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, that's true IF you believe that Lego's race card is played across all lines and all themes. From what I remember, they've always been adamant about the race card only pertaining to minifigs and only fictional ones at that. Personally, I (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I remember hearing that they did polls to see what the public thought would be more appropriate. The public chose "yellow" (or at least "pre-existing brick color") over "flesh-tones". I'll grant you that at the time they probably (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm really beginning to wish they had as well. I wouldn't be surprised if _they_ are wishing they'd done this. And if they aren't yet, they probably will be in a year or two, especially if that set ever hits retail store shelves. (...) That (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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