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This may come as a surprise to many people, but one of my hobbies is creating things with LEGO bricks. Shocked? I know that my parents still are, and this after 30+ years of me playing with the 'Automatic Binding Brick'. It's my chosen hobby--a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with, or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a shelf somewhere? I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) They take 'em to the school yard and have their little matches sometimes. I don't know much about the Bionicle, but with the elastics and triggers and stuff on some--they try to knock each others masks off. At home my nephew keeps his Bionicle (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've seen the same thing happen with the regular sets too. Erm... Actually, *I* do it with the regular sets sometimes. My girlfriend too. She's currently on a kick to get all the sets with Ogel in them. I'm partial to the Adventurers at the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) David, I applaud you. This has been a refreshing post to read due to current events and I thank you. Nathan (who is in total agreement with David Koudys) Wells (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Again, this misses the point. I think what most people are upset about is not new colors appearing, but old colors disappearing. Sorry to flog a Dark Grey horse... - Chris. (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) I didn't state it as clearly as I intended, then--I understand the disappearance of colours. I was having issue with the approach of many individuals--It's like me demanding, in a very unpleasant (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You are absolutely correct on this point, and I couldn't agree more. I've been somewhat taken aback by the tone taken by many here the last few days, particularly with regard to the color change and the BioniCastle issue. Abusing Jake is not (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Respect is absolutely a two-way street. TLC has none for the adult consumer, not unless it somehow coincides with something they were planning anyway. Much is made of the tiny part of the market we represent, so fine-- that's just proof that (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) There were many complaints about "new colors". Google searches of rec.toys.lego will easily uncover such postings. Here's a quote from Charles B. Naumann (cnaumann@HiWAAY.net) way back on 1998/06/24, "I am personally tired of all the new (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, and a lot of AFOLS buy Lego to be complete. Then, I was in TRU the other day and this boy was unexcitedly staring at Bionicle. Mother: "He already has all the Bionicles." So he got the Space Shuttle. Good choice. -Erik (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No, but oil tankers can sure run aground with a quickness ;) -HRH (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Its a good question. I know a lot of kids have the collector mentality with Bionicle. One aspect of consumerism I really don't like, but its life. In the toy business, many other people do it, and LEGO has to do it to survive. If that's what (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) David - I don't see most of the objectors complaining about adding colors, only about taking them away. Lego is my chosen hobby too - and the more colors they add, the better the palette is that I have available to build with. I agree 100% on (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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