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Re: The Knight Bus has arrived... but it's not all good news
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:29:50 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Cary Clark wrote:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> LEGO Introduces New Collectable Colors
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> Billund, Denmark -- The LEGO Group has taken collectability to a new level by
> varying the colors slightly, but perceptably, in its newest sets.
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> "We've had an enormous response from collectors with our Bionicle masks" said
> Yohann Bigboote, LEGO's latest Director of Marketing, "so we've decided to raise
> the excitement a notch by varying the brick color, piece by piece."
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> The color differences are achieved through a patent-pending technology,
> guaranteeing that no two bricks are exactly the same hue. Bigboote predicts that
> casual LEGO "maniacs" and collectors alike will purchase multiple copies, if not
> dozens, of the same set, in order to build the model in a single color.
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> "Focus groups in both Germany and the United States have expressed boredom with
> our past color quality" said Bigboote. "We're determined to thrill the youngster
> when they open the box, because they'll never know what color lies inside."
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> Bigboote refused to comment on rumors that LEGO is also considering slightly
> adjusting the size of the brick itself in the same random manner. "We're
> considering all options, but we have nothing to announce at this time."
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> DISCLAIMER
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> The above is a parody. It is not true. I made it up.
Cary,
That's about the best laugh I've had all week.
Disturbingness of its inspiration completely
aside, it's brilliant.
LFB
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