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(...) This is very cool- I can't wait to get my hands on a few! (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (SNIP) (...) It probably translates as "that huggy feeling", seeing how the word looks like "hug"! Mark (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So is it just being a minifig accessory, or did they come up with something creative to do with it? -Andrusi && (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) "hygge" is a special Danish word for the concept of having a nice time without partying; there is no English word for this, but is most often translated into "cosiness" or "homely atmosphere". Actually, there is no word in ANY language that (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dave: Sweet piece of paper. Your collection of early catalogs/idea books, etc is becoming quite impressive! The back cover shows Kjeld on the left (about 6 years old, so Gary's date seems correct) and Gunhild in the middle. The boy on the (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm of absolutely no use in helping translate, but I just had to say thank you for posting this wonderful bit of history. The artwork (as much as the bricks) is what I really love about the pre-1970s LEGO ads and package inserts/instructions. (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Awsome is the word! Quick n dirty translation: 1. "LEGO mursten" ~ "LEGO Building Brick" "BYGGEBOK" = "Building Book" 2. "Her er..." = "Here all the single LEGO separate parts are" 3. "Med LEGO man bygger" = "With LEGO one builds, plays and (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Awesome Dave! This is the earliest "known" idea book I have ever seen, and the only one I've seen with the early 1949-56 "slotted" bricks with windows/doors with "wings" that fit into the slots. By viewing all of the Lego parts on Page 2, (for (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As rare as that piece was, I knew that they couldn't have used up the life of the mold yet. Now if only we could get a color besides yellow... David "Fuzzy" Gregory (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Dave, Thanks for the great scans. This book is really interesting! Eric (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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I recently received a 28 page 'idea book' with the word Byggebog on the cover. I am told 'Byggebog' means "building book" or "manual for constructions" The book doesn't have any date on it, but, according to Gary Istok, it dates from 1955 when the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Two, recent moments: 1) Attending Celebration III (a Star Wars convention) as a member of an ISD speed-build team with my 7-yr-old son Ben. In under 24 hours we built three ISD (two on Saturday with only a couple of hours inbetween), with a (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Sweet! Now I can retro-fit some of my Blacktron soldiers! Dave "Jeremy Rear" <jeremyrear@mac.com> wrote in message news:In1J9E.HGM@lugnet.com... (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Until Peeron gets the catalog bugs out of the system, the 1972 German catalog can be viewed here. The #077 set shown in the German catalog here, is shown as #070 in the Belgian catalog with the identical picture. (URL) you want to see the Belgian (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, I have filled up the enrollment for for Lugnet membership. I also received the request for membership payment. I made payment on 3 Aug 2005 but till now I have not received any news reguarding my membership. The paypal transaction ID No. is (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Christopher Masi wrote: (snip) (...) It took me a week to figure what was wrong, so I feel your pain! (...) bad line break there - if you send a note to the brickjournal address, give it a title in the subject line. (...) The (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Super, thanks Joe. The fora do seem to behave better with FireFox than with Safari :) (...) Well, I don't need to bother anyone now, since you just solved my problem :) but I'll store this e-mail address away for safe keeping. (...) Huh? (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah, I was mostly expecting to see Mark or Jake responding. Somehow I missed that Ronny was with LEGO (...) The only question I currently have is over at LEGOfan, and Jake said that he is looking into it. It just seemed very quiet over there. (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) Hmmm...> Perhaps some guidence and conduct agreements, or general consenus between fans could be developed. Unlike nowadays, where there is a sad lack of honor between fans. Yet this is like yesterday, now and tomorrow, our greatest (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yah, they're working again. I had to kick a process that stopped responding. I'll have to figure out why it's doing that though. (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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