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| In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote: <SNIPPAGE> (...) Dave, I see that Wikipedia is using the Official LEGO Timeline dates. Well there's a problem with doing that.... about 20-30% of the time those dates are wrong! I wonder what KKK (who is THEE (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| The 1932 date is when toys were first produced. Prior to that, it's more Christiansen family business ventures. 1932 = startup of toys. 1949 = bought their first injection molding machine, and started making the Automatic Binding Bricks. The (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| (...) So, out of curiosity, why is this usually called the starting date? I always hear it quoted that Lego started in 1932, but I'm not sure why people quote that rather than 1895 or 1916. From what I know (from 50 Years of Play book): 1895 - (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| (...) You're most very welcome Kelly, Now that the "burden" of the LEGO CD is finished, I can return to posting a lot of interesting information that I have learned the past few years from others, as well as from folks in Billund. Luckily, I've (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| (...) Gary, Good, concise history! I've heard bits and pieces of this before, but never quite so linearly told. I always find this stuff fascinating. Thanks for sharing this. - Kelly (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | A quick LEGO History
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| Someone on a local Detroit area Historic Preservation site asked me if "LEGO By Samsonite" meant that Samsonite sold the company to LEGO. Well I went off on a long tangent, and I thought I would cut/paste it here on a LEGO forum. Since I wrote this (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Best year
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| Dear Lego, You've restored my faith in the company. If you asked me last week, I would have said 1991 was the best year ever for Lego town. (URL) after seeing the new sets, I think 2007 might be better. And that's saying a lot. (URL) left my dark (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.town) !!
| | | | | Re: Get a Sample Downloadable Chapter of the LEGO CD
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| (...) Anders, (you should be getting your CD in a few days) The gray garage frame and base were first introduced in 1966 in the #325 Shell Station, and later (after TLG used up the inventory of white frames and bases, circa 1967-68) the gray garage (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | BrickLink down?
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| Is BrickLink down? I've had my last correspondence around 3:00 A.M. (Eastern timezone)... (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
| | | | | Re: Get a Sample Downloadable Chapter of the LEGO CD
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| (...) I read it with interest, and noted the thing you say about flip-up garage doors "Gray garage doors have never been found...". I do have a gray *frame* (and base) for a garage door, although I can't find any door (at all) right now. Was this (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Season's Greetings
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| Season's greetings to all from the frozen north of an unspecified planet. (URL) peace>> Peace on earth, Professor Whateverly (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: a christmas stalking
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| I wouldn't worry until you get the pen you dropped under the couch a month ago and a note saying 'Just a reminder, you're out of milk.' ;). Soren (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | a christmas stalking
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| gives the true meaning to the word stalking. yes, i am a teacher. yes, i do get two weeks holiday. i'll admit it, it's a perk. but there is a downside to this profession. yesterday, after the proverbial christmas sing-along/concert at school, one of (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Star Wars II "Santa" cheat
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| Welcome to the LEGO Star Wars II "Christmas Hack"! Play LEGO Star Wars II in "Santa" mode with these cheat codes: Santa Hat and red clothes: CL4U5H White beard: TYH319 (URL) (Click for gallery when moderated) From the publisher: "Happy Christmas (...) (18 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.games, FTX)
| | | | | The Brothers Brick has a new home!
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| Hey All, In order to serve you better, the Brothers Brick (TBB) has moved to its own domain: (URL) most of you already know, TBB is a Lego blog showcasing the finest MOCs from all themes, communities, and genres. All MOCs are posted and reviewed by (...) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general) !
| | | | | New homepage for LUGNET part 4
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| Hi all, please see former discussion here: (URL) Thanks to all who were contributing ideas and suggestions. So here is -without much fuss- the 6th draft of a new homepage: (URL) Known bugs: Upper header section isn't displayed correctly in some (...) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: Bricking Bavaria wrapup and Billund visit...
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| (...) The building itself is 4 x 5 feet, so it will be about 20 or so feet x 5, best guess. I was really impressed with the level of detail it has. Joe (18 years ago, 19-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX)
| | | | | Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital event pics
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| This past weekend TexLUG Houston held a private event for the children of the Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital. It was a pretty mixed bag of themes, but everyone had fun. The LEGO Company donated 200 X-Pods to be given away to the children who (...) (18 years ago, 18-Dec-06, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.loc.us.tx.hou, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Bricking Bavaria wrapup and Billund visit...
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| I'm sure may of us will have been in the situation where they thought a model was the real thing from the thumbnail. Well, when I saw this full size I still thought it was real, the venue before setup or something! Outstanding. (URL) How big is it (...) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX)
| | | | | Bricking Bavaria wrapup and Billund visit...
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| Hi all, I have only recovered from my trip (way too much going on) but wanted to show some pix of some great models at Bricking Bavaria: (URL) The interior (work in progress) of the Frankfurt Train Terminal. Even at this point the model is (...) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX) !
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