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(...) Zoinks! I just dug the box out of the closet, and it's more than I'd remembered. There's 16 pounds of LEGO semi-sorted into about two or three dozen ZipLoc bags of varying sizes (from a pint up through two-gallon). At first blush, this (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Hehheh... OK, maybe I'll mix up _some_ of it, if it's quick & easy. There's a bag of a couple dozen white & red classic space minifigs, for example -- those could happily be scattered among different bags; those came in zillions of different (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Aw...please can you mix it up? you don't have to sort. how hard would it be to mix it up randomly? Just dump the pieces on the floor and go nuts! :) I'm jealous. I'd love to mix that many pieces up and undo all the stress of sorting. Oh well. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Ok, put me in the queue (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Whoa, you have 70s red windows that you consider unusuable??? Yeesh, auction them off. I pay top dollar for those. Sure, put some into the box, yes, but if you have a whole gallon ziplock of red windows that's worth several hundred dollars to me, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Yeah, trees. Trees are good. I want in on that. (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) For the windows, you should just skip the general-circulation box, and send them directly to Gary Istok. For other bags, you might mix them by cutting (so to speak) the bags in half, and mixing the half-lots in with other half-lots. That would (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I'd have to agree with both of these. I'd love to get my hands on a bunch of classic windows, don't know if I value them as much as Larry and Garry though, so maybe I should vote for keeping them in a trade bag, if there is a rule you can't (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Completely cool idea! Sign me up. I have to weigh in on this sorted bags issue however. I too would love to acquire large quantities of classic windows and other specific pieces. But if when the boxes start out all of the windows are in box A and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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What Doug said... either put the windows up for auction, they are highly prized by large numbers, or spread them around to lots of boxes, or just sell them outright to me. I promise to pay a lot, then share with other townies for what I paid. :-) I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) If the trees bag is that big why not split it in 3 or 4 so many guy can have a share. Martin <snip a lot> (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I'm sure the odds would be zero. Anyone who wants any old windows would want all the old windows. (...) I don't want it on my conscience to have separated a small collection of old classic windows. If someone else wants to do that, fine by me. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) <snip> (...) does it mean we have to take number? I'm in for the trees Martin <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Sure. I can get several boxes started in various directions easily. I'll be in boston the week of the 19th and I'll even make an exception to my "no check" rule, put all the bits in my carryon, and check my clothes (which can't get hurt as (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I don't know how I'm going to handle this yet. I never expected this much demand/enthusiasm about all the stuff. Maybe I'll just ship the whole lot off to Larry (if he wants) and he can spread the wealth around. I dunno. Maybe when Suzanne (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I think your discovering the box to be a) much larger and b) more sorted than you originally thought has affected the whole concept in a major way. What started as a mish-mash of maybe 1000 random elements from who-knows- what themes has (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Like I said earlier, Suzanne is away at a conference, and she has the camera with her. I want to upload some quick photos of these bags of pieces before taking names on who to start them off with. Suzanne might also want to pick out a couple (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Why not just scoop a handful out of each bag and get the ball rolling? (...) That would solve the windows issue, I guess. (...) So don't use them, use other stuff. (...) What is the role that these pictures will play? What do they matter? How (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Ahh, that would be splendid. We could just meet for suds or pizza or food or coffee somewhere and it that could be end of it from my p.o.v. :) --Todd (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Sounds like a plan, Stan. I fly in Sunday, out Friday bound for MPLS. I even promise not to take too many of the windows or trees. Hm... gotta plan what to bring for input fodder. A couple Trans yellow 1x4x3 thinwalls, a couple white train (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Yeah, speaking as a Castle-head, I'd much rather have a bag of old Castle parts. (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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They aren't the only ones that are salivating... Can I have the box next??? Larry on your way to MPLS make a stop in Milw please???? it's on the way!! Honest :) or just drop it out the window as you go over?? I'd even be nice and toss in a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I agree with Doug. I really like the idea of a half dozen or so "Mystery Boxes" circulating among the LUGNETeers... kind of like getting a lot of quality garage sale stuff to pick through. If it turns into the kind of thing where a TOWNie is (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Larry, I have a more novel idea: how about starting the box out with people who have nobody to trade with. Out here in Fresno, it is about 3 1/2 to 4 hours to drive to the nearest other AFOL. No Lego in garage sales, swap meets or antique stores. My (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I'm interesting in seeing what's available. Am I going up against the "heavy hitters" here? :-) I won't want much (cuz I can't buy much ATM) (...) lol Nice SIG! It's you. -Tom McD. when replying, all spamcake used in the making of "The Phantom (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Can this project have a newsgroup? Can boxes that people send out have a serial number? Can we post to this hypothetical ng like subj= "123: Columbia MO" and text can indicate what ever I want? This could spawn off a whole sub-hobby. (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Yep, I agree with Larry. I'd buy them too. If I got the travelling box with them in it, I'd probably end up taking lots of them, and in my guilt/shame I'd replace them with those highly desireable 2x2 regular inverse slope outside corner bricks (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Steve has the right idea, I would probably replace them with tiles, arches, some steep sloped bricks, the 2x2 regular inverse sloped corner bricks, etc. Nothing shakes the rare stuff out of my inventory faster than classic windows. No wait (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Gee Larry, doesn't Northwest usually fly from Boston thru their major hub - Detroit Metro Airport .... the one I drive past every day (hint hint) on my way to Ann Arbor. (heh-heh - just kidding). Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I LOVE boxtrot. Let's get a group asap as the posts are spread all over... Forget the mail part as it's not a given that boxes will move via mail. Actually it's not a given that the pieces will move in boxes. So I vote for mixorama. or boxtrot, what (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Sure, I don't see why not -- if there's enthusiasm toward it and if a sensible name could be picked. It certainly belongs in the .market.* hierarchy as it's purely an aftermarket person(s)-to-person(s) trading thing. I'll toss out a few random (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) lol (...) .market.mix-o-rama (variation, just because I like the hyphenated look with orama :) (...) .market.trailmix (sounds copyrighted though..) .market.taplap (take a piece leave a piece) .market.piecemail .market.bricksalad (...) Maybe (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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I'm partial to .market.boxtrot it's in a box.. and it's trotting all over the place.. for some reason it just fits in my mind... my 2nd vote would be for travelmix... mailathon doesn't bring anything to mind.. mailswap and mailtrade just seem to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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Boxtrot gets my vote. Julie (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Heh, I doubt I qualify as a heavy hitter. I never pay retail and I almost never pay normal auction prices for old stuff. I just seem to find deals, which is a good thing, because otherwise I would never buy anything, being a cheap bas****. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) recyclebin swapbox wastebasket :-) I wish I was living in the US. Selçuk (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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The boxtrot is okay, but somtimes I have trouble figuring out the beat;-) All seriousness aside, I like mix-O-rama, but capitalizing the "O":-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) LOL I love this on three different levels 1 - it sounds like a venereal disease/urinary infection (sorry, couldn't resists) 2 - box trot 3 - boxed rot Yep, this one gets my vote (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I like .market.boxtrot too because it conveys what's going on more accurately than most of the other names. But something more generic might fit in better. Note that all of the other .market names -- .auction, .buy-sell-trade, .shipping, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I hear you, but don't forget that sometimes the best names are thought of first, and that we have to decide how much analysis the name actually deserves! :-) Me, I don't think the name is nearly as important as the process, which isn't under (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Let's make sure that it's not some twisted slang word for a lap dance or something like that first. --Todd p.s. Here's what Merriam-Webster online <www.m-w.com> says for "trot": Main Entry: 1 trot Pronunciation: 'trät Function: noun Etymology: (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) As in "I'm suffering from boxtrots"? eeewwww! That's just as bad as the example of what Ed said it sounded like to him. I'm liking it less and less, too many gross images. Julie (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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How about "bootybox"? That's slang free AFAIK;-) Other ideas: .Grabbin .Brickvegnugen .Fahrvegbricken .BrickcitementBox .Treasure-Drove Traveling Mystery Brick Box (.TMBB) SpamcakeTheater2001: A Brick Odessey (.ST2K+1) .LSB (LUGNET Swapbox) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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Sorry my comments are a little late on this subject. Every hotel in Europe provides it on unique set of issues when trying to get online. It seems like everytime I figure out the dialing sequence it is time to change hotels again. Anyway, my (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Howabout - The Block Exchange (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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I am not real good at brainstorming but I just thought of a couple. How about... .lugbox .lugbricks .lugabs I just thought that the box would be "lugged" around quite a bit and this is "Lugnet". Anyway this is my first post to this string but I have (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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John Neal wrote in message <378836C1.341000B9@u...st.net>... (...) Well, booty isn't totally slang free. Shaking your booty has nothing to do with trying determine whether that package under the Christmas tree is the latest town junior set, or a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I certainly don't have any issues if that were the case. :-) But I see where others have found other pejorative connotations, so we can skip that one if you want. I'm about to go very offline for a few days, sales trip, so... just pick (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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<3787F377.7A1259ED@mc.net> <378836C1.341000B9@uswest.net> <FEpK0s.GHI@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Here's a name for consideration: .travelingbob (.travelingbobs?) bob = box of bricks I (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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I love krenZILLA's idea of personalizing it by naming it Bob. And I like Ben's lug/Lugnet play, too. I vote for "LugBob" -John dkrenz wrote:bob = box of bricks (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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Here's a cool (IMHO), english word that may apply and satisfies the need for a pun: bricolage Main Entry: bri·co·lage Pronunciation: "brE-kO-'läzh, "bri- Function: noun Etymology: French, from bricoler to putter about Date: 1966 : construction or (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) OK, all of those were too cute or trite... But I'm excited now -- I just thought of a not-too-obscure word whose second meaning (according to Merriam-Webster) goes: a mixture of diverse elements and which also evokes visions of a related word (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Second word is 'jumble'. 2222222fffaf33aweeee Hello, cat on the keyboard. (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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And did you want to tell us what this wonderful word IS?? :-) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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If it's the word I found, it was pretty obscure to me. But it has some not-at-all-obscure negative variants. Steve (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) jumble & jambalaya --Todd From www.m-w.com... ---...--- Main Entry: jam·ba·laya Pronunciation: "j&m-b&-'lI-& Function: noun Etymology: Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia Date: 1872 1 : rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Any objections then to lugnet.market.jambalaya ? It would sort in the raw newsgroups list like so: lugnet.market.auction lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade lugnet.market.jambalaya lugnet.market.shipping lugnet.market.shopping lugnet.market.theory (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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I just wanted it created. Agree it's important the name have meaning but no longer care specifically. (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) OK, that wasn't the word I had come across (good thing, too!). Steve (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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Add me to the queue. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I tend to agree with Mike on this - I do no trading except through online contacts. And my needs are specific to vehicle parts, so I would hardly dent the boags/boxes, while I could probably add some decent stuff that is of no use to me. (...) -- | (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I just had a ring of the doorbell and found a U.S. priority mail box sitting on the front step. At first, after giving it a shake, heard the familiar sound of a lego rattle, and thought "I didn't order anything in the last week from an auction". (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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For closure. It was me. I mailed this box to Phil. Burlington is where Novera HQ is and that is where I happened to be at the time. Phil now knows what is going on and has posted the appropriate messages to lugnet.market.jambalaya. I have pointed (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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