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(...) Like I mentioned this is beta site at the moment and we have stuff planned that I just have not had time to do yet. And one thing I have been unable to do yet is the logo. GOOGLEGO is an acronym for Gathering Oodles & Oodles of Great LEGO© (...) (16 years ago, 30-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Its very cool. I know this stinks, but I do see both either Google lawyers and LEGO lawyers might object to the use of the name(s) in the domain. -Abner (16 years ago, 30-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Maybe they won't, but since it does have to do with LEGO related stuff, I think they might (and will) take contact. (16 years ago, 30-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Mike, Very nice work, and a creative domain name. But depending on whether you pronounce it "GoogleGo" or "GoogLEGO", you might end up hearing something from LEGO at some point asking that you not use the LEGO brand name in your domain. (...) (16 years ago, 30-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Looking for info on "The LEGO story" pamphlet/catalog
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Hey all, While looking up some very old instructions that I have such as #333 Delivery Truck, #329 Antique Car and #703 SteamShovel with Carrier, I tried to find some info on this catalog (no listing on Bricklink). There's no set number on the (...) (16 years ago, 27-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'll make sure to gather that info when I'm there. I'll be going to the store in the Northbrook Mall, the Woodfield store in Schaumburg and possibly the new Discovery Center close to the Woodfield Mall. David (16 years ago, 27-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
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(...) Well, I have all the LEGO stores in the database, except for the newest ones, but it's not hard to add them in. However, most of the LEGO stores are "hidden" from view (for now) until I can find someone who can help admin those stores. As I (...) (16 years ago, 25-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Is there a method to adding a LEGO store to the list? I will be going to a couple of the LEGO stores in Chicago in about a month and would be willing to gather the contents of their P.A.B. walls...as well as a list of what's in them. ;-) I (...) (16 years ago, 25-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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Hey Brickish folks, Saw a story 1:42PM BST 23 Sep 2008 (URL) private collection of two million bricks of Lego" A toy-mad collector and Star Wars fan has amassed Britain's biggest private collection of Lego - containing over two million bricks. (...) (16 years ago, 24-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I was a huge LEGO fan till my early teens, and I still have fond memories of playing with it. That's why I wanted to share with you some font sets I created inspired to the shape of LEGO bricks. (URL) The sets were created by using a free Web (...) (16 years ago, 22-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(URL) of various celebrities related to the 30th anniversary. WOrth checking out! Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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"Allan Johansen" <f2k@chaotica.dk> wrote in message news:K7CFDy.4I0@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) How much more money would you spend or would you simply spend your money differently? Exrapolate how much you might spend to a 1000 people? (...) (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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"Purple Dave" <purple_daveAThotmailDOTcom> wrote in message news:K7CvLF.3no@lugnet.com... [ .... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I had breakfast with Jake one time when I was in Dallas (probably 4-5 years ago) and he told me the story of (...) (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, it's not a recent trend - it's a rediscovered trend. Look at the 39x Hobby Model sets from 1975 & 1976. They were clearly aimed at adults. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Coagulations to A Very Talented First Lego League Competitor.
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(URL) (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.general)
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(...) Honestly, my impression of the Lego hobbyist community is that there was a boom in growth of AFOL purchasing around 1998-2000. My honest-to-god guess is that AFOLs weren't worth marketing to back in, say, 1992, but we WERE worth marketing to (...) (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes! Me and the rest of you... Well in appreciation terms anyway. God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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When it comes to Lego I'm with Tim... ; ) God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Both halves? Do adult fans represent 50% of the market? Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux (16 years ago, 18-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's exactly it. If you're looking for black 2x4 bricks, the market is flooded with them, so BL prices have settled pretty low (and the rarer parts in a given set help offset those low prices so that sellers will still find it worth parting (...) (16 years ago, 17-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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