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Re: Give me strength...
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:27:53 GMT
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On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:42:10 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
<john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote:
> I definitely have the same problem. Once Lego is in my hand, it's _so_ hard to
> let go. I found a 6285 Black Seas Barracuda (@ 85% complete) at a resail shop,
> and decided I'd buy it to make some pirate-loving Lugnet patron happy. Keep in
> mind the only pirate stuff I have is by accident. But then I got to adding in
> pieces, washing and ironing the sails, and my kids started playing with it, and
> I starting thinking, "Hey, this is a pretty cool looking ship!"
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> So now it sits on display as a constant reminder of the power Lego has over
> one's mind. (Or maybe just a reminder to my wife how weak my mind is when it
> comes to Lego :-)
It's funny; Pirates did the same thing to me. I was totally uninterested,
then I got a Red Beard's Runner cheap. I finally ended up with nearly all
the current Pirate sets. They are one of the rare examples of themes were
we've packed away all of the sets, so that we can rebuild them and play
with them when we want.
Steve
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| Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in message news:016501bee6d0$b1...9@simon... (...) I definitely have the same problem. Once Lego is in my hand, it's _so_ hard to let go. I found a 6285 Black Seas Barracuda (@ 85% complete) at a (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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