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Re: Town Jr on LEGO site ?!?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 6 Oct 1999 14:13:47 GMT
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If I recall, the term appeared in when Town Jr. first showed up in 1996(?),
in some European literature from TLG.
Ben Gatrelle <ben.gatrelle@nospam.bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:FJ5xno.LG0@lugnet.com...
> And here I thought that Town Junior was a pejorative terms coined by an • early
> LUGNET or RTLer? If that is the case then TLG must read these newsgroups
> after all...
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> Imagine my surprise when I looked at this page:
> http://www.lego.com/parents/overview.asp
> and read that TLG is now proudly labeling their own sets as Town Jr.
>
> Wow!
> Ben Gatrelle
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Town Jr on LEGO site ?!?
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| (...) Actually, mes amis, "Town Jr." was first coined as an attempt to upgrade the LEGO Duplo line and give it its first theme. This is why the new Duplo figures have legs and crude new vehicles with working patrol lights. They also have slopes and (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Town Jr on LEGO site ?!?
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| (...) It was. The term "Town Jr." appeared in RTL long before "Town Junior" ever appeared on the TLG website. (...) Pretty amazing! Kinda makes ya wonder... (...) I thought it was coined by Lou Zucaro in late 1996. Can someone check DejaNews? --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Town Jr on LEGO site ?!?
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| And here I thought that Town Junior was a pejorative terms coined by an early LUGNET or RTLer? If that is the case then TLG must read these newsgroups after all... Imagine my surprise when I looked at this page: (URL) read that TLG is now proudly (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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