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Snipped a lot of good, levelheaded discussion so I could pick on the less good, less levelheaded. (...) I don't see this comment as useful in the context of this particular discussion, even with the smiley. It shows your strong anti MS bias which I (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Well said, Tim and Frank... (...) <snip> It is instructive to look at other fan/hobby forums. The most productive relationships between fans and their annointed companies happen when the company embraces the fans as having valid ideas and in turn (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) <Gasp!> you don't mean...no, it can't be, uh...we are not dealing with the devil here, oh NO, you can't be seri...ack! No, it can't be...the most pure and astonishing concentration of evil... The Devils WIFE??!!! I need help... --Josh (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe they can return some things, but my experience is that most times when an employee says that, they are using it as an excuse not to mark down a damaged set so I can buy it at a discount. /Eric McC/ (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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Dear LEGO, There has been much discussion here about the current promotion with Quaker Instant Oatmeal and the Life On Mars sets. While the LEGO User community is pretty good about sharing this type of information when discovered, it would be a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Ben's request is a reasonable one, but I'd like to suggest that there are pro's and con's to doing this, many which may not be obvious to the die-hard Lego fan: PRO'S: - The sponsor (Shell, Quaker, Kraft Foods, etc.) would get double coverage for (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Mine is a Eurocard/Mastercard combi as well (Netherlands) and I used it for Lego Direct without problems. Eric (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi, Perhaps i have to get me an other 'version' of card, because it's not mentioned on my card. I do have the following logo's on it: Front side : Blue and red circle with the word MAESTRO in it (right bottom corner) back side : EC (Eurocard), (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think that maestro may be like mastercard... (26 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Clearly it was meant jocosely. (...) I should hope so. --Todd (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G7CyBq.E9K@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) an (...) Well, I for one think "political correctness" is getting way to restrictive. Why shouldn't Todd have as much right to express his (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hearhear! I don't bitchwhine'n'moan when people go pure MS on their sites, even though I have personally been through the "MS-assimilate-or-destroy" process twice. If Todd wants to be anti-MS in any way, that is HIS choice, just as it would be (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) And why shouldn't I have the right to point out irrational anti MS bias? Especially when it's posted in a non useful way, as I said. Todd does have a special responsibility to keep the line between his private persona and his public one (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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Whoops, typo: Fix this: Is he claiming that's the view of the membership as a whole? It certainly isn't. I'm pretty sure it is, but clarity is essential. to read: Is he claiming that's the view of the membership as a whole? It certainly isn't. I'm (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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Jonathan Wilson <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> schreef in berichtnieuws 3A6B7072.122ECC21@tp....com.au... (...) bottom (...) AFAIK Maestro is for cash machines only. Eric (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That's most probably NOT a Eurocard you have, and not what is generally referred to as genuine credit card. A genuine credit card has four 4-digit numbers engraved. You have the EC-card, which is just a general bank card. The Eurocard does not (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I don't know if this is the right place for this thread but I have some praise for Lego. I LOVE the new paper you are using for your instructions. It seems to have some plastic composition to it that makes it more durable than the old paper. This (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC)
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(...) sorry to jump into this thread a week later. I'm basically in lugnet.trains and at www.1000steine.de/forum/ [snip] (...) This point has been discussed in the German community alot. I think most Germans are of the opinion that TLC really has a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 7171 tolerance (was: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC))
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Reinhard "Ben" Beneke <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:G7MAJA.1Lt@lugnet.com... (...) I just checked this out, cos I hadnt seen a 7171 before. It's difficult to tell conclusively from the image, but it looks to me like the studs still line (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | You can now get Brick Paper like the Master Builders use for free!
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In the January-February issue of LEGO Mania Magazine on pages 18-19, there is an ad saying the following(it was also in the Ultimate LEGO Book): "Ever wonder how professional LEGO® model builders get all those great curves and shapes into their (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.lego)
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