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(...) "Possible"? Oh come on. How about "unlikely"? Or "far-fetched"? Maybe "overly optimistic"? While your attitude helps stretching out a debate endlessly, it really isn't helpful in the end. Please try to be realistic, occasionally at least. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Wow, Dave "King of the Sheets", isn't cool? If that's not good enough for you, wow, you have very high expectations! Personally, that beats some of my nicknames by a mile, of course, that list is unfit for public consumption. (...) Cowdice (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Dave, you already have one, from what I hear... :-) (...) Actually I'm not at *all* unhappy with that nickname, I'll wear it proudly. After all, I *am* "goodhearted", I try to always expect the best from companies and from people. How sad it (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Actually Larry is really unhappy about his "cool nickname". He's complaining to me via email. Sigh. You guys really are tough customers. But that's the way with complainers - they're sooo hard to satisfy ... :P (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Larry gets the cool 'Goodheart' nickname whilst I get 'I'll buy two'? I want a cool nickname! Dave "The Yellow Dart" K -that's gotta be at least +5 or +10 right there... (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Translation is: "Do you know why Old Nick killed his grandma? Because she's at a loss for excuses" It's a saying in German, but I'm just kidding in this case :-) Leg Godt! René (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) It also means we could as well debate in German about such issues. Larry "Goodheart" P. and David "I'll buy two!" K. will never run out of lame excuses. ;) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Google Translation: Do you know, why the devil killed his grandmother? Because you broke in no more excuses. I know something must have gotten lost in the translation, but I still find this funny even though I don't have a clue what it means. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Weisst Du, warum der Teufel seine Grossmutter erschlagen hat? Weil ihr keine Ausreden mehr eingefallen sind. ;-) Leg Godt, René (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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I'm happy, Jake. You won't hear me complain when this old, presumable discontinued color miraculously has been brought back to life. You won't hear me complain when any old, presumable discontinued color miraculously ..... :-) With friendly (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: Dear TLC, the apology and the very open explanations within the "mearsk-ship-press-release" are highly welcome and fully accepted as far as I am concerned. Thanks for listening to us AFOLs - thanks even the more for (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I dunno if it was so much a question of being right or not-- I think the difference of opinion was "is this a big deal" or not. There was some disagreement about whether or not they made any "promise" to us that they broke in re-releasing the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Larry's statement would be my personal take of the situation, given all the observable facts, and without knowing exactly what happened behind boardroom doors. Dave K -not that I want this to escalate into a debate. (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Wow!!! I am utterly impressed. It is as if a responsible adult has come into a chaotic room full of squabbling children and restored order, reason and common sense. Everyone leaves happy. What would make me even more impressed? If the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I'm not sure that's necessarily a valid conclusion. Another possible conclusion is that you were wrong, but LEGO is such a good company at heart that they apologised anyway in the interests of peace and harmony. (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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Not bad at all! I suppose this is as good as it can possibly get. However, this statement should have been made a bit earlier. How long could it take to come up with a press release like that? Or was the general idea to let the dust settle a bit (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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**super snippage** Thanks Jake! Its clear you care and listen, and that the company cares and listens. That's more than good enough for me! JB (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) ARRGGHHHH!!!!! If only they had done something similar to the Constellation Legend re-issue!!! Oh well, I'll get a couple more... Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(snip) Thanks for posting this, Jake. I'm hoping to be able to purchase one of these this time around, as funds were a bit too tight for the first run. Also, I, too, would be interested in knowing the fate of the dark blue container ship. -Joel (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Thumbs up! It is great to see Lego and Maersk would not let a 30+ year association(1) end for such a silly thing as running out of the special color material! Now Jake - think *Maersk train* and get to suggesting ;)~ M (1) (URL) came out in 1974, 31 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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