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To Terry A simple ASSHOLE like many others. I'll dare say it. Like many others have done here (without the actual word) I myself is not to happy about the colorchange but this is a company thing AND not related to Jake. But an attack like this is (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Universal Color List...finally
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Hello! (...) For those who have a Pick-a-Brick nearby it's much cheaper to get their oldgrey bricks from there. Yes, I got packs with oldgrey bricks from Shop-at-Home and when I sorted the pieces into my sorting boxes I realized how few pieces I got (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| | Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong was Re: Appreciating what TLG and Lego Direct have done for AFOL's
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(...) In my opionion, Lego direct is inferior to the old service leaflets you used to be able to get. Under the old system you used to be able to buy, in small qauntites, virtually any Technic part you wanted. Now you have to buy a whole 'service (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I wonder did you buy any sets of assorted classic grey bricks from S@H, which are still available, months after being announced? Oh wait, no that's just a ruse by TLC to try to appease the AFOLs and make some money at the same time. ROSCO (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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Hi Jojo, <Eric said:> (...) <Jojo replied:> (...) Similar here. I didn't buy a single new set this year. All I bought so far was multiple copies of old (pre 2004) sets and old-colour bricks at BL and Lego S@H. On the sunny side, my CD collection (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Amen! (...) I second, third, fourth and fifth that! Your job must be hell at times, no thanks to us whiney fans of LEGO. You have my heartfelt thanks. And that is all I have to say. (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, I just came across this post, Dave! Yes, that is Ross my son. Well, he used to be younger;-) (He's actually 15 now) 8^0 I think Ross' age really didn't come into play; he was chosen based upon a lot of the micro-MOCs he had built in the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) <SNIPPAGE of the most outrageous thing I've ever read on LUGNET> How to react to your post? On one hand, I feel flushed with anger towards your imbecility, but on the other, I laugh at your comical puerility. On the other hand, I marvel at (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) thank you, I've been thinking the same thing! (...) that is true, and now you can achieve an even better look with 4+ shades of grey, try throwing in a couple of black and white pieces as well, awsome! not only that, but you can still get the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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At the risk of adding absolutly nothing constructive or positive to this "discussion", I feel the need to say my piece. Shortly after I became a member of Lugnet, I jumped into a discussion between Lugnet and a Lego employee. I have no idea who it (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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"John Pannell" <cpannell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:I7G9yw.n91@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Lego (...) get the (...) Wouldn't it make more sense to call LEGO Consumer Affairs with this question than to post here on LUGNET for (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Jake: I just received my welcome kit and it only had the std.Lego Magazine,not the special edition Brickmasters one.Plus I did not get my ticket and I looked in everything.Otherwise i got everything else, except the cd of LDD says the Factory (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hi Jake, I NEVER get involved with controversial issues on LUGNET, but I couldn't stay quiet any longer (or I might explode into a million minifig parts). First off, the color change thing. OK, it's a done deal. People GET OVER IT!!!! If you don't (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego) !!
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(...) JAKE: I received my welcome kit today but got only the standard Lego Magazine plus NO Legoland ticket and I did look in everything.When do I get the new Brickmaster Magazine and ticket? Thanks (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I was wondering the official spelling of the stone colors above - Is it Grey or Gray? Just to clear up a grey area... 8-) SRC #765 StRuCtures(tm) Guild of Bricksmiths(tm) (URL) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Amen. And that is all I have to say. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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(...) When LEGO Factory was announced I can't say how excited I was - I saw it as such a breath of fresh air. Creativity. Design by design. Community building.. Then this post comes to remind me of the Dark Side of AFOL-dom. Some of youse guys is (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Coincidentally, that was almost exactly 1 year ago! Anyhow, I think Jake does a great job of dealing with us sensitive AFOLs. He always manages to maintain his professionalism even when things are directed towards him personally (when it's not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) While we're not all rah-rah "We Love The Lego Community!" up here (well, not most of us) we're defintely supportive of what Jake and Lego have done for us. I agree with Dave--let's be thankful for what HAS been done for us (which has been a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) It really seems like that's your issue with Jake. Just the fact that he didn't warn the community about the color change. Was there anything else? Now, I don't know what happened at the time. Looks like Jake made his first post on the issue on (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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