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| In lugnet.color, Mark Chan wrote: <snip> (...) I don't think TLC ever made a promise like this. I remember seeing in some catalogs from the '80s that TLC promoted the fact the most elements were interchangeable with one another, and that all the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| Hi Scott, Out of curiousity, I then ask, why is, for example, the engineer from 'Spiderman's train rescue': (URL) Flesh coloured? Is he a specific character like say, Peter Parker or Harry Potter? Samarth SNIP (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: I love Lego
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| (...) Sorry All, This is not about Lego in General. I feel like I'm a Old Blue Lego Steamtrain,and I'm pulling so many different types of carriages.Some New and some Old.Their are so many different colours. In the past, this train has allways (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Color change: **CEO Draft Letter**
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| I've drafted a letter, and had my wife review for grammar, context and presentation. By way of credentials, my wife has worked as both a full time external communications, and internal executive communications writer in a Fortune 100 company for (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) Actually, The yellow minifig is not dead. I recall Jake mentioning at a Brickfest convention that the flesh-colored minifigs are only done when there's a likeness to a person, either in real-life or as an actor/person in a licensed product. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: One last Spring Cleaning set
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| (...) My local K-Mart didn't have the buckets on Friday for the BOBO, but they have them now for the 20% off sale. Priced at $8.49 at one Southern California location. The biggest difference from 4679 bonus parts is that nearly all the left/right (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | | | Re: Customer petition?
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| (...) That's always been my understanding as well. Technically they can street anyone they wish (although it can get tricky without a defensible reason that doesn't appear discriminatory). Anyhow, in a mall you would probably need permission to set (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: I love Lego
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| (...) "Excellent idea! I bet the kids come back years later to thank-you for it. Probably in your sleep, you won't feel a thing." ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Ontario, Canada (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I see. Well, it's something we should look into but that all sounds about right. And I think it's definitely important to conduct the survey/petition as professionally and unobtrusively as possible. (...) Yes. We would have to be clear to TLC (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) I also believe that is correct. I'm not sure that most malls are actually public property though. Although the "public" is invited to shop there, it is still a private business, and you may be asked to leave unless you had permission from the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) I could be wrong but it was my understanding (as a former petitioner for the Libertarian Party) that if you are on public property, permission is not required. However, you can be asked to leave if you are disruptive (block pedestrian flow, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: to LEGO factory : You are not being fair.
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| (...) I'm in the same position - Week 3's (URL) has been moderated, but it doesn't show up in the gallery. Oddly, it's status reads "INSPIRATION Model". I don't know if this has anything to do with it not showing up. This week's contest is the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| Hi Jake, There was the suggestion of a petition to the company and someone mentioned petitioning parents. One thing that came to my mind is trying to collect signatures at or around the Legoland theme parks and Lego retail stores. I imagine that (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: to LEGO factory : You are not being fair.
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| (...) Snip - (...) It appears this issue has not been dealt with. Now is the beginning of Week 3, and I'm feeling the same pain. It does look like your models did get added eventually, Sean, so there's hope for mine. But there's definitely a penalty (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Re: I love Lego
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| (...) Actually, AZ doesn't need any more saline water. It's already having trouble desalinating the Colorado River so Mexican farmers can use it for irrigation. See the Nov. 2004 issue of Wired magazine for more info (www.wired.com). :-) So hold the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| If you need the letter translated into danish I'll be willing to help you out. Just email it to me, ok? (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: AFOLs and Mindstorms
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| (...) Yes, that sounds easy. But keep in mind Pitsco sells the Mindstorms set with RoboLab software. And, looking around at Lego.com, you can find LEGO's own text-based programming language, Mindscript, available for download. Most AFoLs seem to use (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Appreciating what TLG and Lego Direct have done for AFOL's
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| (...) Sorry that I gave you a wrong impression. One important point is that I am very straightforward - When I consider something to be a mistake, I say so. Because the worst thing to do with a mistake is to ignore it in the hope it might just go (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) Has it been a year already? wow. I've been away for a long time. I totally avoided the color battle because I didn't want to get upset. Just recently, I returned to buying large amounts of LEGO elements for those "spring cleaning" boxes. I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: I love Lego
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| (...) "Gee, dad, that new LEGO set looks like it would be a lot of fun to play with! Can I have it?" "It does look fun, but you may not have it because the grey bricks are slightly bluer than they used to be. Sorry." -Greg (22 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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