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| | | (...) Being a vegetarian, I would not want TLC associated with leather jacket making. I feel guilty enough about really liking the McDonald's sets, the Shell Oil promotional sets, and for that matter...the ABS itself :) How about a hemp jacket? ;) (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Jason Rowoldt
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| | | | | What does being a vegetarian have to do with feeling gulity about Shell sets and ABS plastic? The oil those two use is from creatures that died several hundred thousand years before humans even walked the planet. BTW, hemp makes TERRIBLE clothing, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | (...) It may have more to do with the environmental destruction wrought by Dutch Royal Shell, mostly in the Arctic and in Africa. I'm more concerned about their activities from a human standpoint, but like most extractive industries, it's their (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | There are also debates on whether the oil is FROM plants and animals. The argument is that the oil reserves VASTLY outweigh the possible biomass from the past. There is a good argument for petroleum simply FORMING from various chemicals, just like (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | (...) So, by your logic, it's ok for me to buy the jacket if I feel bad about it afterward? If not, then why do you keep buying LEGO if you truly feel bad about the ABS being a petroleum product? Is it ok or not? If you really sit down and think (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | (...) Ditto - all 3 of our cats were rescued. Doesn't stop me from being a Near Carnivore, though ;-) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) A "Near Carnivore?" What does that mean? You eat *near* animals? ;) (Actually, if you have three cats, that's probably true too.) best LFB (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | I would have thought it was obvious - I eat meat whenever possible, and vastly prefer it to any greenery (though a steak without a potato is lacking a bit). ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc. —Thomas Main
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| | | | (...) It's perfectly ok for you to buy the jacket and not feel guilty about it. It is not ok for me to buy the jacket at all. Moral relavitism, but with some self-created absolute boundaries. Is Lego ok? Yes, because I also drive a car and use (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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