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Re: Does anybody actually know Mr Justus?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Wed, 21 Jun 2000 20:05:25 GMT
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"Brian Lanning" <blanning@mciworld.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
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> > Like Eric (again) - even as a non-avid train fan, I know exactly what • train
> > windows are. So if they truly thought these are the train windows we • asked
> > for - they obviously don't know what they're talking about, and
> > didn't "research" the matter enough.
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> Or maybe they chose that name since that's the most identifiable use of • that
> brick lately. Maybe they're assuming that people will be drawing on their
> experience with late model sets when asking the reps for pieces rather • than
> drawing on a five or ten year history and a thourough knowledge of the • history
> of lego products. We call a train window a train window because that's • how we
> remember it. But I think it's somewhat arrogant to think that they made • this
> service exclusivly for us (AFOLs on lugnet). And who's to say that this
> window isn't also a train window? It was used in a train, right? I'm • playing
> the devil's advocate here, but I can see why they may not want to call • that
> piece the "offical" name as we've so named it. Still, if this is a train
> window then what do you call a real train window. :-)
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A soccer bus window? ;-)
Mike
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| (...) in (...) Well, what I meant was that although we would call it the wrong piece and certainly complain, a child may not since they're less likely to make a complicated roof. It's still a roof apex brick, even if it's the wrong one. And maybe (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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