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Re: Does anybody actually know Mr Justus?
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Wed, 21 Jun 2000 20:05:25 GMT
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"Brian Lanning" <blanning@mciworld.com> wrote in message
news:FwIs0o.J8s@lugnet.com...
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.

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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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh@mindspring.com

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  Re: Does anybody actually know Mr Justus?
 
(...) How about a McDonalds drive-thru window. Or a metro station train schedule! :-) brian (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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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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