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| (...) Greed? GREED?? G R E E D?!?!?! Whoa… maybe you look @ the hobby in a different manner that I. But ‘Greed’ isn’t a term I'd apply to my ‘yearning’ for a 375. ~Perhaps your word usage is flawed? I don’t see anything gluttonous, or insatiable (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Nah, I could easily see myself buying one for the sheer desire to actually get my hands on something so phenominal I never had a chance to acquire. I think desire is a better word. (...) I've never seen anyone who hordes yelloe castle parts, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yes, perhaps it is. Ben is E2L(1), please keep that in mind, and sometimes that causes misunderstanding. Reading over your words and his, I don't find that much disagreement, believe it or not. (I'm in the camp that's glad any time Lego, in (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Thanks for elaborating on that! I too knew that English was his 2nd Language and therefore I endeavored to point out that the discrepancy may exist in translation. (...) I tried too… I hope I didn’t come across as impolite. I like Ben and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Sorry Richard, English is not my mother tongue. So why did I use the word greed here? As a matter of fact I have not used that word since ever - I had to look into my dictionary to cheack the meaning of "greed". I only have used this word, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Actually, Ben, I think you mean me -- I used the word first. There are two Richards underfoot at this point -- the best way to tell the difference between us is that the other Richard is younger and better looking than I am. =oP -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Thanks for jumping in, HopFrog. And sorry to Richard Noeckel. My fault - I mixed up the two names.... Kind Regards, Ben (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) and thanks for that. Sorry if I used your post as a periodic reminder to folks that not everyone is E1L and to keep it in mind.... (...) Roger that! Got any marshmallows for the campfire? (...) :-) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Your English usage is still quite excellent nevertheless! :) (...) Different individual. (But that’s already been clarified.) Usually when I make a point I endeavor to debate the issues and not the character of the individual. (...) I do (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Man, do I ever feel despondent… I've been here for over 2 years and I'm still second-string to the ‘other’ Richard… (no matter how much he likes me) ;) ~After all, we’ve got two totally different signatures: Mr. Marchetti has the clever, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) My guess is that LD was waiting to see how well the first one did before committing to doing any more. I'm sure there is a large lead-time for new sets like this, and since it was kept secret until its release, we have no way of knowing how (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| (...) You've been here for two years already? Good Lord am I old. (...) That may be why you're second-fiddle. Too many people keep trying to pronounce that...thing. (...) Durst is supposedly musical, and Wilt is worth ten thousand.... (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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