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(...) Any vibes on the number of grunts? number of heros? number (and dimensions) of vehicles? Cap'n Ahab sounds like he has a crew of about 35-40, with one capital ship. Do we want to set that as the approximate size for each force? (...) That (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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"Peter Callaway" <pcallaway@bmcl.com.au> wrote in message news:FuBys1.3MC@lugnet.com... is good, and how about categorising Richard's infamous Blood (...) Block? (...) player (...) before (...) That's an idea. Have the minifigs enter a stare-out (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I'm sure if people were able to see Benjamin Whytcross' posts amongst the topic threads, it'd be a teeny bit more than 1000. Santosh (who did notice that the Pax Americana topic boosted up our credit rating, but must've effected the Aussie (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I'm happy with SP's, in a limited way (I was thinking of a strategically placed trap-brick which activates a four-foot high mini mushroom cloud, but I guess that falls under weapons of mass destruction). The Force is good, and how about (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) 2000 it is, and your rules sound fine to me. On the SP thing, I may have to see if I can find a Tecnhomage or something. Richard Still baldly going... (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I've the 2000version printed out (bedtime reading) and haven't spotted any holes, I'm happy with whatever though there are some things to go through, Brik wars is very customisable. For the record, the things are (these are my suggestions only (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Hmmm sounds very technical. Have we settled on a version of Brikwars? I'm assuming that the 1998 version is current canon, given that 2000 seems to be a bit incomplete yet. Or is it? Richard Still baldly going..... (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Step one. admire the ship. Step two. blow it inot it's component blox. Meteor Gun? Vulcan Cannon? "Yamoto" MkV? So many choices... (...) Given that the redoubtable Mr Rayhawk has seen fit to confer a +2 CC bonus on the women, one'd be a fool (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Has lego ever made an australian flag piece? (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) existing (...) Using the standard train motor bogie, the locomotive would be relatively large compared to this 'fixed element' which leaves even more scope for imaginative building AND retains a 'working model' concept. Tender drive would (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ooohhhh! Capital ship! Requires capital ship-destroying weaponry. (...) Aye, that's 'andosm of yer! (...) Excellent! Alcohol burns quite nicely. Battle by (minifig) torchlight. (...) To the victor go the spoils! A loaf of bread and a jug of (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) Zounds man, d'ye not know tha' thar be planets in the galaxy where thar be no' a drop of water? What good would be the ship that could only set itself securely afloat. Nay nay. The Saucy Sue sets 'erself (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Will the good Captain be wanting some blue baseplate like landing pond very close to the action, does he expect a maritime engagement or while attempting a dry landing may he exclaim "we shall bite them on the features!" (...) Maybe I should (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Yes, I should have mentioned that. I was very impressed with the modular construction. In constrast, the 8480 Space Shuttle which is the other set I'm building at the moment doesn't have modular construction, just the usual bottom-top (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Mmmmm. As I type, The Saucy Sue (which until recently was called Sea Princess) is casting off her moorings and easing out of spacedock at one quarter impulse, heading out above the ecliptic before engaging her stardrive for her trials and (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) They must have been flying too close to the sun, ABS can only take so much. O tempora, O mores! Et tu Icarus! Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:Fu8K2K.7v9@lugnet.com... (...) built, (...) Another interesting feature to note is that the construction is completely modular. Each section of the car is almost completely separate from the (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Peter White" <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:Fu9Hr3.BxH@lugnet.com... (...) Super (...) built, (...) It is about the same size as all the other 'super' technic cars (8860, 8880), that is; (grabs for tape measure and handily (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) The 6491's actually have to get out here under their own steam. You have no idea the amount of little yellow propellers that they go thru on their way from Europe. pete.w (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Yep, I know that, but I didn't ask about its price, as I doubt many people are interested in them...I only listed the set numbers. Anyway, it's supposed to be a part of their July catalogue sale, so when the catalogue arrives, I'll post prices. (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ben, What about the 6491? I hope it is considerably less than $90 as it's US MSRP is $4.50! Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) How large is it when fully assembled ? (...) I like the technic trucks like the barcode truck and the tow-truck, do you think a 'truck-head' would be impressed enough ? (...) Grey exhausts, is that common for Technic vehicles ? (...) Those (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Do your duty James, and have fun filling in the membership form. (...) I'll provide the battlefield, you warriors supply the troops and weaponry, that way every warrior is on the same unlevel playing field. I won't be combating but busy (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Hmmmmm...this sounds a good idea.Why not ,for example, 10 wide narrow gauge trains or tramways? Gianluca (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That's something I shoud prolly do, ... sometime. (...) Excellent! I'll be there! Do you want to orgainse/run the brikwars thing or are you looking to contract that out? (...) As long as it's not to long after, exams are aroundthe end of june. (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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After weeks of not having enough spare time, I finally built my 8448 Super Car Mark 2. It was worth the wait. It is simply the best model I have built, and I think it will be hard to beat, superb looks and nifty mechanicals. (URL) you haven't had (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I agree. I'd like to see an AU-only marketplace but not mixed up with general discussions. I'll sending a message to that effect to lugnet.admin.general. Why not send a follow-up in support? Kerry (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I have to change my email address, I receive the aztekiums but they just go into a hidey-hole in my PC somewhere. So please send any emails to <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> I'm a Lugnet member now, just waiting on my envelope. (...) LegOz 2000.3 (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Sorry about the last post...It turns out that the sets are for their July sale, and I was unable to get the prices, although When I do find out, I'll let you know [I'd still expect them in the range I mentioned]. Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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A local toy shop has got some older sets in on clearance recently, and I hope to know exact prices and quantities within the next 2 hours. The sets are: 5988 Temple of Anubis 6033 Treasure Ambush 6093 Ninja Fortress 6491 Timecruiser buggy 6982 (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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What address should we be using to contact you Pete? I mailed about a week ago asking if you were still interested in 6462 Aerial Recovery. You haven't caught the lovebug have you? Anyway, just wondering. I understand if you're busy, I've just (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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The things you see... Iwas in a Big W last week in suburban Sydney with Paul.B and came across a huge pile of fire stations reduced from $90+ to $60+ AUD. I presume it's the fire station from the 2000 range, but I haven't seen so many in one place (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Yep...I was there...Unfortunately, that was from home...Now I'm at work, and back on my own :( Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) OMG!!! Ben!!! You're here!!! As part of the thread!!! GEORGE:"Permission to yell "Bravo!" at an excessively loud volume, sir!" MELCHERT:"Permission granted." GEORGE:"BRAVO!!!" Well done! It's much more fun having you here as part of the thread (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'll second the request to allow Mark to make these posts in .loc.au. I am personally tired of responding to trade/sale/auction posts and being informed they are only open to US bidders [same with ebay auctions]. What we really need is a (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Look for it arriving in August. Grahame (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) According to the LEGO Customer Service people in the US, it's currently in "shipping" phase--it's available to retailers and on backorder at US S@H. But as far as I know it's not headed for Oz yet. best LFB (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) do you's know if it is shipping to australia? (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch writes: .... (...) Does that make it a monorail expansion expansion set. You should expect a third set soon (they come in threes you know). On the space problem, maybe you need to learn to sleep wertically like a bat. (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) at (...) Can (...) :^) ) (...) Well, you did trade a monorail expansion set to me for the pirate ship.... would you believe I found a _second_ monorail expansion set today, I can't believe my luck. I could (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Im thinking rolls royce type here. (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) A lovely idea, but they have already half-built two Italian motorcycles already with the technic series - just add shaft drive with some bevel gears and you have a Moto Guzzi. This is one type of 'Model Team' set which could combine technic (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Do you need to show your IOC membership to get the discount ? (...) I sent an apology to Todd for asking Mark, what I would term 'leading questions',I thought I was Jana Wendt (Barbara Walters for US listeners) and thought I would ask some in (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yes,I agree.Think to an Harley-Davidson,with many chromed bricks...or a red Ducati... (...) Why not Luna Rossa? (...) Yeeeees !I want 16-wide trains!!! (...) so (...) 6 bis. a vintage (doubledeck,why not?) trolley,electric or horse-pulled. (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Great news for all Lego fans in Australia, from Mark Harrison: (...) an (...) at (...) now (...) sets (...) about (...) which (...) to me (...) Olympics (...) I'll be interested to see what the Toyworld and Toy Kingdom stores do with that RRP for (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message <3910A891.B1F81255@p...su.edu>... (...) Excellent! Constructive criticism is welcome ;-) (...) agree (...) wonderfully (...) Well..... you have to remember that I'm talking about the milder vulgarities, I don't mean (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think that the best chocolate in the world is those guylian sea shells. (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) OMG, I can't believe I forgot that. This three-day weekend is WAY too easy to get used to! Sunday is, in Israel, a dreaded term, like Monday is here... (but I manage to keep them mentally seperated by thinking of Sunday in the US in English, (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) range ! (...) Hmmm, maybe I just found Hersheys blander.... (...) Correcto, just choc-coated honeycomb. (...) Who looks at corporate sites ? Ick ! :^$ pete.w (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Lindt is great, but more expensive(in Aust. anyway) ....not to mention Guylian seashells (where are they from) pete.w (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe it's just a giant mistake? (...) Cadburys is higher in sugar? I always find NA chocolate too sweet - weird! Anyway - what is the difference between a 'Violet Crumble' and a Cadburys 'Crunchie'? As far as I can tell they look the same ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You can't eat too much of that, you're right. (...) Ritter Sport is good, best chocolate brand though must be Lindt, which is Swiss in origin. Ever had the dark chocolate with 70% cocoa content? Excellent!! Good night, T.F. (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Susan, maybe we should swap ;^) (...) Any town/city with a university or population over 500,000 acquires diversity with the in and outgo of population. (...) Must be Cadbury's higher sugar content. Before travelling to the US, I wondered what (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I was born in Belgium to two Belgian parents. Then, in Argentina, I learned to speak Dutch and Spanish at the same time (probably a bastardization of both). At age 2.5, I moved to Germany, where I spoke German at school, but refused to speak (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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(...) Heh. The Lone Star franchise seems to exist everywhere *except* the Lone Star State (Texas, USA). So yes, your having Lone Star restaurants in Sydney is exactly analogous to our having Outback Steakhouses in Houston. Ugh. (...) And every one (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes, Americans are arrogant (at times), and ethnocentric. But they are among the friendliest people in the world. However, the center of the known universe is still Billund Denmark! :-) Gary Istok (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) aah. I was thinking of the zoo, thats why I said that the building instructions are not on brickshelf. The ones for 699 are. Don't suppose anyone here has the instructions to the zoo that they could scan in :) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Muwhahahhaaa....what a story...:-) Besides the page is funny (especially for a cat lover like me, always with cats for the last 17 years) enough, I ROFL when I tried to visualize your little kids trying to mimic Todd's very funny looking (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Just checking...you do realise this isn't an actual zoo set, just a safari. [the zoo was for maxi-figs...I can't remember the set number, though. Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) please do scan them in ASAP, as I have been looking for them for ages. (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No, no, no. I meant #1 in terms of the first language he learned to speak. Sheesh. ;) And who's up late?!? best LFB FUT->o-t.fun (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ack, I just had to get used to hearing colleagues from Israel talk about having to teach classes on Sunday. ;) (...) You know, I had to do the same thing when I moved to New Jersey (insert "NJ" for "IDF"). However, I think the pay in the IDF (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And I have toxic waste! (New Jersey.) Ignore those trees, clear blue lakes, and deer! It's a toxic dump, I tell ya! (...) Agreed. But after a summer in Birmingham (UK), I'm sick of Cadbury's too. German chocolate is hard to beat, IMHO--Dutch (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What they said. I wasn't saying that Bruce wasn't saying what I said. (Did that make sense? Probably not, but it's bedtime for me.) This is one of the debates around imperialism of any kind--the host culture is affected, and in ways specific (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think 699 should be easier to find...even a picture will show you how to build it just about. I thought this was on brickshelf...if it isn't, I might have to scan my instructions. Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) If you can find 669. The instructions for it arent even on brickshelf, so you cant even make it out of other bits. (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hehe... #4: Dutch #3: Spanish #2: German #1: English Lindsay... You know you're up late when you can't count <grin, duck and run> -Shiri (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well...try set 699 for a start...you get a lion, elephant, hippo, giraffe, and zebra...That should be enough for a small town. Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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<!!!Potentially Offensive Joke About Language Proficiency Alert!!!> (heh) (...) As the joke goes, if you know three languages, you're trilingual. If you know two languages, you're bilingual. If you know one language, you're English. If you know no (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep, that's quite useful. Unfortunately, e-bay doesn't cover trades/sales :( Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is compulsary..Growing (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) At least on ebay it's quite clear where each auctioneer will ship to, thankyou to all those 'will ship internationally' sellers. If you go in thru ebay.com.au you can even tick the box 'items available to Australia' before you start. pete.w (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Cheer up, Paul, you may get a chuckle out of this story. Okay, so I'm driving along the road (in Northern California, USA) all properly in my Volvo station wagon with my four- and six-year-old kids safely buckled in their seats, and I'm (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) The dominant economic power of the time will be subject to 'osmosis',the flow is always both ways. People of surrounding/less economically strong countries will always attempt to migrate to the stronger culture, while the goods flow out. The (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Great idea Santosh, get it down on disk/paper, we'll worry about the bricks and windows when we get there. pete.w (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Disneyfication (...) idea (...) entirely (...) Indeed each 'culture' has an obsession with 'home-grown=100% pure' (...) own (...) Some call it Coca cola colonisation. (...) been (...) Australian (...) there (...) One of the guys at work (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ugh, does that sound familiar... I get asked if everyone in Israel speaks Yiddish (heck no!), if I ride a camel to school (!), and "are you SURE it's not all a big desert?!" Not to mention that I have to defend the IDF* :-) ...First of all I (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I've never tasted Hershey's, but I do know Cadbury's is miles ahead of Whitmans for taste. [The only good thing I can say for Whitmans is that the boxes would probably be good for storing small lego parts in.] Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have coyotes and roadrunners in mine. :-) What myth? Hershey's chocolate sucks. Cadbury's not the best, but it's a darn sight better than most of the junk they sell in America. Bruce (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe this discussion was never going to gain anything major, but I'd hope that it might have shown at least 1 person in the US that the world exists outside the US, and that the people who do live outside the US would at least like some (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Semi-permanent on a temporary basis until we decide to come home. Two years is a good number for us at this stage. It's a work transfer/life experience/lets see what the rest of the world is like type thing. (...) Cool, the cogs are (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Guys guys guys! I'm not sure there's a lot to be gained here. The Americans rule the planet by weight of economic resources and the success of their economic/military model. Get used to it. That success has brought a bunch of real advantages for the (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Appologies for the length of this, but I thought I'd list the catalogues I've got. If a catalogue doesn't have a number greater than 1 in the quantity column, or isn't listed, it means that I don't have a complete copy, and would like it. This (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Kinda like the Lone Star franchise out here by the looks of it. Icky at the best of times. Do they have a stiffed Kangaroo head on the wall? A life sized Aborigine manikin in the corner with a Crocodile Dundee hat on? Framed, autographed (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Australian (...) references (...) be (...) I (...) Disneyfication (...) idea (...) entirely (...) Ummmmm, I was indicating that while the rest of the world screams about Americanization and Cultural Imperialism (Don't Buy Our Stuff if that's a (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | RE: Pax Americana (was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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(...) Sounds like the 'Lonestar steakhouses' [or something similar] over here, although they are designed to represent america's outback area [I think] [Due to possible censoring, I won't give my opinion of this :) ] Unfortunately, at least in my (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hey guys. My latest project : a Lego Tangara train. Seeing them everyday made me think. These can be done, they're so "Lego-ish". So I drew one up on grid paper on the train home last night, and then hacked it into MLCad. But a fee issues arose that (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) That's the root of my rant about Americanism--it's actually a hybrid culture that's gravitated towards the US because of economic power and demographic strength. The insidious part of Americanism is actually its functioning--its corporatist (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) LOL! Ever noticed, even on LUGNET, that many of the non-native speakers of English use better grammer than quite a few Americans? Every now and then, some obscure idiom slips in, but otherwise, I must commend you ESLers on your proficiency[1]! (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) But not everyone here is an adult. Although I sometimes swear casually when talking, I agree with Todd that forbidding profanity improves the community's image and makes it a nicer place to participate. It's often much harder to tell through (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Putting on a good show...
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The following is a basic dat of the tractor/slasher model [not posted to .cad.whatever, as it is incomplete] I had to substitute a 2x4 plate for the 2x4 plate with pins, and a blue set of handlebars for the steering wheel. Also, I didn't put the (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Some US-like things about LUGNET (Was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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Quick wee nitpicks from a USian with Canadian and British affinities: (...) Here's the nitpick: the injunction against "bloody" has entirely to do with the British (primarily the English)--it doesn't offend any US-born Americans that I know. It's (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahhhhh! Cultural imperialism. It's good to be king! Now forgive me while I drive home in my Mazda and play Nintendo games on my Panasonic TV and play Pokemon cards with my son. :-O Bruce (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Some US-like things about LUGNET (Was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) US (...) believe (...) I would agree that the U.S. "store sales" posts in .general belong in loc.us, and would like to see that happen. Still, LUGNET on the whole feels fairly US-oriented to me, and there are (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Is this a semi-permanent move or a holiday ? I can do it June, I was worried about everyone else. (...) Sounds great petew (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I didn't know that you were coming over - I hope you enjoy it (and the cheaper (just) LEGO prices too!) :) Hopefully by that time I'll be a .loc.ca person anyway :) Richard (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sounds like a great idea! If you'd like my involvement it'd have to be before July, as I'll be a .loc.uk person after that. I'll pull out all the stops for a Star Wars display. Mmmmmm... Star Wars display. A big hanger base display sounds like (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Speaking of utes, I made one at minifig size and am making 1 at 8880/8848 size, both in ldraw. You can get the dat files from the models NG (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Bingo fredrik. That is what I was thinking of, I didnt know lego had already done one. (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Really?! Your computer still blushes? Mine has long ceased blushing when this happens. These days it either looks at me wistfully, or simply stares pointedly at the floor until I finish yelling. (...) Ditto. Actually, ditto to the max. Richard (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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