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still totally off-topic (...) Maybe this could solve our Aus Lego shortage. Grind up all the ugly unsellable sets, mix them with pollen, put it out the front of some hives, harvest new bricks when the bees build their comb. Possible problems: not (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Strange isn't it how 'international' now seems to mean 'US and maybe elsewhere if you're lucky', isnt it. [and 'elsewhere' have to endure US designed/oriented info/prices...and US mis-spelling.] [Maybe it's the way I was brought up, but I can't (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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note: TOTALLY off topic. :) (...) Unlike humans, 'cease and desist' letters from high-priced lawyers work remarkably well in the bee world, probably due to the highly structed nature of their societies. If hostilities do commence, AVO's have proved (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Note: this is totally non-Lego. That's right Pete, Aus native bees are stingless. There are two types: solitary bees (that look sort of like bumble bees), and social bees. The social stingless bees are related to the northern hemisphere (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter Callaway writes: <snip> (...) I'm in agreement with Peter here. Initially I didn't have many expectations about Lego Direct, but after the latest announcement there is almost no hopes of anything beneficial for anyone not in (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'll second that [and third it on behalf of my brother]. (...) I like this feature too, although I wish that others would post country specific messages in their .loc, instead of dumping them in .general [Really irritates me, as I get posts (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) OK, good point. Thanks. Hadn't noticed that, and wouldn't've seen any problem if Aus sales had been posted in .general either. But now that you mention it, announcements of sales and such ARE rather off-topic to .general. (...) OK, gotcha. (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Not so much alienated as peeved to the hilt with all the service options given to the US that are not offered worldwide. I'm a moderate person, but there have been times when I've made my computer blush due to the colourful language I've (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) 5591 was an aircraft on a trailer with a truck as well. I want just an aircraft, and a big aircraft, either a light plane or a private jet (...) I was accually thinking of those trucks they use in those shows where they have the monster truck (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I wasn't nessesarily referring to lugnet on this, just making a general statement about the way things seem to be [unfortunately]. 1 thing that springs to mind though, is the number of posts regarding things like WalMart, and other sales. These (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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