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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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| | wanted: Lego catalogues
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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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| | Re: Pax Americana (was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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| | Re: Pax Americana (was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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| | Model Tangara train
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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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| | Re: Pax Americana (was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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| | Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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| | Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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| | Re: Pax Americana (was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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| | Re: Putting on a good show...
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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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| | Re: Putting on a good show...
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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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| | Re: Some model team ideas
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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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| | Computers and blue air (was Where did you lot spring from?)
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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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