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Re: B1,Duplo and National Geographic
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lugnet.loc.au
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Sun, 1 Aug 2004 09:53:49 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Pete White wrote:
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The February 1988 edition of National Geographic (Vol. 173, NO. 2) was wholly
devoted to things Australian, due to the Bicentennial activities of that year.
On page 191 there is a photo of the Prime Minister of the time, Bob Hawke,
described in the caption as “former Rhodes scholar and 1954 world
beer-drinking champion”. Bob is pictured with scissors, his wife at that time
(Hazel) is pictured with a cloth of some sort, at their feet an assortment of
Duplo elements.
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Well, if you want obscure references to LEGO, last week’s episode of AB Fab had
Patsy make a reference to LEGO and Legoland, but (not surprsingly) it was a
sexual reference so I don’t think I should describe it here... :-)
Cheers,
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| (...) Or Friday's mixed highlights episode of the Glasshouse where Corinne retold the fairytale story of "Our Mary"TM and Prince Frederik, where, as part of the courtship ritual, he dazzles her with his skill with Lego! Deidre (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Well, There was an interesting reference to Lego in the Penny Arcade strip last year. I've got a link, but be warned, it's for adult audiences. (oh, and the comic writers were hauled over the coals by Lego fans for using the term Legos not (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| The February 1988 edition of National Geographic (Vol. 173, NO. 2) was wholly devoted to things Australian, due to the Bicentennial activities of that year. On page 191 there is a photo of the Prime Minister of the time, Bob Hawke, described in the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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