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Re: What do other parents do with Lego guns?
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 08:34:07 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter Callaway writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
> > > In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
> > > > Probably a stupid question...What happens to the minifigs with the guns
> > > > printed on their torso's? [eg adventurers]...Do the kids get them?
> > > 
> > > Not a stupid question.  We have one of these, an adventurer fellow with
> > > one tucked in his belt.  After some discussion with my husband I've left
> > > this in the accessible part of the Lego collection.
> > <snip>
> > 
> > Hehe, of course you can always remove the gun from the torso <blasphemy!!> as
> > I did here:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=4234
> > 
> > (but of course, that invloves using a different weapon... the Xacto knife. • And
> > as someone who was stabbed with one, believe me, those can be dangerous too.)
> > 
> > -Shiri
> 
> Egads!!! I hope it was an accident!!
> 
> Since I'm right handed and have been building models of all sorts since I was
> about 6, my left hand bears, at last count, 14 scars of various sizes from
> self-inflicted wounds. This includes my pride and joy, an inch and a half scar
> on my index finger where I accidentally tried to remove it when I was 11.
> 
> My hand-eye coordination is infinitely better now (thank goodness), but I too
> can attest to how nasty these things can be. My hobby tools are always locked
> away when not in use.
> 
> 
> Pete Callaway

Hmm-i knew i guy who had a class-mate whi got stabbed with a caligraphy pen in
the ear.and another has a scar about 30cmlong after he grabbed my spec  and
ran rigt into a knee high cage used for storing equipment!!
off topic perhaps?



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(...) Egads!!! I hope it was an accident!! Since I'm right handed and have been building models of all sorts since I was about 6, my left hand bears, at last count, 14 scars of various sizes from self-inflicted wounds. This includes my pride and (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)

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