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Re: Lego Australia Phone conversation
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Date: 
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:02:56 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
> 
> > I guess all our players have been signed by European clubs. We might have to
> > make up some sides from scratch, maybe the Lego lions vs the Block Bulls.
> 
> Why do all Australian Sporting teams have to have an identitiy for a name (?
> pardon the lack of propoer descriptors, I'm merely an engineer). I mean why
> aren't they just called "Sydney Football Club" but instead they'll be called
> "Sydney Ladybeetles" or something like that.

It's called merchandising, pasting an affectionate pet-like name onto a
franchise of a global media conglomerate. What's worse is we can't even be
original, we have to copy US names (eg Brisbane Broncos(Denver Broncos)).
But I was making a joke about the lack of soccer sets and how we might have
to pull in minifigs from other themes to make up a side.

> > No sightseeing (Carlsbad)? What with excess baggage, it might be cheaper to • go
> > and buy a pile of Lego and make lifesize people out of it and buy them all • one
> > way tickets back to here.
> > 
> > by the way Australia has just surpassed the Netherlands in the .loc groups.
> 
> 
> Im assuming they'd be hollow right?
Yep,that's where the inflight drinks would go,we could just put a straw in
their backs and sip away as we escort them through customs.  :>/====
:>o   ,    :>)   .
> And YAY. go Team! :)

Legoz 2 on Sunday 02/04/00, come out all ye lurkers.

-pete.w.



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