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Pick one of those I mentioned in my original reply. If those get
eliminated - in fact, since you didn't say whether any were correct, I'd say
they could all be elimination candidates. <gdr>
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
Whytcross, Benjamin <BWhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au> wrote in message
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geoffrey Hyde [mailto:ghyde@ledanet.com.au]
> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 11:44 AM
> > To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com; lugnet.org.au@lugnet.com
> > Subject: Re: Weekly quiz
> >
> >
> > Uhh ... Benjamin ... About your follow-up question.
> >
> > It would seem a fairly safe bet that anyone guessing would
> > have to pick
> > *one* of the ranges mentioned below. AFAIK, Town and Trains
> > have been the
> > longest running, in fact, Trains is still going, even if it
> > is only one set
> > at the moment. Can we have a harder question? :-)
> >
> > Space would be another possibility, it depends on whether
> > individual theme
> > line-ups count as separate or as part of Space, only renamed.
> >
> > Castle certainly has been around for a long while. The rest
> > are far more
> > recent.
> >
> > Cheers ...
> >
> > Geoffrey Hyde
>
> Ah yes...but maybe there's a little catch in the question...or the answer
> isn't as straight-forward as you think :)
>
> Note: I said i'd stay out of the guessing on this, but I'll say this
> much...I'll be providing scans [or at least a location with scans] to
> demonstrate the answer I'd be expecting. [And the answer may be a surprise
> :) ]
>
> As to themes...I was referring to individual ranges, and theme will fit • into
> one range [UFO's are space, etc.]
>
> So what's your guess? [Remembering that I won't be giving any hints/clues
> before I give the answer on Sunday night.]
>
> Benjamin Whytcross
> BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
> Ph: (03) 9856 5282
> Directory Technology Pty Ltd
> 1/436 Elgar Road,
> Box Hill, 3128
>
> Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)
>
>
>
> >
> > > Now, for an easy follow-up question...Which range(s) with
> > minifigs (I'm
> > not
> > > counting stiffs here] prior to juniorization had been • running the longest
> > > continual time in Australia. [eg, the time from when a
> > range was released
> > to
> > > when it stopped] For this, the final year in 1996, and the • change from
> > > 4.5/12 V trains to 9V is not a dis-continuance...they are • both classed as
> > > trains. The possible ranges are:
> > > Town [including paradisa]
> > > Space
> > > Castle
> > > Pirates
> > > Western
> > > Trains [any]
> > > Aquazone
> > > BASIC
>
>
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