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Re: Hey, What is up?
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Thu, 2 Nov 2000 15:18:10 GMT
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> Please can someone e-mail me about the latest and most important news!
Richard Parsons has revealed his desire to be buried at sea in a
Richard-Parsons-scale Viking ship, to be launched from Port Block and then
set alight with a blow torch and a large bucket of accelerant (since Lego
tends to melt rather than burn cheerfully). He has outlined plans for
constructing this ship, using a large bathtub for a single piece hull. A
number of purists have objected to the use of the bathtub, pointing out that
it could be constructed entirely of 2x4 bricks provided a motorised water
wheel was installed to bail the water out. A new newsgroup has been
established for water wheel construction (lugnet.technics.waterwheel) and
another to explore other uses of household fittings in Lego models
(lugnet.non-purist.household).
All LUGnetters are invited to contribute a commemorative brick to the
project, which will be constructed by STUDS members over the next few years
(somewhat akin to building the pyramids). Since the Vikings built their
ships from timber, it is anticipated that Fort Legorado sets will have to be
raided worldwide to supply the necessary chunky timber parts. A WWW site
will be established to monitor the number of timber places being stockpiled
at cities across the world, pending shipment to Sydney. AFOLs who travel to
Australia (like Larry P) have volunteered to carry a suitcase full on every
trip down under.
All Australian LUGnetters are invited to donate a minifig representing
themselves which will be used to line the Port Block wharf as the funeral
barge is launched. They must be suitably sombrely attired, but the use of
horned helmets (like Hagar the Horrible) is permitted, despite the lack of
historical evidence that Vikings actually wore them. Each minifig will have
a glass containing single malt Scotch in hand to make a farewell toast to
Richard.
Obviously this Grand Plan has generated a lot of Australian LUGnet traffic,
leaving those loquacious Italians far behind. They have retaliated with
their own Grand Plan of building a minifig scale replica of Venice, pointing
out that Venice is sinking anyway so there is no need to resort to non-Lego
components like bathtubs just to make it water resistant.
Naturally the USA had to try to outdo everyone. In keeping with their
patriotic respect for their history and their contemporary Hollywood
culture, they decided to build a full-size model of the White House which
would be cunningly hinged to appear to explode into pieces in an
"Independence Day" style attack by aliens (life-style Imperial Trooper from
the 2001 catalogue). Alas, Lego Direct is unable to supply them with white
bricks in the necessary quantities, resulting in some spectacular prices
being paid on e-bay for any set with white bricks. The 5561 Big Foot which
sold for as little as $50 earlier this year in K-Mart is now one of the most
sought-after sets on e-bay, regularly fetching prices of over USD 500. This
has generated some of the most ludicrous economic theories I have ever seen
in lugnet.market.theory, but many see it as proof that only a capitalist
consumer-driven economy can deliver on a Grand Plan such as this. There have
also been the inevitable conspiracy theories about Lego Direct's lack of
supply of white bricks, many choosing to believe that the Danish company
headquarters want to delay the USA Grand Plan until there is a new Legoland
theme park to incorporate it, but many see this as proof that a socialist
welfare-state economy can stop a capitalist economy in its tracks any time
it likes. In any case, the USA effort has bogged down considerably over the
issue of whether or not the Imperial Troopers look too much like droids; the
controversy has been further enflamed when George Bush Junior declared
himself to be a conservative, favouring the use of a more solid humanoid
Imperial Trooper. Dan Quayle, ever conscious of the polls, has campaigned
eloquently on the theme that droid have civil liberties, and are as entitled
to enlist in the Imperial Troops as any humanoid, and that it is entirely
realistic to have the White House blown up by droid-like Imperial Troopers.
In California, there has been the inevitable citizen-initiated referendum on
the issue, and many industrial unions have engaged in extensive TV
advertising of their position (Nurses of Northern Sacramento say NO to
Droids).
That's about all, really. What's been happening with you lately, James?
Kerry
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| (...) Zounds! I have got to read this newsgroup more closely. I mean, I was aware of the vast bulk of this (well obviously), but I had no idea that the NNS had become involved... I should also point out that my interest in using the bathtub was not (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| Please can someone e-mail me about the latest and most important news! Thankyou!! Regards, James (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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