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(...) Cheer up, Paul, you may get a chuckle out of this story. Okay, so I'm driving along the road (in Northern California, USA) all properly in my Volvo station wagon with my four- and six-year-old kids safely buckled in their seats, and I'm (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) The dominant economic power of the time will be subject to 'osmosis',the flow is always both ways. People of surrounding/less economically strong countries will always attempt to migrate to the stronger culture, while the goods flow out. The (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Disneyfication (...) idea (...) entirely (...) Indeed each 'culture' has an obsession with 'home-grown=100% pure' (...) own (...) Some call it Coca cola colonisation. (...) been (...) Australian (...) there (...) One of the guys at work (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ugh, does that sound familiar... I get asked if everyone in Israel speaks Yiddish (heck no!), if I ride a camel to school (!), and "are you SURE it's not all a big desert?!" Not to mention that I have to defend the IDF* :-) ...First of all I (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I've never tasted Hershey's, but I do know Cadbury's is miles ahead of Whitmans for taste. [The only good thing I can say for Whitmans is that the boxes would probably be good for storing small lego parts in.] Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have coyotes and roadrunners in mine. :-) What myth? Hershey's chocolate sucks. Cadbury's not the best, but it's a darn sight better than most of the junk they sell in America. Bruce (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe this discussion was never going to gain anything major, but I'd hope that it might have shown at least 1 person in the US that the world exists outside the US, and that the people who do live outside the US would at least like some (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Semi-permanent on a temporary basis until we decide to come home. Two years is a good number for us at this stage. It's a work transfer/life experience/lets see what the rest of the world is like type thing. (...) Cool, the cogs are (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Guys guys guys! I'm not sure there's a lot to be gained here. The Americans rule the planet by weight of economic resources and the success of their economic/military model. Get used to it. That success has brought a bunch of real advantages for the (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Appologies for the length of this, but I thought I'd list the catalogues I've got. If a catalogue doesn't have a number greater than 1 in the quantity column, or isn't listed, it means that I don't have a complete copy, and would like it. This (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Kinda like the Lone Star franchise out here by the looks of it. Icky at the best of times. Do they have a stiffed Kangaroo head on the wall? A life sized Aborigine manikin in the corner with a Crocodile Dundee hat on? Framed, autographed (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Australian (...) references (...) be (...) I (...) Disneyfication (...) idea (...) entirely (...) Ummmmm, I was indicating that while the rest of the world screams about Americanization and Cultural Imperialism (Don't Buy Our Stuff if that's a (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sounds like the 'Lonestar steakhouses' [or something similar] over here, although they are designed to represent america's outback area [I think] [Due to possible censoring, I won't give my opinion of this :) ] Unfortunately, at least in my (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's the root of my rant about Americanism--it's actually a hybrid culture that's gravitated towards the US because of economic power and demographic strength. The insidious part of Americanism is actually its functioning--its corporatist (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) LOL! Ever noticed, even on LUGNET, that many of the non-native speakers of English use better grammer than quite a few Americans? Every now and then, some obscure idiom slips in, but otherwise, I must commend you ESLers on your proficiency[1]! (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) But not everyone here is an adult. Although I sometimes swear casually when talking, I agree with Todd that forbidding profanity improves the community's image and makes it a nicer place to participate. It's often much harder to tell through (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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The following is a basic dat of the tractor/slasher model [not posted to .cad.whatever, as it is incomplete] I had to substitute a 2x4 plate for the 2x4 plate with pins, and a blue set of handlebars for the steering wheel. Also, I didn't put the (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Some US-like things about LUGNET (Was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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Quick wee nitpicks from a USian with Canadian and British affinities: (...) Here's the nitpick: the injunction against "bloody" has entirely to do with the British (primarily the English)--it doesn't offend any US-born Americans that I know. It's (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahhhhh! Cultural imperialism. It's good to be king! Now forgive me while I drive home in my Mazda and play Nintendo games on my Panasonic TV and play Pokemon cards with my son. :-O Bruce (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Some US-like things about LUGNET (Was Re: Where did you lot spring from?)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) US (...) believe (...) I would agree that the U.S. "store sales" posts in .general belong in loc.us, and would like to see that happen. Still, LUGNET on the whole feels fairly US-oriented to me, and there are (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Is this a semi-permanent move or a holiday ? I can do it June, I was worried about everyone else. (...) Sounds great petew (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I didn't know that you were coming over - I hope you enjoy it (and the cheaper (just) LEGO prices too!) :) Hopefully by that time I'll be a .loc.ca person anyway :) Richard (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sounds like a great idea! If you'd like my involvement it'd have to be before July, as I'll be a .loc.uk person after that. I'll pull out all the stops for a Star Wars display. Mmmmmm... Star Wars display. A big hanger base display sounds like (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Speaking of utes, I made one at minifig size and am making 1 at 8880/8848 size, both in ldraw. You can get the dat files from the models NG (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Bingo fredrik. That is what I was thinking of, I didnt know lego had already done one. (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Really?! Your computer still blushes? Mine has long ceased blushing when this happens. These days it either looks at me wistfully, or simply stares pointedly at the floor until I finish yelling. (...) Ditto. Actually, ditto to the max. Richard (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Mabie something like this: (URL) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hi Aaron (nice site!) I think Lego see a zoo as once again Duplo territory, probably because of the minimal construction with animal figures. But you could make your own aquarium as others have done with all the marine animals on offer in (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) a train display would be good, but security and space might be tricky. We could one day make an attempt on that train track record......... buy the track in bulk then sell it as souvenirs of the world record. This might get in the papers. (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I want a Zoo. Is that asking to much? Perhaps there is hope, finally town gets recreation in the US with Soccer. Next, as I said, I want a LEGO town system Zoo series. Should I beg? Aaron (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:... (...) okay, okay, fair enough: I was just being a smart[aleck] dave (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) My sig is a good defence: Growing older is compulsary..Growing up isn't Anyway, trains are machinery...My personal favorite things are construction equipement in town..And I really like this years offering [ even though I only have 6470 :( ] (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I Like trains, and I'm still a kid. Or so my girlfriend says. (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) And they like machinery too...I'm sure kids would like harveters, etc [especially with a timmy trapped in front :) ] Anyway, it would give them an excuse to bring out loads of trucks, maybe a ute or two, some barns/sheds, water tanks, etc. (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Basic description: 1 connect arms for bucket as for normal model 2 place wheels on chassis 3 place 2x4 plate along the front half of chassis 4 place 4x4 plateon back of chassis oooo oooooooo oooooooo oooo 5 place 1x2 tile with handle on front (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Let's build a 'Noahs Ark' type spaceship to transport animals across the universe to escape the coming meteor. pete.w (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Because 8 year old boys like spaceships, not rotary hoes. --daveL (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) There was also the sale a couple of weeks ago where all Lego was 25% off, and SW, Ninja, Insectoids, Fright Nights were all 50% off. Maybe they saw the massive surge in spending because of the mistake and thought, "Let's try it again"? --daveL (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yep, please do. With the farm theme, maybe Lego see Duplo as filling that requirement. But why not Town, you have every form of shop and utility, so why not a minifig farm ? (if you can make polar bears,why not cows/horses) pete.w (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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