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| (...) Cool. (...) Good. (...) Any 6285 distributed by LEGO Australia would be correctly called a 'Dark Shark'. It would therefore be the original name *in Australia*. Private imports may well be BSBs, and the rerelease is definitely a BSB. But of (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Big Sonnofa Brig? ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) OK, now you're making the assertion too, and just as unsupportedly. Granted that LEGO originally released this set with multiple names in english speaking countries... they apparently have now decided to use just one. What makes your statement (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) I'm with Larry on this. While that Santa Fe Super Chief is based on a real world object, Lego are just tagging Lego creations with a hopefully marketable identifier. The 6285 I possess is a USA edition and has the name Black Seas Barracuda on (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| "pete white" <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:H3tExp.LLu@lugnet.com... (...) *say* (...) what (...) Well, that would be more appropriate than everyone having to learn (and converse in) American.... after all, it's a Danish product. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) No, it's a universal product made by a Danish multinational which, for the most part, uses English as their internal working language. (not American, mind you, but English... your prejudice is showing through) Most multinationals these days (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Because I have a catalog, distributed by LEGO Australia. Calling it a Dark Shark. (...) Absolutely. And they called it 'Dark Shark' in Australia. (...) I'm not whinging about it! Just pointing out that in Australia, the correct name - as (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| Richie, I think this will be my last response to you. If Ben chooses to respond I will respond to that, but I am now starting to wonder if you're deliberately misinterpreting what I am saying, for whatever reason. Let's go back to what Ben said, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) I would have to debate that one...most of the "English" used is American as shown by their mis-spelling of several words [colour being a prime example.] Benjamin Whytcross (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) And note that I almost entirely post in .loc.au and that this was the forum used, and the message was intended for an Aussie audience. After all, I COULD have posted in .general if I was arguing with the rest of the world. [As a side note, do (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Excluding catalogs of course, which *do* have set names, and would thus require extra expense in (at least) Aus as well... ROSCO (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| <respectfully snipped> (...) </end respectfully snipped> I have totally different catalogues, I did collect them while living in Queensland. But the most interesting thing is that some of them are printed in Germany. Unfortunely I don't have the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) I have a catalogue which spells 6286 "The Black Scull". (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Noted. However qualification still would have been helpful. Saying "most people", without qualification, even in an Australia specific forum, is hopelessly Australia centric. (...) You're preaching to the choir, I've always agreed with you and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Yep. That's the one with paired oars ;-) Cheers Richie (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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