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(...) Good grief: I thought I had a lot of minifigs. On a good day with a following wind I might be able to scare up 120 or so ninja/samurai and another 150 assorted castle/pirate/peasant-like troops, including about 40 or so cavalry. (...) Sounds (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Shaun, Look at this, someone thinks you are organized... Wah ha ha ha ;-). Actually for those North of the Boarder don't let us fool you into thinking we are organized. We just like to get together and have some fun. I can say I for one know very (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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O.K. WoW… looks like the Americans have already organized another large scale BrickWarz competition. ***And they appear really well organized!*** ((This organizational skill is not to be expected from us… seeing as how this is our first preliminary (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nothin’ to contribute? Surely you can find 10-15 minifigs armed with spears to form a small unit of peasant guard to act as a flanking force… It’d be really great to have another player involved!!! If everyone could find about 20 minifigs (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GF5zIq.Hs7@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) paramount, (...) about (...) <Snip> This sound really interesting! I think I'd really like to sit and watch this (obviously I have (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I've taken the liberty to compile a few Lego combat ‘Brick Wars’ sites to inform others of the process involved. However, the rules aren’t paramount, their merely a guide line to ensure a smooth flow of game play. Personally, I'd rather the game be (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Uh, sometime in the month of August. I'll probably have to call around...RSN. Calum (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well Richard, I have a couple ninja sets, the Ninja Castle, Stone Tower Bridge, the Robber's Retreat, and I also have the Fright Nights Castle.... I might get the Guarded Inn, and might also get another Ninja set, Samarai Strong Hold... I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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. . . This post is specifically dedicated to Mr. Jeff Elliott, but is open anyone else interested in waging a medieval Brick Wars game this summer. Would anybody like to try just one game… I've got about 890 fully armed Castle minifigs who crave the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I saw a few new items at Zellers today: <set:3416 Women's Team> $15, 62 pieces, $0.24/piece TRU has had this set for a while, but now Zellers has it too. <set:3571 Blackmobile> $13, 141 pieces, $0.09/piece I bought this, and its awesome. Cheapest I (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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FUT: lugnet.off-topic.fun Radio Station to Bush Twins: Come Drink in Canada EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - A Canadian radio station has invited U.S. President George W. Bush's twin daughters, fresh from run-ins with the Texas law over underage (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) The $149 RIS1.5 package was a Boxing Day sale run by Future Shop. Thanks to Kevin Stone (who emailed me a copy of a newspaper), a number of us also got $30 extra off from the web site too (it was $117 in the store if you brought the ad-Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) When and where were these? Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Found Bionicle and the Jurassic Park 3 Studio sets today in a Toys R Us here in Calgary. Have they showed up anywhere else yet? I would imagine so, being as how Calgary is quite central. ~Adam (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Agreed. I'm not griping about the cashiers, I'm griping about the system. In this day and age when the price pops into the cash register by just swiping a bar code, there is no reason sales shouldn't be automatic. Many times it doesn't seem to (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) No, it's very much a valid concern. I used to work in labour management for a large retailer and spent a good part of my time in stores doing studies and convincing my coworkers to listen to store personnel. The cashiers get a lot of pressure (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Seeing as how I currently do work in the service industry, I know that there are "stupid cashiers" but there is some blame to be laid on manange for not keeping their employees informed. But there are difficulties in doing that for large companies (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) While I often would like to think it's the cashier being stupid, I suspect it's actually a management problem-they're not giving their cashier employees enough responsibility to make a call on whether or not something is within the sale terms. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I think the word you're looking for is "expensive". I'll be having some great Vietnamese chow on the way home and picking up some fresh tamali near St. Anne's near the bridge. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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(...) "Legal", no. But "not illegal", yes. Which means you get subtle advertisements for it in the newspapers, right after the comics. I say Windsor has a lot in common with Nevada because, being a border town, the foreign visitors from the states (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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(...) That always kills me. I remember that happening at TRU once. The girl said the stuff I was buying wasn't (one of the only three sets) pictured in the ad, so it didn't apply. I did a lot of miming by pointing at the "ALL LEGO" in the ad and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Same here-I don't see what they were all up in a fuss about, if anything just to show authority. The only thing they wouldn't give me was the 6 4285 buckets which were 6.49 each on sale (June 2-8) with the Buy One Get One offer. But that's (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) As per my experience, when I did go to Zellers yesterday, the cashier rang my stuff through, in pairs, sale entered manually. <shrug> I may have the fortune of having better-clued retail workers in my area, who knows. James (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Yuck, I had an experience like that once before when I found an older set in a K-Mart during a BOGO 50%, it didn't show up in their computer as LEGO, and it took some time and asking for the manager (who never came) before I could convince the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Well, they had signs up in the Lego area on Saturday, and it was in the flyer. Come to think of it, both cashiers were a little confused, but I chalked it up to the 8AM daze everyone had. However, the senior cashier gave Iain Hendry and I a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Not unless that's suddenly become legal in Ontario. Otherwise it's Detroit you have a lot in common with...;) (...) Windsor has long struck me as a strange version of Kalamazoo that's trapped in the 1960s-70s architecturally. Don't know why, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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(...) Here in BC I received a flyer that advertised the "buy one get the other at 50% off" sale. But when I was paying for my stuff the clerk asked me "Is there a sale on this stuff?" so I had to tell her about it. -Bryan (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hi, The flyers here in KitchenerWaterloo (came with the local Pennysaver) were printed properly with pictures of Life on Mars and Soccer. Now that doesn't mean that I didn't have to tell the clerks about it. Bought some yesterday with the 10% off at (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Yeah, it sounds like the flyers were misprinted. I'd like to know if this was only regional (the mis-print that is, not the sale). Did other people get flyers that specifically mentioned the sale? KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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So it wasn't just me who got a flyer saying basically "We have Lego." I checked mine twice but it didn't have anything about a sale. I was even a Zellers today but there weren't any signs up for the BOGO, I thought it was a localized thing maybe. Oh (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I haven't been to Zellers yet this time around. The first time I used a BOGO Zellers sale, I had to specifically ask for it, every other time, the cashier has known about it, and rung through my stuff in pairs. I don't think it's ever been an (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I think James Brown (...) Oh, it’s a trend all right! Same happened to me today, but I had the cashier void the transaction and reinitialize it with the BOGO offer. Even after I showed her the flyer with the sale in it. `,( (...) I too would (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I had a very similar problem. Went into the store and bought a pair each of 4 smallish sets. Paid for them and headed out. Looked at the receipt. No BOGO, no 10%! Went back and got it fixed up to both of them. I'm fairly sure I got what I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Yes, and that's not all! Act NOW and place your order for 100 sets or more, and we will include free, yes that's absolutely FREE, a giant cardboard shipping carton in which to store all of your savings!! It doesn't get any better than this! So (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Um, hate to be picky, but when I looked it was 19.99 marked down to 19.97. Was that what you saw? If so, that would be 2.00 rather than 3.00. 2.00 Canadian, no less, or about 1.30 or so US. I don't know what that is in Dog Dollars (1) 1 - (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) ```No, not a Freudian slip!``` I know my psychodynamic theories, and the id of my unconscious did not reveal any hidden subtext. Simply put, I just didn’t know who to properly spell the word! :P Sooo...ooo, what he difference between the two? (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Lets see, if I buy 100, I can save $3.00! Wow! Now, if this was a significant sale, I would buy a bunch! I'll have to keep watch to see if the price goes down to something real. (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hehe, check this out from the Bay/Zellers: (URL) may have to cut and paste the link if it's too long.) But hurry! This spectacular sale ends Friday, June 15! :] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) And not only casinos..., shoot, we have slots installed at The Track! Plus we have more Beer Stores than gas stations. And not only are the clubs a little "more", but let's just say that we have a lot in common with the state of Nevada. I was (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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(...) I should hasten to point out that my remarks were not intended as a *slur* on Windsor!!! It's a fun town. Detroit can be a bit straightlaced sometimes. (...) Those negatives were destroyed. Or so I was told. PS, good luck everyone (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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