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(...) Not a thing. I haven't driven the car for two full days now. Glorious! Plus, I got *almost* enough buckets and tubs for Xmas from my wife and family, so there was much sorting to be done this year. But Gail, I was thinking of you a couple (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Happy Boxing day, Living in a laid-back area of the country, I shovelled snow today rather than shopped, as our stores don't open until tomorrow. The Walmart flyer has two buckets half price. Has anyone found anything else worth heading out for? (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: My Christmas Gift from my parents
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Hello all! (...) I suppose that I should show my plates as well. I have had these for about, ohhhh, 3 years now. It was a Christmas present from my girlfriend. I will say that all of the above that was mentioned is true for me as well. It's a funny (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
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Hey Jude, Welcome to the club! I also have mine... Since a few months now: (URL) can't beleive how many comments I had so far... And of course, the SMILES! I had to overcome the "sillyness" stuff about myself at first, but I'm so happy now that I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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(...) Here in New York State, I used to see a car with the plate LEGO 1 (about 6 or 7 years ago). It always passed me going the other direction when I was driving a vending delivery truck in Ithaca and I never had occasion to stop the driver and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
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(...) Dear Jude, I hope you enjoy your plate! I'm from Pennsylvania and I also have a plate that reads "LEGO MAN" with the only difference being a space between LEGO and MAN. I've had mine since 1993 and I'm surprised it hasn't been stolen yet. I'm (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
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(...) Calum (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
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(...) That may not be particularily representative, though. For example, rtlToronto has 0 female members. That said, I don't think anyone honestly cares in our group-we are what we are, and the issue has never really come up. Calum (22 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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I opened a Christmas gift from my parents, a <set:7315 7315> and noticed it was a little heavy. So I opened the box, despite the cry of no from my sister who did not want me to build it right in the middle of opening gifts. Inside I found a new set (...) (22 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people) !
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(...) me laugh out loud: "The global hub that connects enthusiasts together is Lugnet.com (Lego Users Group Network), a Web site with 2,000 paid members, including several women." Note that in this case, "several" probably means 200 or so* but will (...) (22 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | What kind of stuff does NovaLug do? When do you meet?
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Hi, I'm from Antigonish county and I'm just wondering what kind of stuff you guys (at Novalug) do and whether you get together regularly. I mostly play with themes like castle and pirates, not town or trains really. I was also wondering if you've (...) (22 years ago, 21-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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| | Seasons Greetings from rtlToronto
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Hi folks, On behalf of Chris and I, best wishes for the holiday season and a successful new year in 2003. It's been a good year for rtlToronto, being featured in both the National Post and the Toronto Star, going to BrickFest 2002, doing ProjectX, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Our local (Nova Scotia, where the stores are closed Sunday and Boxing day) Zellers flyer came out for Friday Dec 27 to Friday January 3, 2003. "Save up to 50% on selected toys......Mega Bloks, LEGO,....Prices as marked. Selection nay vary by store. (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Toys R Us Canada -- December 21, 2002
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(...) Thanks Calum I checked out the Dartmouth NS store this morning. They did accept the coupons, but only had one of the three soccer sets you could use them on. (...) Lots of the Women's team and expansion sets @$5. Lots of Championship (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Thanks! (...) We were approached by the Star by Chris Sorensen to do an article with them. They interviewed Chris and me on the phone, then came out to the December dinner at the local Swiss Chalet. A week later, the request came from the Star (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | [rtlToronto] rtlToronto Makes the Front Page. Literally.
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The December 22nd, 2002 Sunday edition of the Toronto Star features a Lego brick mosaic of the paper's banner, in place of the normal banner on the top of the front page. It also includes a detailed article about rtlToronto and Lego enthusiasts in (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch) !!
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Allan Bedford writes: <snip> (...) (URL) a boo! <snip> (...) I agree--LEGO should always be in caps, some like to put the (r) afterwards, and I should start... but too lazy ;) Dave (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Actually, the article is in today's printed version of the Sunday Star (Dec 22). Here's the link to the online version: (URL) found it not on the front page, but rather under the GTA section. Also, here's a try at one of those referenced (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) COOL! Anyone scan it, or is there an online edition of the Star that features it? I found their site www.thestar.com but it's on the 22nd already, and didn't (in 2 min of searching) find how to see yesterday. (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I got my copy. The amazing thing is that from even a short distance, you wouldn't notice anything unusual about the logo. Very well done! (...) Nice fire station Dave. Have you posted pics of it online before? If so, I've missed it until now. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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