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Re: Sears Wishbook is out
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lugnet.loc.ca
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Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:45:52 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.ca, Benjamin Medinets wrote:
> > I got mine at a Wal-mart in London, ON. Also $19.86.
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> Cool. I'll have to look around.
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> > I still am wondering about the name of the set itself though... does anyone else
> > find it odd? :)
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> > Allan B.
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> I guess they called it that because of the thrusters. They were Saturn V
> rockets (bottom 3 stages). I think it should have been called the Apollo
> Project, because it had the Saturn V rocket, the Command/Service Module,
> and the Lunar Module.
Which was my point exactly. :)
The name they went with is only partly accurate to describe what's in the box.
Which might be o.k. if this wasn't a smart and sophisticated company, putting
out a line of their products in association with Discovery Kids.
To me it's kind of like putting out a set called 'Titan Orbital Rendezvous
Mission' when what you really mean is 'Project Gemini'.
What's kind of ironic is that they didn't even go with the 'popular' name, over
the accurate name. I would argue that 'Apollo' (thanks to Apollo 11 and 13) is
a far more recognizable moniker than that of the rocket that launched those
missions. Just my nit-picky take on things. (1)
Later,
Allan B.
(1) Remember, I'm not really an anal-retentive perfectionist, I just play one on
the internet. :)
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| ....speaking of Sears, I was going to mail off a package at the post office at my local shopping mall, I decided to check out Sears. I seen they had a 75% off clearance sale (on Starwars sets). I got over $60 worth of LEGO for $15. I thought that (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| (...) Cool. I'll have to look around. (...) I guess they called it that because of the thrusters. They were Saturn V rockets (bottom 3 stages). I think it should have been called the Apollo Project, because it had the Saturn V rocket, the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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