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Re: Black Seas Barracuda - Hooray!
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.pirates
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Mon, 6 Jan 2003 02:32:48 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Stephen Kane writes:
> It's strange isn't it ... I mean when you compare the gun control laws in
> Australia and in the US to have shooting cannons in Australia but not the
> US. Go figure ...
I always thought it was due to Lego in America being scared of litigation if
some kid ever managed to injure themselves with those things. But I do
appreciate the irony with the gun control. Ah, America - land of
contradiction...
Michael Dallaston
(Guns don't kill people, shooting cannons kill people)
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 | | Re: Black Seas Barracuda - Hooray!
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| (...) "What do you want for Christmas?" "I want the Red Beard Range Model Shooting Cannon - the one with the compass in the stock." "You don't want that, kid. You'll put somebody's eye out! Oh, and cannon's don't have stocks." -->Bruce<-- (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: Black Seas Barracuda - Hooray!
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| Toy manufacturers in America have been very carful since the 70's when a kid fired a missile from a Battle Star Galactica toy into his brother's mouth, who unfortunately choked and died. This led to changes in other "action" toys such as the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Mine's currently being held by customs, so to speak, as my wife & I negotiate a suitable display location in the living room. (...) I didn't have a 1x8 black plate but I had a 2x8 plate which can be used as a plank (as in "walk the plank ... (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.pirates)
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