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re: MIB was: Some older somewhat hard to find sets found in Revere MA
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:57:42 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, Robert Munafo writes:
In lugnet.market.shopping, Kevin Loch writes:
[...] this store was right out
of the 70's.  There were all kinds of old toys MI(dusty)B. [...]

That doesn't parse. What is the meaning of the letters MI and B?

- Robert Munafo                           http://www.mrob.com/
LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13


most likely, he meant Mint In Box, as in...
never opened and played with.  just added
(dusty) to indicate the condition.

later!
Joel



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  Re: MIB was: Some older somewhat hard to find sets found in Revere MA
 
(...) Thank you. Yet another common phrase made obscure by senseless abbreviation. I'll add it to my growing list. - Robert Munafo (URL) LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13 (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)

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  Re: Some older somewhat hard to find sets found in Revere MA
 
(...) That doesn't parse. What is the meaning of the letters MI and B? - Robert Munafo (URL) LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13 (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)

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