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I'll have to try that, thanks. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Tom Heverly" <theverly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3ad7dec2.257655...net.com... (...) <snip> (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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I understood I just wanted to clarify in general. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Aaron West" <maniac@netwebb.com> wrote in message news:GBrL2t.Lnw@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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I can see where the pinchers wouldn't work too well in a plush carpet, but how abotu some duct tape on the end of a stick? something like an old golf club, put a loop of tape on the head, sticky side out. If you has 2 labrador retrievers and 3 cats (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) As an aside, I did not assume anything except use of an example. I also doubt that Lar is expressing sympathy, but rather a deep seated fear that some of us folk may harbor of the loss of an ability. It is a personal fear of mine that some (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) I like throwbots, I have all 8 of them, the parts are usefull. But I HATE bionicle, the parts are nowhere as usefull as throwbots (from the looks of them anyway) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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I actually like Throwbots except the throwing arms. I cant wait for Bionicle to get to the states. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "James Simpson" <jsimpson@rice.edu> wrote in message news:GBqvnF.32I@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <snip> (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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I enjoy my Lego hobby too. Like all things there's a "down" aspect(s) that we all wish were nonexistent. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Thomas Main" <main@appstate.edu> wrote in message news:3AD75C4D.6F1164...ate.edu... <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) Except if you pronounce it leg-oss, and you're referring to the alternative RCX firmware legos.sourceforge.net 8?) ROSCO (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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I didn't mean this as a way to garner sympathy for my condition. I just used it as an explanation to the obvious "why is bending and picking it up a peeve for you?" question. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) Just hope that you don't drop a clear or trans-yellow round 1 x 1 onto the carpet. There's nothing more annoying than trying to use my fat fingers to get a small piece out a shallow box only to have it squirt out and onto the floor. I have (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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All those helmets jammed into the Trash cans. RIck (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) I think that my pet peeve has to be the total discontinuation of good themes like Wild West, Pirates, Imperial Guards, Forrestmen and Black Knights. Those were some of my favorite themes and I REALLY loved it that characters did not change so (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) I guess I am a lot less particular about the condition of my Lego. I would never notice the difference between a brick dropped from a table onto a hardwood floor or one fresh out of the polybag. But some pet peeves: 1) DUST!!! Actually, I am (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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Mine? Not having enough. Seriously though, I don't really have any. My models are also victims of implosion while I work on them sometimes, but from that I learn to make them stronger. It also kinda bugs me when people put the minifig hands (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) Exactly! Although there have been some good ones sprinkled throughout(like 6991 and the big Spyrius robot), but no themes where all the sets were awesome like Futuron! --Kyle (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) ...snip snip... (...) ...that no really good space ships/ground vehicles/stations have been released since Futuron and Classic Space :-( - Bob (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) 1) BURPs 2) POOPs 3) goofy minifig faces (and in particular most of the Alpha team ones) 4) Timmy 5) Finding a well-stocked clearance rack, but already owning all of the sets. 6) When my dog finds an element on the floor and proceeds to maul (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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My pet peeve is the fact that sometimes my hands are too big for LEGO. I often have to be careful that the strength of ny own grip doesn't squeeze and "implode" a model in progress. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) Yeah, I could whine about a lot of things (as y'all well know...) -- but dropping elements is absolutely bad juju! I tend to prefer hardwood floors, and the bricks -- if they land on a corner or edge -- will become damaged if dropped from (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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(...) Mine is dropping elements too. But somehow my having to bend down to scrabble around for an element when it skitters away... somehow it just doesn't seem all that bad any more. ++Lar (25 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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