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I saw the same thing and decided enough was enough. I found who was in charge and told them about it. Her reply was that the judges don't know all the sets available currently. I offered to judge the following year and then I told her that if it was (...) (27 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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Steve (the other Demlow Lego brother) helped set up a "construction toys" category for exhibits at our local 4-H fair when he was in high school. I know this was at least a little bit of a problem then, too. I think lack of originality would have (...) (27 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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A few years ago, the same thing happened in a Swedish LEGO competition. I hated it! --Tobias James J. skrev i meddelandet <37F7BC08.62F5CC0@me...is.edu>... (...) (27 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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(...) if (...) way (...) meet (...) I am willing to provide a place to meet but only after the new year, it is going to get buzy here. As for interchangeable modules I think this is a good idea the The Pacific Northwest LEGO® Train Club has a site (...) (27 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ky, lugnet.loc.us.ar, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.ne, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.ok)
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<-- snip --> (...) We have two or three people from St. Louis who are interested. We have a couple of people from Kansas City who are interested. We have one or two people from Kentucky who are interested. It seems like we have enough people to (...) (27 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ky, lugnet.loc.us.ar, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.ne, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.ok)
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(...) I'm game. I bet John, Marcia & Naji, and Adam would be as well. There might even be more people I'm not thinking of right now. We could be K-LUG? (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tn.knx)
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Gene Weissinger Number of bricks - too many ? Age - 8 yrs old - for this birthday I got two or three space sets. First set - ?? classic space set circa 1983 I have lived in Knoxroughly three months....got married in May and she got a teaching job (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tn.knx)
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(...) The Knoxville club for Lego-friends ... I am beginning to think that we might actually have enough people to begin something on that note. That would be kind fun to organize something in the future - on a lower scale for now - and get together (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tn.knx)
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I must admit I am bery new to this Newsgroup thing - and new to the Knoxville area - moved here in July of this year. I came from Atlanta - where the Lego clubs were online with others around the world. I hope that I could join in if there ever was (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tn.knx)
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(...) Same thing happened to me at the Taupo Hobby Expo. In 1998 I noticed a few creations that were not original and had won prizes. For example the Divers set with the whale skeleton on a large grey baseplate instead of the original base. So I (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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(...) collaborate (...) minds. (...) I'm in Garfield Heights, Ohio (An inner-ring cleveland suburb). While I wouldn't mind some copetition, we didn't have an originality problem last year. You may want to check with James though, the original (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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(...) What area do you live in? If you're in the near South, maybe we can collaborate a humongoid effort to "moon-dust" the comapny sets off of the judges' minds. It is just a thought.... (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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(...) I haven't seen a LEGO commercial in years. I don't watch TV at the right time, I guess. Even so, in any competition involving construction toys, the judges should have some knowledge of what the commercial offerings are. If there was at least (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem)
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My suggestion is to take S@H catalogs with you next year, so that if people do enter stock sets, you can point it out to the judges. (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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What irked me so much was that some of the (...) Our community fair has an actual Lego-specific competion among the other arts & Crafts type competitions. The rules specifically state that it must be an ORIGINAL creation. The problem is that the (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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That does sound mad.... Insectoids winning a prize. I would have laughed out load if a classic space set had beaten all that new stuff! Scott A (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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(...) Actually, a blue, black, and gray castle w/various themed figures won the blue ribbon. Moreover, how could they not know. COMMERCIALS FOR THE STAR WARS (Classic) COLLECTION AND THE ROCK RAIDERS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON TV FOR THE PAST (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem)
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(...) Opps.. I mean Lucas.. not Speilburg... bad fingers.. bad fingers :( (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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You are seeing Judges that aren't up on what Lego has brought out as stock models, that's where the problem comes in... they probably don't know that what the kids did wasn't their own creation made from the Lego... it's sad to see that stock Lego (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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I went to the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. In the arts & crafts pavillion, they have a section where people (mostly kids) make art out of toys. (Most of the case was Legos.) What irked me so much was that some of the sets receiving ribbons and prizes (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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