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Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
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Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:33:46 GMT
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BL can smooth out lumps of freaky desire.

Larry - for some reason this phrase struck me as particularly funny.

I would describe "Freaky desire" as the sensation that occurs as you go on a
late night BrickLink hoarding spree, buying out the only 30 copies of some
obscure part from 9 sellers in 4 different countries. And prior to your
spending spree you only had 2 of this part in your collection and it
regulated it to the "What was Lego thinking? I will never, ever use this
part for anything" bin until you stumbled upon a really novel use for it.



"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:HDt9Dv.9yK@lugnet.com...



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  Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
 
(...) Oh ya, been there, done that. :-) What's always good is the notes you get from befuddled sellers, wondering what you are up to and some hoping to dump other dross on you. I'm wondering when it's going to happen to me for THIS part: (URL) part (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
 
(...) That's what BrickLink is for. If LEGO got the general proportion (average, across everyone) right, BL can smooth out lumps of freaky desire. (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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