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Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
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Thu, 24 Apr 2003 02:48:57 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Bryan Kinkel writes:
> > > BL can smooth out lumps of freaky desire.
> >
> > Larry - for some reason this phrase struck me as particularly funny.
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> I'm wondering when it's going to happen to me for THIS part:
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> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/30373
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> That part kinda scares me. It's so darn worthless. And I have so MANY of it
> from all the grey plates *cough* Siths *cough* packs I parted out.
I dunno, someone posted a rendering in .trains a few days or so back that used
that part as the exit chute on a hopper car (it used 3). Looked pretty good to
me, so I might have to use a dozen or so up that way.
--
Tom Stangl
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| (...) 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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