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(...) Holy s***. Youve got to be kidding. I KNEW this would happen eventually, what with the introduction of the flesh figs. But to think they'd target the themes themselves is really weird. Now, I don't know the half of set designing, but I suspect (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Here is the email I sent to the boneheads. Steven Weiser Subj: Boycott Lego Date: 1/25/2005 11:09:16 AM Eastern Standard Time From: WsrSteven To: letters@dogstreetjournal.com First, there is no plural for Lego. Second, are you people thinking (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I suggest every single fan send them an email. I just did. What a bunch of kooks. Steven Weiser (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) lol-- the ultimate smack critique:-) I weep for the future. JOHN (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) This is a humor piece, right? (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) The column has some good points. Too bad it suffers from lazy journalism. Like describing traditional minifigs as "aryan yellow". Aryan. Yellow. Yeah, right. And the columnist missed out on some other good discussion points: 1. Lego has (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) It's always enlightening just how blind people can be. Either that author from my POV, or me from the POV of the author. Wow. Are we *sure* this isn't satire? (...) Yes, he mentions that all the LEGO minifigs are "aryan yellow". Now *that's* a (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Published in the DoG Street Journal, a student paper at the College of William and Mary: (URL) Some highlights are: "One look at a child’s Lego village will show the company’s disdain for an integrated society." "...minorities are often (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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"Stephane Simard" <plague@videotron.ca> wrote... (...) comic and I run across an old Lego Ad. I see them all the time. Especially the old 70s Marvels. They have tons of them on the back covers. They captivated me as a child. Very convincing (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Jason Spears wrote: (snip) Cool, innit? See also this (URL) post>, and its tree, and the refs within it. ++Lar (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(2 URLs) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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(...) I'd posted before but here a couple more from my old comics (URL) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, here is where I place the old Lego ads I find when I dig through all my old kids' cartoons magazines. Hope you like them. (URL) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, lugnet.castle)
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Børsen reported today (Jan 13) that Lego will cut out half of its Danish suppliers to save money. (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Great TV spot! Kudos! (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.trains, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Because of delays due to Christmas and BrickShelf moderation, here is the deep link to the news clip: (URL) was a live broadcast on Wednesday, December 22, 2004, on NBC11 News. The broadcast was from the BayLTC Christmas train layout currently on (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.trains, lugnet.mediawatch)
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From a Reuters article ((URL) ANGELES (Reuters) - Two California women have sued Lego Systems Inc. in Los Angeles, accusing it of stealing an idea that turned into one of the year's hottest selling toys for the Danish toy company. The lawsuit, filed (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Tomorrow morning I will on live TV on Channel 11 at 9:30am. BayLTC has a Christmas train layout set up in the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA and the executive director arranged for a live broadcast from our train layout. Russell Clark (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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In case you can't get enough (URL) Brick Testament: Story of Christmas> schwag (I know I can't), there are free Story of Christmas postcards now available in the (URL) Max Racks> in restaurants, gyms, and other fine establishments all around New (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, FTX)
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I found out about this too late to go see it in action, but apparently a rabbi in Burlingame, CA (just south of San Francisco) built an 8-foot-tall, 9-foot-wide menorah, complete with candle holders and electric lights. Here an article about it a (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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