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(...) Yes, just poking a little fun at the original article. No insult directed at you Abner. :) -Hendo (14 years ago, 24-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) I think the Pirates of the Caribbean deal between MB and Disney was a one time deal. (14 years ago, 22-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) When I first heard a rumor about this, I was thinking "No, they're got it wrong, Mega Bloc (*hack*) has the license." I'm guessing their license expired or Disney cancelled it? (14 years ago, 22-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Never work, because we know kids NEVER run trains around curves too fast. Or crash them into things. IIRC, TRAINS magazine had a writeup of this movie (focusing on the "how it was made" details but with some other coverage) and the writer (...) (14 years ago, 22-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Abner you provide a valuable service, please don't stop! I don't think Hendo was complaining about your work in reproducing this stuff, but rather commenting on the original content. Which does, to be sure, have some marketspeak in it. But all (...) (14 years ago, 22-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) What I always saw as a core problem with the Pirates theme is that you basically get small ships, large ships, forts, and the occassional island. That's pretty much it. Ships are ships are ships are ships, and where the Space subthemes had (...) (14 years ago, 22-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) (snip) I only copy and report the news information from the web. Sorry, if you feel that way. -Abner (...) (14 years ago, 22-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) I would've been interested to see if a licensing of (URL) THIS MOVIE> would have been unstoppable or not;-) JOHN (14 years ago, 21-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Hey Hendo! Long time no see. I think your points are valid for the main market (kids)... but for us, all sets are parts, and fodder for our own creations. So if this means more parts of certain kinds I'm pleased at the prospect. The problem of (...) (14 years ago, 21-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) A) I don't like "corporate speak" where executives use ridiculously long run on sentences to make their "mission statement" sound Biblically important. B) On topic: I'm torn about this announcement. On one hand, I am not a fan of the licensed (...) (14 years ago, 21-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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LEGO Group and Disney Consumer Products Announce Building Sets Inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean Films BILLUND, Denmark, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The LEGO Group and Disney Consumer Products today announced an upcoming collection of LEGO® (...) (14 years ago, 18-Nov-10, to lugnet.disney, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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LEGO Universe Creator Gazillion Raises $60 Million November 9, 2010. Gazillion Entertainment -- which owns NetDevil, the developer behind recently launched MMORPG Lego Universe -- raised $60 million in a new round of funding led by Singaporean (...) (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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From: (URL) START OF REPORT **** Arrest on sex charges for Jersey City man who ran after-school Lego program at charter school Saturday, November 06, 2010 By MICHAELANGELO CONTE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER A Jersey City man who operated an after-school, (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch) !!
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The LEGO® Group Partners With NASA to Build and Explore the Future BILLUND, Denmark, November 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO® bricks will provide a symbolic link between Earth and space when the Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Canaveral (...) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.space, FTX)
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CADNA Expands Membership and International Reach Coalition Welcomes the LEGO® Group and Lundbeck to its Ranks WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) welcomes its two newest members, LEGO (...) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Thanks John, that's really cool. BTW if anyone is having trouble with the page in that link, try this one instead: (URL). Also added a couple of other groups. ROSCO (14 years ago, 21-Oct-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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(URL) Wired.com> JOHN (14 years ago, 20-Oct-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Forest Park resident builds business with LEGO From Communitypress.Cincinnati website on Sept. 24, 2010. William Lynch enjoys building with LEGO, and has turned that love into a profitable business. Lynch, a Forest Park resident, started Cincinnati (...) (14 years ago, 15-Oct-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh.cin, FTX)
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From: The Economic Times website about the India Market. Oct. 11, 2010. Traditional toy market is alive: LEGO It’s time for LEGO to 'play well' in the Indian market. One of the world’s largest toy makers that started its journey in 1932, the (...) (14 years ago, 15-Oct-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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LEGO® will double retail presence in two years By G Balachandar Oct. 07, 2010 , Chennai About six months into its distribution pact with Funskool India, Denmark-headquartered toy maker LEGO Group seeks to pursue an aggressive growth strategy on the (...) (14 years ago, 15-Oct-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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