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(URL) follows - used without permission: Save the world from evil Ogel By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (December 5) - Tzevet Alpha (Alpha Team), a CD-ROM dubbed and translated into Hebrew by Hed Artzi Multimedia from the original English disk by Lego (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.il)
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Kinda cool article on mindstorms in gradeschool in Plymouth, MA: (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.mediawatch)
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According to the December 2001 Australian Issue of Reader's Digest, New Zealand is the cheapest place to buy, among other things, LEGO, due to their low import duties, low consumer taxes, low retail margins and weak dollar. It says: " A Lego set, (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz)
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Yep, it's none other than "Jack Stone, LEGO's new hero!" - "Ha-Gibor Ha-khadash shel lego." I've seen it on channel 2 commercials at least three times - Jack swinging on the helicopter's rope, dangling and finally landing safely in time to save the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.il)
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| | Re: Nesquick Bunny also found in.... Was: Minifigs in the Beano
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(...) Hmm. I bought one yesterday (they only had the Bunny fig). Now I know why I don't get it more often... very dull. The free club one is quite a bit better. Watch out for the next club mag, my daughter (me really) has mailed them a picture of (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
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Slightly behind the times, but The REgister have picked up on the Monty Python Lego (URL) Linked off their front page -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Here's a mention of set 4706 "Forbidden Corridor" on Albuquerque NBC affiliate KOB-4. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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You may need to copy & paste the link below into your browser address bar if it gets chopped: (URL) go to (URL) on 'Current Issue' in the left frame menu, click on 'Real-World Engineering' in the body frame, click on 'Toy Story' The article covers (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | SanFrancisco magazine article
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For those people who can track down a copy of the December 2001 issue of San Francisco magazine (out this week, I think), page 38 has a small snippet about my San Francisco LEGO mosaic (with picture). There's a long story as to why the photograph (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: harry potter vanishes
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HP castle is GBP£80 in UK, making the Irish one at IRL£80 a real bargain for us (I know, I bought one at Smyths in October). Just for info, if anyone is going to Calais before Christmas the Carrefour supermarket has the castle in stock for approx (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| | Re: harry potter vanishes
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(...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ie)
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Irish Times 16/Nov/2001 "Vanishing Potter products are costing more and more" (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| | Toy Test 2001
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quoting from: (URL) nabs the top spot, along with a few others; Rank Toy Manufacturer Price Educational Batt. 1. LEGO Racers Super Speedway Game Rose Art $15 2. HitClips Rockin' Micro Boombox Tiger Electronics $10 yes 3. e.Chat Tiger Electronics $30 (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Brick Testament a Yahoo! Pick of the Week
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(...) Thanks, Dave. @8^) Yes, my little website has become very popular. 145,000 hits and counting. It's kind of crazy. Just got off the phone with Spin magazine, and we may see something in their magazine this January. I'm about to add 7 new Old (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: 70's Lego catalogs
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Thank you all for responding my query about the Lego catalogs from the 70's. I'm happy that my hobby from childhood is interesting for someone. With such an interest, maybe I should put it in the Museum?... Anyway, "the winner" is... Dan Boger! to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I came across a small collection of Lego catalogs & brochures from ~72-75 which were somehow kept in my parent's home. They are in English, Hebrew, Danish (I think) and some multiple-language. If someone is interested in this (for the cost of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Brick Testament a Yahoo! Pick of the Week
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November 5, 2001 The Brick Testament The greatest Bible stories ever told have found a bold, new interpretation from an non-traditional oracle: Lego bricks. Revisit age-old tales like the Fall from Grace, the Great Flood, the Last Supper, and the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Oct-2001 AV Video Multimedia Producer
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The Oct-2001 issue of AV Video Multimedia Producer has a cover article on LEGO: THE SELLING BLOCK LEGO Systems, with help from Del Padre Visual Productions, takes its field sales process from brick-and-mortar to click-and-order. Read it on-line at: (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: WSJ
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(...) in (...) Replying to my own email, the date was 11/7/01 (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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The Wednesday (11/3/01) Wallstreet Journal had an article about the increase in sales in war toys. It appeared on the first page of the Marketplace section (page B1). The picture with the article showed G.I. Joe standing on a plie of bricks. I am (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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