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Here is a press release I found about Lego stuff to be showcased at the 2005 Toy Fair : (URL) (20 years ago, 19-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: For all you iPod and Lego lovers out there...
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(...) Never heard of him before... but it sold out in a couple of hours. - Kelly (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Saw this as I was checking the Mac news... Pretty cool... "PodBrix is a custom designed Lego mini figure inspired by Apple's silhouette iPod broadcast and print ad campaign. "The '1K Brix' PodBrix Minifig is a limited numbered edition of 300 units. (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Sacramento Brick Builders in the Sacramento Bee
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Hi all, A nice article on the Sacramento Brick Builders appeared in today's (Thursday, Feb. 3) Sacramento Bee. The Bee is the major daily newspaper for Sacramento, CA's state capital. Link to online version: (URL) (20 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.nv.ren, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Lego for urban planning in DC
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There's an article with picture on WTOP news about using Lego to do some urban planning in Washington DC: (URL) (20 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) Wow, Just wow. The author of the paper didn't do much research, that's for sure! Aryan yellow? LOL! I'm not the biggest fan of LEGO since You-Know-What-Issue-...ing-About, but to call LEGO racist is way off target. LEGO does have some issues (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | DANIEL RODRIGUEZ “AMERICA’S BELOVED TENOR” Joins LEGOLAND California in a Salute To Heroes
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DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, “AMERICA’S BELOVED TENOR” JOINS LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA IN A SALUTE TO HEROES Freedom Tower seen for the first time amid the New York skyline CARLSBAD, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2005) – The city that never sleeps will come to life at the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND California to break Guinness World Record for tallest LEGO tower
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LEGOLAND® California to break Guinness World Record™ for Tallest LEGO® Tower Theme park guests participate in record-setting event Presidents Day 2005 January 20, 2005 (Carlsbad, Calif.) – Thousands of children along with their families will click (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND California announces Knights’ Tournament to debut Memorial Day 2005
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LEGOLAND California announces Knights’ Tournament to debut Memorial Day 2005 Cutting-edge robotic technology meets medieval LEGO adventure CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 27, 2005) – On Memorial Day 2005, LEGOLAND® California introduces Knights’ (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND California announces 2005 capital expansion plans
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LEGOLAND California announces 2005 capital expansion plans Family theme park reaches record-breaking results for 2004 CARLSBAD, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2005) – LEGOLAND® California announced the Park’s best business results to date at a news conference (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Mindstorms in Sacramento Bee, SacBB to get coverage
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Hi all, Last Thursday (January 20, 2005) the Sacramento (CA) Bee had an article on Lego Mindstorms in a local school: (URL) it here> This Saturday they are sending a photographer out to our <www.sacbb.org Sacramento Brick Builders> meeting and (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) Except that those headlines are funny. This piece is pathetic. The bottom line is that the quality of writing and thinking displayed in this paper is worthy of a 12 year old, satire or no. William & Mary? Pleh. I weep. JOHN (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) I meant, it would not be out of place in The Onion. Headlines: "Lego Minifigs Aryan Yellow! Spoon Violence Follows Knife Ban!" -Erik (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) Hm...well, first off, I think this guy Dan gots issues. 1) He didn't do enough research to know how to say "Lego"..ie. "Legos"... 2) "Aryan Yellow"...that's a leap of faith. White folks are no more yellow than black/African-American folks are (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) Brian, go get him an Alpha Team iceblade--Dash (male) is the pilot. Same with the Police helicopter.. -Scott (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) I think the official line is that anytime something is licensed, then the flesh-colored figures can be used. If you look at the Ferrari sets, the crew is yellow, but Barichello and Shumacher are flesh-colored. Spider-Man, Harry Potter, and (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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Hello! Political correctness leads to silliness. Bye Jojo (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) Wow. yet another poor, deluded schmoo in need of a life. I feel sorry for this fellow. I mean one has to have a pretty lousy outlook on life to be spending it trying to find racism in the commercial world and stil manage to miss so blatantly. (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego called Racist - "Boycott Legos [sic]"
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(...) To be honest, I was most upset by the title. Boycott? The article didn't even call for a boycott. Nor do I think that the article's voracity warranted one even in the eyes of the author. It seemed like the title was just meant to be attention (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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