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In lugnet.loc.us.co, Duane Hess wrote: (snip) (...) Congrats! Nice work on the display and great exposure for you and your club! It's going to be the local displays that will spread the word on the AFOL community over the long-term, so it's good to (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.us.co, lugnet.loc.us.co.den, lugnet.loc.us.co.cos, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I've also dug up the link to the news stations website. The interview that I did is available for viewing there. (URL) -Duane (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.us.co, lugnet.loc.us.co.den, lugnet.loc.us.co.cos, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Hmm, that book looks like it's about a bunch of freaks--what was she doing interviewing AFOLs? Derek (18 years ago, 23-Jul-06, to lugnet.books, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Last year I was contacted by freelance writer (URL) Cauldron>. She came out to House of Bricks in 2005 to (URL) some time> and interview all of us for her upcoming book about folks with eccentric hobbies. Her book has now been published and info can (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Curiosity got the better of me and I checked out how he's doing. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is no longer ahead of Steve Jobs, but he is higher on the list than Donald Trump! Here's another six years of data added to my own (now very old) post... (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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LEGO thief receives 13 months in prison The Oregonian Tuesday, July 04, 2006 By Holly Danks HILLSBORO -- A Washington County judge built up a prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty in a LEGO theft-and-resale scam. Under a plea deal, Presiding (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jul-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !!
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I'm not sure if this belongs in the Technic group or not, but here goes. I noticed a link on Make magazine's website ((URL) to a "rapid fire rubber band Lego gun." I was hoping to find some instructions, but instead the link led here: (URL) Using (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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(...) Presumably you also want to see BL stores go out of business, by placing (URL) huge bogus orders> with them? Or was that just some weird personal vengeance because I don't agree with your views on gun ownership or something???? Please climb (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Look, you are entitled to your own opinion, sunshine, but really. That is about the stupidest comment I've read on LUGNET in a while. That is, unless you are trolling, to which I say, "good one", because you got me to bite. JOHN (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In China, as well as other third world countries, it's always easier to deal with those who ask for more pay, better working conditions, and more rights in general (witness Tiananmen Square). This method as of now, is politically unacceptable in the (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I blame Bush. JOHN (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Don't forget Z-Naps part in all this. John (18 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) I blame Galidor. LFB (18 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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LAS VEGAS, June 6, 2006 (URL) PRNewswire/ -- An extremely rare art series doll created around 1910 by the German firm Kammer & Reinhardt hammered for $120,000 at a sale of the LEGO Foundation's antique doll and toy collection held May 19-21 in Las (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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LAS VEGAS, June 6, 2006 (URL) PRNewswire/ -- An extremely rare art series doll created around 1910 by the German firm Kammer & Reinhardt hammered for $120,000 at a sale of the LEGO Foundation's antique doll and toy collection held May 19-21 in Las (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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With the trouble happening at LEGO ...I thought this was interesting to read. (URL) By Amon Cohen, JUNE 19, 2006 -- Company: The LEGO Group Headquarters: Billund, Denmark Annual Air Volume: $5.2 million Refusing to accept many of the orthodoxies of (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: The End of Lego (was: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT))
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(...) Very well stated Jim!! Today we mainly know that KKK is the principal owner of Lego. But his older sister Gunhild also owns a big chunk of Lego, as Jim has aready stated. Here's a 1958 picture of them (along with their late younger sister (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know about you, but Lego's business decisions seem to have been a lot more consistent and rational in the last 2 years, thus opening less opportunities for amateur traders like me to make a buck. They seem to be sending the right stock (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) that will work until the chinese start asking for the same sort of pay and benefits we have been having for a while. see for instance apple's 2 months in india. day 0 : apple announces that they open a huge development center in bangalore un a (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow for me, too! 75%!! Good lord! I must confess I've not been following this development because frankly, I'm more interested in building. I guess what bothers me most is that Lego, like Pixar and many other companies and/or entities which (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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