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Re: Mad Legos
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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:04:03 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Bob Parker wrote:
   http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/11/18904238-do-legos-need-anger-management-figurines-grumpier-than-ever-study-says?lite=

By Gillian Spear and Tracy Connor, NBC News


I’m not bothered by the facts or story here, but I do find it annoying that a) the author/editor chose a challenging headline when the conclusion of the article does not actually get that challenging (it’s misleading!) and b) the picture used as an example of what the smiley used to be is in fact not a classic ‘yellow smiley’ (note the eyebrows). News authorship FAIL.

-Hendo



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  Re: Mad Legos
 
(...) To be fair, if LEGO started with 100% smiley, they had no where to go but down. My take: I'd prefer a greater proportion of happiness, especially among the two-face heads. Why not make one side happy? I'm less worried by the out-right "mean (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)

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  Mad Legos
 
(URL) By Gillian Spear and Tracy Connor, NBC News BEGIN Quoted Article: Do Lego Minifigures need an attitude adjustment? A team of academics who studied hundreds of the plastic people prized by children and collectors thinks a little anger (...) (11 years ago, 11-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)  

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