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William Gibson's new book has an extract on the web site: (URL) links for the new book and click for the excerpt. You can just see the Lego reference, if you read it carefully; not sure if sexual compatibility is something that a Lego has been used (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | "You put your WEED in there!"
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On tonight's edition of Fox Toledo news, some parents were busted for drug posession in an Indiapolis, IN hotel, where they were staying after a fire destroyed their home. The cops found crystal meth and some orther drugs stored in the kids LEGO. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | A minor sighting
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From: (URL) Bionicles, which are like little Lego robot people, are in. Old square Legos, that kids had to actually use some creativity to assemble, are passe." The rest of the page is funny, but not necessarily suitable for all ages. YMMV. Dave! (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Article on Wamalug in Washington City Paper
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An article on Wamalug was published in Washington's City Paper for the week of December 13th. I finally got around to scanning it, and it can be read here: (URL) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.us.wamalug) !
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Hi all, I just thought that I'd mention that I've just seen the new Adventurers Orient Expedition Commericial air on Nickelodeon. It actually offers some interesting interior views of some of the sets. It's nice to see LEGO is on the ball this year (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Help defend the artist!
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(...) Thanks, Lar, Happy New Year. e (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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(...) Yeah, after all the build-up, the actual page of links was almost shockingly mundane, and a bit of a letdown, I must say. Thanks for excavating it, though, Bryan. (...) You really do get the feeling of "trumped up charges" after reading that (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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I question the "questionable" nature of such web site links as the Brick Testament (the biblical stories depicted are right out of the bible, there is no editing or 'artistic license' taken with the stories), Thomas the Tank Engine (sorta like (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Help defend the artist! (was Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!)
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(...) This is what I had to say... I have been a LEGO® enthusiast since childhood, and I find Fionnula Bourke's report to be offensive in that it attempts to link "The Brick Testament" with the likes of child pornography. Brendan Powell Smith (the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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(...) Hey, thanks for digging. What was the magic search string? I gotta say, while I won't be pasting the page up into my copy of "Ten best designed web pages ever" (I hate stuff that blinks), it's pretty tame stuff indeed. (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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