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| It appears that MegaBloks has the license to produce sets based upon the movie version of the C.S. Lewis book, 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' coming in December. (URL) No details yet. Thanks to Jake_Snicket from FBTB for the link. Ken (21 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) (URL) lol> I'm trying to push "neoilluminati" but it isn't taking:-( Maybe "Legoluminati"? Just trying to help. JOHN (21 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) Whenever I read "IMO" I pronounce it in my noggin as "ih-my-oh" all fluidlike, one word. Ihmyoh. The "ih" is like the beginning of "idiot", the "my" is just like the word, and the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE?
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| (...) I've often had to descibe myself and what I do in my class to school administrators, and I always use "Adult LEGO Fan", which I suppose would be ALF but I know you guys don't wanna be ALFs! Usually when I describe the community (especially the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE?
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| (...) Huh-- I almost never say "fan of Lego" or "AFOL" to people who aren't in the hobby, because it just doesn't give them a good frame of reference. I think I've always said "Lego Hobbyist" because that's what people understand. Usually "fan" is (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE?
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| (...) Holy moley, them's fightin' words! (...) I don't know. I can think of all kinds of abbreviations that don't snuggle into the ear all that pleasantly. The Society for Creative Anachronisms (The SCA, which sounds like ESS-YAY) is one such (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE?
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| (...) Ahem, Joe, but they were mocking your hobby choice, not your title! :-) (...) I've always preferred "lush", but "wine taster" isn't much better. (...) Don't be surprised if they still laugh:-) (...) Joe, terms like "AFOL" are "in-house", part (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE?
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| (...) So, you like it better because there was little thought behind it? Next you'll be saying you voted for Bush. :) (...) Some people spell it out, but even that isn't very euphonic -- unlike the other initialisms you mention, AFOL when spelled (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
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| (...) To purists, I barely qualify as an "AFOL," but even I agree that that term is preferable to "ALE." AFOL has history behind it, and its creation was organic, rather than deliberate, and it therefore has greater aesthetic appeal to me on those (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| OK. I shall use mime then: Gotcha! Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I always found quoting MP was the ultimate retort, you vacuous, coffee-nosed, maloderous, pervert!!! WMMV JOHN (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Translation: "I know you are, but what am I?" -->Bruce<-- No, don't bother to respond, I'm not listening, lalalalalalalalala....... :-) (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| You’ve certainly raised your level of debate. ;) Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| I know you are, but what am I? I'm not listening! Lalalalala.... I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. ...and, the ultimate retort: Nyahh, nyahh, nyahh. Sorry, I just was trying to raise the level of (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| <witty text> - (witty signature)/2 (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
| | | | | Re: Place Your Vote For Saddam
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| (...) Where's the g-string option?????? ROSCO (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Repost, for the benefit of those on newsreaders
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| (...) And on that point we wholeheartedly agree. I just see that as a short-sighted hospital policy that has nothing to do with government. (...) Ha, that must have been some sort of Freudian slip:-) I don't really want to slog through the issue of (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Place Your Vote For Saddam
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| Just to lighten things up in the .debate ward, a radio station in my area decided to have some photoshop fun with the "Saddam in his undies" pic- (URL) down the page and you can choose what attire looks best on him. Adr (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Repost, for the benefit of those on newsreaders
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| (...) The basic freedom of being with your spouse in the hospital. Maybe not consitutional, but I would consider this a basic freedom. (...) Thanks for actually admitting it. (...) Very funny. The Right is much better at hounding people for the (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yeah. Sure. What does a few thousand dead matter. (...) **yawn** (...) Actually John, I was highlighting your rank hypocrisy. Morally, I don’t believe it is correct for you to accuse others of murdering civilians without looking in your own (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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