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(...) Lighten up, Francis. I don't know about little plastic bricks, but I can tell the difference between Czech absinthe and French absinthe with my eyes closed (hint: the Czech stuff tastes like gasoline). Is absinthe better if it's made by (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Managed a multi-million dollar company- and can't manage to spell? Whatever. Another Tim (20 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Tim: You are a bit thick. Neither am I racist. I actually was a race relations consuler for the Army for many years in Korea. You just said some stupid things and I see that you are a person that cannot admit he flew off the handle. To bad, but to (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And what has this got to do with the Czech Republic? As I said in the first response Lego aren't even making bricks in China. What they are making in China is the Lego branded plastic tat and things like the Dino2010 Dinosaurs. (...) I just (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Tim: I did not mean the comment to be bigot, I think that the quality suffers. I managed a multi million dollar corp. for 14 years after retiring from the Army. I have been stationed in Europe and in Korea. As a GM I dealt with products from China. (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Dear Steve, This argument doesn't actually match my comment. If you were to argue that the quality of Lego would go up if it was manufacured in Japan it would be the same. You're comparing apples and pears here. (...) This may apply to China (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So If I said the Japanese made high quality electrical goods, I'd be accusing them of being racially superior would I? The whole point of moving production to China is because the work force isn't as well educated as the people in the west. I (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm pretty sure that Lego bricks aren't made in China, only certain extra stuff. I have to say that I very much resent the implication here that stuff made in China or the Czech Republic will be inferior. I would hope you would keep such (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I do believe that is by Tomy. I have a Hot Wheels size Tomy car with four studs on the roof, and I have the top of a Tomy steam engine that looks similar to that. Look here: (URL) (20 years ago, 26-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Weird! I've never seen a train or tracks like that before, and I have no idea what clone brand it might be. However, about seven years ago I bought a heap of LEGO from someone I knew casually, and in the mix was a bunch of clone elements. Most (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I did the master class with opear singer Barbara Bonney last month, and apparently I'm seen a lot in the TV program. Just FYI in case you want to see it. Not my best singing night, but what the heck... Here's the remaining schedule: Musical (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people, FTX)
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Does anybody recognize this train? Must be some clone, and it look compatible. doesn´t it? (URL) I won the auction and am eager to have a closer look at it when it arrives! /Tore (20 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Testing (20 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Hang'em high I say. They are contemptible, despicable, disgusting excuses for human beings. They are living examples of what is bad and wrong with America. JOHN (20 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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To anyone who would try to use power and privilege to bilk millions out of a failing company at the expense of investors and employees, (URL) Lay and Mr. Skilling> may have a few cautionary words of advice. Bravo to the prosecution! Dave! (20 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Here's my dilemma: My friend has a hobby store, and I run the website for his store. He wants to start an online store to sell (at a discount) some popular merchandise. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to proceed. I can design the layout and (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, if, say, there were 800,000 of them in the continental US, and they were crowding into cities, eating seagulls and pigeons in the streets, etc, I think I'd probably allow them to be hunted. But yeah, in general, I think you're right-- I (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Readers may be surprised to learn that I don't know a whole lot about intra-tribal law, so my comments must be taken with a grain of salt. To be honest, I don't know why the Bald Eagle would ever be taken off of the Endangered Species list. I (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) Let's kill bald eagles> When or where will political correctness finally end? This is simply NUTS! I've forgotten-- didn't they rule that sacrificing chickens for religious purposes was illegal for some reason? Maybe they, uh, chickened out (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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test again "Oliver" <ogiesen@mdsintl.com> wrote in message news:IxA39M.1231@lugnet.com... (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo)
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