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    Forgive me ... —Lee Jorgensen
   For I have purchased a clone ... I was in the dark about how crappy clones were, since I've NEVER bought one before ... So, I saw they have Nascar MegaBloks ... I thought they were pretty cool ... they in fact are, but the bricks are of very low (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
   
        Forgive me, NASCAR (Was: Forgive me ...) —Jeremy Sproat
     (...) You're going to want to shoot me. I thought NASCAR was some Nestle' Corporation marketing gimmick. Very early on I thought it was some kind of drink, but then walking down the Wal-Mart aisles I noticed it was obviously the multinational (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: Forgive me, NASCAR (Was: Forgive me ...) —Lee Jorgensen
     ROTFL ... I suppose one could make that mistake .. :) NASCAR racing is growing in the US though other countries have F-1 or GTP ... Nascar seems to be a US-only thing. (...) I'll just mame ... :) (...) ??? ... ok ... you just lost me here ... (...) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Forgive me ... —Ray Sanders
   I bought a mixed lot of blocks at a yard sale today. About 70 or so were MegaBloks. My first encounter with them. Hope I never see any again. They just don't look as good as 'The Real Thing' :) Ray (...) (25 years ago, 4-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
   
        Re: Forgive me ... —Lee Jorgensen
     The worst part about them, is that TWO 'identical' pieces (in my case 1x2 bricks ... are DIFFERENT COLORS!!! Talk about a lack of quality control ... The JG cars are pretty neat though ... the smaller 2 ones (one is 1/59th scale, and the other is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
   
        Re: Forgive me ... —James Parkin
   (...) This is pretty limited experience to make a judgment, I think. Why not go out and spend 3 or 4 dollars on a nice MegaBlock set? I suggest the "Space Fighter" tube set, or maybe "Desert Duel" (Creature Seekers). There is also "Cyborian Rover" (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 

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