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Subject: 
Re: Chris Gray's site (was Re: MB sites)
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date: 
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:45:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Steve Bliss writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, James Brown wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard W. Schamus writes:

It *is* simple religious fervour.

No, it's not.  At least, not in my case.  My "prejudice" against MB is
mostly 2 factors: (partly 1, but mostly 2)

1: Nostalgia.  I grew up with Lego, I didn't grow up with Mega Bloks.

That's the "religious fervor" part.

Gosh.  Then brand me a zealot, I guess.  :(

Sometimes it seems like some of the clone-brand friendly are quicker to take
up the torch than the Lego purists.  Yeesh.

Well, If I'm going to be called a fanatic I might as well be one.  Time to
go burn down the Ritvik factory(1).  Film at 11:00(2)

James

1: For the clue-impaired, I'm not serious.
2: 11:30 in Newfoundland.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Chris Gray's site (was Re: MB sites)
 
In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, James Brown writes: (snip) (...) Why jump to such a negative connotation to "religious fervour"???? It can also mean "enthusiastic devotion" -- which means that the Ritvik factory is quite safe, as your time is (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
  Re: Chris Gray's site (was Re: MB sites)
 
(...) Alrighty. Your ID Card should arrive within 4-6 business days (...) Nah. In this case, "religious fervor" boils down to "I like LEGO because it's LEGO. I don't like Brand X because it's not LEGO." (...) Ooo, that's gonna smell something awful. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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  Re: Chris Gray's site (was Re: MB sites)
 
(...) That's the "religious fervor" part. (...) Steve (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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