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(...) I imagine Larry getting a new computer peripherial..."The Trouble Stirring Up USB 2.0 Ladle and Firewire (800MBps) Pot To Stir ™"...he hooks it up and thinks to himself ..ooOO{Now, where did I put that last LP e-mail?} 8?) (...) If you do (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Gosh Larry, I can't find anything there with which to disagree. JSA -- Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often. (24 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) As you should. I asked in order to try to understand, not challenge, your view. <snip elaboration> Thanks. Helpful. (...) I did say it, but not just to you, rather to all who read here. I'll say it again... Welcome all who come, whatever their (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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There isn't enough to debate around here these days ( grin) so here's some fodder. Rather than excerpting, here it is in its entireity. Note in particular point #3, which I think may be the most significant of the 5, although I'm rather fond of #1 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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See below too! :) (...) I think it was a basic misunderstanding of what Bruce (who, trust me, holds LEGO in a regard few can hold higher) meant by "not a good collectible." You focussed on it as though he meant that it's not good; he meant that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks Bruce, it's better to understand each other....right on. Eric (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks Bruce, it's better to understand each other....right on. Eric (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks Bruce, it's better to understand each other....right on. Eric (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'll do as I please. If you want an explanation, here it is: Anyone with enough money can collect LEGOs. There's no talent or creativity involved. There's no artistry, skill or vision either. Collection is consumption. Consumption doesn't earn (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Selçuk Göre writes: <snip> I assume (...) No you're not! ;-) And Tammy, by the looks of it, you didn't kill this thread either. Now it's my turn. /\/\ark - watching the 3724 watching him - de Kock (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Absolutely correct. As you're fond of saying, this is a big tent, with room for all. However, and I think this is Dan's point, between hard-core builders and hard-core collectors, there is a significant paradigm shift. To me (and I suspect Dan (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Alright, a little overzealous, but I can live with that. We be cool then. Bruce (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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That's good, I can go with that... Eric (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why *side* with either? Why are there sides *at all* for that matter? That is what is baffling me. This isn't a territorial war, is it? Both "sides" can "win", can't they? I'm a builder AND a collector and there is nothing wrong with being (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hey that's cool Bruce, I got a little out of hand, I re-read the thread and I hear where your comming from, I ussually don't get like that on Lugnet, sorry. You rasied some good points, I hope people can appreciate this as I did. I'm 30, so I feel (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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----See below (...) ----I guess it bothered me that he said Lego isn't a good collectible, if his opinion is different I guess I should'nt slam him, infact I do respect his opinion. (...) ----Ahhh nothing, I know it's wrong to do that.....sorry (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Great point! From a LEGO builder's point of view, I look at unopened or unused LEGO as a waste of fun, creative and exciting possibilities! I think Eric slightly overdid it in his last post by calling Bruce out, as if creativity makes a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well... I dunno if "attacked" is the right word here-- surely if you offer up an opinion that others don't share, they're likely to respond. It's human nature, not Lugnet. Of course attacking does happen, but usually, people set a tone. If I (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I hold Lego in extremely high regard - you are confusing an honest analysis of Lego on the "collectable toy market" with a derogatory attack. That Lego makes a poor "collectable" is a *good* thing, in my opinion. You need to go back and (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why do you say this? Because Bruce doesn't have the same opinion as you? (...) What do your creations have to do with the debate at hand? (...) Um, what? (...) What does this have to do with anything? How does one person's creations and the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't think you know how to pretend. That seems to be one of several social skills you weren't able to learn. My theory would be that you were neglected and didn't get the attention that you wanted as a child. Now, you are (age wise, not (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Where did you get these *facts* from? If what you say is true, the running of LEGO is far worse than I thought. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) window? (...) you (...) Gaurav, This comment was actually directed at Steve. I think it's fine to just post the set numbers. I only know about a dozen technic sets by number, but I don't mind typing a number I don't know into the Lugnet (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Okay I will start doing this in my posts from now on. I actually memorized all the Technic set numbers some time ago (result of staring at Technic catalogs for years; hehe I'm a nut :-) ) and keep thinking that everyone else has done the same, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I disagree with that. :-) To me anyway, it DID look like you agreed (in advance) with what we advanced... (1). It's those other blokes over there we are arguing with, not you, bub. :-) (...) Right on. (...) Currency speculating again? :-) 1 - (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) You and Lindsay both mentioned this, and I want to point out that I agree with it, although I imagine it certainly didn't look like it. I don't (intentionally) deride or begrudge collectors and speculators their place in the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't think so. See below. (...) True. (...) I don't think so. See below. (...) While most of the above may be *true*, it is not the *reason* that this set is being released to S@H and not to retail. The REASON is that S@H is within Brad's (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There is an old saying, "You can't please all of the people, all of the time." Guess what Anthony? You proved it to be true. But understand, LEGO is about to release a few new castle sets via Harry Potter and they have to be careful not to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Nevermind, because you don't hold Lego in high regard. It is a good collectable. Your not winning any admiration here by saying that it's not. Perhaps you have'nt seen my Creations. www.brickshelf.com/c...Legomaster Also, your forgetting that every (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, in the sense of what makes something a good collectable. That is usually uniqueness and to some degree, scarcity. Unless there is a specific unique part in the set, Lego rates real low on that scale (primarily the box). You can find any (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ----In the sense that it isn't easy or TLC never made it easy to collect Lego, I agree. Eric (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Note where my message is on the tree - I hadn't read the "cites" I anticipated someone would use at that point. The dictionary terms don't really apply to the "collectable toy" market, which is what is really being debated (anything else is a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ----Hold it right there. I step aside for that. Your absolutely right. (...) ----ok, no biggie. (...) -----dude, com'on (...) ----right on, me too (...) ---Thanks Kirby -----Yes, a natural evolution of a successful product will bring these (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You sound like your head is hurting about as much as mine...I'll get you a cool washcloth if you'll fetch the asprin...8?) Matt (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Right. Obviously 'collector' will mean different things to different folks...SO WHAT? We are all entitled to our own opinion of who we are, and how we view ourselves in the 'collector' world. Me, a builder-I build by the instructions once, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Aww excellent were on the same page. Keeping what we like as "LegoHeads" from being branded is one thing and it's good. I think Also, LD has to focus on what it percieves as a selling base. So all peoples are going to be fragmented and assingned in (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> Sooooo, what are you saying...we should all remain ignorant and let somebody else define things for us? I was merely trying to correct the method that was being used to define a collector. To say that a collector is simply (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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