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(...) Ummmm... offering the same facilities as LUGNET? So fans would hang out at LEGO.com rather than LUGNET? (...) Actually, I don't. I've heard the name mentioned, but haven't a clue what she does. Sorry. (I guess I could go to marthastewart.com (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) O.K. So far so good. (...) Mk2? You lost me again. (...) You're probably right. But having a chat forum on their website wouldn't be breaking any new ground. Martha Stewart has them. How does she deal with negative comments, and you know there (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Congratulations to your family! I love new baby announcements! For the record, I think she might hold the record for earliest exposure to our beloved brick. :) -Dave (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) LEGO know that (say) ten times as many people end up at LEGO.com, but another small but significant group end up at somewhere else. Now, maybe LEGO.com could become LUGNET Mk2, but we may not like the implications of that happening. They (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe you could write to them at their head office? (...) Hmmm... think outside the box, and produce innovate products which are wildly successful? Like, say, Bionicles? Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Congratulations! What is your wife's name? Is there some Finnish heritage on her side? -Erik (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) While you're waiting (heck, while we're ALL waiting!) for their return, you might consider picking up some of the HP sets (make sure you include Diagon Alley) and setting them aside for her. They have an appeal even to girls who wouldn't (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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Congratulations Chris! This is great news, glad all went well! :-) -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> (...) Our (...) stored, so (...) attended (...) fantastic (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Well, one can always hope that by the time she's old enough for System LEGO, the Paradisa will have returned to the pink and purple aisles... Frank (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) fantastic (...) No you're not! Please provide evidence to back up the above statement, or apologise for lying! Er... congratulations! ROSCO (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Congrats! I'd dispense useful advice about having a second child, but our son Connor is only about 5 days older than Kivi. :) Kids rock. James (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Thanks. (...) Count on it. (...) I think we're going with your first. It's not long like you say TeeVee. It's more like Tipi. It is a Finnish name, but for boys, so we're cheating. Chris (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Congrats. Don't walk down those pink and purple aisles at TRU - just give her Lego! :-) Bruce (Kivi, Keevee? Intriguing name, either pronunciation) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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Hi all, My daughter, Kivi Alexis Weeks was born four hours ago at my house! Our Sunroom was the place of birth and is also where all my LEGO is stored, so she was born under the watchful gaze of many many minifigs. We were attended by a midwife and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug) !
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(...) Apparently, some of the posts haven't "made it" for some reason--I don't know why. I can state this because a lot of my posts have gone missing, posts that I know I made--maybe they went under pseudo- nyms, but I KNOW that I made more than 7 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Here's my first post to Usenet (I thought I had started using it earlier, but I guess not): (URL) here's my first post on politics: (URL) my first post to RTL (on my Birthday no less): (URL) my first net communication about LEGO is on Lugnet I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice)
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(...) I agree. Lying about such things goes against my aesthetic. Please don't miconstrue any of what I'm saying to suggest that I advocate 'cheating' on your spouse. I don't. But I'm still exploring the nature of morals (or what I and others think (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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> The very nature of the "harm" that takes place -- that you have to know about (...) his (...) it's bad (...) Infidelities to do often come out in the end, and of course there is the possibility of you infecting the partner who is unaware of your (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I would certainly personally agree with the sentiment. Point was being that both acting homosexually AND wanting to cheat on a spouse are considered to be sinful acts by some sects of Christianity, regardless of who they hurt. IE, even if it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice)
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(...) For contrast, here are some principals for Unitarian Universalism set with those of the Bahai faith: Unitarian Universalists commonly hold: (...) The inherent worth and dignity of all people. (UU pricipal #1) (...) Acceptance of one another (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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