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(...) You know my stand on this -- we must intervene because we're in a "brother's keeper" position. Yadda yadda yadda. Old argument. It's an interesting question, though, about the U.S. feeling guilty for our "mismanaged entry" into WWII. We almost (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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(...) Which prompts an interesting question...I wonder if Libera is one of the reasons TLG is so reluctant to respond to AFOL's; maybe everytime someone brings up "bulk orders" or "adults want Lego too" KKK freaks and says "Are you nuts! Remember (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Well put, Sproat. WE MUST NEVER FORGET. I'm not 100% sure my parents didn't have some blood on their hands and I'm not 100% sure what to do about it. Interesting op ed piece yesterday analysing Buchanan. Hate that guy but he makes a point that the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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(...) I'd say that you were in the right and TLG was in the wrong. (...) In .debate ?!? Are you kidding? ;-) (...) This has been discussed here before: (URL) summary, Libera's motive was to make an *issue* of the recent trivialization of the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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(...) What does it mean that you question it? My personal take on art is that it can be in any medium. (...) So, if someone epoxied Hot Wheels together in the form of a rhinoceros, it would be somehow inappropriate? (...) Lego, per se, doesn't have (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) :) yeah, the subconscious is tough... (...) Ok, I can see that... Hmmm... maybe it would be fairer to say that the law can be 'bad'. Not *morally* bad, but ill-concieved. In other words, a law becomes less and less 'good' (ethically good, you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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(...) John, I both agree and disagree with parts of what you say here. First of all I do believe that LEGO is an art medium. We all build things and many of us put them up for display either on the internet or elsewhere. In my oppinion just the fact (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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My mom gave me this article a few years ago, and I thought it was really unrealistic, because the picture showed the policeman (SS Trooper?) hitting a skeleton minifigure with a club. I also thought it was a bit much for the artist to use LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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(...) hello, y'all ~ i just posted to RTL yesterday my belief that LEGO is ART... and then i see this thread. i have been an artist my entire life, starting private classes at 12, figure drawing at 16, began working professionally at 19, and now on (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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John Neal wrote in message <37F305FB.3B2896F5@u...st.net>... (...) the (...) what (...) porn? To (...) Spielberg's (...) make (...) would (...) I don't know whether anyone can truly say what is and isn't "art", but I strongly agree with the idea (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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