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  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
(...) him/her.) Just my opinion, but doing something like this is just as bad as entering a Lego set. We have a contest in my city every year at the Homedays as part of the arts and crafts section. Fortunately for me, all of the homedays contests (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Naive Sellers (Was Re: 4561 alternates (was: sale at kbkids)
 
But you know, Emmanuel is a big boy - I'm SURE he knows by now that he can raise prices on some sets without problems, and make more money, but he doesn't. His reasons are his own, I will not question them. Besides, who knows, maybe he's having (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
J G Gregory wrote in message ... (...) him/her.) (...) Well, far better than some reasons people have kids... Frank (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
(...) Ah, not a good reason... --Jack Gregory (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Naive Sellers
 
(...) The 4547, for example, sold for $37.50 through S@H. You're saying that he might be in some way restricted to marking it up only 50 cents?! Dubious at best. (...) Ah, deja vu all over again;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
I saw the same thing and decided enough was enough. I found who was in charge and told them about it. Her reply was that the judges don't know all the sets available currently. I offered to judge the following year and then I told her that if it was (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Naive Sellers
 
(...) Unless he is somehow getting them from TLC directly, and has some sort of agreement that he cannot mark them up more than a certain percentage? Or maybe it's a slight mixup, and they're really selling for $380! ;-) John (no, the other one) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Your Resumes
 
(...) Actually, the whole ten fathoms thing is just a joke. I just did it to further harass already wearied McDonalds employees. Honestly, I don't have a clue how deep a fathom is. The point was to see how much nonsense that they'd put up with. Kind (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Your Resumes
 
(...) I'd gotten the idea that he was just yanking their chain. Chris (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Your Resumes
 
(...) Actually, they use founder. McDonald's may use styrofoam containers and throw away 15.7 billion tons of meat a year, but at least they know how to recycle personnel. So why can't the fish be from below 10 fathoms? Would this include fish that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) Thanks! That's the nicest thing anyone's said about me all day! There are a lot of good rules to live by in the members pages but one of my favorites is "be childlike but not childish"... (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
Richard Franks <spontificus@__nospa...yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FMI6p1.DrF@lugnet.com... (...) given (...) people (...) I'd say probably 20 times the average of 20 people with 20 each :-) I'm not sure I've ever seen a grown man look more (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Food WAS: (Re: Your Resumes)
 
(...) Hmm, reminds me of when I went to the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan (Where the Pistons used to play and the Lions still do...) and went to the vendor area. Since I worked at the Coffee Beanery at the time, and asked here what kind of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Your Resumes
 
(...) You know what really confounds them? I've been known to pull up to the speaker and ask them what kind of fish is in the sandwich, because my doctor won't let me eat anything that swims below 10 fathoms. One time I think that they actually got (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Your Resumes
 
(...) Very true. Not too long ago, I went to a McDonalds, and had to assist the high- school student cashier in counting out my change. I'll have some McMath with that order. (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Food? Was (Re: Your Resumes)
 
(...) Well, I am not much for it anymore either, the service and the food leave much to be desired, but when you have my kind of schedule...you learn to handle the Mack Trucks. :0 Scott S. (...) LOL! :) "Hi, my name is Scott, and I'm, I'm..... A (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Your Resumes
 
(...) I think the question is better phrased as: "How in the world did they get *FISH* mixed up with this fried food-product fillet?" I must be getting on in the years. Every time I eat at Mickey-Dee's, or Burger Fling, or Taco Hell, or Pizza Slut, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Pastel = Profit (Was Re: 2000 Dealer catalogue Removal Request Backfire?))
 
(...) Sometimes that's hard. Misunderstandings and differing expectations happen all the time and largely it's because of different world-view which is kind of the same as having accepted different implied contracts. I (sort of) keep track of what (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
Steve (the other Demlow Lego brother) helped set up a "construction toys" category for exhibits at our local 4-H fair when he was in high school. I know this was at least a little bit of a problem then, too. I think lack of originality would have (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
A few years ago, the same thing happened in a Swedish LEGO competition. I hated it! --Tobias James J. skrev i meddelandet <37F7BC08.62F5CC0@me...is.edu>... (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)


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