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(...) But that is why we have .off-topic.debate ;) (which both of us forgot to move to... sorry, Lugnet) (...) I suspect the cartoonist either didn't think much at all or consciously set out to be malicious but we'll never really know the answer to (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I remember a time when there were no weapons in the sets. There were pieces that you could pretend were lasers in the space sets. It was a gentler time then I quess. But I do remember that lego made a plastic toy gun at one time, perhaps (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I guess I was using your opinion and those that spotlighted it as a barometer for what the public is thinking. Its usually safe to assume that if someone has a mild discomfort towards something, someone somewhere is up in arms about it. (17 years ago, 5-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It certainly does, though it's not something I choose to portray in my pirate MOCs and not something that LEGO has chosen to portray in its sets (beyond prison cells, and planks for walking. Oh, and I once built a guillotine). (...) Conflict (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) That's clearly true, and it's unfortunate that there's always somebody eager to be offended by pretty much everything--not that Richie is such a person, but his thoughtful question definitely brings the issue to mind. (...) Also clearly true, (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I understand where you're coming from. But I wonder, where do we draw the line between having fun and addressing every possible concern that could arise? The pirates theme, your theme of choice I believe, has a disgusting and horrible true (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX) !
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(...) Why would someone impersonate you? Near as I can tell, you posted a bare handful of times prior to 2006, and the email Terry pasted was written in a very similar style and signed the same way you sign your posts. Not only that, but (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I was not going to respond, but I never wrote that email. It is either made up or someone hi jacked my name for that. I have nothing against the French, hell they helped us win our first war. Maybe someone did what others did when they made a (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) I never denied it. Unlike you I'm usually aware of when I am or am not being rude. (...) No. Most would understand the difference. It takes a special sort of brain not to see the difference. The kind of brain that would also do (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I did not go on about, but did not hide the fact. I mention it in my Lugnet page. I mention it and do not feel any need to hide it. I also have never mentioned what by graduate degrees are in. As for you being a doctor, so are my kids. My (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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