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(...) Just one major point here: I don't agree with what Todd is doing or why he is doing it for reasons stated previously. It should also be kept in mind that this thread began with the use of certain language on RTL and NOT on Lugnet -- I think (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Wow, hasn't taken long for this hot potato to bounce out of the oven again. No sense in missing out on all the fun of the discussion, so here's my two minifigs worth (Star Wars, ofcourse!) (...) I'm with you there. Far too many arguments have got (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Fix Or Repair Daily (was: Re: Lego in Chevy Venture)
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(...) You posted this in off-topic... So you're off-topic in .off-topic. Being on-topic is expressly off-topic in off-topic. Confused yet? (...) ITYM: Any GM or Ford cars would be built outta Mecabloks. Any Japanese cars would be built outta Tyco. A (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's it, yes! And because of the tenets which hold that... 1) people give their real-life name rather than posting anonymously, and 2) people avoid the use of obseneties/profanities/etc., ...LUGNET is a much more friendly, much less (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No. These people and many others were visible indicators of a serious problem facing the community of AFOLs. Frank and others aready explained this quite well elsewhere in this thread, so there's not much I can add, and I don't want to get (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Richard Marchetti wrote in message ... (...) all (...) certain (...) When a bunch of people are leaving some venue (and as I understand it, some of the people leaving RTL were major contributors), one should look at what is going on. The purpose of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why, that is totally betraying the Aryan philosophy and everything Adolf Schicklgruber stood for! (just doing my bit to provide remarks _really_ irritating to neo-nazis. Don't use without police protection nearby, and I will _not_ accept the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I disagree with the assertion that human psychology is a such a linear process. One person may read a post and think "this writer is deluded, and clearly wrong on points A, C, and D", someone else may read the same post and think "what a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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No one could have put it better, Mr. Braun! -- Paul Davidson Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:388A4DF2.B4F052...msu.edu... (...) and (...) silly. (...) I agree (...) argument (...) taste, (...) comment on (...) expressed (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Terms like "bad taste" are extremely subjective, and to my mind have no real meaning although I understand the gist of what you are saying -- really its more of a simple put down than anything else. And by "ignorance" I thought the original (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) *whisperwhisperconsp...uswhisper* See Larry. See Larry act innocently. Larry acts innocently. See Larry up to no good. Larry is up to no good. See wet noodel. The Noodel is wet. See sturdy branch. The branch is sturdy. See sturdy branch with (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) If you think all right-wingers are fascistic, you need to get your head serviced. And no, the fascistic system of thinking is not necessarily right-wing. From Merriam-Webster: (...) See how that compares to Stalinist Russia. (...) And by this (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) See below. I see your points and follow your line of reasoning with which I agree for certain topics, but not this one. For example, I believe that your argument defends ignorant speech but not necessarily profanity. Bad taste is bad taste, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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X-FUp-to: .fun (...) Look, if you want a proper answer from my omniscientness, you'll need to do a proper grovel. Something like "Oh, Great Internet Oracle, I throw myself upon your mercy, for you are the only one who can hear my plea" would be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(trying desperately to pull back on-topic) A Ford would be built outta Megablocks. A Chevy would be built out of Tyco. A Toyota would be built out of LEGO!!! (I miss my Tyco, but I won't trade my lego for it.) --Colin (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, I have. It's loads of fun coming up with Terribly Clever non answers (or BS answers) to questions. Never got my answer selected as (it's been so long, I forget what it was exactly) "best of the..." though. Wow, that's a blast from (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Which Idea? I'd like to know so that I can develop that one and not one that will create more disturbances. It seems ubnlikley that TLG will listen to me as in thier eyes I've propbably 'stolen' someone else idea. It's a shame I always put my (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It seems I went too far in claiming certian things! (...) Agreed. (...) systems such as LGB. Therefore I propose the following. (...) Accepted. (...) Again Accepted as not new. (...) Again Accepted as not new. (...) But not an offical Lego(R) one (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) My understanding is that you can't copyright an idea either: copyright protects an *expression*, ie a poem, a computer program, a piece of music. Writing a program to print a calendar means you have copyright in the program, but not the idea (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Probably not, no. (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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