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Re: Minifigs=Weebles?
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Date: 
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 19:36:41 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
> 
> Greg,
> 
> I was not able to view the picture you linked to but if the Weebles you are
> talking about are what I think they are then no Minifigs=!Weebles.
> 
> I remember Weebles from my childhood as being Egg-shaped somewhat rotund
> figures that when stood on end and bumped or pushed would rock back and forth
> until eventually standing upright again.
> 
> Weebles have no connection to Lego at all and I personally never got the point
> of Weebles?  Hence the reason I still build with my 20+ year old Lego and
> havn't seen a Weeble in 20+ years :)

Thank you!
At last, an explanation for the phrase "weebles wobble but they don't
fall over" which I had head somewhere but could not explain.

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  Re: Minifigs=Weebles?
 
Greg, I was not able to view the picture you linked to but if the Weebles you are talking about are what I think they are then no Minifigs=!Weebles. I remember Weebles from my childhood as being Egg-shaped somewhat rotund figures that when stood on (...) (27 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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