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Re: Ten Commandments
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Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:28:41 GMT
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Steve Bliss writes:
> I *reall* don't like posting off-topic to lugnet.robotics, because of
> the heavy traffic and because it's still mostly a mailing list.
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> Anyway, here are my Ten Commandments for LEGO Purists. Some of them
> wander off a bit, but after "don't use glue, don't cut them up, don't
> use Mega-Bloks", what else is there?
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> 1. Thou shalt have no other bricks before LEGO.
> Oops... I own a few mega-blocks sets (but only for the cool peices, such as • double sided bricks)
> 2. You shall not make for yourself creations with lesser building
> products. You shall not praise them or publish them on your websites,
> for LEGO is worthy of honor above all Toys. • Generally the same as the first one.
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> 3. You shall not misuse the Cautions and Warnings from Billund, for
> Consumer Affairs will not hold anyone guiltless who fries their electric
> components, but will show kindness to thousands who love LEGO and keeps
> its Commandments.
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> 4. Remember the Instruction Books by keeping them Whole. Allow neither
> rip nor tear, and restrain coffee from falling upon the pages, even
> during late-night sessions.
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> 5. Honor thy mother and father, so they may buy you LEGO all the days of
> thy life.
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> 6. Thou shalt not leave your LEGO kits unopened upon the shelf, nor
> shall you endlessly retain completed constructions, but always dismantle
> them to use their components in other projects.
> Very true...
> 7. Thou shalt not use other materials in thy LEGO creations.
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> 8. Thou shalt not raise up thy Dremel against thy bricks, likewise apply
> not X-acto knife nor plastic saw to LEGO elements.
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> 9. Thou shalt not glue thy LEGO bricks together.
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> 10. With diligent effort you shall construct each official model at
> least one time before sorting the bricks into your bins.
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> Steve
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> On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 16:16:13 GMT, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (David
> Colomer) wrote:
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> > Let me propose a set of commandments for "Lego Good Style Construction"
> > (blames and riots are allowed):
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> > 1.- "You should love your Lego's in the same way you Love your life"
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> > 2.- "Any damage to a Lego part is completely forbidden. The home-brew
> > sensors will be buildd using MEGA BLOCKS bricks"
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> > 3.- All constructions must be build with Lego bricks at least in a 95% of
> > the componets. The main structure has to be 100% Lego.
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> > 4.- Mega Blocks are allowed only for furnishing and allways that non Lego
> > parts will be available.
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> > 5.- Rubber bands have to be Lego or Lego-like rubber bands.
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> > 6.- The use of glue to keep parts together has to be avoided. Other
> > technical solutions should be selected. This will prevent the damage of any
> > Lego part.
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> > 7.- Canibalize parts from different sets is a "bad-manners" policy. This
> > will be done always that the Legos sets will be returned at their original
> > status.
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> > > -----Mensaje original-----
> > > De: fred@corp.netcom.net.uk [mailto:fred@corp.netcom.net.uk]
> > > Enviado el: Jueves 7 de Enero de 1999 01:09 PM
> > > Para: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> > > Asunto: Re: So why build robots out of LEGO in the first place?
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> > > Paul Speed wrote:
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> > > > Reverent Legoists,
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> > > I've just got one thing to say to you - MEGA BLOX!
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> > > Yes, it was meant to be funny, don't flame me I've had more than a
> > > thousand million of them already...
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> > > Yes, that was another one - laugh, damn it, or I'll tell another!
> > > --
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> > > If it ain't opinionated, it ain't Rich Teer.
> > > --
> > > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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