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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
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> I can't believe how crazy these folks are! Walking up to people in the aisles
> to inform them about Lego's colour change. What, you have nothing better to
> do?! That's about on par with the weirdos on Dundas and Yonge screaming and
> passing out literature on the apocalypse.
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> Proclaiming you won't buy anymore sets. Good for you. That means more MERs,
> Backhoes and AT-TE's for me!
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> Criticizing Jake for not bringing more to show. Do they realize back on rtl we
> had to scour catalogs from random places like Iowa and wait our turn on
> overloaded FTP servers to see what new sets were available? We're getting
> official previews on BrickSet, Classic Castle, ILTCO and these people are
> complaining?!
Dead on accurate, Calum. Unlike us old-timers, most AFOLs just don't have the
perspective that comes from being around when there was literally *no*
interaction between TLG and the fans.
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| (...) Yup. We have it good now, and I can't believe people would dare to criticize it. I don't know what it is. Maybe like spoiled children, we've had it too good. Maybe enthusiasts think they have some right to dictate the product or the direction (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| So, I've been out of the loop for a bit, primarily due to work, and I've been reading all of this stuff post PDX (which I wanted to go to, but never had the points on my Aeroplan to afford it) and scratching my head in shock on some of the posts (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) !!
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