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(...) I am planning to be there; hopefully my employer will spare me the weekend and save me the humiliation of wearing those things… I mean thongs. J.- (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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I can't believe this... Bionicle is IN and regular blocks are OUT!!! Sic: "Lego's Bionicles, which are like little Lego robot people, are in. Old square Legos, that kids had to actually use some creativity to assemble, are passe." You can read the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) Oh, I'm way in on this one :) Was Tom showing up too? This weekend may involve some time building some punchable structures, too... I'll see what colors I have the most tiles in :) DaveE (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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POW! ZAP! Ka-BLAM! In 2 weeks Megopolus will never be the same. This wonderful city of ours will be besieged by unthinkable evil. Who dares to stand against this devilry and protect the innocent? So far, I have: Shaun "HOT TONGS" Sullivan Neil (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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Neil said he can make the 18th! I know a few others said they could make the 18th at the meeting...perhaps you could, say, *post* a response so that it's a little easier to know who is coming? - Joe "Shaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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I'm free the 18th and I'll volunteer the use of my place for the event. Oh, I finally came up with a great hero for myself. The stay-puff marshmallow man from ghostbusters. He'll smell real tasty once I burst into flames, again. ;-) Hopefully the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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"Mike Rayhawk" <rayhawk@artcenter.edu> wrote in message news:H714nC.n2M@lugnet.com... (...) game. (...) I second that motion...I'll start stoking the fire. The 18th looks good to me! What about the rest of you? Provided all the heroes can make it, (...) (22 years ago, 14-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) Update: Dedham TRU had all the Orient sets Woburn TRU had all or most of the Orient sets Methuen Wal*Mart had at least some Orient sets (had a friend check) North Reading Wal*Mart some Orient sets and some Star Wars sets Salem NH Wal*Mart had (...) (22 years ago, 14-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:H71Joy.Aor@lugnet.com... (...) My Wal-Mart (Cary, NC) had most of the new Star Wars sets but only in the Star Wars section of the toy department, they were not in the LEGO aisle. I bought one (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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So, I popped into the TRU in Dedham today, and they had all the new Johnny-Thunder-Visit...The-Orient sets, but no new SW sets... Anyone seen these anywhere to date? I may try hunting some Wal*Marts tomorrow after work... (on FBTB it looks like (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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OHHH my GOD....Kenny LIVES!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> To: <lugnet.org.us.nelug...ugnet.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:37 AM Subject: Re: NELUG at First annual Sleigh Bell Festival / (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) I humbly submit that the HOT TONGS rule be made retroactive, just in case there is anyone who has reneged on previous commitments to attend this game. That seems like the fairest course of action. (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) c /vice/vise/ or else I will have to wonder what sort of stuff NGLTC actually does at their meetings! building vices and then running bricks through a B&D drill ??? Yikes. XFUT o-t.fun... (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I agree, a Dremel is on my "wish list" this year. I ended up making a vice out of 1x2 strips of wood and then I'd clamp about 15-20 2x2 bricks stacked on top of each other between the wood. Once in place I took my B&D drill and would work my (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) Oh yeah-- I figure it's a mildly rare set (being a Target exclusive), so I inventoried the rest of the set for Peeron's sake. But I haven't opened the blue car's box yet, so whoever wins the set wins the honor of inventorying it! (or, so would (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) ACK! I totally forgot to pay my share when I was there this weekend! I owe money, I owe money ... sorry about that, to whomsoever outlayed the funds (Dave?) (...) I can't do anything on the 18th, but the 17th and the 19th work fine for me. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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OK, I would like to have one last general meeting before child #2 arrives on the scene (most likely early January). Because the holidays land mid week this year that kind of puts a crimp in available times. I am not available next Thursday the 19th (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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January 18th, 2003: Superheroes tasked with saving the city from the vile and heinous machinations of unseemly supervillians battle for justice, truth, and the American Feng Shui! That's right ... the Superheroes Brikwars game has been rescheduled (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) to untangle this stuff from my Dremel. Speaking of a Dremel they are a necessary evil for this project and the drill press accessory is almost as important. (...) Actually we would have liked to have done that but we got into this event so (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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Looks good Eric, glad the show worked out for y'all. And I'm happy to see the NGLTC ornament made it in time, I was a bit slow in getting it mailed off. I see you got to experence the "joy" of drilling holes in LEGO bricks: (URL) try it on 800 2x2 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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