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(...) Oooh... Found this one here: (URL) thx Nate! Taken from context: (i)It's my money, I can do what I want with it. If your parents argue with that, mention something under your breath like, "Ok, but then I'll have all this extra money that could (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Actually, that one won't work. Your parents will connect the dots, and assume that if you keep on with the legos, you'll end up as one of the crazy loons. Steve 'not *quite* 40' Bliss (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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I am home-schooled and my parents nourish Lego as a hobby. Instead of spending free time playing video games, watching tv or on the computer (hmm, scratch that, spending time on the computer doing non-lego things. ), I build with legos. They enjoy (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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(...) I used 'em for school projects whenever possible. In the 6th grade I made a "house of the future" for a school project. In 11th grade I made a mechanical car model for math class and calculated gear ratios, distance travelled, and the sine (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) Excellent, We move into action upon daybreak! (I've already been in conversation with B 1 & B 2... They want in on our campaign. They appear to have a personal vendetta against these foul feces throwers.) (URL) Let the liberation begin, (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.starwars)
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mo's treatise on monkeys: Monkeys are evil to their very brown cores. Monkeys can do everything we can do, but better (they're just lazy, is all). It would not surprise me to learn that at least one monkey is sitting on the LEGO Company's board of (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.starwars)
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~Infer Monkeys for Parrots! (My Gawd, we’re the same person?) {see comments within…} (URL) see comments below..} (...) What kinda sick *monkey fetish* do we share? Is it the feces throwin’ thing… cause I'm not into that! And another thing, why are (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh, I was going to mention the actual load. The actual weight of all my stuff was about 12,500 pounds. (...) I've only got a small amount of clone stuff (compared to the rest of my collection). I really haven't done anything with it though. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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Yikes! My lego stuff is probably very much like your own, mass-wise. I don't really want to think about it any more than that though... Admittedly, some is not Lego proper, but I think you have the same clone thing going, right? -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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Well, I had a chance to take and upload some pictures: (URL) here was the intended schedule: 2002/03/25 - driver arrives at 1 PM to scout things out 2002/03/26 - driver and two helpers pack and load 2002/03/27 - I fly out to Portland 2002/04/01 - (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) You've been here for two years already? Good Lord am I old. (...) That may be why you're second-fiddle. Too many people keep trying to pronounce that...thing. (...) Durst is supposedly musical, and Wilt is worth ten thousand.... (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Man, do I ever feel despondent… I've been here for over 2 years and I'm still second-string to the ‘other’ Richard… (no matter how much he likes me) ;) ~After all, we’ve got two totally different signatures: Mr. Marchetti has the clever, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thank you for your replies! I had no idea Hugo was missed that much... Your replies made me want to go building right away. :) John Kruer wanted to know my age: I'm 17 years old. I'll be sure to check out the links you gave me, too. It feels nice to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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(...) "A Warehouse, Not A Home" by Bett Padgett on "More Than Time". You may find it hard to find (she's a folk singer from Raleigh). The refrain goes: Cause I don't need another rotorooter, electric train set or kerosene stove Compressor, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.people)
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(...) That reminds me Frank, What song and group were you talking about when you sald "Mark gave me a tour of the warehouse (you need to listen to a song on a CD I have...)." ? Thanx, Mark (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, that's worse than my place was. At least in my place, three people could sit around the dining room table. I'm really hoping that my 500k piece collection will fit into my 2 bedroom apartment with room to spare. I'm planning on only (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) Amen, brother- LONG LIVE HUGO! Nice to hear from you again, Tobias. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.space)
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There's nothing really going on out of the ordinary here. This happens to at least one "large collection" person a year, if not more. I stated my reasons - I live in a 2BR apt, and I'm looking at buying a house (this was a longtime wish, but just (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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"Tobias Möller" <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:tobias.moller-5...net.com... (...) Welcome back Tobias. :-) I would personally love to see more installments in your "Hugo- The Life of a Yellow Spaceguy" series. I really enjoyed this (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.space)
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