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hsadm2.jgonzale@emai...tate.ut.us (Joseph Gonzalez) wrote in <FKJD0F.EI1@lugnet.com>: (...) According to the pause database, it was called "Play Pak" in 1998: (URL) Specially made for BLOCKBUSTER video rental stores in the U.S. A limited time offer (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.promo)
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(...) My local WM-McDs finally got set #3 today. I bought a few. When I got home I compared a pink plate to the two (or is it three) pinks used in Belville 5870 'Pretty Playland'. This Belville set has a poor box, but all the baggies are sealed. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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Check out Greatbuyz@aol.com as an Ebay seller - looks almost the same as this twosix person... Very interesting - do you think McDonald's Knows about such things? GeneW EugweCoral Eugwe@yahoo.com (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) yep (...) 2069 (...) yep (...) 1995. Go figure that one. I don't know about the rest, don't have them yet. (...) Steve (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FKBpCI.5CL@lugnet.com... (...) I picked up 3 of these last night. My son and I had just eaten dinner, so I asked the McD lady to hold the hamburgers and toss in an extra set--and she did. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's odd. Mine shows the baffling icons *and* the text...hmmm. LFB. (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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The buttons are smaller as icons and I need the real estate. Or so I claim. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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Ok. I did a little badmouthing of McD's before, so I'm posting this partially as penance. I went by McD's a few days ago (Saturday, to be specific) and went about the task of attempting to buy some of the sets. I noted that this McD's (which is not (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) Kevin, you're a geek after my own heart. The very first thing I do with any new Netscape profile is turn the buttons into text. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) 'Piece Out of Other Pieces', ie, a single part which should have been several pieces. Anything from a 5-high brick to a BURP (Big Ugly Rock Piece) to a Town Jr helicopter landing skid. A related term is SPUD-Single Purpose, Useless, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) I looked at my Netscape bar and wondered why it ddn't look like what Larry said... and realised it's because I have it set to text instead of icons. Mine says intuitive things like "New Msg" and "Reply" instead of showing baffling icons :) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) I just assembled Set #2 and looked closely at the slope. The printing is some kind of transfer, not the usual LEGO printing. I suspect the smooth slope was designed to be a useable surface for these transfers. This will probably set a trend (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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I got a couple of #2s yesterday. Like #1 there is no prominent set numbering on the front or back. The tiny number on the bottom of the back is '2069/4125055'. Ray (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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From the scans at the McD site mentioned here, I believe the set numbers are as follows: 1 2032 2 2065 ? 3 2075 ? 4 ? 5 2045 6 2047 7 1845 8 2025 Can anyone confirm this/fill in the blanks? Thanks Huw (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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Weren't you the guy who told us you were a "professional" web designer? Maybe I'm misremembering but... Anyone who's a pro at the web like you told us you were ought to know the basics of using a newsreader. Starting a new thread is newsreader (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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Some McDs don't even have this set, they tried to give me an older toy instead. One store told me this was the set going out in all the happy meals. Oh Well ! Ray (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.promo)
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On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Mike Stanley (<slrn81t0pg.s4.cjc@....utk.edu>) wrote at 05:08:34 (...) Not to me. I rather thought there were many groups here on Lugnet so that people could tune in to their specific interest. Jon has tried to make an on topic (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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You know, it's interesting that I see at least 2 sellers, both from SoCal, that say they have 50 or more complete sets. I wonder if someone is buying/bribing/stealing them from a distribution point down there? I hope one of you manages to find out, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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Hmm, this definately throws a new variable into the mix! It looks like it's even an official LEGO page, since the red logo appears the page. Remember what I said about an official page having to be "perfect"? KL (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) My bad, I just saw all the "reference" headers. Feh. Here's one more! (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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