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(...) Three word? Pokemon Beanie Babies... (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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I mentioned this a week or two ago in a Mcdonalds thread. My local McDonalds has a display with all 8 sets. Imperial Violet is my Holy Grail of lego colors and it is finally available. (Limited though, pity.) Here is hoping for a Black, Imperial (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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I am looking for 2 or 3 copies of this set. I have an extra McDonald's drive thru set and some extra happy meal toys to trade for them, or I will pay cash. Russel (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Well, it's a video game for the Gameboy where the object of the game is to go around and collect all 151 Pokemon (or Pocket Monsters). Kya (who's going back to playing Gran Turismo) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) place... (...) The *toys* are still there, but the market is all but gone. (...) You've forgotten the best feature of Pokemon, and the biggest thing it has in common with Beanine Babies, Hello Kitty, etc.: it's a short-term revenue machine (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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Eric McCarthy wrote in message <382A29A0.277D@aol.com>... (...) Sub) (...) I don't think that's the same color as what Todd is calling Violet here. That color (just based on the catalog pictures, I don't actually have that set) looks way too bright. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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(...) john ~ oh, it's some amorphous, big-eyed thing that kids today are just crazy about, ~ and it's nowhere _near_ as cute as the original casper, felix, or FABULAND! later ~ craig (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) Beanie Babies are suposed to go out in December or 2000. As for Pikachu replacing Mario? That CAN'T be possible! I hate pika and i love mario! And guess what? Pokemon Yellow has less pokemon in it then red or blue which is crazy. Oh. And (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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What is this so called Pokemon? -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... (URL) weird Lego site: (URL) Morden wrote in message <382a007f.8688312@lu...et.com>... (...) time (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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(...) There's another piece that is an interesting dark bluish purplish color. See the plate used for the vanity table top in #5805 Princess Rosaline's Room. Does that match any of the above? /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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(...) I still see Beanie Babies all over the place, sure, there's not riots for them, but they're still there. Also, you forget that Pokemon is inherently a video game with marketing devices in the form of toys, tv shows, a movie, and cards. Kya (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) Two words: Beanie Babies. *That* market dried up; Pokemon took its place... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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I just picked up a couple of #5's today, and that new color (violet) is awesome! I hope they make lots of pieces in that color. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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(...) I dunno, I put Pokemon in almost the same boat as Sanrio/Hello Kitty, which is still around. Plus Nintendo is milking the snot out of Pokemon. In Japan there is already released two Pokemon games for the N64 called Pokemon Stadium (1 & 2) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) OK -- got it! It's not blue, and it's not purple, and it's not even indigo -- but in fact it's violet -- the same exact hue as the new DUPLO Dinosaur. :) Waycool! Here's a webpage from April showing a comparison of LEGO "purples"... (URL) it (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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(...) fast (...) my (...) I've got you both beat, my twin boys are only 8 weeks old so I get no lip about infinite stops at McDonalds. I just hope Pokemon is gone by the time they can care. My fingers are crossed. Cheers, Mark L (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) fast (...) my (...) Heh, Heh...yet. If they have friends into Pokemon, it's only a matter of time. :) Julie (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) I can be a total parental marshmallow -- our McD is three businesses away from our Burger King (hey, it's a small town; we only get *one* of anything). But my kids don't know about the Pokemon toys. (...) :) Steve (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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So how many other parents are going to have to battle the kids over which fast food place to go to? Hubby's gone for the week, I'm thinking "cool, I don't have to cook, the kids will be happy with McD. & we'll get our fill of the sets." But nooooo, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) I can confirm the numbers for 1 and 6. The number for set 4 is 1995, this is the green slope with printed chicken set. I also agree that the best set is #1, but I also think that #3 and # 5 are especially cool for the hot pink plates and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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