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Something I have not seen mentioned here, but McDonald's also has a LEGO DUPLO promotion going on right now for Children under three. I have no idea what is included in the promo. (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Football numbering Re: UK 2000?
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I get the feeling that the 1998 soccer sets were a success and that prompted TLG/TLC (or whatever they refer to themselves as now) to introduce Futbol. Last years sets came with instructions for three different soccer games but to be honest they (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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| | Football numbering Re: UK 2000?
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(...) Is it possible they did that to make them contiguous with the existing football promo sets? I don't know the numbers for them offhand. eric (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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Five: Where is this thread heading? -Nick Sproaticus wrote in message <382AFAE8.F4CE117E@io.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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(...) Okay, four words: Hello Pokemon Beanie Babies... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | wanted: 1248 Shell Fire Boat
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Re: Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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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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| | Re: Lego vs. Pokemon
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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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| | Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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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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