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Re: A bad taste picture? -- nah! (Re: Space Rocks!!!)
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lugnet.space
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Sat, 11 May 2002 00:03:47 GMT
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Wow. And LFB hits the nail right on the head yet again! What a smart guy!
Space. Rocks!!
--Kyle
http://lego.kepplah.com
> Damien,
>
> You may find it "distasteful," but actually I found it rather funny.
> I think everyone involved in the "space vs. castle" debate realizes
> that it's tongue-in-cheek (as evidenced by the fact that the only
> real line of reasoning is "Castle!" "Space!" "Castle!" "Space!" and
> the website even indicates that with its "Castle. Bad." line. In a
> way, they're picking on themselves too. Were it a profanity-laced
> hateful diatribe or an attack on people involved with .castle,
> then I'd agree with you. This, however, is harmless and (I think)
> quite creative and constructive an expression. (After all, a smashed
> LEGO Castle can be rebuilt, bigger and better!)
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> So my recommendation is to lighten up. Nobody here is suggesting
> that castle seriously be done away with; a lot of .spaceheads are
> .castleheads too. In short, a sense of humor and an appreciation
> of the nuances of this particular gag (which may be harder if your
> primary language is *not* English) will carry you much farther than
> this indignation that in fact propagates the very problem it claims
> to decry.
>
> best
>
> LFB (mellowed with those 31 years of clean livin'.)
>
> PS: How did this thread become about Chris's website and not the
> original topic's picture?
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| (...) Hello all, I am sure Chris understand what responsability is naming this picture www.classic-space.com I have no doubt he will soon change it. Nothing can diminish my confidence in that. The "Space Rocks" is a really good candidate. Everyone (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) You may find it "distasteful," but actually I found it rather funny. I think everyone involved in the "space vs. castle" debate realizes that it's tongue-in-cheek (as evidenced by the fact that the only real line of reasoning is "Castle!" (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.space)
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