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Re: A bad taste picture? -- nah! (Re: Space Rocks!!!)
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Date: 
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!)
> 
>   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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  Re: A bad taste picture? -- nah! (Re: Space Rocks!!!)
 
(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.space)
  Re: A bad taste picture? -- nah! (Re: Space Rocks!!!)
 
(...) Well, now, it's not like I'm a Fulbright scholar or anything. Oh, wait a minute...I am. ;) best LFB (still glowing stupidly about that) (24 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: A bad taste picture (Re: Space Rocks!!!)
 
(...) 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!" (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.space)

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