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(...) I just thought it was a "crappy " title for the article. <g> (...) Actually the article seems to state that the line is cancelled AND that it will contine in some way. (...) The kiddies? Matt (BTW, those exclamation points were included as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Maybe I can sue LEGO over the Jack Stone line, since the name is obviously borrowed from the Anglo-Saxon "ethnic culture" of which I am a member. I am sick and tired of LEGO's piracy of Anglo-Saxon intellectual property. I mean, where elso did (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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D'oh... all 6 new names are cutesy abbreviations of the Toa names. Gali = Gahlok and so on. Dohlok? (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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From the pictures, it looks like the head is a clear canopy with coloured printing, and maybe an LOM Martian inside (or at least something coloured showing through that looks like an LOM Martian head)? Martin (Not Martian) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) The article is not authoritative. Consider just the internal inconsistency of the headline: Lego Halt Use of Some Names with the content. It's not at all clear what is going to be changed _except_ the names of the sets. To which, I gotta say, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That is probably a coincidence, all 6 names are permutations of a few sounds. Coincidences do occur. The new names make me think of Vulcan... Tuvok anyone? Maybe even, GASP, Turok? Son of stone! that's pohatu to y'all... Turok Son of Stone was (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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I dare say that those feet look small enough to fit in the slots underneath the Toa's feet... I like that idea. But how would it work for Pohatu? (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Uh... I am reeling. Surely there was a better solution somewhere in the middle. Is this why the video game was cancelled last week? Time to go into denial. Yes, serious denial, and I am not even a Bionicle collector! Of course, there are (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) ROTFLMAO! Which one James? --Dave (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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After annoying the Maori by using names from their culture, LEGO sets it's sights on the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia. Bohrok is the name of a river and a wildlife research station in Indonesia. From (URL) LEUSER One of the largest (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Maybe they are trying to avoid "hurting the feelings" of some tribe somewhere, but perhaps they should consider the hundreds of thousands of kids who will be disappointed that their favorate toy will be gone. (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That link didn't work for me, and I'm not sure the following will work better, but it's worth a try: (URL) quotes: (...) ... (...) ... (...) Personally I don't see how names of objects (even if from different cultures) can be construed as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And rightly so. Shame on TLC for cowtowing to such complete and utter BS. God, how much longer will this total BS "PC" climate last????? *I* better end now before I say something I might regret:-/ -John (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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This is EXACTALLY what I said would happen! ((URL) only thing left open by the article is if LEGO will continue the line with new names, but that's not very likely seeing as names in contention are main characters and all. I am so ticked off about (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) We'll need to wait for Tim to get us some better scans, but to me the feet don't look like the Toa feet at all...they look almost "built" (dare we hope for the integration of System pieces? Nah!). The storyline so far has different Rahi in (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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I don't think you're on to something, if you look closely, they have the same size feet as the Toa, that gives you the size perspective, they look smaller than the Toa actually, but wider. I believe that they are Rahi. (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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The new Bohrok sets, as seen in Tim's scans at FBTB ((URL) reputed to be the "spiders" we have seen pre-production sketches of recently. Good, bad or Rahi...we don't know yet, but here's what I think I see: Exo-suits! Don't these look like armored (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Here's a link to the AP story: (URL) to see how exactly this affects the product line. Henry (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) You are most likely correct. Time will tell... (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.aquazone)
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New Toa Moc's inspired by Todd Kubo can be found here: (URL) know the images are bad :(. Better ones on the way. Comments are welcome. Nicole Drumm kdrumm1@stny.rr.com (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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