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| | | "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GGH0yC.E78@lugnet.com... (...) Car. (URL) this for real? Does this mean that: a) In a little while, I might be able to go to Toys R Us and purchase a Metroliner?! b) In a little (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "Rebel Transcanner" <hendryjr@oxford.net> wrote in message news:GGH6rp.51w@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) It means B - all of the Legends sets are "Not Available In Any Store" . You might find it at LEGOLand, or one of LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Stephen Altbacker
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| | | | | | This is another one of "Ben" Benecke's cruel jokes. He is infamous for "recreating" Lego catalogues and fooling the good people of the Lego train community into believing they are real. He is a very, very mean person. Ben, Please stop this hoax. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) Get a grip. Brad Justus is a real person. He told over 100 other real people that this was going to be happening, we all saw and heard it. Ben was nowhere near Washington DC at the time. (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Stephen Altbacker
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| | | | | | | | Larry, Play well. -BrewB. Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Likewise. Now, you've made your point, OK? Please don't do it again, thanks. (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | (...) How come everyone keeps blaming Ben!? If Brad's showing it at Brickfest, then it IS real. Ben also said that he only will do something like this on April Fools day. I don't know about you, but I'm ordering 1 #10001 and 2 #10002's. Josh (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —John Neal
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| | | | | | Either you are trying to be funny, in which case you have failed because beating a dead horse isn't humorous; or you are serious, in which case you are astonishingly clueless and should refrain from speaking out on matters about which you know (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
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| | | | | | | (...) Thanks for this posting of yours John! In fact I was reading the text of Stephan and was not sure, how to understand it. If there was a joke, then I surely missed it. Getting a joke in a foreign language is not too easy sometimes.... On the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Stephen Altbacker
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| | | | | | So maybe I am "beating a dead horse" with a little "subtle" humor. When you have to explain a joke it is no longer "funny". Explanation to follow (if you "get the joke" please disregard). Start Explanation: I guess I just get a little tired when (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | | "Stephen Altbacker" <brewbastrd@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:GGJE73.Fwo@lugnet.com... (...) Jeez, sorry. I'm relatively new to the train scene and didn't know. Iain (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Stephen Altbacker
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| | | | | | | | Iain, No need to apologize. I was reacting to your post with a little humor (some would say very little). I think that it is best to handle a difference of opinion and get a chuckle at the same time. There are others who see something posted of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) Just a question-- this is about the fourth time you have butchered Ben *BENEKE*'s name. Or is this some more of that subtle humor here that I'm missing? -John (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Stephen Altbacker
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| | | | | | | | No John, that was a mistake. I promise to "mark-up" my jokes with <JOKE> tags from now on so that you will know when to laugh. Oh, that's right, humor is expressly forbidden in this news group. Play well, John, play well. -BrewB John Neal wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) You will have to keep up-- that's spelled "misteak" around here. (...) Or not. (...) Just sarcasm. And you catch on so well. (...) You can say that again. -John (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | (...) Assuming, of course, they *have* such parts in their collection!!! But I agree, the 10013 looks a bit strange - none of the log cars I've seen (in australia) has big end sections - they rely on the chains holding them. ROSCO (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | (...) This car is actully prototypical, the car would normally be used for pulpwood, the logs being short, and stacked sideways. They'll sometimes leave the chain out here stateside... But one thing i have to say, the ends are backwards. The caboose (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: August Surprise... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Probably no. LD does not hold the retail brief... (...) Almost certainly yes. ++Lar (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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