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Re: LEGOLAND trains
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 20:58:49 GMT
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Hahahahaha.....post it on segfault.org.....

On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 02:53:49PM +0000, Steve Bliss wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:37:48 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:
> 
> [Stuff about the LEGO-purity of LL Miniland trains snipped]
> 
> > People here in LUGNET get miffed when you merely *cut* LEGO or use a non LEGO
> > sticker, or (God forbid) use clone bricks.
> 
> For some reason, this discussion made me think of tabloid humor:
> 
>      "Scandal! LegoLand's Dirty Little Secret: Miniland built from
>       Mega-Bloks!
> 
>      "Insiders who wish to retain their anonymity, have informed the
>       Global Star that something is rotten in LegoLand.  Allegedly, not all
>       of the bricks used to construct the models in Miniland were
>       manufactured by The LEGO Group (TLG).  Some of the bricks were
>       produced by LEGO competitor Ritvik.
> 
>      "'Their bulk-brick rates couldn't be beat' bemoans a Miniland
>       building supervisor.  'Because of the Fitness Programme, our budget
>       had been cut, and we had to save money.  We went with the lowest
>       bidder.'
> 
>      "'Also, there were some colors we just couldn't get from TLG.
>       Mega-bloks had those colors, and they had a lot of them.'
> 
>      "Concerns grow for Miniland.  Will it be able to survive the harsh
>       conditions of Southern California?  Will the next strong breeze on a
>       sunny day knock it flat?  Only time will tell.  Official sources at
>       TLG are keeping quiet on this mess."
> 
> Steve

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  Re: LEGOLAND trains
 
On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:37:48 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote: [Stuff about the LEGO-purity of LL Miniland trains snipped] (...) For some reason, this discussion made me think of tabloid humor: "Scandal! LegoLand's Dirty Little Secret: (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)

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