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Re: Dear ILTCO
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 08:52:04 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
> > snitp>
> >  mental dissociation and extreme acts of violence to hear his %$~!@*# Caledonian
> >  0-4-0 referred to as %$~!@*# 'Thomas' by one more %$~!@*# parent at a %$~!@*#
> >  $%*@#~! train show for %$~!'s sake, don't they know %$~!@*# anything?
> 
> 
> Actually this worries me a times at (non-Lego) exhibitions, the amount of
> children who see a model of any steam loco and say "Thomas", its not the fact
> that the loco is a tender pacific but the fact that it is green of black or
> whatever, are they colour-blind?
> 
> Tim

I usually find it's the parents who say "Ooh look, it's Thomas" to draw
attention, whilst the kids usually know better and have already decided whether
they're interested or not.

Jason R



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  Re: Dear ILTCO
 
(...) Actually this worries me a times at (non-Lego) exhibitions, the amount of children who see a model of any steam loco and say "Thomas", its not the fact that the loco is a tender pacific but the fact that it is green of black or whatever, are (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)

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