Kanakalackin
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that I want in on the giveaway
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So much yes.
But where's Max's Pursuit Special? You can't make Mad Max MOCs and not make the Pursuit Special.- 1
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The struggle is too real.
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Ah the Baraki. I remember those manipulative mermen (merbionicles?) That would bite your head off in an instant quite fondly.
Good times...
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Good luck in seeing it through! I'm sure the local dog owners will appreciate it.
They've been continually offering to help with funds, donations, and actually working on it. So I'm sure they will.
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And I have to ask, since this is how I judge all Eagle scouts: Hiking, Cycling, or Swimming?
Swimming all the way.
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DO NOT DATE THE ROBOT
YOU'RE NOT MY MOM, DAD, OR ROBERT DOWNEY JR. YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
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I frankly don't understand what the big deal is here. On one side it appears we have some people who get upset when the media misinterprets how dinosaurs look/walk/act, and on the other side it looks like there are some people who would like explanations on the subject. I'm by no means an expert on dinosaurs, but I will admit I do get a tiny bit annoyed when people say T-Rex when they've clearly posted a picture of an Allosaurus. So if it's alright with everybody, I'd like to voice my opinion.
Dinosaurs are a thing of the past. Nobody has ever seen them move, walk, or act. Most of what we have to create an image of a dinosaur are a multitude of educated guesses. I'm not saying that what's been published isn't true, dinosaurs may have used their tails for balance, but on the other hand they might not have. Some therapods had feathers, some might not have or at the very least didn't. So to say that the media is misinterpreting dinosaurs is a somewhat unfair statement in my opinion. I believe that another reason that therapods in general haven't been portrayed with feathers frequently in massive film productions like Jurassic World is that they're made to look like what much of the target audience was raised thinking what the dinosaurs looked like, so if an audience is presented with a familiar look, more people are likely to buy merchandise and movie tickets.
Another thing that I remind myself is that dinosaurs aren't as big of a thing as they were from the 90s to 2004-ish because people stopped making big cinema movies. Sure there were all of the fact-based shows and movies that were out there like Prehistoric Planet or Walking With Dinosaurs, but who wants to spend 45 minutes-2 hours of their time watching what's made to be an educational film when they aren't all that interested in dinosaurs that much? So the people who just watch the fun movies don't really care if T-Rex had feathers or not, they just want to see it eat some helpless human sitting on a toilet.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE dinosaurs. They were what shaped most of my early childhood, and part of what introduced me to LEGO (and later BIONICLE). I remember watching the Jurassic Park movies with my dad when I was 6, I remember how much I enjoyed the Land Before Time series. While my other friends were watching Transformers shows, I was watching stuff like Prehistoric Planet. I still go through the old recordings of those shows, and I've found out that I've forgotten a lot of the stuff I knew when I was 9.
As a kid, I was brought up thinking that dinosaurs had the draggy-tails, that feathers were only on birds, that Pteranadons were the same type of animal at Tyrannosaurus Rex, and that dinosaurs were all reptilian in nature. Being a Christian, I was used to seeing the old-world representations of dinosaurs. But as I got older and developed a greater interest in these magnificent creatures of the past, I did a whole lot of research and educating, trying to learn as much as I could. I learned at a very young age that different people teach and believe different things. I've since moved on from being obsessed with dinosaurs to the point of craziness, but they still hold a special place in my heart and memories.
I hope I didn't upset anybody by writing this (if I did, I truly am sorry), I just wanted to share my opinion on the subject.- 2
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Will the MISB Vhisola be frozen as well?
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Count me in on this!
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I'd love to do this!
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Twitch would work well for games, but I think you should keep using Google+ for the livestreams for movies and the like.
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It was StevetheSquid's. I'll get it shipped out tomorrow.
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You are SO lucky. When I get a car and a job, I'll make it a goal to go to every convention in the country one year. Either that or follow BrickFair across the east coast.
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I got my stuff.
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Hey Andrew, if you can, please send my stuff back ASAP because we're getting everything sorted/organized for moving to Italy. And it would be a TREMENDOUS help if I could get them back soon. Thanks!
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Wow Sam, that was better than your usual stuff. Shotguns make everything better. Oh, and was it a 12 gauge? Because if it was a 2 gauge, you'd need quite a few pillows (or a stand that's bolted to the gun and the ground) to keep it from destroying you too.
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As I mentioned, the list is not complete. You should be there now.So... where's my name?
I am, thank you.
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So... where's my name?
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MEGA BLOKs forever!
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Ouch.
Anyways, I finished a 100 meter freestyle race without goggles and with an asthma attack.
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Is there any possibility of BIONICLE having a reboot?
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()_() How does LEGO always succeed in making everything EVEN MORE AWESOME!?
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I'd totally join if I had Halo 5, but unfortunately I don't yet (And probably won't for at least another 6 months. )