winkerbean Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2002041.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 It is sometimes a pity that we have an acknowledged self-policing policy on politics & religion here. I respect that, so I won't go absolutely ballistic . The Sun is the mouth-piece of a shabby Australian oligarch who single handedly has denegrated the British press & TV . The Sun is famous for picking on the 'small guy' & winning .......a Lego retailer sounds 'fair game' to me. Oh yeah.....here's a typically fair-minded 'Sun' front-page. F*c*ing hypocritical shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I know of shops that cant sell that rag. People just wont touch it around my area going back to the Hillsborough disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 Still makes me uneasy that the Pope looks like Emperor Palpatine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Yeah. . .Rupert Murdoch. . .I would despise the bum, except that he gave us the Simpsons, Arrested Development, and Firefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Still makes me uneasy that the Pope looks like Emperor Palpatine Sounds like a Dan Brown crossover waiting to happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimateEspo25 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Yeah. . .Rupert Murdoch. . .I would despise the bum, except that he gave us the Simpsons, Arrested Development, and Firefly. except he didn't give them to us, he just bought them. never confuse money with creativity. sorry, mini rant over, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I am a big fan of BrickArms, so I was happy to see they made the news, even if the article had a negative tone. "No press is bad press." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 except he didn't give them to us, he just bought them. never confuse money with creativity. sorry, mini rant over, lol True he wasn't the "mastermind" or anything, but can you see NBC or CBS even gambling on something like the the Tracy Ulman Show/theSimpsons back in the 80s/early 90s? What about Arrested Development? That was a freaking daring show, that unfortunately over-estimated the comedic taste of the U.S. public. Of course, I'm sure that Murdoch wasn't even in charge with the programming decision to develop those shows, as he has subordinate execs to do that sort of thing, but in the final analysis--no Murdoch, no great Fox shows. I give the devil his due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimateEspo25 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 good point, its just that i personally hate the guy. too much power and only cares for the buck, no morals that kind of deal. also, by no means am i making this a religious thing, as i think that has no place in politics, only in how you live your life (off topic, i know, just want to make it clear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpheon Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) Wait, wait. Did Brickarms change the name of their figure after this article was published, or was The Sun simply wrong? All I see in regards to the minifigure in question on the website is this: Mr. White That's, uh, not necessarily Mr. Bin Laden. And how many kids play with Brickarms toys? Aren't these mostly for adult Lego collectors? ...and what's wrong with Nazis? EVERYBODY hates Nazis. And, they're not even called Nazis on the website. I'm sorry, maybe I'm terribly biased, as I love Brickarms. But this just seems ridiculous. Edited December 4, 2008 by Alpheon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'm afraid ,Alpheon, that many of my fellow-countrymen & their media are still fighting the Second World War albeit in their minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cbecker Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Wait, wait. Did Brickarms change the name of their figure after this article was published, or was The Sun simply wrong? All I see in regards to the minifigure in question on the website is this: Mr. White That's, uh, not necessarily Mr. Bin Laden. And how many kids play with Brickarms toys? Aren't these mostly for adult Lego collectors? ...and what's wrong with Nazis? EVERYBODY hates Nazis. And, they're not even called Nazis on the website. I'm sorry, maybe I'm terribly biased, as I love Brickarms. But this just seems ridiculous. I think the name Osama Bin Lego was some reporter-hack being semi facetious-inflamatory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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