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1. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 01-Oct-2020 23:23:56 EDT Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
   Saw a big 48 pack of the brand of TP my mom likes, so I bought it.
   
   Also got Duplo blocks as my gift to #GS3 (like giant Lego blocks for younger children). #sonTwo and his wife are excited about my visit to #MO. They've already made plans for me to return in a couple of months.
   
   Let #sonOne know I'll be at his brother's place, three hours away. Now we'll have to schedule a day for him.
   
   #Daddy_A lives six hours away, and spent too much visiting #SoCal, so he's not coming to visit while I'm there.
   1. Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 02-Oct-2020 13:12:12 EDT Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰

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      Not only are Duplo blocks *like* Lego blocks, they *are* Lego blocks, and I don't just mean that Duplo is a Lego brand and produced in the same factory, the two systems are actually compatible.
      
      A Lego 2x2 block fits and sticks to the underside of a Duplo block, and the nob on the top of a Duplo block fits with the pillar in the middle under a Lego 2x2 block.
      
      That's the reason the Duplo nobs are hollowed-out circles rather than the filled-in circles Lego blocks have! And it's why Duplo undersides have little tabs along the inner edge -- they're not necessary for fitting with Duplo nobs, but they're essential for grabbing Lego nobs!
      1. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Oct-2020 13:39:59 EDT Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

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         @clacke That's good to know. It means he'll still be able to use the remaining Duplo blocks when he's older and gets regular Lego blocks.
         
         The puppy is a chewer, so there might not be a lot left by then.
      2. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 02-Oct-2020 22:02:37 EDT Bob Jonkman

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         There's also Megablocks, the precursor to Duplo. And there are also Micro Megablocks, the same size as LEGO. The kits for Micro Megablocks were much better than the LEGO kits, making slightly larger models but using only standard bricks. The LEGO models were smaller, depending on many custom pieces specific to the kit, which were pretty useless for general brick construction.
         1. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 03-Oct-2020 12:50:16 EDT Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

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            @bobjonkman @clacke
            
            I remember a large block kit that seemed not-a-big-name-brand at the time when my thirtysomethings were young.
         2. Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 04-Oct-2020 22:01:55 EDT Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰

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            @Bob Jonkman The precursor is 15 years younger than Duplo. 😀