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It's not like this is the first, or last time that LEGO will make a fig like this. Well, not exactly like this, but come on. They make similar stuff all the time.

Cerberus

No, no come-ons.

A stamp with a slightly differently coloured edge can be worth a million.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Three of my for-sale kits are old. Their value appreciation is way more understandable.

@Cerberus But imagine if that stamp was actually issued a million times, only a few months ago, and it's already selling for that price.

Cerberus

4:46 AM

Was it really issued that many times?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I don't really know.

Cerberus

Perhaps not?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Anyway they had bags and bags of these.

Cerberus

Strange.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Now, at comic con Lego will be releasing certain figs that will be exclusive to comic con. THOSE things will be rare. I can understand those going up in value, because Lego will try to give them to actual children who play with them, and thus adult collectors will be scrambling over a small number.

Cerberus

4:49 AM

Right.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

But the stuff that's given away every month when you shop at Lego.com or in their stores. Why would any of that appreciate in value? So soon, I mean.

Now I'm miffed that I didn't get one of those things the other day when I bought the Mini cooper

!!lego 10242

Jarvis the Bot

brickset.com/detail/?Set=10242-1

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

it comes with this

!!lego 40109

Jarvis the Bot

brickset.com/detail/?Set=40109-1

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

as the freebie.

Cerberus

4:50 AM

Wow.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

But I understood that I should have also received a special TMNT Shredder fig

Cerberus

It is odd indeed.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

At the time I was like "meh, who needs Shredder"

Cerberus

Shredder is nice.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

but now I'm thinking "Next year, he'll be worth a bajillion dollars"

Cerberus

4:51 AM

It will.

But now is bed time.

Wasn't it your bedtime too, hours ago?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

it's 1am.

Cerberus

So...no?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I'm wide awake. Maybe this 500ml Stiegl will help?

Cerberus

Umm.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

wait. most of it is gone already.

and it was the last one.

Cerberus

4:52 AM

Haha now I understand.

A drunk Mr Shiny.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I'm not drunk. This is nothing.

Cerberus

Hehe.

Sure, sure.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

1 beer does not drunk me make.

Cerberus

But I must say good-bye.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

ok cya

Cerberus

4:53 AM

You do sound like you've had two drinks!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

what?! no!

Cerberus

Adios!

500ml is two beers.

Only junkies drink pints here...

And tourists.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

well, I haven't finished it yet.

so it's not two beers yet.

Cerberus

But almost.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

You keep talking! Go! Sleep! While you can! Dream of people buying Lego at High Prices! Wait, That's My Dream!

Cerberus

4:56 AM

Yay!

You can keep your dream to yourself.

And it shall come true.

BAI

poof

Jolenealaska

@Cerberus HA!

I can't lose that damn hellhound...He's everywhere I go!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

He's SE's #1 chatter

Jolenealaska

But maybe I just missed him this time...He told me an hour ago on the cooking site that he was going to sleep.

user116848

Yeah he told me that too :)

Jolenealaska

5:12 AM

He and I have that in common. He suggested that we retire together! LOL That would get tongues wagging :)

user116848

There is Gordon James Ramsay too but I don't know why Jamie Oliver is considered the best?

Jolenealaska

Hmm, personally I like Alton Brown. He's not a chef though, just a very fun and knowledgeable foodie.

user116848

Alton Brown

Alton Crawford Brown (born July 30, 1962) is an American television personality, celebrity chef, author, actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats, the mini-series Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and host and main commentator on Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen. Brown is also the author of several books on cookery. == Early life == Brown was born in Los Angeles, California and spent his youth in the Boy Scouts. Brown's father, Alton Brown, Sr., was a media executive in Cleveland, Georgia, owner of radio station WRWH and...

user116848

I see

Jolenealaska

That makes me want to edit it. He is not a chef, I don't think he has ever called himself that.

He can cook, but there is a reason he's never been on Chopped All Stars.

He comes at the whole thing from a different angle.

user116848

5:21 AM

Yeah. Seems like an all rounder guy.

Jolenealaska

He's the love of my life.

user116848

Are you married to him? haha

Jolenealaska

Sadly, no.

I'm a new face here. I was just talking to a certain 3 headed hellhound about the fact that just today I have an answer on ELU that is both accepted and garnering upvotes. I have a few accepted answers, but few upvotes. I have one well upvoted answer that is WAY below the accepted answer.

So, I'm looking around suspiciously.

And ready to scurry back to foodworld.

user116848

Which answer? Link?

Jolenealaska

7

A: Better term for “intellectual jokes”

I would call that cerebral humor. Dennis Miller is fairly cerebral. Merriam Webster (above link) even uses that as an example usage of the word. He's a very cerebral comedian.

user116848

5:30 AM

But you are very welcome here :) I am new here too.

user116848

But it's an accepted answer I see.

Jolenealaska

Yep. It's a banner day.

user116848

:)

Jolenealaska

I've had answers get votes, and I have had answers accepted. But this is the first time on ELU that I've achieved both with one answer.

user116848

Congrats!

user116848

5:36 AM

Yeah I have had my good and bad days here too. Sometimes I get a downvote sometimes upvote.

Jolenealaska

I haven't been this excited since achieving 10K on Seasoned Advice.

user116848

ha

Jolenealaska

I can't believe that date has yet to become a national holiday.

slackers

user116848

slackers? :)

Jolenealaska

Not fixing the holiday thing...

user116848

5:39 AM

Oh, that.

Jolenealaska

I mean, come on!

user116848

yeah

Jolenealaska

Nobel prize committee needs to get off their ass too.

I can't wait by the phone forever.

user116848

So that much excited huh? haha

Jolenealaska

No, not really :)

just goofing

user116848

5:41 AM

hmm

Jolenealaska

And my usual chat room is deadsville.

So, I came here.

user116848

Yeah I saw that. No one is there lol

Jolenealaska

Just to see Cerby's ass as he left.

user116848

Sure

Jolenealaska

Our by far and away most prolific answerer and chatter has recently left us. We are still regrouping.

user116848

5:47 AM

Who Cerbs?

Jolenealaska

No. On SA we had SAJ14SAJ. He was an animal. I don't think he ever slept. He quit posting about 6 weeks ago. After the chat room asked him to please come by to let us know that he was OK, he did.

user116848

:)

Jolenealaska

He made one pleasant comment and hasn't been seen since.

poof

Speaking of poof goodnight all!

user116848

Bye!