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Knowing they hold no truck with George Lucas’ revisionism only makes me love Lego more: Lego Mos Eisley Cantina.

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Minifig demonstrates best practice in the Lego COVID City supermarket.
Minifig demonstrates best practice in the Lego COVID City supermarket.

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“That’s a negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.”

Today’s school holiday Lego turned into an air traffic control tower.

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Once I’d have watched the World Cup drinking in a pub. This year I watch it while sorting minifig parts into drawers labelled ‘head’, ‘shoulders’ and ‘knees and toes.’

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Lego have licensed an Alex from Flashdance for their latest minifig collection.

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Inducing self-loathing

  1. Get free Daily Mail from Waitrose using MyWaitrose card offer.

  2. Rip out free Lego voucher.

  3. Disdainfully dispose of tawdry rag.

  4. Feel a little smug.

  5. Discover local WH Smith is not participating in the offer.

  6. Feel dirty and used for having briefly owned a Daily Mail.

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