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No @Dudeface167, there is no way to get rid of ads short of some form adblocker. (although then EB doesn't make any money, and if everyone did it the site would get shut down for lack of hosting funds) However, some ads can be manually removed by admins like @Jim . In my opinion, the scrolling ads are the absolute worst - no matter what site!

I don't know why, but I have a strange urge to take two copies of the go-cart ramp set and make an overpass to go over train tracks.

What is this 'optimism' of which you speak?

He can't be serious... he must be trolling us. (at least I hope so!) Where is @Clone OPatra to do something about this?

No matter what you say, yes - they are. So are the sequels. (much to my chagrin) Also, even if you remove the prequel bits, it's still not looking good for Sheev being on the nice list....

I feel as if you completely missed the point of Sheev Palpatine and Star Wars. Sheev engineers a conflict from the ground up to get himself into ultimate power via a war in which he controls everything. He emotionally manipulates Anakin into doing what he KNOWS is wrong and by extension, gets him to the point when Anakin's own wife, Padme, tries to stop him, he kills the one person Skywalker was trying to save. Palpatine also sweeps away the Old Republic with a dictatorship, eventually dissolving the Senate in ANH. He tortures people (such as Luke) when they don't join him, motions Anakin to kill Dooku (who is too blindsided by the betrayal to reveal Sidious to the two heroes) and gives the go ahead to build two literal planet killers - the Death Stars I and II. Sheev also massacres an entire religious order of tens of thousands down to the handful who slip through his grasp... even children are not spared by his own order to Anakin of "Show no mercy". He also wanted to take over his own granddaughters body to keep his spirit from dying! Sheev isn't calm, he' manipulative. He's not fearless, he's afraid of loosing his immense power. Respectful is not even in the Emperor's vocabulary. He is EVIL, pure and simple!

I like the 2019 Knight Bus more than the 2025 version.

It's supposed to be this thread, as this is the ongoing topic about upcoming space sets.

That was in the books, though. He never died in the films, which is what the sets are based on.

I think Hedwig is one of the first characters included in their own death scene. (the Battle of 7 Potters) The only other examples I can think of along with Hedwig would be the 2011 Forbidden Forest set with Harry, but he didn't perma-die, so it doesn't count, but the Battle of Hogwarts from 2023 with Voldemort / Nagini / Bellatrix does.

...and here I thought it was shaped like a pear.

The History Channel died in 2006 when Pawn Stars and it's ilk started being aired... It used to be about HISTORY not fake bull like "Ancient Aliens", "Legend of Skinwalker Ranch", or "Curse of Oak Island". (If they ever found anything major on Oak Island, we would hear about it on international news long before it aired on the History Channel.) Give me Wild West Tech, (classic) Modern Marvels or Histories Mysteries any day! Anyway, back on topic. I hope the Asylum looks good.

Whatever image you're trying to show, it's not coming though properly @RedHoodPug... All I see is a link.

..but we aren't talking about that though. The closest we get to that, is rise of Nazi Germany / Hitler and the rise of the U.S.S.R. / Stalin. Nazi Germany fell in 1945 with Hitler, and the U.S.S.R. dissolved in 1991, while Stalin died in the mid-'50s.

WW1 ended over 106 years ago.... anyone who fought in it, led it, and was hurt by it directly are long dead... so I think it's safe to talk about at this point. (Unless you are talking about the repercussions of this war, which are still being felt to this day, or course.) Heck, we even have LEGO sets vehicles from this war!

Charles I an real English king who lost his head in the 1650s during the English Civil War, the only English King ever to do so. See the 1970 film 'Cromwell', starring Old Ben Kenobi as King Charles I, and Albus Dumbledore I as Oliver Cromwell if you need to kill over 2 hours.

"I do not know the weapons with which WWIII will be fought, but I do know what with what WWIV will be fought; sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein But hey, if WW3 does happen, then all we need is Zefram Cochrane to invent warp drive and the Vulcans to land in Bozeman Montana in April 2063.... and us not to kill them and take their stuff for our own. (Some days, I think we live in the Mirror Universe!)

Hot take: WW1 was such a stupid, pointless exercise in futility. Idiots in charge, massive casualties on every side, no real ground gained by ANYBODY, portions of France turned into bomb-filled wastelands still unusable to this day, the shooting of those soldiers who refused to go to their certain deaths 'over the top' of the trenches, the overthrow of the Russian Czar by Lenin and his ilk (with Lenin helped by the Germans to return from exile), the inept and toothless League of Nations that resulted from the war, the punishing of Germany to the extreme (leading to the rise of the Nazis later on), the horrible gas attacks, and so on. To quote one French officer present at the peace treaty signing: "This is no peace... it's a twenty-year cease fire." Sorry, but I had to get this off my chest.

Thank you!

I (and every Monty Python fan in this thread) are disappointed you didn't say the thing in response to my post, @Renny The Spaceman.

That's nothing! In support of Blacktron, I went to the Vatican, and pleaded my case to the Pope. He gave me the Spanish Inquisition and the Monster of Uuuggg to use against your silly Knights of Ni.

What does that have to do with anything? Genuinely curious what your intent was with that @Brick900...

I don't understand what you're asking / saying, especially with that last bit @Brick900. If you are asking what things people like to build (vehicles VS buildings) I say vehicles are my favorite thing to do, with trains being my specialty. (I have approx.. 200 built MOCs of trains)

(Christmas Carols before December 1? Bah, Humbug!) When a cold wind blows it chills you Chills you to the bone But there's nothing in nature that Freezes your heart Like years of being alone It paints you with indifference Like a lady paints with rouge And the worst of the worst The most hated and cursed Is the one that we call Scrooge (yeah) Unkind as any And the wrath of many This is Ebenezer Scrooge Oh, there goes Mr. Humbug There goes Mr. Grim If they gave a prize for bein' mean The winner would be him Oh, Scroogey loves his money 'Cause he thinks it gives him power If he became a flavor you can bet he would be sour There goes Mr. Skinflint There goes Mr. Greed The undisputed master of The underhanded deed He charges folks a fortune For his dark and drafty houses As poor folk live in misery It's even worse for mouses He must be so lonely He must be so sad He goes to extremes To convince us he's bad He's really a victim of fear and of pride Look close and there must be A sweet man inside--Naaaah! There goes Mr. Outrage There goes Mr. Sneer He has no time for friends or fun His anger makes that clear Don't ask him for a favor 'Cause his nastiness increases No crust of bread for those in need No cheeses for us meeses There goes Mr. Heartless There goes Mr. Cruel He never gives He only takes He lets this hunger rule If bein' mean's a way of life you Practice and rehearse Then all that work is paying off 'Cause Scrooge is getting worse Every day In every way Scrooge is getting worse

Not interested in the slightest in that film. I just thought that line was funny and it fit right in with your Steve17 suggestion.