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The Sun Newspaper, 04/12/08

Back this up, or shut up.
Ha!
Pathetic....
That word shouldn't even be there, Will never had it named the "Nazi" panzer-grenadier, only the German SS Panzer-Grendier. Obviously they didn't even read the description of the minifigures. :P
*kills with fire*
Agreed.
"While the minifig will withstand light play, it is intended to be displayed"

quoted from the webbie itself http://brickarms.com/
my surname initials are SS does that make me a Nazi? No but come to think of it i am a facist...
The only reason they use that is to stir shit up.
Hmm HMM! These should be capitalized, Wheeler! God! The nerve of some people!
No copyright logo! I smell lawsuit!
So this is why people want Brickarms so bad...they're preparing to wage jihad against the Legostani infidels...
Nasty Jerk, I'm glad he's dead. :P
Ehhhhhh??????????
My last name is Jurman, does that make me a Nazi?
No, because 'Jurman' doesn't mean anything.
I think he's confusing him with Sadam Hussein.
Well, the English way to pronounce it sounds exactly like German, but your right!
They're just trying to pad the text out / fill it with sensationalist cr*p.


Oddly, they forgot the C9 'Broomhandle'
B*******. Complete BS.
You know I actually thought the headline was clever. Its a pitty Brickarms can't use it.
The Sun Newspaper, 04/12/08 by Doctor Sinister.
Page 13 of The Sun Newspaper - shown to me today by a work colleague.

I hasten to add that I do not read this crap myself!

Dr. S. 
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Monkfish44 says:

Haha! The Sun is so sensationalist, it's just awful. This is fantastic "journalism".
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imagelego says:

the "nazi" soldier couyld also be a "german" soldier... stupid newspaper...
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JimmytheJ says:

Stupid newspaper. They looked at brickarms products, and thought they weren't politically correct, even though they are historically accurate. *sigh* even though Nazis are taboo, it doesn't mean they should be blocked from memory. They happened, as Terrorism happens now and yes, we do want to play little reenactment games with toys. No they are not aimed at children, so quit whining about it. Would a minifigure aimed at children cost ten dollars? I think not. This is purely for collectors.

They do not glorify terrorism, nor do they hope for a christmas hit. They hope to sell their figurines and accessories, which have been available for YEARS now. I own 8 grenades a gun (which I gave to Han Solo, for more accurate detail) and a stick-bomb from this company. They do not fund terrorism, and are not affiliated with lego, as your article implies, they merely sell customized figures to pit against heros such as Indiana Jones and James Bond, also sold here and you failed to mention. It is sickening that you did not mention the good guys sold in you bias, unrevised article. Ask any member of the Adult Fans Of Lego community and chances are they own Brickarms.
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InfamousQ says:

Yes, BrickArms is bad! Our Goverment shou... oh wait.

I think everyone with reasonable sense can understand that the LEGO minifigures can be customized. It is possible to build more vulgar and brutal minifigs if one wants that. Of course, people who actually read these kind of magazines don't always have the sense..
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Morgan190  Pro User  says:

For some reason all I can hear is Gollum reading the "Nasties!" headline over and over again...
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

^ Heh, that would be cool.

I've added a few tags, BTW
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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legözfreak says:

*Sigh*

It's truly a sign of the times.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Striker™ [deleted] says:

I hate journalism, these guys don't even know what they're saying about our wonderful BA. Will's probably trying to solve this, he's such a nice guy, he doesn't deserve this kind of critism. Like someone elese said above, that the second they see a German minifigure with guns, they assume it's a Nazi.
Striker out.
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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

I agree that this is a sensationalist piece of crap - adding a bit of spin about Christmas on it is just taking the p*ss.

I own a few hundred Brickarms at least - I've even got a customer spotlight page on the Brickarms site - the article makes out like this is "news" and a "new" thing - when it's not, and it's completely harmless.

It annoys me that people such as those referred to in the article apparently go around looking for things to be offended about - it's pathetic.

Dr. S.
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Monkfish44 says:

Well, if you'd like to e-mail him. v.wheeler@the-sun.co.uk
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

I might just do that. Not right now though - I'm at work.

Dr. S.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Striker™ [deleted] says:

That's right, Dr. S.! I hope you can convince 'em that thy're wrong. Good luck!

Striker
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

ooh, e-mail!

Ok, I'll just give them a link to this, and let them explain. Mwa ha ha ha!

On second thoughts, this comment is likely to let them know who I am. Ah, well. I feel strongly enough about this not to care. Best link to BA, just to make a point.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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▸Jacob  Pro User  says:

I lol'd
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

E-mail sent. Put on your Politically correct barcode-masks, everyone!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

I put it simply, the subject being "BrickArms"

I Just though I'd let you know how your article was taken in the AFOL (Adult Fans Of Lego) community.


www.flickr.com/photos/doctorsinister/30815950 07/

edit: hey, what happened to J4ke's comment?
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

Awesome E-Mail, JtJ!
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phrawggmak  Pro User  says:

silliness. Is the Sun owned my Murdock?
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

@ ~Striker~: thanks! I'm kinda irate about my inability to type thought, though.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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CyberLizard  Pro User  says:

Yeah, but isn't the Sun the paper that has a topless girl on page 3? Doesn't that make up for anything else ;-)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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CyberLizard  Pro User  says:

Sorry, I'm just a stupid yank. All those british rags look alike :D
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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

No, you're correct - The Sun pioneered the Page 3 girl - there are a few tabloids that feature such a thing.

Dr. S.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

^ have you checked page three? lol.

but seriously, it's terrible sexism.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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CyberLizard  Pro User  says:

Wow, it's even a Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_three_girl
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Monkfish44 says:

Lizard: That''s where you are wrong. Some are far right garbage and some are far left garbage :P
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Striker™ [deleted] says:

Wow, that's just wrong. Maybe that's why Badger liked Page 3 so much... ;)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

Lupus - not sure what you've been reading, there have been Page 3 girls in The Sun for nearly 40 years.

I don't read newspapers full stop. I find them all equally offensive in some way or other - and also pointless in the age of the Internet.

Dr. S.
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

I myself find Newspapers to be, what's the word, BORING. :P They don't have anything good in them except the comics. :D
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

^ Calvin and Hobbes is so good. I've got "Mutant Killer Monster Snow-Goons" just three meters away.
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

I love those comics!
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Steelharbinger  Pro User  says:

i sent this 'little man' a message too, if somewhat longer:

"I am disgusted, not by Brickarms, but by you. These items are not designed for children but for AFOLs (Adult Fans Of Lego) and calling the 'GERMAN' soldiers, LEGO Nazi Soldiers is completely wrong, Brickarms has no affiliation with LEGO (see page brickarms.com/About.aspx ); and may i ask will you be making another article tomorrow how Tamiya and Revell should be put down for making scale model tanks? Disgusting. Try some research before printing an article that can have a horrific effect on people, oh and i doubt Will Chapman designer and owner of Brickarms would be happy if he saw this article, fans alone are already quite perturbed,
www.flickr.com/photos/doctorsinister/30815950 07/
I hope you realise what a load of crap your article was and i hope you feel ashamed with yourself.


yours faithlessly,

my name."

Too much? nah i think not.

Steel...
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

AWESOME SAUCE. Good luck with the article!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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нawk  Pro User  says:

*facepalm*
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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JimmytheJ says:

No replies yet, can't wait 'till he goes online. Kinda worried he'll react badly, though.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Steelharbinger  Pro User  says:

maybe he was bribed by Megabloks to put lego down...
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Striker™ [deleted] says:

You know, people should give him a piece of their mind, and he should respect that, too. He risked this when he made the article, and he's gonna get what he practically bought.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Monkfish44 says:

Can I just say, that the author's name is Virginia. ;)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Steelharbinger  Pro User  says:

well so, maybe she is just one of those evil bitches who wants to be cruel to people like that one from Ten Years Younger... and i made no gender references in my e-mail
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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нawk  Pro User  says:

This is really not the kind of publicity our hobby needs...it's sad, that's what it is.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Monkfish44 says:

Don't worry Hawk, if you check out TheSun discussion board for this article you could see that most people just find it funny and wouldn't mind buying some themselves!

The only people that are getting offended are people who aren't the most intelligent of people... And who really cares what a couple of idiots think?
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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нawk  Pro User  says:

I suppose you're right, it's just that the AFOL community needs as much good publicity as it can get when most people already regard us as a bunch of antisocial, nerdy wierdos, which I suppose we are, but in a good way.

I just thought the media was really helping break down some of the social stigma with all their 'look at the incredible things these people make' articles, and this is just sort of sickening, that's all. Leave it to The Sun, I guess.

So Yeah.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Monkfish44 says:

Hawk, geekologie.com and The Daily Mail have the "story" now aswell. Although the Geekologie Writer is in favour of Will.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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нawk  Pro User  says:

''When reached for comment, the Geekologie Writer had this to say about the figures: 'Finally, terrorists versus Nazis! PEW PEW.'''

Geekologie wins.

Secondly, Will Chapman should sue some asses. It'd be awesome.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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McZargåld says:

Wow, I never knew brickarms were so evil!

This is truly pathetic, I have a bucket of toy soldiers, the gray ones are Axis forces, the green ones are Allies... does that mean they're horrible toys?

Not to mention that the "terrorist" is called Mr. White the Bandit on brickarms. This is just poor journalism.
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ScubaCJ says:

ROFLMAO! That gave me a good laugh.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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mhuffman  Pro User  says:

Must be a slow news day to compare toys to agents of terror. And it was funny, that back in 2001, LEGO pulled Alpha team sets because one of the sets featured Olge bombing a building. Sensationalism for sensationalism's sake.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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NIRDIAN says:

*LOLs at stupidity!*

And yet they don't complain about Counter Strike, Company of Heroes, or any other non-fiction based game where you get to play the baddies...

I iz confuzzled...
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Monkfish44 says:

Or games like America's 10 Most Wanted. Where you had to hunt REAL people. I wish reporters would do more research so they would know that these aren't even marketed at children... I hate newspapers.
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Dr. Dood von Doodstormer says:

Hmmmm.... I read all your eMails and insults to the writer of this article, and the ridiculous threats and such, and was ALMOST convinced to be mad... Until I looked at that wiki article on "page three", and saw this line:
"...British TABLOID newspaper "The Sun"..."
I immediately stopped reading and realized that the AFOL community takes itself WAAAAAY too seriously.
Have a laugh, it's what tabloids are for. ;)
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Waffles [Darth_Legois] says:

Pretty much BS.

But yea it is a Tabloid so all of it is just BS anyway.
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Legosim  Pro User  says:

I'd love to read the other articles.

But yeah...this is rediculous.
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

It's not THAT bad, Mr. Ballinger. ;) Don't tell the journalist to do anything. If that person feels like doing this to our favorite custom weapon maker then let them. But they will soon find out how stupid they just made themselves look....
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floodllama  Pro User  says:

Ummm....I don't think that most of you realize that this a tabloid. Its in the same league as the National Enquirer. This is not a reputable newspaper. You emails of indignation are exactly what they like to provoke. I am sure that the writor and editor are laughing their heads off right now.
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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

Yeah, I'm home now (went out with some work buddies) and I decided not to bother e-mailing after all. Anything I said would just be a repetition of what's already been said and The Sun couldn't give a toss anyway.

Dr. S.
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Zåçh Ç says:

Oh noez! They taek our oilz!
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JimmytheJ says:

Uh, Lupus... Greengrocer's apostrophe much?

LOL, now I'm being a grammar Notsi.
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нawk  Pro User  says:

We're on Fox News now too. This can't end well.

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461647,00.html
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Waffles [Darth_Legois] says:

^ I was about to post that....

oh sh*t!


I say BA sue the crap outa them...which is what someone else said somewhere...

Atleast FOX posted what Will said unlike The Sun.
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Zåçh Ç says:

I think FOX is the racist here. They think a small toy with a ninja mask is a terrorist. My point is, Will didn't say is was a terrorist, just a "bandit" FOX was the one that called it a terrorist. And why the hell did it take so long for the rest of the world to notice this?
It's not like BrickArms started yesterday, so why is everyone so mad NOW?
Anyways, we better buy all the BrickArms we can in case the go out of business.
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Waffles [Darth_Legois] says:

^ If it does go out of business people should buy lots of them and have a secret store on BL....Or not.

I doubt it will go out of business unless all us TFOL's buying them aren't allowed to because our parents saw the news and think its evi......
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нawk  Pro User  says:

I don't think BrickArms is going out of business any time soon. I mean, most of the people who buy BA's products are A/TFOLs who won't be influenced by this whole thing.
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Mandalorian2 [deleted] says:

Fox is lying. I own a few hundred BA like Dr. Sinister and my miggest question WHY DOES EVERYBODY ASSUME THAT THIS IS A MUSLUM? He could a news-reporter when he is not writing for all we know.
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

I, like obxcrew, am slightly outraged, but I'm actually laughing at this! These jerks think that Will's minifigure is a Terrorist, but it's just a guy that look like Terrorist! His name is just "Mr. White", nothing else. Not Osama Bin Lego, not Mr. I-kill-u, nothing of the sort. But if this is heading to FOX News, then things could turn bad. I will help Will in anyway necassery and will stick by the side of our favorite Custom weapon maker! Who's with meh? XD


Striker
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Zåçh Ç says:

Why are people outraged about toys when REAL people are dying all around in wars?
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

Obviously, sir, you have NO imagaination. ;) Because we are all aware of what's going on in Iraq already, and yes, we are worried. But we all love Mr. Chapman's lovely BrickArms and are worried about the future of them.
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Mr. Ballinger says:

will your right Mr. Striker. we shood all go back to building more lego stuff and forget what they siad because we know its not true!

your friend Mr. Ballinger
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Mr. Ballinger says:

and sorry for my commits and your right Striker we mind are bussneiss and they mind theirs.

your friend Mr. Ballinger
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chandlerparker  Pro User  says:

BrickArms is NOT going out of business. In fact, sales are up!
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Striker™ [deleted] says:

I guess you're right, Chandler. Sorry if I got a little messed up, there.
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chandlerparker  Pro User  says:

Many were conscripted. . . .
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magnus_lauglo  Pro User  says:

The Sun is complteley out of line, here, but I must say I've wondered if something like this would happen eventually. BrickArms has arguably been courting controversy for a while by putting out German soldiers and "bandits" that look like our general perception of Islamic extremists. You can't please everyone.

I can't help wonder though, if this may generate even more sales for Will...
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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

Erm, no, they weren't. I think you need to do some research of your own. The majority of German troops in WWII were not members of the Nazi Party.

Dr. S.
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Monkfish44 says:

Obxcrew: I can see why sales are up, most of the commenters on The Sun's article were saying they wanted some!
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JimmytheJ says:

heh. I probably just boosted his sales even more. I made a link to his site. And to here. Hope it's ok.
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Mr. Ballinger says:

well i thank we should let these go and have a happy lego building Christmas!!!!!!!
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JimmytheJ says:

^ I think I'll wait 'till the news lets it go. Otherwise Will might not have enough supporters to help fight off the media.
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Dr. Dood von Doodstormer says:

AFOLs: Yes, They're Serious.
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Dr. Dood von Doodstormer says:

Aaaaaand said media is a tabloid.
Also, according to the posts above yours, his sales are boosting.
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Monkfish44 says:

Tabloid or a broadsheet, it is still annoying.
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Dr. Dood von Doodstormer says:

Only to those who don't understand it's a joke.
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JimmytheJ says:

^ actually, I'm pretty sure tabloids take themselves seriously. They aren't meant to be taken as satire. Calling it satire is an insult to satire.
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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

The Sun takes itself more seriously than that - I'm not defending it, but to my knowledge it's never run the sort of story that the WWN has published on that front cover. It's still crap though.

Dr. S.
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~sarge~ says:

Fraken tards.
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нawk  Pro User  says:

If this gets on Explore, I will laugh my ass off.

Good day.
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Monkfish44 says:

'Twould be amusing!
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Doctor Sinister  Pro User  says:

I'll be embarrassed!

Dr. S.
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Maverick-Werewolf says:

Give me a break.

Oh well, there's one good side to this... BrickArms is getting more reknown just having this article about them, even if it is in a negative light. Some people might look at it and go, "Terrorist and Nazi minifigs - AWESOME!!!" and go buy some. :P Did you guys look on their site? They're temporarily not accepting orders because they've been so busy!

Still, I think this is really silly, the whole thing.
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_Zacknut_ says:

I saw something on FoxNews this morning, a quote by Will that said "Kids love the bad guys"
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The Front Page [deleted] says:

Osama's a frickin' idiot. Can't wait until he dies........
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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hubsio  Pro User  says:

ahahha nice lego =)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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NIRDIAN says:

Wow! 102 comments! :O
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Zåçh Ç says:

Well, he probably does not hate children, but he could use some glasses.
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Cpt. Decius says:

This has absolutely no connection to the Islamic faith whatsoever. I don't even see why this article is such a big controversy. Give it a break!
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phrawggmak  Pro User  says:

you know what tho, when i first found out about brickarms the first thing i though of was "lego nazis and terrorists? SIGN ME UP!" I live for irony in all things. Legos people are cute. Lego aesthetics are likewise. I used legos for playing warhammer 40k in highschool and it was glorious. I hope this doesnt make me part of hte problem.

It is worth pointing out that my lego war machines never made me pro-war, or a violent person.
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Jorge L. Campos  Pro User  says:

huahahahaha!
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JimmytheJ says:

^ at least make a constructive comment, please U_U

*waiting for the Sun to be sorry, the arrogant, research-avoiding, sensationalist nincompoops*
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Lewi™ says:

Owners of Brikarms, I have an Idea.....

build loads of these 'terrorist' minifigs, put all of them in a photo, and title it F*** YOU! lol

yay
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jay Tee 6 says:

Watch Out!!! Theres nazis in the indy sets and a rocket launcher, there next in line to get downput.
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Edborstein says:

ok, think about it, if i'm wearing a red arm-band does it make me a Nazi? No! They can't prove that he's a nazi, this is ridiculous, the sun is dumb!
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