Did he try to explain the value of the publicity you'd get by working for the man, or was he just an honest thief and liar?
He was a gentle Buddhist, slippery as an eel. Claimed he had cash-flow problems.
But his cash flow improved when you introduced him to file flow problems?
Yeah, I'm sure I've seen that before. :-)
I wish I had the money to throw at enough Lego just to throw it around.
Are the bricks damaged or do they just come apart? I always though they were brittle, unless subjected to great pressure by a bare human foot.
Most lego bricks are sturdy and really hard wearing in and of themselves, they are easy to take apart unless bolstered by other bricks/linkages in such a way to increase strength (crossmembers attached with pins etc). However, if you really wanted to you could snap some of the thinner plates and the axles.