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Re: All UK Groups subscribed?
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Mon, 17 May 1999 01:34:17 GMT
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Carbon 60 wrote in message <373F416C.6134A01C@bigfoot.com>...
Right now, since there are only about 100 or so delurked LEGO fans online • in
the UK, the top-level .loc.uk group seems to be where most people prefer • to
congregate.

100!  Are you sure - this group is full of foreigners!


;-)

I think it's disgusting how many foreigners there are in a newsgroup
dedicated to the Best of British.    Maybe there should be a
Lugnet.loc.uk.foreigners newsgroup set up?

This will allow the true Brits (and those of us who'd like to be considered
a true Brit) to talk about important things like Premier Soccer, the Queen
Mother and Bentleys while downing pints of warm beer.

Sanjay "stranded in that lonely colonial outpost called New Zealand" D'Souza



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  Re: All UK Groups subscribed?
 
(...) Pardon me for imposing when I do not reside in the UK (hubby is UK transplanted to Michigan USA though - does that qualify?). My lugnet history - I lurked around before subscribing around February. I originally read the posts in the various (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
  RE: All UK Groups subscribed?
 
Even if a foreigners group was set up, I would still be posting and reading this one. Why? Because I am not interested in being separated out from where the real traffic is but, rather, reading what is going on in ALL the Lego locations out there. (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: All UK Groups subscribed?
 
(...) Kinda defeats the objective of a local group really :-) It'll be a bit like RTL. (...) That's watching Premiership Football with a pint down the pub - warm beer - ugh! A nice cold pint of Carling or WorTHIMGton (it's a man THING). You have got (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: All UK Groups subscribed?
 
(...) Acknowledged. I'll work out a plan (like Richard is) and see how it fits together then do a vote or something so everyone is more or less happy. (...) I can understand Northern Ireland being seperate because it is only linked by boat and plane (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)

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