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(...) You don't fool me Bruce. You are HAL 9000. And yes you do know at least something about everything discussed. Too bad you can't tolerate Piers a little more. If you think his books drop off after the second one in a series, what must you think (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) every (...) up-to-date (...) Its not a catalogue, as explained elsewhere, its just the UK LEGO club magazine, which at this time of year often has teasers about next year's range. It is delivered to every member, which presumably takes a while (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I like that one, too. I remember getting swamped while river rafting, barely escaping with my life, lying on the shore gasping for breath and saying NOTHING was going to get me back into that river, when I heard a very polite but pathetic (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I recall this as a T.V. series, but then I remember a number of the Republic movie serials (the Rocketman was the favorite of all the neighborhood kids) as "T.V. series". All I really remember about Jungle Jim is Weismuller in khakis diving (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) {{SNIP}} <grin> The version of this definition that I recall from some time spent hiding in Vietnam is: 'Adventure (or exploration) is the process of travelling to beautiful, exotic lands to find new and extremely messy ways of becoming dead.' (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Someone once defined adventure as someone else having a hard time a long ways away. What an adventure! :-) I have a Congo African Grey parrot. Just take the gray Lego parrot and slap some red paint on its tail feathers and thar ya go! Bruce (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) the (...) read (...) one). (...) Only made it as far as the first book in that series, which was pretty much the end of the line for me as far as Anthony goes. Bruce (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Ahhhhhh, don't you mean I have an opinion about everything, which is not quite like knowing about everything? :-) In fact, I have three computer sitting on my desk at work, so if someone is talking about something, I just go surfing to find (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Yeah, except for Incarnations of Immortality. In that series, you can just read the first book (_On a Pale Horse_), and maybe the sixth (um, er, the Satan one). Steve (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) the (...) Bruce you never cease to amaze. You know about EVERYTHING!! I feel so small and uninformed next to your gigantic intellect and encyclopedic wisdom. ;-) Cheers, Mark L (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) With Piers Anthony, follow the rule of two: He often has intriguing concepts, so buy book one of a series. He often explores the concept successfully in the second book. The third book usually marks a steep decline in quality that only gets (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Glad to know there are others out there. I haven't really read any since about the 18th one or so. Someday my children will be grown, sigh... Ah well at least I have time for lego. Mark L (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) and (...) Craig, I can speak from experience on this one. I was in the Republic of the Congo for a six month vegetation survey two years ago. While the river basin is stunningly beautiful it is at the same time one of the most inhospitable (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) So he became an ion? ;) (...) I am, but I haven't had a chance to read any of his recent Xanth novels, unfortunately. Jeff "#$*@!" "Oh no! It's the Mummy's Curse!" (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) oh! and how can you look at set #5976 ~river expedition~ and not think of john huston's classic, "The African Queen"(1955)!? the boat driver even resembles bogart! this is another gorgeous movie, filmed on location in the belgian congo. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) that (...) min., (...) Alright Craig, now I have to go back to the video store! It seems everytime you or Bruce post about this topic I have to go rent more movies. At least there are a lot of good ones though. I am particularly intrigued by (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Holiday Catalog-2000 Adventurers
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(...) Lego (...) really (...) pamphlet! (...) Thanks for clearing that up Richard. Now if I could just find a UK lego Club member with a copy and a scanner I would be living in a perfect world. Mark L (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) believe you me. i can't wait to add photos of my models. i'm not all about customizing. i do that just to augment the pure LEGO building. i'll update when i gain access to an acceptable scanner and competent help. the images on my site were (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Mark Lindsey writes: Hiya Mark, (...) I *think* what you were referring to is this posting: (URL) the standard UK Lego Club magazine "Bricks'n'Pieces", which isn't really a catalogue like the sort you get - it's more of a glossy (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.adventurers)
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Where did you get it from Richard? Be sure to take it to Glasgow next month so I can see it! Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (26 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.adventurers)
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