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Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:GJCy1q.KFo@lugnet.com... (...) And just what is wrong about this? What's wrong about having a day off to be with the family? -- Markham (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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My webserver currently housed at 64.193.132.185 will be going down soon, <slated for the 10th> hopefully only for a few days (though could take up to 6 weeks), while I'm being transferred to local Ameritech <sound of cookies being tossed> lines. My (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.general)
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(...) Markham, you are right. Keeping Sunday special, they obviously are Christians, Catholics, Lutherans, or other religious people and what we have here are Atheists criticizing Christian or other Religious beliefs, because they probably don't (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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I would like to quickly comment on so many people's objection to Harry Potter. As a large fan of fantasy novels, I have always found this strong objection to fantasy from different religious factions quite peculiar. My first girlfriend many years (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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The idea of keeping the Sabboth (Sunday/Saturday) is an ancient church tradition. I think it holds a lot of merrit regardless of your religious beliefs. While growing up, my family always had "Family Day" every Sunday. My brother and I weren't (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nothing. And if you choose to run your firm that way, it ought to be your perogative to do so. No law should prevent you from closing your shop on whatever day you choose, just as no law should prevent you from *opening* your shop on whatever (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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I've always thought the dinosaur sets were crap, big dinosaurs and nothing more. But now, I see that you can fit bricks on their backs, which gave me an idea. You coud use the dinosaurs and castle bricks, to build a fantasy medieval world, where (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's called Dinotopia...see here: (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Look at the links from here, I think this is exactly what you are talking about: (URL) (In no way, shape, or form, responsible for the above) (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Yes, it resembles Dinotopia pretty much. (I have the book "Dinotopia", that is one of my sources of inspiration for this) The link martin gave me shows pretty much what I had in mind -though my minifigs would look more like the forestmen. --Tobias (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Truth be told, I just finished one of those yesterday, after reading this particular thread over. The castle itself is 28x28, with the surrounding land occupying a 48x64 area. I hope to have pics of it up as soon as I can find a digicam to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains)
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"Keith Kirchoff" <legosarefun@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:F68ybK8YoSquJGK...ail.com... (...) unfortunately, shopping now seems to be a modern idea of a 'family day' out. regards lawrence (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GJDrnz.7q4@lugnet.com... (...) The problem, if there is one, was created by bizarre rules about what could and couldn't be sold on Sundays. Whilst for many years, much long after the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) sweet! well I look forward to seeing it! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains)
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(...) and couldn't be sold on Sundays. (...) for most shops to trade on Sunday, I'm not sure how consistent this was across the US, so such a comparison might not be highly accurate. I know that in 1985, most stores in Missouri were closed on (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:GJEG7x.Lt8@lugnet.com... (...) The Sunday Trading Act that allowed stores to open on Sunday in the UK was as recent as 1994. regards lawrence (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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when the first expidition left my kingdom for an expidition to the isle of mists they returned a day later having sprung a leak that night some peasnents agenst the whole isle of mist thing burnt the expeditions boat to a crisp. gaurds were lucky to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The U.S. Supreme Court held in 1961 that blue laws enacted by states (and by extension municipalities, I presume) restricting various aspects of Sunday commerce were constitutional. I don't believe that that decision has ever been overturned, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) As much as I don't want to advertise for them, do make a point of trying their lemonade if you like hyper-strong (sour) lemonade mixes. I think you spelled it right. Chris (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, most stores in the Netherlands *still* don't open on Sunday, some because of statute--church attendance is down almost 75% from just 20 years ago, so it's not an anti-secular thing anymore. I hear Belgium's the same way, as is much (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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