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In today's Sluggy comic during a fight with the demon with the squid-on-a-stick, Torg cries out "LEGGO". Could there be a hidden meaning to this misspelling of one of my favorite things? Could it be the way to fight evil demons is to conjour <sp?> (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Language fun (was Re: High Speed...)
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(...) LOL! I never thought of it that way. Hmm, what other "take a ..." idioms does English have...? Take a bath Take a break/breather Take a guess Take a shot/stab [at it] Take a [various euphamisms for expulsion of liquid waste] Take a [various (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Language fun (was Re: High Speed...)
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Hi Andreas, Hi James (and all other readers as well!!) (...) Well yes in a way! "Auf Wiedersehen!" is just used in spoken language. In formal letters it will be "Mit freundlichen Gruessen" which means something like "Yours sincerely" Or "Kind (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Language fun (was Re: High Speed...)
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(...) Oh, yes. That is a major problem for me, or at least used to be. At first I would translate idioms and phrases, and no one would know what the hell I'm talking about. ;-) ...now I'm pretty accustomed to English slang and phrases, so it happens (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Language fun (was Re: High Speed...)
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(...) Its Auf WiederSEHEN :) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Language fun (was Re: High Speed...)
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(...) Is that what you call "Auf Wiederlesen"? As much as I am consistently impressed with the mastery of English of our ESL[1] members, I also enjoy reverse translating to see what the original thought might have been. So many good "word-turns" (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun)
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| | Survivor poll (was Space Football at my Pathetic Website!)
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Everyone but Timmy has been voted up making him an assured first-round survivor! Must have been some Timmy sympathizer with wwaaayyyyy too much time on their hands. John #388 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Space Football at my Pathetic Website!
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(...) Something's gone terribly wrong with that poll: almost all the island inhabitatnts now have eitehr 469 or 470 votes. Looks like someone's been auto-stuffing. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Space Football at my Pathetic Website!
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Nobody suggested that use in the last huddle over what to do with those funny bricks! -Erik (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Ghost Stories
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(...) "Go Crazy?" "Don't mind if I do! Aaaa...aaahhh...hhh!" :) Amazing how much of my brain is used for quoting the Simpsons... -Jeremiah- (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Ghost Stories
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One time I stepped on a LEGO in the middle of the night in my bare feet and I cursed so viscously my grandpappy rolled over in his grave... "No TV and No Beer make Homer something something..." (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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| | Ghost Stories
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Hello does anyone have any Lego related Ghost stories (ie Ghost stoires involving Lego charecters)? Of course if you have any the other way around they might be intresting as well! Alex (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: ------( Welcome to lugnet.year.2005 )------
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(...) Whew. I fell asleep on the subway today, and I was a little shocked at the year. (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: ------( Welcome to lugnet.year.2005 )------
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(...) Do my comments about 928 and 497 Galaxy Explorer count as a leak? :-p Jude Or were you talking about diapers? (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: ------( Welcome to lugnet.year.2005 )------
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(...) Hmmm..... fun speculations? Let's think.... Brad said they TLC wanted to be the leading toy company by 2005... but if they go on in this direction, it seems like they'll only be losing market... <sigh>... not fun :-/ -Shiri (who's not used to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: ------( Welcome to lugnet.year.2005 )------
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(...) There's no harm in fun speculation and predictions. Just no leaks, please. --Todd (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: ------( Welcome to lugnet.year.2005 )------
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(...) Todd is planning ahead a little. :-) Jude (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | BrikWar Bases?
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Hi everybody...(Hi, Dr. Nick...) Our group is getting together soon for another Brikwar and we're hoping for a big game. Each side is supposed to construct bases from which to launch our massive assaults and I was wondering if anyone had any good (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: LEGO poem
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(...) Good job. I really like the reference to town in regards to police and fire stations. ;-) But let's face it Shiri, you don't need to wonder where you are gonna go with the bricks, we all know you are not famous for your Space creations <grin, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: LEGO poem
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Block City from "A Child’s Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson What are you able to build with your blocks? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. Rain may keep raining, and others go roam, But I can be happy and building at home. Let the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.fun)
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