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Re: Lego on TV
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 19 Aug 1999 05:34:26 GMT
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johnneal@uswest./AvoidSpam/net
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> D Garcia wrote:
> >
> > I saw an American TV show tonight called "Who wants to be a millionare?".
> > This poor soul was up to $32,000 with 5 questions left to 1 million. his
> > next question was for $64,000. The question? "What toy translated into
> > english means play well?" I laughed out loud when I read it. The answers
> > they gave him were:
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> > A. Atari
> > B. Hacky sack
> > C. Yo-Yo
> > D. Lego
> >
> > He had no clue, turning to the audience for help. To make a long story
> > short, (too late) He decided on...Atari. If only he knew our friends, the
> > small bricks that magically stick together...
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> What a maroon... :-)
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> Any Go player can tell you that Atari is the Go equivalent of "check".
> You say it when you are one stone away from capturing a group. He was
> one clue away from capturing 64K. Actually more than one clue, since 70%
> of the audience was clue deprived too, choosing Atari as well.
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> I called my kids in, they ran to their rooms and whipped out their blue
> tee shirts JN made (which say Leg Godt on the back) and were dancing and
> laughing at this poor fellow. So was Regis, for that matter.
We all had a good laugh at the expense of that guy at our GMLTC meeting tonite!
-John
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| (...) What a maroon... :-) Any Go player can tell you that Atari is the Go equivalent of "check". You say it when you are one stone away from capturing a group. He was one clue away from capturing 64K. Actually more than one clue, since 70% of the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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