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| Remind me. What's this thanksgiving thing all about? We don't have it over here. obLEGO: Isn't it traditionally the weekend that first of next-years sets appear on the shelves over there? I guess that's a good enough reason for a celebration :-) Huw (26 years ago, 26-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Some of the early immigrants from England to the US were happy that they managed to survive for a year, whereas many of their weaker brethren had fallen over, dead. Err, I mean the Pilgrims were celebrating a successful first year in the New (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) <snipped discussion of how the celebration started....> (...) Great Steve, now you'll have Huw thinking that Americans watch soccer on Thanksgiving :-) Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- The train stops at (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| Huw Millington writes: <Snip!> (...) Yes, because of the after-Thanksgiving Sales clear off the shelves to make room for new products. Jeff (26 years ago, 27-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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