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Subject: 
Re: Timmy
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:12:56 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> > 
> > In lugnet.general, Simon Robinson writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Erin Windross writes:
> > > > Is it just me, or does everyone at LUGNET have a grudge against, or just • finds
> > > > Timmy (from the time cruisers series) incredibly annoying?
> > > 
> > > Look, I've never found Timmy particularly objectionable,
> > > but if most of you think he's really so bad, I'll make you all an offer.
> > > For a fee of $1 apiece, I'll take him off your hands: That's right.  If
> > > you pay me $1 and send me your Timmy, I'll keep the Timmy so
> > > that you never again feel so ashamed to have him in your collection.
> > > 
> > > For an extra $1 fee (you pay me $2 in total) I'll guarantee to hide
> > > your Timmy away in a box and never use him in any of my own models.
> 
> i'll underbid my factoree here, I'll take them for 25 cents each... you
> pay shipping. (at one point I was actually paying for them but I have
> enough now). Not using them is kind of a given, sadly. If you live in
> the US, shipping will be less than to Simon, since I live in the US too.
> 
> > > 
> > > As usual, of course, you can pay me by sending a US$ cheque to Larry
> > > (though the Timmys should be sent directly to me.
> > > 
> > > Since everyone seems to hate their Timmys this much, I expect
> > > to make quite a killing here.
> 
> What exactly did you mean here? Timmy Killing?
> 
> > You weren't paying attention.  Timmy is singularly useful and fits a wide
> > variety of rolls.
> 
> Freudian slip alert.

Freud presumes you don't realize what you said.  You really meant, "Pun alert."


> 
> > My Lego sharks have pooled their resources and offer to take
> > Timmy off of anyone's hands for free (well, you have to pay shipping).  They
> > absolutely promise he will go to a good meal...uh....home!
> 
> Freudian slip part deux: What Bruce meant there by rolls was: Spring
> roll, Dinner roll, jelly roll, etc.

See?  :-)

> 
> Isn't it worth 25 cents a piece to you not to have sharks eating Timmy?
> Send them to me, yes it's more, but I promise no mutilation (unless
> that's what you WANT, then take your custom elsewhere, bucko...).


Oh, hey, I just thought of a new one while contemplating Timmy in the anthill.
That magnifying glass in the Adventurers line WORKS, doesn't it?  Bwahahahaha!


> 
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  Re: Timmy
 
(...) i'll underbid my factoree here, I'll take them for 25 cents each... you pay shipping. (at one point I was actually paying for them but I have enough now). Not using them is kind of a given, sadly. If you live in the US, shipping will be less (...) (27 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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