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(...) OK, the top dumbest thing is U.S. weights and measures (pounds, gallons, inches, feet, miles, etc.) rather than the metric system, which fully rules. And the third dumbest thing is U.S. paper sizes (Letter, Ledger, Statement, etc.) rather than (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) With David Drew making three happy with Sunday the 22nd of October, let's aim for this. Richard will hopefully reply today if that date is a help and check with Eli. Kev's still in the land of the maple leaf, but an extra week will help with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) okay, I have to ask -- what's the dumbest thing on the entire planet? --Dave (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Care to tell us what the dumbest thing is ???? Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is compulsory...Growing up isn't :-) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm annoyed by it too -- and I'm American! I think the American dating system (mm/dd/yyyy) are the second dumbest thing on the entire planet. dd/mm/yyyy makes so much more sense. --Todd (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter White" <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> To: <lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Studfest 2000: Part the fifth (...) Any day's good for me. Just pick one. :) later, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Me too -- I could probably use the extra week of building time! Any ideas for a location? --DaveL (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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This is quite off-topic but does not apply to people outside of aus so I'm posting here. <begin rant> Does it annoy anyone else that ebay.com.AU is meant to be an Australian site but uses the American dating system mm/dd/yy rather than ours (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thanks for the complimemnt. I'm not very happy with the feet but I just don't have the slopes in grey or dk grey to do a better job (well not without more scouring than I'm willing to do) Tim (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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The pics are now up at BrickShelf try (URL) href="(URL)here</a> (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Richard, We changed the date for Kev, so why not for you. We could go back a day to Saturday 14th October, but this could put people out. Alternatively, we could go forward six days or seven days to the 21st or 22nd of October. I would vote (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Afternoon guys and gals, I am undone. Keen as I am to be there Sunday week, steeped in wholesale carnage, it is going to be my god-daughter's birthday party that day. My offer of the barracks and chapel stands - I'll get them to Eli to bring along (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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The funny thing I find about your post is that everything except this last paragraph of yours made perfect sense. :-) <gdr> Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Whytcross, Benjamin <BWhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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That's a nice AT-ST Tim, I like it, although honestly, the feet seem a little odd. But you have more faith in TLC than I do, as I don't think the 'official' rendition is going to be as good as your model. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Heh, it seems like a lot of people do that, don't be harsh. =) -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'll third the motion-- I can't seem to connect to that address (even without the lego.htm) from three different locations (all US, all NorthEast) over the last two days. I can't get so much as an error message out of the web server that's (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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While talking to a manager (?) at a toyworld near work at lunch today I found out a little bit of info about the soccer sets. It seems that these sets are popular, as the local store has sold out, and they were told by LA that they are on (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Recently Myer had a 20% off sale on Lego (or was it all toys ? I can't remember, but I was only interested in the Lego ;) Before the sale, they had the MTT going for $82 or so (a little above other places, e.g. Big W at around $80, but not bad). Lo (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) bucks, whatever their size. I've noticed this but find it curious because a lot of those earlier sets: 1. don't seem to require a lot of really specialised Technics parts 2. have instructions on-line on brickshelf I've never actively pursued (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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"> >How much are Lego Mindstorms, thinking of getting one, I think they are great! James, with your level of ability, I think you should be looking at the Robotics Invention System. I think you would find the less sophisticated Droid Developer or (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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