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Re: 29th Feb. Sydney Meet.
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Date: 
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 02:48:04 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Pete White wrote:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse wrote:
> > 
> > Maybe we should be scoffing cross ants and Freed... french fries, washed down
> > with bowls of caffeine (to keep with the theme of the day) ?
> 
> My pedantic nature dictates that I must point out that cross ants are not
> French! Cross ants are {Austrian}!!.

Didn't Napper fight the Austrians ? When captured they became 'pastries-of-war'
and many years later were the 'toast of Paris', after gaining Fren.. freedom.

Anyway, one particularly Austrian cross ant became Fuhrer.

> > > P.S. Anyone got a shako and yellow epualets I can borrow? I'm one short.
> 
> Almost certainly.

The Fuhrer was (one) short.

> > Anyone interested in doing MOCs based around a theme ?
> 
> I can do mocking based around a theme...

MOC MOC !

> > For example the Space P-38 tribute............anyone ?
> 
> My forays into space have not been wildly successful. And saying "SPACE!!!" just
> doesn't do it for me.

Just leave the wings off your MOC and see if anyone notices.
Shout "SPACE" and see if anyone notices.

pete.w (in Space no-one can eat your ice-cream)



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  Re: 29th Feb. Sydney Meet.
 
(...) He fought pretty much everyone, I think! <snip> (...) They'd notice *that*! (...) I just tried that - got some cubicle meerkatting in response, but they didn't think it was funny either. I guess you had to be there at the time. ("Where?" (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Re: 29th Feb. Sydney Meet.
 
(...) A date that occurs infrequently seems appropriate for a meeting that occurs infrequently! (...) My pedantic nature dictates that I must point out that cross ants are not French! Cross ants are {Austrian}!!. (...) Sounds like a good idea! (...) (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

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