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  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
(...) I doubt "the yanks" will get any at all, but I could be wrong. I don't know if I'd expect a store to come through on what would have to be back-breaking prices. I've seen larger companies come through on obvious mistakes (like Borders honoring (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
(...) Is "yanks" insulting. If so oops and sorry. Scott A (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  E-mail from the ToyShop
 
(...) I'm not sure if you are wrong. It broke my heart to see those prices and me not in on it, so I sent them an e-mail asking basically "what's up?" Here is what they wrote: "Thank you for your Email. Please accept our apologies. Our site was (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
This is the note I just received from thetoyshop.com: { Thank you for your Email. We are unable to process your order. Your card has been refunded for ALL charges made. Please accept our apologies. Our site was displaying incorrect information due (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
(...) No, not any more than calling you guys "Brits". Jason F. (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
(...) Of course it is. I would assume anyone from your side of the pond would know that already, considering it's your word. Not that I really care, but I don't see how you could NOT know that. (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
(...) I'm over here in the states and I din NOT know that. I don't feel insulted. By "of course" I assume that there is a history in the etymology of the word that makes it an insult. I think that it's in the eye of the beholder. There are the NY (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
(...) Well, as someone who has moved from Massachusetts to North Carolina, I can definitely say that Yankee is used down here in a derrogatory (or at least not complimentary) fashion. Not only do we get accused of intefering with their state rights (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
 
Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:38440E66.7D35@m...ing.com... (...) A Yankee visits, a damn Yankee stays ;-) -Rob Doucette. Massachusetts->South Carolina->Pennsylvania (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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