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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FrGuM6.6nH@lugnet.com... (...) letters (...) but (...) Well, as a card-carrying member of the organization that is the undisputed king of acronyms, just thought I would throw in my 200 Won (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hmmm... that would be simple, if I can scrape up enought canopy pieces and/or some tall (11H) corridor walls. --- Paul Sinasohn CASA Associate - Writing Bass, Raw Silk There's a fine line between a groove and a rut - where are you today?? (...) --== (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: Buildings, etc. for BAYLTC NMRA Layout
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So how about a band stand/shell? mark (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: General Box #4 - I gave it to someone at the meeting
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Tom, you didn't miss much - there was virtually nothing of interest in it. I emptied most of an Amazon Airship set into it just to add some bulk.... Paul Sinasohn (...) into (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Hi Henry, I see your back. That sounds good to me. Someone mentioned Santa Monica. I wouldn't mind except I don't have enough room for a bunch of people (too much Lego :)) And parking is a problem. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.org.us)
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Hi folks According to this thread, it looks like March 25th is going to be the date of the first official LUGOLA meeting. As I mentioned earlier, I proposed our first meeting to take place at my apartment in Redondo Beach, so if there aren't any (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
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Which reminds me of one of my fave acronyms... for an editor somewhat like the world's best editor. MINCE = MINCE Is Not Complete Emacs (...) As for what I keep in *my* wallet? (this *is* .geek, after all)... a vi reference card. vi is the devil's (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Don't ask me why I'm feeling giddy about it, but I can't wait for March 25th to get here.... I'm loading up the big rig with my LEGO creations now just so I won't have to do it last minute. ;-) March 25th, Santa Monica, time?, address?, carpool (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: General Box #4 - I gave it to someone at the meeting
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Crud, I didn't know there was another Jambalaya box, or I would have traded into it! (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) letters (...) but (...) This calls for something I like so much, I keep it in my wallet: ACRONYM: A Contrived Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mnemonics Frank (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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David, did you end up with that box?? It should be sent on when you are done - let me know how much it costs you and I'll pay for it at the June meeting. Paul Sinasohn bearitone@my-deja.com (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Mike Poindexter writes: I snipped it all for brevity, I brought my tunnel on sunday and believe it is too small for the NMRA display at this time. I can work on expanding it if you think it is worthwhile. One of our other (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I can't absolutely promise, but I think that a carousel would fit nicely in a 32x32 plot..... I'll do my best.... And I want to thank everyone involved in the train meeting for allowing the break that let me get to my concert on time... The audience (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I wish to make a big thanks to those in BayLUG who helped me out on this last 3033 sale at Toy's R Us. Thanks to Tom Stangl, Eric McCarthy, Paul Sinasohn and Fred Yorkel, I was able to get an additional 92 more of the tubs, which will eventually (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Mik wrote; (...) Well, *technically*, the acronym would be the BALTC...but the Bay Area LINUX Users Group was around first, so we became BayLUG (pronounced: BAY-lug), and so the founding members of the new train club voted at the recent LEGO fest to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Nope, not a stir at all. This is place where we discuss all kinds of stuff, sometimes ad nauseum, or even at great length :) There's a lot of people here, so potentially you can get a lot of responses. -Tom McD. (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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sorry to make such a stir but i was just checking to what the BAYLTC acronym stood for -mik (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
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(...) I used to think Merriam Webster was "one smart woman". Now, I know that she employs others to do most of her thinking for her ;-) Wellllllll, okay. As long as it's a friendly nit pick :) I defer to superior wisdom and sit corrected. Of course (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
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(...) Don't forget Pokemon (PO_c_KE_t MON_ster) :) <ducks> seriously, though... lots of things that we encounter every day are acronyms, even if their original meaning has been forgotten by most people... two examples I can think of off the top of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
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(...) Just a friendly nit to pick... :) Acronyms don't actually have to be words which come from only single letters (such as scuba = _s_elf _c_ontained _u_nderwater _b_reating _a_pparatus), but can actually pull multiple letters from words. An (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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