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Re: MIB was: Some older somewhat hard to find sets found in Revere MA
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lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 20:27:01 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, Joel Kuester writes:
> In lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, Robert Munafo writes:
> > In lugnet.market.shopping, Kevin Loch writes:
> > > [...] this store was right out
> > > of the 70's. There were all kinds of old toys MI(dusty)B. [...]
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> > That doesn't parse. What is the meaning of the letters MI and B?
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> most likely, he meant Mint In Box, as in...
> never opened and played with. just added
> (dusty) to indicate the condition.
Thank you. Yet another common phrase made obscure by senseless abbreviation.
I'll add it to my growing list.
- Robert Munafo http://www.mrob.com/
LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13
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