 | | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) Reminds me of something that happened in my drivers ed class: Instructor: "Always aim for the softer target." Friend: "So if we have the options of hitting a brick wall and a pedestrian, we should hit the pedestrian?" Instructor: "Yes." Now (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) Or Larry's favorite. "If theres traffic on road, jump the curb and drive on the sidewalk. The pedestrians will get out of your way." :-) Eric (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) Reminds me of what happened one time when a bunch of us went to Boston for a SF convention. We took my friends mini-van and I was driving in Boston (combination of knowing the place just a little bit, and who felt like driving - the owner (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) You know that old Puritan saying: "If you're not part of the problem, you're part of the pavement." (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) I'm not going to change my internal morality because of where I happen to be. :-) I'm just sweetness and light and MA will have to deal with it. If they don't like it, tough. (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) Lesson #1 when driving in Massachusetts -- never try to be a "nice guy." (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: In town the rest of the week
|
|
(...) I'll say. In fact, the whole "how many lanes wide is this road" seems to be kind of a lost question... we have roads that wander from 1 to 3 lanes worth of pavement with little or no warning, lane markers that peter out for no reason, etc. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: The Great Create
|
|
(...) and check into what's up for 1999. I'm not 100% sure but I heard there will be no Great Create this year because a major sponsor (Target stores) dropped out :( I will try to call the Greater Minneapolis Area Children's Crisis Nursery to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | The Great Create
|
|
Is there going to be a Great Create this year? How about some dates if there is. Paul (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | RE: New Items on The Vault - 9/9/99
|
|
Valley Fair! is another CedarFair park (they own another one in PA too, I think) in Shakopee MN, which is near where I happen to be this week. I've never been there. Today is the last day the GP can go so I am going after work... I have to stay (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: New Items on The Vault - 9/9/99
|
|
Larry, Well, if you ever do, I will be there! Sounds like a blast! What is Valley Fair? Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: New Items on The Vault - 9/9/99
|
|
Prolly not gonna happen this year, they close soon and we have to move my Mother In Law out of our house into the condo we bought her, which frees up her bedroom so Julia the ex exchange student can move in to it, which frees up the fusball room so (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | State Fair
|
|
Did anyone else see the Duplo model at the State Fair? It's a giraffe, about 5 feet tall... (Okay, if you want to know where it is, it's between the Horticulture building and the International Bazaar.) :-) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: Local languages OK in loc groups! :)
|
|
Koorookukukukukuku! (...) established. (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: Local languages OK in loc groups! :)
|
|
Oh Geese! Ya shure, you betcha, I'll spread da word up here in Minnesooda. Uff-da, da guys will be happy ta hear dat! ;John (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
|
|
I agree with everything Todd said except for the below part... (...) And PNLTC may well deserve an update. After all, it's got my cars there so it's by definition cool. But I was talking about GMLTC, not PNLTC. The real GMLTC site is not up yet. But (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | MN FIRST LEGO League
|
|
Here is a new LEGO Mindstorms Page. This page is for the Minnesota FIRST LEGO league competition which is for kids ages 9-14 and is part of the larger international FIRST LEGO league program. Probably the interesting thing for this group is the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
|
| |
| | Re: take a piece, leave a piece -- traveling box of LEGO
|
|
Oh-Oh kiss me...er pick me! (Been listening to Sixpence None the Richer too much!) Speaking of kissing, I just returned from Conan's wedding, and apart from Conan almost setting the Chapel on fire, all went well. The ring bearer brought the ring (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.trains.org)
|
| |
| | Re: take a piece, leave a piece -- traveling box of LEGO
|
|
(...) How about one down here in the south east (NC, VA, etc)? (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.loc.uk)
|
| |
| | Re: take a piece, leave a piece -- traveling box of LEGO
|
|
There is talk of spawning a whole newsgroup for this activity, which I think would be swell. Till then, lets coordinate in Lugnet.general Looks like I will be bringing the whole lot back with me from Boston, unless there is a change in circumstance. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.loc.uk)
|
