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| | | (...) ^^^...^^^ Hey now!! I resemble that remark! only I don't think we are that bad! John I think you better help here! (...) Tamy Wisconsin "Come smell our Dairy Air" Mookie (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | MN and WI suck was(Re: TRU Kudos!) —John Neal
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| | | | | (...) Well now, Tamy. Minnesoda and Wiscahnsin are actually not very nice places to be. The cold, doncha know. So don't be thinking about moving here to get away from your nice, cozy cities. Our new advertising campaign: Minnesoda-- it's colder (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: MN and WI suck was(Re: TRU Kudos!) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | (...) You can't trick us all, buddy. I've been there and I know better. Minnesota is - as they say - God's country. There are two places that are about equally desirable for me to spend the rest of my life, the North shore of Lake Superior (or maybe (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MN and WI suck was(Re: TRU Kudos!) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Just wait. We're 5 years away at most from a LOT more jobs being completely disassociated from location. That's a prophecy. But I always thought of da UP as being cheap. It was when I went to school, you could buy a house in downtown Houghton (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MN and WI suck was(Re: TRU Kudos!) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | (...) It's harder to manage people (but it's getting better, I agree), which is what I do right now anyway, from a distance than it is to (for instance) code. (...) I am...that's really the point of that area as far as I'm concerned. I was there in (...) (26 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Weren't there bumper stickers advertising Wisconsin tourism awhile ago? "Escape from Wisconsin", or something like that... I've always thought of Wisconsonites as being more hippy-dippy, or total granola. Steve (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Jesse R. Long
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| | | | | Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37304812.423576...net.com... (...) total (...) That's only in Madison, where the primary UW campus is. Once you get out of the capital, we're pretty plain. Jesse -- ___...___ Jesse The (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) Oh, that's right. All the left-over hippies headed for the UP. Steve (26 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | TRU kudos... A teller rang up two 97 cent polybags at 5 dollars each.... but they did have all the SW sets except Naboo swamp, and loads of silver buckets..... (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) I saw someone once who'd taken one of these and removed the WISCON letters. :) (...) That may be endemic to State Street and Mifflin Street in Madison...? --Todd (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | Actually the bumper stickers said Escape TO Wisconsin... and they took off wiscon and made Escape to sin needless to say they weren't printed much longer after that :) Others made Escape Wisconsin from them too. As far as Madtown... I don't get (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | (...) You're right! It was TO, not FROM. I've seen it so many millions of times, I didn't even notice. BTW, the person I saw who had "ESCAPE TO SIN" was someone wearing a leather jacket on State Street, with the signage on the back, and a plastic (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | (...) ROLF!!! Sounds more like what we call the rubber knife gang's around here :) wanna look tough yet just can't quite pull it off :) (...) I'm gonna have to play with this to figure it out :) Just for the fun of it! (...) Blah... I know they used (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) Yeah, cuz if they were *real* bikers, the back of their leather jackets would say, "If you can read this, the b**ch fell off." And if a women is a real biker chick, her t-shirt will say, "The B**ch who fell off" Seen them both on (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | ROFL!!! Hmmm maybe I can get someone to wear that shirt :) though I don't want her falling off the back of my bike either! that hurts!!! Of course I don't ride around in a leather jacket either.. though someday I'll get myself a pair of leather (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Chris Moseley
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> wrote (...) Get the leathers while you're still a biker. Over here we call your sort "temporary bikers" because we bury so many of them. Moz (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) lol I used to work in a hospital. There we used to call the bikes themselves "Donorcycles"-- would see lots of head injuries with the rest of the organs fairly well intact-- perfect for harvesting. -John "bikers, sign those donor cards" Neal (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Well I do wear a helmet... gotta protect what brain I have left ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Well.. I have to admit, I've had some close calls.. I've still after about 8 years have a lump in my leg from the bike going down on it.. the rear tire hit some gravel in a turn.. though that bike NEVER touched the ground.. it was only a couple days (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) At least you don't have a cavalier attitude about it; cuz if you did you'd be driving a Chevy. <ouch, look both ways, run> -John (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | HEY!!! I drive a Chevy, and I happen to like my Blazer!!!! you better run :) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Well, as Confucius used to say, "He who run in front of Chevy get tired, but he who run behind Chevy get exhausted" <doesn't bother to look, ducks wiffleball bat, runs faster> ;John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | FWIW John blazed a pun there with "Cavalier" actually. Besides I like your blazer too, it looks like it goes with the rest of your outfit. -Tom McD. when replying, when wild spamcake gets cold, its skin looks startlingly similar to corduroy. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Not if I get her with my Suburban first!! GWA HA HA HA HA HA HA! :) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sorry, Not if I get HIM with my Suburban first!! GWA HA HA HA HA HA HA! :) Scott "Still Friday the 13th" Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | hmmm I know some people say I'm a little confused... though if I were to pull my shirt forward and look down.. I get a pretty good idea of what sex I am :) Of course unless you're talking about taking out John, then I'll even help ya :) we'll see (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | "A well I'm runnin down the road, tryin' to loosen my load, gotta world of AFOLers on my tail, one he's in-a 'Burban, two she's on-a Honda, three Spamcake's in my internet mail. Take it easy, ......" -*no* apologizes to The Eagles (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Mookie, Sorry, I thought it was you, not John. I did not read it properly. It has been a confusing day for me, my brain is dead. I have been fighting with a Novell TCP/IP -HP JetAdmin printer error all day, and I had to get back onto the project I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | No problem, Where's John now? did you get him yet???? I've about used up a tank of gas looking for that boy, I think he went into hiding.. I might be time to put on the big boy tires and start running over everything :) what ya think eh??? :-) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Yes, we can have our own Monster Truck Madness thing going, a Blazer and a Suburban after poor John, running over Yugos, Geos, and Civics everywhere! HA! We will get him yet! Scott Sanburn (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Oh, heaven forbid we make Calvin upset! Not my cup of tea, however! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | | | | don't forget... we gotta take out all those Fords too... I gotta make Calvin on my back window happy :) (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | ESCAPE TO WISCONSIN (was: TRU Kudos!) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hint: There were three words, and the middle word (the one starting with W) was an animal. --Todd (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) Wow. I figured people had noticed the deliberate mis-write, and ignored it. That troll had some serious hang-time. Steve (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Jesse Long
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| | | | | | | | Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37b735f0.900243...net.com... (...) times, (...) I ignored it, having seen it enough--usually from east or west coasters who couldn't place Wisconsin on a map to save their lives, and who (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | (...) Wow, if I lived in Wisconsin, I don't think there's any place I would prefer to live *but* in Madison. --Todd (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | Well, don't tell the two engineers from our headquarters in Madison, because they came from small towns in Wisconsin, and they swear every other day that Wisconsin is about 1,000,000% better than Michigan is (I work in the Ann Arbor, Michigan office (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) I didn't know anyone said FIB except my cheesehead college roommate. Who happened to be a dead ringer for Greg Ham. But that's not important now. I still remember the FIB's, everytime I drive through Illinois. Steve (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Frank Filz
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| | | | Todd Lehman (...) At first I didn't notice the 2nd bumper sticker quote, and saw a raunchy/disgusting interpretation of the 1st one (think about a word which sounds similar to the last two words). (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: TRU Kudos! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | (...) That's exactly how it's supposed to be taken Frank! you were the first to actually mention it :) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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