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Browsing as I post: (URL) Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(URL) auctions have ended (unsuccessfully for me!), but I've emailed the seller to see if more might pop up in the future. Has anyone ever heard of this brand? Dave! (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) <snip> I dare all of you to send this to your boss, without explanation! ;-) Jude XFUT .o-t.fun (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) We get between zero and four per night. Most commonly, one. And we often get one or more during the day. Chris (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Long distance carriers almost never phone anymore; I suspect it's because of my "stock answer" for them, which is "I challenge you to get me a better long distance rate than I do right now." This gets them all fired up into their spiel, and I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I believe our governor (Illinois) recently vetoed such a bill because it 'wasn't strong enough' and allowed too many exemptions. I think these state-run do not call lists (with penalties) are a good thing (and are long overdue). BUT, I hope (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Thinking hard - unless you count bubbles in the light sabre as defective, all the parts have been there, they were always the right color, and they always worked. Bruce (yes, I know, it's not off-topic...) Time for a poll? :-) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Nope, that's about what we get (and yep, it's our two kids that keep mealtime quite lively). I use a twist on what I learned from watching my mom deal with Jehovah's Witnesses who came to the door when I was a kid. She'd just matter of factly (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Grrrrr! Why do people insist on talking about LEGO in off-topic groups????? 8?P ROSCO (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ok, maybe it's just another instance of how I live some wierd sort of ideal world(1), but I don't suffer from this plague. My wife does get a few during the day; she estimates once or twice a week, but I don't get the "nightly torrent". If we (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My state (Colorado) just passed a "no call list" (URL) where your telephone number is entered into a database. Telemarketers are required to buy updates (I think quarterly) of the database and are fined for each number that is called on the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't wish to contradict you, but we've been saying that exact phrase in response to the four or five nightly telemarketers for about the last three years, and there's been no dropoff. While I was in college I had a number of friends who (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) don't really have anything to add here, I just found some of his stuff compelling. I am guessing, probably correctly, that right wingers will not probably enjoy his material. I found what he said about information and capital interesting. I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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We don't get very many telemarketing calls at all. Why? We know the magic words: "Put us on your do not call list." If you say this to every telemarket who calls you, you will find that the frequency of telemarketing drops off precipitously, to the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...
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A Metro would likely explode, and HE vehicles are already HE, there's not a whole lot more you can squeeze out of them. I'll stick with my overpowered monster that has better than stock efficiency, thankyouverymuch ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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You need to find out if your state has a law with penalties for telemarketers who call you again after you ask to be put on their "do not call" list. Then, diligently keep a log of all telemarketers. Tell each one to put you on that list. You play a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) Bah!! There's more important things to worry about, such as: is my neighbor a terrorist? will the price of gas increase tomorrow? will Lego raise the price per set this year or reduce the piece count again? (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Aaron: Could you check out my wants page and let me know if there is an MB sword type that you know about that is not listed there? I am pretty sure I have it covered in terms of the element shapes, excluding color considerations. I wasn't (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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OK, so can catch up or even exceed many high efficiency cars by enhancing your sports car. But what if you made the same modifications to a Geo Metro or other high efficiency vehicle? --Bill. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, there is a wider variety from MB. Block Bot Ninja and Dragon has two Katana swords slightly shorter than TLCs sword. The big ugly old Castle set from the early 1990s had what I will call "Crusader" medium length grey swords, the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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