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(URL) to Christopher Dean for the heads-up) (URL) own this one--it's quite cool. A few items of note-- 1120 parts Lots of 6 x 8 plates (a first for MB, I believe) Quite a few 1 x 2 tiles (in silver-grey and clear) (also a first) 6x 2 x 2 brick (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) <accent> Yeah, I lived in picksburg fer five years n'at. Mostly in Squorl h'l, but I did venture dahntahn every one snawall. I take it yinz are from da burgh as woll? </accent> What a wierd place... -c (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) rope? A bunch of cavers rigged a 3230' cliff on Mt. Thor in Canada. Here's a couple links (the 2nd is in a Nordic language, but has some drawings with English labels): (URL) course with a rappel rope the structure which is supporting the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Idealism vs Realism?
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(...) No truer words were ever written. The North American Game Preserve -- replete with X-Box, 17" flatscreens, downloaded porn, the boat in the drive, the BMW-Mercedes-whathaveyou parked behind it, a room full of lego... ...hey, that could be my (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wasn't he the "one nation, under God" guy? Dave! (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am refering to the majority of Americans. I get the impression that they are comfortable so they do not care. (...) Well I was thinking: privileges = lavish consumer goods and services, false sense of security, etc. principles = civil (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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The imperialism angle reminded me of this piece on the "Pax Americana": (URL) Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree. As far as we know(1), the M1A1 hasn't been used in real combat anywhere other than desert terrain. It was designed for deployment to the tanker's paradise of Northern Europe though, right? 1 - this is an important caveat. fnord. (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't think this is an accurate description at all. Americans do ACT and they often pay a much higher price than you might imagine. (...) Hmmm, I don't know this one. But if the equations are: privileges = rights (as is done in a lot of case (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So in Iraq, the majority of people want to do something but they can not. In the US, the majority of people can do something but they do not want to. My head hurts. I guess it is as Eisenhower said: "A country that values its privledges above (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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