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(...) ya, but Lego is actually "useful" compared to a Mac. <grins, ducks and runs> (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why not? It's nice to see someone who seems to have the same passions as I: Lego's, video games, etc. (...) You got hers? I don't remember her too much, I finished the game, and have not played it since. (...) I liked FF Mystic Quest, kind of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's nothing. Apple buried all their leftover inventory of Macintosh XL computers (thousands of upgraded Lisas originally worth US$ 10,000 each) because their accountants told them it would be better for their bottom line than giving them to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, I was sorta refering to the standard FF7 debate and the Emulation debate. What the heck, lets start one. :) What are everyone's opinions on emulation? Many of the games played on emulators are not available anymore or were never (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I suspect it has. I have always seen the phrase (or similar ones) in a context that is racist, but towards whites, not vice versa. In my experience, "mighty white of ya" is usually (contextually) an implication of dishonest dealing. (giving (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks. That supports my contention that the phrase is insulting to non whites. It may have transmuted in meaning over time... (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Jeff, Uh-oh, I opened up another can of worms. :) I understand completely, I feel almost the same in terms of their haphazard FF releases. I like FF7, only because it is still a decent game, I think I like FF2 (4) and FF3 (6) and FF1 the best. I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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[Moving to off-topic.debate, because that is what it could turn into] (...) Yes, Squaresoft is their US name. I'm bitter over what games they decide not to translate and bring to the US, and the direction of their current games. Not all of my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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IIRC, from my undergraduate folklore and linguistics classes at UC Berkeley, the phrase "mighty white" originated in the southern states before the War Between The States, and carried the DENOTATION (exact meaning) of "honorable in business (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) Just noticed what might appear to be a contradiction here. Not really, if memory serves. The few times I have heard "might white" mean something that could be interpreted as racist towards non-whites, it was also clearly meant as (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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