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(...) Hrmmm, lemme think. I got it from BigStar - (URL) usually check in on these two sites to find good deals on DVDs: (URL) Unofficial listing of weekly US Lego Shop at Home phone specials (URL) (S@H USA) / 800-267-5346 (S@H Canada) (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium (had to look that one up), boron. --Steve (URL) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Surely you're not trying to imply that people who are fans of Lego but don't take part in on-line discussion groups are any less deserving of buying Lego? (I know that's not implied by your definition of 'community', which I think is (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hey Mike, I wouldn't mind getting ST for 9.99- where did you score that? -John (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Exactly. You're better off with the book. I think the movie was little more than a showcase for cool computer-gore graphics. I try to separate books from movies, but this one was a real sacrilege. Jesse (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Terry K wrote in message <36c3bfe8.6485570@lu...et.com>... (...) of it (...) He (...) Well, I'll agree that it could have been a whole lot more. I think if the directors had taken a different approach it would have been a lot better. I think they (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Boron? :-) My .02... I thought it was rather bad myself. It looked good, and parts of it were cool, but afterward I left feeling a little cheated. And even more telling, my nephew (10 at the time) said it sucked. And that surprised me. He (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I just got Starship Troopers for $9.99 on DVD. I remember it as a fairly mediocre movie. Except for that shower scene maybe... (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Damn straight. (...) So did Starship Troopers, only without the masculine men. I liked Last Action Hero too. Can't pass up an Arnold movie. Except perhaps Commando. I also liked For Love Or Money with Michael (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Because most of them are pansies and they don't appreciate movies filled with masculine men and naked women? Not that all your favorite movies have those elements, but the fifth element did. :) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, 5% from you is like 50% of a normal person's purchases. :) At least last year's. (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, I can't. Sorry. Fascinating but no time. ++Lar (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I'm certainly no expert with the program, but I did use the trial version for a few days and it does make monitoring auctions more convenient. The trial version also doesn't allow you to snipe. As for a pirated version, I'm sure there is (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Whoops, I think I may have worded what I said poorly. I meant that of the e-bay auctions where I put in a serious bid, I lately have been winning about 20%. That was an off the cuff number, I have not analysed in detail. I'd say that eBay (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:50:46 GMT, Selçuk <teyyareci> uttered the following profundities... (...) In light of this thread, especially bits about animal intelligence, genetic engineering, and such like, I'd recommend reading "Chromosome-7," by Robin (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<snip> (...) I can't fault that. That's not my thing, but that doesn't make it any less legitimate, and obviously it works very well for you (and many others). It does have an effect on legonomics, which I'll go into in a moment.... <snip> (...) A (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<snip> (...) I don't see the relevance of the first two, but I think both partss of the third are spot-on. However, I think the monetary difference is negligible. Adam bwappo@ee.net (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<F6zL7x.CuM@lugnet.com> <36C2F127.41C6@kali....ginia.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit (...) Yes, this one. And yes, he uses the word "holy" for it. Just searched for it and saw the stupidity. I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Something to think about: even with proxy bidding, you will, over time, get lower totals on winning-bids in eBay auctions if you do not bid until the last second. Why? - Proxy bidding isn't perfect. - Not everyone uses proxy bidding properly. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) writes: [...] (...) [...] I've noticed that sort of thing too! Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd. :) Last summer, the nextdoor neighbors had a garage sale and asked us if we had (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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