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  While I've got you here... (Was Re: FOTY: What a find!)
 
(...) Say, Dave! I just heard an example another thing that makes no sense to me. It's when people who orally quote others say, "Quote, unquote" *before* launching into the actual quote. I'm only glad I heard it on the radio this time because when (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Alpha Team .
 
(...) Adam, If he is from the Great White North, he should already be wearin' a touque. If not, he is a hoser, eh? Jude Somebody pass me the backbacon while I XFUT .off-topic.fun (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Grammar Police again (was: Alpha Team ).
 
(...) I've grappled with that one, too [I've tried square brackets, but then the comment ends up looking like an editorial comment, rather than a parenthetical one ;-)]. Maybe squiggly brackets ({}) would help? Cheers Richie (and that full stop (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Grammar Police again (was: Alpha Team ).
 
I loved the bit about needing another bracket to close off after the smiley, this is something I grapple with all the time! Usually my smileys are within the "()", and being a pedantic sort of person I always want to put the closing ")" on after the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Grammar Police again (was: Alpha Team ).
 
(...) Ho-ho-ho! Another grammar cop! *You'd* better stand in line! ROSCO FUT: .o-t.fun (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  You know you've got a lot of click hinges when...
 
An engineer asks to borrow some for renovating the local draw bridge. (25 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Cantina...
 
(...) Weird Al also did "The Saga Begins" to American Pie, but this one is attributed thus: ... The Star Wars Cantina Sung to the tune of "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow Written by Mark Jonathan Davis Copyright 1997 Mark Jonathan Davis, according to (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Cantina...
 
(...) him doing this one. However I'm definitely not the definitive Wierd Al fan, so I coulda missed it 8?) ROSCO (25 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Cantina...
 
(...) Um...really? Which album? Matt (25 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Cantina...
 
Of course the parody song was written by Weird Al Yankovic.... Not what ever MJB dude is. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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