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(...) Ummm, coypright is for creative works, not trademarks or service marks. Trademarks would get (TM) or (R). But I bet you new that and you were just following the rule that all corrections must themselves contain an error... --Bill. (25 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hello, I haven't seen the Galidor sets yet, so I have no idea how good they are, but I've been enjoying the online RPG game at www.galidor.com. I am stuck in a few places, however, and have been trying in vain to find some hints for the game. Would (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) *Ahem, Ahem, Ahum!* Gerber/Noeckel. Matt 8?P (25 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) *Ahem, Ahem!* Co-operative, joint, ownership of the Trade Marked “Stubbies” © is mutually shared by the Noeckel/Gerber Conglomerate! --==RïçhårÐ==-- ;) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thank you Lar, I appreciate you giving me the benefit of the doubt. Enough so that I will forgive you for cross-posting my little faux pas to the group in which it is the most likely to be seen by all the hard core grammar cops! Maggie (25 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) um, I think this is supposed to say "Your welcome in .castle will be worn out if you do not go buy this. :-) " I can believe that Maggie may have hit send too soon, but NOT that she would make a grammatical mistake. FUT .fun ++Lar (25 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This must be an exclusive of the germanic languages... :-P In 4 Latin languages this fish is referred to as: Atum (Portuguese) Thon (French) Atún (Spanish) Tonno (Italian) So, my guess is the "Barbarian Invaders" used the Latin name of the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Let's not forget the startup screen of every Windows 2000 out there[1]: "Built on NT Technology" NT = New Technology [1] Except those who have it customized of course *falls back into the background noise once more* /Tobbe (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) German, too. "Thunfisch," IIRC. (...) Apparently in England there is a hill called "Torpenhow Hill." Quoth Patricia C. Wrede (noted fantasy novelist) in rec.arts.sf.composition: First set of invaders: What's that? Natives: The Tor. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dave, If you're truly interested in such things, I would strongly suggest picking up a copy of a book called "The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way." by Bill Bryson. (URL) Bryson is perhaps best known as a travel writer, he (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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