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  Re: Not quite "fun" but weird
 
(...) Now that's the kind of ambiguity of phrase you want to avoid... I'm sure the SO would be none too happy if anyone were to get the impression you were talking about *her* rather than Lydia! Maggie C. (24 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Not quite "fun" but weird
 
(...) I have never read a Crichton book so I can't opine, but the only movies based on his work I have ever even liked were "The Andromeda Strain" and "The Great Train Robbery". The latter is just fun -- if only more movies were like that; most (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Not quite "fun" but weird
 
(URL) ironic thing is that the only way I'll ever read another Crichton book is if someone ties *me* down. Hmm... Dave! (24 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The first smiley?
 
There was a bit here (URL) here (URL) Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:sandlin-7DEC1E....net.com... (...) story (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The first smiley?
 
(...) used in an advertisement as long ago as the 60s. I'll see if I can find it. (24 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Jocular self-deprecation (Re: Those stupid conservative (was liberal) judges are at it again!)
 
(...) Weirdly, the web view truncated this topic to just "Jocular self-deprecation judges are at it again!)" in the top five list on the right. Can that be fixed? It made me smile but other truncation may cause confusion. (24 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  The first smiley?
 
Possibly apocryphal, possibly not really the first but an interesting story of computer archeaology nontheless: (URL) got the URL from an old IBMers mailing list I am on) I don't think it has anything to do with MS other than that's where the story (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Good Salsa
 
(...) The correct answer is C, both of the above ;-) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Good Salsa
 
(...) Do you put the tequila in the salsa and mix, or put the salsa and tequila in you, and mix? Steve (24 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Punk!
 
(...) Dunno about the Dead Kennedys, but I've seen Jello Biaffra on his own and he's worth catching. James (24 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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