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(...) It's not our fault you signed NAFTA. :) James (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Caught this spam today (with apologizes to our friends up north): The Good News: Canada has offered to help the U.S. in the war on terrorism! They have pledged 2 battleships, 6000 troops and 10 fighter jets. The Bad News: With the current exchange (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) For anyone who doesn't feel like breaking out the pencil and paper, Snopes has gotten enough e-mail about this that they've put up a page with the debunking. Check the What's new? link at snopes.com thanks, James (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) paper and did the math. For a while there I was really getting worried about Big Brother watching me. If they can read our minds through the internet now, we're done for. Bruce (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) D'oh! I keep forgetting about the Wayback Machine. That link wouldn't get me to the recipe, tho... try this: (URL) - jsproat (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (URL) love the Wayback Machine. :) James (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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A recipe snatched from the jaws of death... Ingredients: - 1 (one) 24-oz. jar Claussen® Spears or 1 (one) 32-oz. jar Claussen® Halves. For top quality, use only Claussen pickles, found in the refrigerator section. Note that the flavor in the Spears (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun) !
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Hey everybody, how's it goin'? I am looking to make a batch of Uber-Garlic Pickles but I can't seem to find the page or the recipe anymore since Fibblesnork got taken down. Does anyone know where I can find the recipe, whether you have it yourself (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) All spam is bad. But some is worse than others. I find these "heartrending stories" of widows/sisters/illegitimate sons of strongmen with mysterious strongboxes of cash or secret bank accounts to be more amusing than annoying. A new twist for (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) yeah, must not have been doin' it right-I think i know the general number game it plays now. Jeff (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) go ahead & e-mail me the math-I'm interested. Jeff (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Then you weren't doing the math right. :) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Jeff the unimpressed (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This one is soo funny. I was almost about to ask how this one works, but then, I figured it must be as simple as the other one. It was then very obvious... I chose 2 cards at the same time. Over. This makes me think of all the visual (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dan linked to. I also originally saw it in a better presentation; IIRC it was a Powerpoint presentation with some funky graphics. James (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not as good of a presentation as I originally saw it, but it's the same technique. (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) you got, it was always the same symbol. I'm such a spoil-sport. :-) There's a good one with cards on the web that is even more of shame-faced trick than this one, but actually works out more subtly. I'll have to look for it and post it. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Got it... Thanks. Dave K (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thanks! -Tim (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) answer, but I suggest trying the exercise with several numbers in sequence (13, 14, 15, etc). That should let you work out the underlying principle that lets them do this. :) thanks, James (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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