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    Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Beth Reiten
   And this is what I get for not looking at which group it's going to ship me off to! This was meant to be in .reviews! Beth (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
   
        Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Tom McDonald
     Hi Beth and welcome to the group. Newbies are always welcome. For rec.toys.lego you can search through a good list of archives at the (URL) site. As for reviews here, you'd have to check lugnet.reviews. As for how to have Lugnet search for all (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Larry Pieniazek
     But you CAN in fact do searches. It's easy. (...) Go here: (URL) type 5600 in the search box at the top.. you get 28 article hits in at least 4 different groups. Once you do that, you can refine your search by modifying the groups or the search (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Tom McDonald
     Excellent! Thanks. I learn more every stinkin day. I should have figgered it out myself. -Tom McD. (Now, at what temperature does an ordinary safety match ignite? At what temperature can it continue to burn?) (...) it. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Steve Bliss
     (...) I had two reponses to this pop into my head, almost simultaneously: What's the average airspeed of an unladen swallow? and My ignite just fine at room temperature. Steve (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Terry Keller
     (...) Unladen? You mean autonomic swallowing not associated with ingestion? I would hazard a guess that the average airspeed would be dependant upon the inherent velocity of the lifeform doing the swallowing at the time of the swallow. Which is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —John Neal
     The isssue, my dear boy, is MQS [1]. The correct response is, "African or European?" The result is good humor:-) [1] Movie Quote Syndrome -John (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Jesse Long
      John Neal wrote in message <370A1530.1EE3F3D8@u...st.net>... (...) I took a European History quiz once and this one of the two questions I got right. How am I supposed to know where Liechtenstein is? Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Jasper Janssen
     (...) No, the result is tired. No Monty Python quotes are allowed at all, or we'd all be so swamped in them they'd lose any humor they had. Jasper (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Jesse Long
     Jasper Janssen wrote in message <371cf203.148974798@...et.com>... (...) But that's the point. Any time someone mentions one, everyone else is required to add until the thread is 200 messages long and consists of nothing but Monty Python quotes. At (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Larry Pieniazek
       (...) Sounds like good clean (off-topic) fun to me! :-) Seriously, point well taken. (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —John Neal
     Along the thread, you forgot to mention Larritarianism and Antidisestablishment...rianism;-) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Jesse Long
     John Neal wrote in message <371BDC02.4283E560@u...st.net>... (...) Oops. That usually happens a lot too, but as it is a topic I have purposefully not followed, I forgot about it. I get the sense that the Larritarians number about three (if you count (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —James Brown
     (...) That's the hallmark of a good cult. I think it's about the safest of the various 'cult indicators' that the Larritarians could have. Hey John! If Larry starts talking about how we all evolved from clams, run for it! James (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Tom McDonald
      (...) Antidisestablishment...itarianism :-P (...) I resemble that remark. We must all look like our leader. (...) Another one is kool-aid - "Larritarian Grape" is my fav. My next task on my quest to perfection is to visit a decent switchyard. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Larry Pieniazek
        (...) Gees, my shirt is boring grey. Well, grey is a modest color so it goes well with me, I guess. (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Mike Stanley
      (...) Yeah, Larry's one of the most humble guys I know. :) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) Well, Duh! Humility is one of the virtues, you know, and I've got them all. Just ask me. I'll be glad to tell you ALL about it. But I'm not conceited, because that's a fault, and as you probably already guessed... I don't have any. Hope that (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —John Neal
      So let me get this straight. If Larry says we evolved from clams, I should get the shell out of there? What if he says we evolved from trees? Should I leave? What about bananas? Should I split? ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —James Brown
       (...) Hrmph. Sounds to me like you're just floundering around, trying to branch into a new topic. What's wrong? Don't you find the discussion of your Larritarianism appealing? James (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Tom McDonald
      (...) What a bunch of nonsense. I bet these two guys'll slug it out eventually.. -Tom McD. (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) Note that volume level is not uniformly distributed across the membership. John is doing his bit to hold up the average, I think. (...) ?? (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —James Brown
      (...) A veiled reference to one of my favorite targets, the Cult of Scientology. In one of the secret documents (OT III, I believe) Hubbard "reveals" that people are actually evolved from clams. <shameless plug> For more information on the Cult of (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —John Neal
     Thanks for that pearl of wisdom. I had no idea to what you were referring:-p I have always considered all that Dianetics (page 536;) stuff a little hokey... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Beth Reiten
   Thanks tons! You'd think I could have figured it out... same excuse I've been using for a couple of weeks now: I'm moving! With the Army! What a pain! ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
   
        Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Terry Keller
   (...) Which is the pain? Moving or the Army? :-) -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
   
        Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Beth Reiten
   (...) BOTH!! If I never have to deal with letting somebody else move my stuff, it'll be too soon. You wouldn't believe the inventories I've been producing! Beth (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Steve Bliss
     (...) I've never served in the Army, so I can't really relate. But I have moved my own stuff several times, and let me tell you: I'd rather have somebody else do it! :) Steve (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Beth Reiten
     (...) At least if YOU drop it, you don't have to haggle with somebody for replacement/reimbursement. And if you don't get all of your CD's, you know YOU left a box sitting somewhere, rather than having to prove that A) the box existed and B) what (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer) —Terry Keller
   (...) Tell me about it. 10 years in the USAF. And trying to "hold back" something is impossible. The moving dorks packed bread and eggs and other perishables in stuff intended for long term storage. My favorite one was in Korea. Two guys came in and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 

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