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Re: News From the Front: NLSO provides/is FOTW?
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Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:15:42 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message <3753ADE5.1521BB75@pilot.msu.edu>...
> Hey, all--
Did you know that OTF is the abbreviation for On The Fritz( named during
an unusually messed up week at space camp)
> Well, I'll put this in OT.F since it's such an odd bird, but I just
> got a little cache of late-1970s sets from my "new" significant other
> (which is a long story in itself). She's an NLSO, yet didn't freak at
> my attachment to ABS--but it appears she's also providing me with the
> tools to further delinquency. I'll provide set numbers later, but these
> have weathered incredibly well--all of my mid-70s ABS is slightly
> discolored, and this is pristine. In all, I've got to say that dating
> has been good for my collection over the years, but it hasn't exactly
> been conducive to settling down, since they've all been NLSOs and
> there's always the temptation to move on and find someone new, with old
> sets of her own to give as offerings...wow, that's not only crass, it's
> really sad! :) In actuality, I'm going to try and keep this one, if
> she'll have my goofy self.
>
> So for those who are married or just "seeing" an NLSO, I'd like to
> see some of the revelatory stories--you know, the first time this
> individual realized that your most valuable possession was, in fact, a
> half ton or more of ABS. I haven't had anyone overtly freak out yet,
> but there's always that chance...! Secret Fear: Being lumped in with
> the "Beanie Baby" people by onlookers. It's happened. Ugh.
>
> OK, that's all, talk amongst yourselves.
>
> LFB.
>
> -----
>
> Lindsay Frederick Braun (Mr)
> Department of History
> Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
>
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