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| | | I have existed in my own little LEGO universe for the past few years and it is just recently that I was exposed in the flesh to other AFOL. An interesting thing occurs when people just read words and do not hear them used in conversation, they make (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | (...) I say Teck-nick. While I used to say tech-nique, I realized that it's not true anymore given some of the juniorization of the theme, so there's less true building technique involved. (...) *ahem* Technic-ally, we are off-topic. Any discussion (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) I'm having deja-vu all over again;-) Correct pronunciations: teck-nick sk- Al- uh [1] Jiff poe-tay-toe toe-may-toe her-ass-ment Or-eh?-gun t-ou-n june-your (...) Unless we argue about it, then we're back off-topic. (...) rep-tie-lloyd (...) (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Scott Smallbeck
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| | | | | | | (...) That's a no-brainer you should live in Washington State with cities like Puyallup (Pew-al-up) and Poulsbo (Pauls-bow) of course around here its New Ore-leans instead of the correct N'arlens. Scott Smallbeck scotts@contactics.com (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Tony Priestman
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| | | | | | | On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, John Neal (<380BCC45.7D5D37A@uswest.net>) wrote at 01:42:03 (...) Does anyone else see the Znap logo as Zwar? That's how I first read it, and now every time I see it I still think the same, before mentally editing it back to (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Jeremy Sproat
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| | | | | | (...) Giff. Giff. Grrr... :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | | (...) On the other hand, jigabyte (like "gigantic"). (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Jeremy Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) A Jigabyte is the unit of measurement used for the data in a Baywatch transmission. Just like a Jigawatt, which is the unit of work done in one week by the overpaid plastic surgeons who maintain a Baywatch cast. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Is *that* why they live in Silicon Valley, and why on a windy day they like to go saline? Homer: DOW-oh! (John) (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | (...) No, no, no! You're thinking of jugabyte. A jigabyte is the unit of measure for the data in an Irish dance. Jeff (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Jeremy Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) Why would someone want to measure Mr. Data doing an Irish dance? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) I think I know how we'll choose teams for softball at the First Annual LUGNET picnic /;^, -John (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | (...) I pronounce it "betty" Adrian -- (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Ed Jones
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| | | | (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Pronunciation Question —Tony Priestman
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| | | | On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Ed Jones (<FJv564.MLK@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:39:40 (...) Doesn't that have three? (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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