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Re: Thank God for Lugnet
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Fri, 4 Dec 1998 02:33:48 GMT
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Matthew Miller wrote:
Thus demonstrated to be a computer geek from way back, I can authoritatively
say that I sure assumed "froup" to be a typo.

That's what I thought the first three times I saw Jasper say it, too.
But now I think it's deliberate.

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  Re: Thank God for Lugnet
 
(...) Looked on dejanews. Earliest references I could find come from the very beginning of Dejanews ('95), so it's Ancient history. Most early mentions are on rec.arts.sf.written....rt-jordan, although there's also a mention crossposted to sci.math, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: Thank God for Lugnet
 
(...) Wow. By a strange coincidence, 1983 is the year I first ever used a computer, an Apple ][ (who needs lower case letters, anyway?) located in the hallway outside of my third grade classroom. Thus demonstrated to be a computer geek from way (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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