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  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Given the statistics, shouldn't you have swallowed at least 4 spiders by now in your sleep? Jasper (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Certainly. But since I never make misteaks, either: - Spiders are not "bugs" OR - Spiders are not "significant bugs" ++Lar (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Must be the "significant" thing, since spiders are definitely bugs. As are all insects, and centipedes, and probably slugs. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Heh... Actually, no. I got chewed out by my sister-in-law for calling them all "bugs" - apparantly "bugs" as a term only technically applies to a specific class of insect, and not to anything else. The things entymologists care about. Sheesh. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Psh. Stupid entomologists. It's any little creepy crawly gross thing, probably invertebrate. "Insects" are a definite subset of "bugs". It's unclear how this meaning came about, but it's very likely a transfer from the other noun "bug" (the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote: [snip] The things *I* care about. Sheesh. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) I guess it really bugs her, eh? Bee careful. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Yeah, she sure knows how to put a guy under the microscope. I've started putting out feelers in case she flys off the handle again. James (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) She may fly off the handle, she Minot. Depends if she's from North Dakota. Next time I see her Alaska. -John (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) I wouldn't Tampa with spiders, man. Juneau I nearly flip Dover and fell on my Butte the last time I saw one? Those li'l buggers can Raleigh move quickly! --Todd (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Utah one too? Ten I see. Otta watch out, OK? -John (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) That's a five yard penalty for changing pun topic. Replay of down. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Augmentation, not change-- "Mayfly"? -John (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) You should remember, changing tackle really upset people in this forum. -LFB (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Aw, don't get so down on him, that pun wasn't half back. James (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) I dunno, I think the thread is flagging a bit. (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) We've carried threads forward pass this point before, though. Let's see it through to completion. LFB (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Hmm. We'd better be careful with these plays on words, or Todd will punt us. James (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) The day that Todd boots us for mere punnery is the day that pigskin fly. [Bad punnery, however...] -LFB (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) I was going to say I'd pass. However, since this seems to be a running gag, I guess I'm down for it if you are. Go forth. But you first, please. The kicker is, though, I'd be LION if I said I was a football fan! So I may be out of options and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) You know, I,d put my 25 cents worth in on the play, but I figure you guys would give me my quarter back. -Rob (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) In fact, I think it had a strange charm. Jasper (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) I sense an elementary shift in the pun topic...or is this just another of Jasper's quarks? LFB (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Be careful, or I might have to hit you with ein stein or a bolz, mann. Jasper (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Why must violence always be a constant? Instead, a good pun should always be the joule in your crown, or at the very least the Planck on which you stand. best LFB (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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