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(...) BOOM!! NOOOBODY expects a Spanish Inquisition. Our weapon is supplies--supplies and fear. Fear and suppl-- our two weapons are fear and supplies and the ruthless efficiency. Our three weapons are fear and supplies and the ruthless efficiency (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) c /sacralige/sacriledge/ and c/irreverant/irreverent/ If you're gonna diss me, ya gotta get the details right. (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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(...) Noel is French for christmas, where Santa Claus is called "Pere Noel" (Father christmas). It could be that the french got it from your area, though, as as you say, the saint IIRC originates in Turkey (He was bishop of Myra, way after his death (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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[moving to off-topic.fun] (...) There is also a manga(comic) version. Oh, and I don't think it is the "geek" crowd that is collecting the cards; I think it is mostly kids and the anime fans who like Pokemon. Now why can't the good stuff like (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) You must be wanting to speak to my good twin;-) Of course I'm a Larritarian, and of course I'm a disciple. It's kinda like ethnic comedians, such as blacks or Jews [1]. Only *they*, it seems, are allowed to poke fun at their respective (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Only for about a year, but I haven't really embarrased myself (since the first war - ouch!). We've got a fairly solid local core of fighters, a couple of whom are *really* good, and (until I screwed up my knee) I was attending a weekly (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Doesn't that approach sacralige for a devout Larritarian like you? I mean, I can understand a heathen like me being irreverant, but you? You're like, the second disciple or something, aren't you? James (URL) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) *My* guess for the footnote before I read it was "Thank God, then there would be two of him" YMMV{;^D BTW I have redirected the FU to .fun in hopes of more frivolity at Lar's expense;-) -John (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've been fighting on-and-off since 92, and I've been to 5 Pennsics in that time. In small melees I opt for greatsword (more like mediocre or slightly- above-average-sword), but in mass combat I fall back on sword & board. I would say of my (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yup! It's a rush like no other. How long have you/did you fight? (...) That's a lot of steel. And just in helmets - when you consider that most of the heavies out there also have steel knees, well... And I'm not even going to go into how many (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) bram ~ this really is magnificent work! so few artists today realize the importance of working from life, it's refreshing to see, and it really shows in these pieces. your aproach is very fresh and imaginative (~imagine that from a lego fan!) (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Then you're in for a real treat, if you can ever make it to Pennsic! A very conservative estimate puts the main field battle at about 2000 participants--very possibly upward of 3500 some years. It's probably the epitome of geekness, but (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Nope, I haven't made a Pennsic yet... hopefully this year - it depends on how the holiday time works out. I was at Clinton this year, which is the biggest war I've been too - ~300 heavies on the field, I think. I think the reason the kettle (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Someone should read that to the "sunscreen" melody and make a MP3 of it! I love the text! --Tobias (...) it (...) long- (...) But (...) recall (...) it (...) Brickshelf. (...) maybe (...) addition (...) what (...) old (...) more (...) stores (...) (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Larry, This is great! LOL! Scott S. < Snipped "Evil" Santa Description > ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. LEGO Page: (URL) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The origin of the word noel or the name "Father Noel?" The word itself is middle English, drawn from the Latin "natalis" or "to be born." (...) Yep, that's who the fat man supposedly is...patron saint of children and seamen, I (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: My ReVUE: 6520
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:3865620F.ED40B5...ger.net... (...) I think it is around 250 km/h in SI, and the purpose of having a 540 should not be only this (considering the probably very high price difference) since an (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Just come to my mind. Is there a word as "noel" in English or other western languages? I just realized that we call Santa Claus(1) as "Noel Baba" which means "father noel" or "noel father", and I just wondered what is the origin of this name. Selçuk (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: **Bad Trader??**
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(...) I don't know, but I'm sure I've heard those syllables on "Teletubbies" or out of a "Furby." Eh-oh! Todd-weh! Eeny-oony-wanah! (A chewed 2x8 blue beam with white-out on one side to the person who can identify that last line!) (...) I'm a (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: My ReVUE: 6520
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(...) The reason for the regulator is that the tyres on the 540i cannot handle speeds over 155MPH. Change the tyres and then get the regulator removed and you'll have a faster wagon. (26 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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